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A very perfect discourse and order how to know the age of a horse, and the diseases that breed in him with the remedies to cure the same : as also, the description of euery vayne, and how and when to let him blood, according to the diuersitie of the disease, as hath been prooued by the author. L.VV.C.
L. W. CDate: 1610
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Markhams maister-peece : containing all knowledge belonging to a smith, farrier, or horse-leach, touching the curing of all diseases in horses, drawne with great paine, and most approued experience from the publicke practise of all the forraigne horse-marshalls in Christendome, and from the priuate practise of all the best farriers of this kingdome. Being diuided into tvvo bookes. The first containing all cures physicall: the second all belonging to chyrurgery, vvith an eddition of 130 principall chapters, and 340 most excellent medicines neuer written of nor mentioned in any other author whatsoeuer. Together with the true nature, vse and quality of euery simple spoken of through the whole worke. Written by Gervase Markham. Gent.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: 1623
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A treatise on the strangles and fevers of horses. With a plate, representing a horse in the staggers, slung. By Thomas Prosser.
Prosser, Thomas, active 1790.Date: MDCCXC. [1790]
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The art of farriery both in theory and practice; containing the causes, symptoms, and cure of all diseases incident to horses. With anatomical descriptions, illustrated with cuts, For the better Explaining The Structure, and accounting for the Various Disorders of these useful Animals. As Also Many Rules relating to the Choice and Management of Horses of all Kinds, and useful Directions how to avoid being imposed upon by Jockies. Wherein some egregious Errors of Former Writers are occasionally pointed out. By Mr. John Reeves, Farrier at Ringwood, Hants. The whole revised, corrected, and enlarged by a physician. To which is added, a new method of curing a strain in the back sinews, and the Anatomy of a Horse's Leg. With some Observations on Shoeing. by an eminent surgeon.
Reeves, John, farrier.Date: MDCCLIX. [1759]
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The traveller's pocket-farrier: or a treatise upon the distempers and common incidents happening to horses upon a journey. Being Very useful for all Gentlemen and Tradesmen who are obliged to travel the Countries. By Henry Bracken, M. D. Author of the Two Volumes of Parriery Improv'd, &c.
Bracken, Henry, 1697-1764.Date: MDCCXLIII. [1743]
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Markham's master-piece: containing all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leach, touching the curing all diseases in horses. ... Divided into two books. ... Now the twentieth time printed, corrected, and augmented with above thirty new chapters, ... Also The compleat jockey; containing methods for the training up horses for racing, ...
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.Date: 1723
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The family pocket-book: or, fountain of true and useful knowledge. Containing The farrier's guide; or, the Horse Dissected: Being the most accurate, and satisfactory Account of the Diseases incident to that noble Beast, ever yet publish'd; with their Signs, Symptoms, Prognosticks and Cures in all Cases; a certain Cure for the Glanders, without trepanning; a never-failing Cure for the Grease; and another for broken-winded Horses: wrote by way of Dialogue between a Horse-Doctor and a Groom, by a late eminent Surgeon. The best Manner of breaking a Colt, of ordering a Horse of Pleasure, and ample Directions for the Management of a Race-Horse. Certain Method of preventing Chimneys from smoaking, let their Form or Situation be what they will; with a Print, the better to enable those concerned in building to prevent those great Inconveniencies for the future. The valuable Fire-Ball; by the Use of which, Families may make four or five Bushels of Coals go as far as forty. An excellent Way to bring Singing Birds to a very great Perfection, by that famous German, Lewis de Burgh. Extraordinary Method of Breeding Game-Cocks; the Manner of dieting and ordering them for Battle; sure Way of matching them: with a choice and valuable Secret for feeding a Cock four Days before fighting, communicated by a noble Lord, by which very extraordinary way of feeding, upwards of ninety Battles have been won out of a Hundred. Indian Way of marking on Silk, Linen, Woollen, &c. Curious Method of casting Urinc, and how Disorders are known by it. The Art of curling, dressing, or colouring Hair. Sir Hans Sloane's valuable Cure for Disorders of the Eyes. Certain Method of preventing the Teeth from being uneven, or bad, by Sig. Curzoni, Operator of the Teeth and Gums. Mons. Rouille's Lip-Salve. The Tea-Tree, and Manner of growing it in England. Instructions for mounting Fans. The Gardener's Legacy; containing all the Instructions necessary for the Cultivation of the Fruit, Flower, and Kitchen-Garden. The good housewife's daily companion; being a choice Collection of the most famous Physical Receipts, for the Cure of almost all Disorders of the human Body, taken chiefly from the late Sir Hans Sloane's, and the ingenious Dr. Lower's Works. Compiled after Thirty Years Experience, by Peregrine Montague, Gent.
Date: [1762?]
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A plaine and easie way to remedy a horse that is foundered in his feete : By which vsing this remedy (within xxiiii. howers after his instant foundering) you may within xxiiii. hours after the cure vsed, trauell your horse and iourney him at your pleasure, as if he had not beene foundered at all. Set out by Nicholas Malbie Gentleman seruaunt to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie.
Malby, Nicholas, Sir, 1530?-1584Date: 1583
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The traveller's pocket-farrier: or a treatise upon the distempers and common incidents happening to horses upon a journey, with direction for the choice of a good road-horse. Being Very useful for all Gentlemen and Tradesmen who are obliged to travel the Countries. By Henry Bracken, M. D.
Bracken, Henry, 1697-1764.Date: MDCCI. [1750]
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The gentlemans jockey, and approved farrier : instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases incident to horses. With an exact and easie method of breeding, buying, dieting, and otherwise ordering all sorts of horses, as well for common and ordinary use, as the heats and course. With divers other curiosities collected by the long practice, experience and pains of J.H. Esquire, Matthew Hodson, Mr. Holled, Mr. Willis, Mr\ Robinson, Mr. Holden, Thomas Empson, Mr. Roper, Mr. Medcalf, and Nathaniel Shaw.
Halfpenny, John, active 18th centuryDate: 1676
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The gentleman farrier's repository of approved remedies, for the diseases of horses. In two books. Containing, I. The surgical; II. The medical part of practical farriery; with suitable remarks on the whole. By J. Bartlet, surgeon; Author of The gentleman's Farriery.
Bartlet, J. (John), 1716?-1772.Date: [1770?]
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The gentleman's compleat jockey : with the perfect horse-man, and experienc'd farrier. Containing, I. The nature of horses; their breeding, feeding and management in all paces, to fit them for war, racing, travel, hunting, or other recreations and advantages. II. The true method, with proper rules and directions to order, diet and physick the running-horse, to bring him to any match, or race, with success. III. The methods to buy horses, and prevent being cheated; noting the particular marks of the good and bad horses in all their circumstances. IV. How to make blazes, stars and snips: to fatten a horse with little charge, and to make him lively and lovely. V. The whole art of a farrier, in curing all diseases, griefs and sorrances incident to horses: with their symptoms and causes. VI. The methods of shooing, blooding, rowling, purging, and prevention of diseases, and many other things, from long experience and approved practice. / by A. S. gent.
A. S., GentDate: 1700
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A verie perfect discourse and order how to know the age of a horse : and the diseases that breede in him, with the remidies to cure the same: as also, the description of euery veyne and how and when to let him blood, according to the diuersity of the disease, as hath been proued by the author L.W.C.
L. W. CDate: 1624
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Pharmacopæia Hippiatrica: or, The gentleman farrier's repository, of elegant and approved remedies for the diseases of horses; in two books. Containing I. The Surgical; II. The medical part of practical farriery; with suitable remarks on the whole. By J. Bartlet, surgeon; author of the Gentleman's farriery.
Bartlet, J. (John), 1716?-1772.Date: MDCCLXIV [1764]
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A very perfect discourse and order how to know the age of a horse, and the diseases that breed in him, and the remedies to cure the same : as also, the description of every veyne, and how and when to let him blood, according to the diuersity of the disease / as hath been proved by the author, L.W.C.
L. W. CDate: 1620
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The gentlemans jocky, and approved farrier : instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases incident to horses. With an exact and easie method of breeding, buying, dieting, and otherwise ordering all sorts of horses, as well for common and ordinary use, as the heats and course. With divers other curiosities collected by the long practice, experience and pains of J.H. Esquire, Matthew Hodson, Mr. Holled, Mr. Willis, Rm. Robinson, Mr. Holden, Thomas Empson, Mr. Roper, Mr. Medcalf, and Nathaniel Shaw.
Halfpenny, John, active 18th centuryDate: 1679
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Markhams faithfull farrier : wherein the depth of his skill is laid open in all those principall and approved secrets of horsemanship, which the author never published but hath kept in his brest, and hath been the glory of his practise.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: 1661
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The gentleman's new jockey: or, Farrier's approved guide: containing the exactest rules and methods for breeding and managing horses, in order to bring them up in the best manner for Profit, Pleasure, Service, or Recreation, especially in what relates to Racing or Running, Coursing, Travel, and War; with Directions for Heats, Dieting, Dressing, and the several Paces requisite on any of the like Occasions. Also approved receipts and remedies for all manner of diseases, Sorrances, Hurts, or Grievances incident to Horses, according to the Opinions of the best Farriers of all Ages, with Directions for preventing Sicknesses and Griefs, and the Symptoms whereby they are known. To which is added, a second part; containing many rare and new secrets, relating as well to management as cure, and what else may contribute to the Advantage of Buying or Selling; and many other Things and Matters, highly necessary to be known by all Lovers of good Horses. With a treatise for curing diseases in cattel, added in this Impression, and divers other rare Experiments. Illustrated with sundry curious and necessary cuts.
G. L.Date: 1714
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Markhams maister-peece· : Contayning all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier, or horse-leech, touching the curing of all diseases in horses: drawne with great paine, and most approved experience, from the publicke practise of all the forraine horse-marshals in Christendome; and from the private practice of all the best farriers of this kingdome. Being divided into two bookes. The first contaying all cures physicall: the second all belonging to chyrurgery; with an addition of 160. principall chapters, and 370. most excellent medicines, never written of, nor mentioned in any author whatosever. Together with the true nature, vse, and quality of every simple spoken of through the whole worke. Written by Gervase Markham, Gent.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: 1636
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Markhams Faithfull farrier : Wherein the depth of his skill is laid open in all those principall and approved secrets of horsemanship, which the author never published, but hath kept in his breast, and hath beene the glory of his practise.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: 1631
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The farmers request: or, a treatise of the particular distempers incident to horses and cows. Being a collection of receipts never yet extant, and found out by John Bradstreet; farrier of Wingfield in Suffolk.
Bradstreet, John, farrier.Date: MDCCXXX. [1730]
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The traveller's pocket-farrier; or, a treatise upon the distempers and common incidents happening to horses upon a journey. Being Very useful for all Gentlemen and Tradesmen who are obliged to travel the Countries. By Henry Bracken, M. D. Author of the Two Volumes of Farriery Improved, &c.
Bracken, Henry, 1697-1764.Date: M,DCC,XLIII. [1743]
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The English farrier or Approved remedies to cure all diseases in horses : with directions to know their ages and the severall diseases that breed in them. Also what horses and mares are fit for genderation, the manner of weaning the foale, and how to traine them up to run, pace, trot, and to fit them for the great saddle. Faithfully set forth according to art, and approved experiment for the benefit of gentlemen, farmers, inholders, husbandmen, and generally for all.
Date: 1649
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The traveller's pocket-farrier: or, a treatise upon the distempers and common incidents happening to horses upon a journey. Being Very useful for all Gentlemen and Tradesmen, who are obliged to travel the Countries. By Henry Bracken, M. D. Author of the Two Volumes of Farriery Improved.
Bracken, Henry, 1697-1764.Date: M.DCC.LXXVIII. [1778]
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[Markhams methode or epitome].
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: 1616