The experienced farrier, or, Farring compleated In two books physical and chyrurgical. Bringing pleasure to the gentleman, and profit to the countrey-man. ... For here is contained every thing that belongs to a true horse-man, groom, farrier or horse-leach, viz. breeding; the manner how, the season when, ... and what are fit for generation; the feeder, rider, keeper, ambler and buyer; as also the making of several precious drinks, suppositories, balls, purgations, ... and directions how to use them for all inward and outward diseases. Also the paring and shooing of all manner of hoofes, ... The prices and vertues of most of the principal drugs, both simple and compound belonging to farring, ... also a large table of the virtues of most simples set down alphabetically, and many hundreds of simples placed one after another, for the cure of all ... diseases, ... with many new receipts of excellent use and value; never yet printed before in any author. By E.R. Gent.

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First, let him Blood in the Neck-Vein, then give him this Drink, Take two Handfuls of Sellandine if it be in the Summer, the leaves and stalks will serve; but if it be in the VVinter, take leaves, stalks, roots and all, chop them small, then take a Handful of VVormwood, and a Handful of Rue, chop them likewise, put them all into three quarts of Ale or Beer, and boyl them to a quart, then strain and squeeze the Herbs, and dissolve into it three Quices of Treacle, and give it him luke-warm, and for a w••ek together, once a day rub the Horses Body all over with Oyl

and Beer, or Butter and Beer against the hair, and seed him with warm Mashes of Malt and Water, and for his Provender let him have Barley sodden till it begin to break, provided you keep it not until it soure.