The gentlemans jockey, and approved farrier. Instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases incident to horses ... / collected by J[ohn] H[alfpenny] Esq., Matthew Hodson, Mr. Holled, Mr. Willis, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Holden, Thomas Empson, Mr. Roper, Mr. Medcalf, and Nath. Shaw.

  • Halfpenny, John.
Date:
1683
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The gentlemans jockey, and approved farrier. Instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases incident to horses ... / collected by J[ohn] H[alfpenny] Esq., Matthew Hodson, Mr. Holled, Mr. Willis, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Holden, Thomas Empson, Mr. Roper, Mr. Medcalf, and Nath. Shaw. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    - longer,and then cut it out ¢lofe at the bottom: After / you have cut it clean out,then wath it with the wa- ter that is'good to cure any old Ulcer’, or green wound 3 and if you fee or find with your Inftru- ment, that there is any hole at the bottom, or ful pect that there is any dead fieth there, fquirt the wa- | teraforefaid with a Syringe or Squirt to the bottom, | till all che dead flefh be eaten out : this water will do it quickly, which when you fee, anoint it with Sal- let-Oyl upon a feathers end once a day,- till it be | quite whole’: if the’ hole gu forwards to his ears, let him ftand-in atdry meat 5 ifthe hole go backward , let him’ run abroad at Grafs 3 becaufé, by holding down his head, the filthy matter cannot {pread fur- | ther, but mutt come back tothe main Wound ; this Obfervation will much further the Gure. © Again, if | this Difeafe happen in Winter, when‘no Flies are Rirring, anoint it and heal i¢ with Sallet-Oyl: If | this Difeafe happen in Summer, when the Flics are bufie, anoint it then with Train-Oyl, which you: | thall have atthe Curriers ; if this Difeafe of a Poll- | Evil, or a Fiftula, chance to be ‘over-grown with Bags or Bannies of proud flefh, while you’ are heal- - ing of it, then do nothing but {cald it with Butter and Salt, and it will foon remedy. that. (°C RLVIL For a Fiftula, | @yHe mark’ of the Fiftula is after this manner; the | ~& Fiftula always‘ hangs on ‘either fide - the top of the Crefs, as you may fee by this: ‘Rigtre. The ‘{ame-way, and the ‘iame- ‘Means will cure this, as° you aid the } Poll-evil : with the Inftrument wit -< Crofs, yournuft | makefo-many holes as you fee p “ks within the Fi- I. 3 gure,