XXXI. Cholick, or Griping in the Guts.
Against the Cholick or griping in the guts.
- Take Black Pepper, two ounces.
- The Juice and the Root of Jews-Ear.
- Parsley.
- Fenicle.
- ...
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Against the Cholick or griping in the guts.
Boil it, scum it well, and make it of the bigness of an Haslenut, to little cakes▪
Which you must give the horse to drink with good wine about half a pint.
And on that day, when he hath the Cholick, then take Fennil-seed three or four spoonsfull, and with a convenient quantity of wine, you shall presently give it to the horse to drink, and then cover him and make him sweat well.