The husbandman, farmer and grasier's compleat instructor. Containing choice and approved rules, and directions for breeding, feeding, chusing, buying, selling, well ordering and fatning bulls, cows, calves, rams, ews, lambs, swine, goats, asses, mules, &c. : How to know the several diseases incident to them, by their signs and symptoms, with proper remedies to cure them; : as likewise all griefs, and sorrances what-ever. : Also, a treatise of dogs, and conies, in their breeding, ordering, and curing the distempers they are subject to. : To which is added, The experienced vermine-killer, in particular directions, for taking and destroying all sorts of vermine in houses, out-houses, fields, garden, graneries, and other places. / By A.S. Gent.

A General Remedy.

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Take a handful of Longwort, a 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 much of the inward Rhine of Elder, a ha〈…〉〈…〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 these be well bruised, and put them into 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of •••• there let them infuse a pretty while then seeth them o•• a gentle Fire, add then an Ounce of long Pepper, as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Liquorish, Anniseeds, and Cummin-seeds, having first w•• beaten them with half an Ounce of Turmerick; to thes•• add a quarter of a Pound of Mather, and whilst th•• are seething, put into a ••owl, or other convenient Vess•• a handful of Bay Salt, half a handful of Garlick, four •••• laid Eggs with their Shells, two Balls of Orpiment, b•••• these well together, and when the boiled Liquor is ha••

••old, put it into the Bowl, and brew it together, and then ••rain and press out hard the liquid part, and give half a ••int a•• a time warm.

You may make a greater quantity of this at a time, and ••eep in a readiness for a Reserve on all necessary Occasi∣••ns, when a Beast falls Sick, or Sickness by visible Symp∣••oms i•• threatned,