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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Title: 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.
Author: E. R., Gent.
Publication: London :: printed by Richard Northcott adjoyning to S. Peters Alley in Cornhill, and at the Marrier and Anchor upon New-Fish street Hill, near London-bridge,; 1681.
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Subject terms: Horsemanship -- Early works to 1800.; Horses -- Early works to 1800.; Veterinary medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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Cite this Item: "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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A57242.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.

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Another to take away a Cold, Poze or Ratling in the Fead, how violent soever without giving any inward Medicine.

Take a small quantity of fresh or sweet Butter, and of Brimstone made into fine powder, work them together till they be one entire body, and of a deep yellow gold colour, then take two long Goose-wing Feathers, and anoin•• them herewith to the very Quills on either side, which done; rowl them into more of the powder of brimstone, and so put them up into either Nostril one, and at the But end of the Quill put a strong pack∣thread, which must be fastned over his Pole, like to the Head-stall of a bridle, and ride him moderately after it about an hour, and this will provoke him to snort and snuffle out of his Nose and Head, much of con∣gealed Filth which is in his head, then tie him to the Rack for an hour after, and this will purge his head very clean, then draw forth the Fea∣thers and he will do well, keeping him warm, and giving him Mashes or white Water for four or five days together. This you may safely use to a Horse, that is ready to Hunt or Run for any great Wager, and the day is so near that you durst not give him any inward drench.