The gentlemans jockey, and approved farrier instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases incident to horses. With an exact and easie method of breeding, buying, dieting, and otherwise ordering all sorts of horses, as well for common and ordinary use, as the heats and course. With divers other curiosities collected by the long practice, experience and pains of J.H. Esquire, Matthew Hodson, Mr. Holled, Mr. Willis, Mr\ Robinson, Mr. Holden, Thomas Empson, Mr. Roper, Mr. Medcalf, and Nathaniel Shaw.

CLXIV. To kill Botts or Worms.

YOu shall knovv vvhether your Horse be troubled vvith Botts or Stomach-vvorms by these Signs, he vvill squitter and dung them, and all of a sudden he vvill dung very small; in this case he vvill void small vvhite Worms of

himself, he vvill be much knotted under his o∣ver-lip, the roots of his Tongue vvill be fiery and yellovv, his breath hot, svveat much as he stands in the Stable, and vvill be very faint: Novv if you see him to svveat in the Stable, then knovv for certain that he is far gone, and is in great danger. For Remedy, Take Turmerick and Anniseeds of each an ounce, one penny∣vvorth of the Flovver of Brimstone, half a quar∣ter of a pint of Brandy or Aqua-vitae, beat the Anniseeds and Turmerick small, and then put all together into a pint and a half of strong Beer, except the Brimstone, and that lay upon the top of the Horn, when you are ready to give him the Horn into his mouth, give this Drink fast∣ing, and let him fast four or five hours after it, and stand upon the bit; give him to drink warm Water at night, the next day cold Water, ride him after it, this Drink will work pretty strong. If he have not been lately let blood before, let him blood in the Neck-vein, and in the third furrow in the roof of his mouth, with the end of your Cornet-horn. This Drink at once giving will kill the Botts, and take him off his faintness, and much cleanse and purge him of tough gross humours in his body, upon which the Worms do breed. Culpepper saith, that Box-tree leaves are excellent good to kill the Botts in Horses, they are hot, dry, and binding, you may put in a handful of them into this Drink, and try con∣clusions. Proved.