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.

The BOOKSELLER to the READER.

COURTEOUS READER,

HAving long since Printed with great Care, Pains and Industry, this my Experienced Farrier, for the Cure of all Inward and Outward Diseases, both in Horses and Mares; And finding it hath been Received by all Lovers of Horses or Horse∣manship with a General and Friendly Liking, Emboldens me once more to Present You with a Second Impression, well hoping it may find no worse Ʋsage from you then the former had done, but be Re∣ceived with the same Candour, Favour and Esteem equal with that, and the rather, by reason that the many Errors committed in the for∣mer Edition, is now carefully Corrected and Amended in this, and very many Ʋseful Additions Added hereto, that were not in the for∣mer Impression, there being no less then One Hundred and Fifty New Receipts; Besides, the Addition of two New Sheets of the Prices and Virtues of Drugs, very useful▪ for all Farriers to know, with a Caution to the Buyers of them; Also about Two Thousand New Simples, (with their Ʋsefulness declared) put to the End of the other General Simples, for the Cure of all inward and outward Diseases, which upon your Perusal you may find here and there scattered throughout the whole Work; You have also Thirty New Directions for the Physicking and Drenching of Horses, with an Account of Four se∣veral sorts of Aloes (which may serve as the Basis and Ground Work of all Purges and Scourings) with their Goodness declared, and the distinguishing Marks how you may know one sort of Aloes from an∣other, with many other things herein contained, which if at your Leisure you carefully Compare this Impression with the former, will quickly Inform you of the Truth hereof.

R. Northcott.