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The government of cattel : Divided into three books. The first, treating of oxen, kine, and calves: and how to use bulls, and other cattel, to the yoke or fell. The second, discoursing of the gouernment of horses, with approved medicines against most diseases. The third, discoursing the order of sheep, goats, hogs, and dogs; with true remedies to help the infirmities that befall any of them. Also, perfect instructions for taking of moals, and likewise for the monthly husbanding of grounds; and hath been already approved, and by long experience entertained amongst all sorts; especially husbandmen, who have made use thereof, to their great profit and contentment. Gathered by Leonard Mascal.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: 1662
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The first booke of cattell : vvherein is shewed the gouernement of oxen, kine, calues, and howe to vse bulles and other cattell to the yoake, and fell. With diuerse approued remedies, to helpe most diseases among cattell: most necessarie for all, especially for husbandmen, hauing the gouernment of any such cattell. Gathered and set foorth by Leonard Mascall.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: 1591
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The practise of farriery, calculated for the East Indies, collected from the best authors, and founded upon experiments made during à residence of ten years in this country. By Antoine de Letang.
L'Etang, Antoine de.Date: MDCCXCV. [1795]
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The good-husbands jewel. Or Plain and easy directions how to know the means, whereby horses, beasts, sheep, &c. come to have many diseases, and the way to cure them perfectly, and that with little cost or charges : Written by a very skilfull hand, who had this knowledge, not by reading or perusing any books, but by above thirty years experience, besides the practice of his ancestors. Most usefull for all countrey-men, whereby they may be enabled to preserve their cattell. Also an admirable and safe way for gelding and spaying, both of male and female. Approved by the testimony of diverse worthy gentlemen, both knights and esquires, in the county of York and Lincolne.
Crawshey, JohnDate: 1646 [i.e. 1656]
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The gentleman's stable directory; or, modern system of farriery. ... To which is now added, a supplement, containing practical observations upon thorn wounds, ... With ample instructions for their treatment and cure; ... By William Taplin, ...
Taplin, William, 1740?-1807.Date: 1791
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Every farmer his own cattle doctor: containing, a full and clear account of the symptoms and causes of the diseases of cattle, with the most approved Prescriptions for their Cure. The whole adapted to the Capacities and suitable to the Circumstances of every Farmer and Countryman. On a plan more enlarged than any thing hitherto attempted. By John Swaine. Among an infinite Variety, the following Diseases, with their Causes and Cure will be found in this work, fully explained, and rendered clear and plain to every capacity. Of Coughs in Cows and Bullocks. Of the Hidebound and Cure. Of the Rot in Oxen or Cows, with the proper Remedies. A Remedy for Cows strained in Calving. To prevent Cows from casting their Calves. Of the Cure of Surfeits in Cattle. For a Swelling of the Udder. Of Consumptions or inward wasting of Cattle. Of the best Method of Fatening Calves. Of the proper Treatment of Cattle in Summer. Of the Distemper or Plague among the horned Cattle. Of the Disorders of Sheep. How to prepare Tar for the Disorders of Sheep. Of the Cough and Colds in Sheep and the Cure. To prevent the Rot in Sheep. To make Ewes have strong Lambs. To Cure the Bites of Flies. To prevent the wool from falling off in Sheep. Of the Cure of the Rot in Sheep. How to know a sound Sheep from one infected. Of the Cure of Worms in Sheep. Directions for the Care of Mares after Foaling. Of the Cure of Strains in Horses. Of the Cure of Coughs and Colds in ditto. Of the Cure of the Bloody Flux in ditto. Of the Cure of the Mouth and Throat. Of the Cure of the Broken Wind. Of the Cure of the Confirmed Jaundice in Horses. The best Method of breeding Horses, Cows, Swine, &c. Of choosing Cows, Oxen, and Calves. The best Method of rearing Sheep, &c. Of breeding Rabbits. Of the Management of Bees, &c.
Swaine, John, veterinary surgeon.Date: [1776]
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The country mans instructor. Or, A briefe and plaine method of intelligence : containing many experienced remedies for the diseases commonly befalling to horses, sheepe, and other cattle. With an admirable and safe way of gelding or spaying, both of male and female. Not collected out of the uncertainty of other mens writings, but gathered from the many yeares experience of the author Iohn Cravvshey, of Sandall Magna in the county of Yorke. Approved by the testimony of divers worthy gnetlemen, both knights and esquires, in the counties of Yorke and Lincolne, set forth for the benefit of the whole common wealth of Great Brittaine.
Crawshey, JohnDate: 1636
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Markhams methode or epitome : wherein is shewed his aprooued remedies for all diseases whatsoeuer incident to horses, oxen, kine, bulls, calues, sheep, lambs, goats, swine, dogs of all kind, conies, all sorts of poultrye, all water-foule, as geese, ducks, swans, and the like) pigeons, all singing birds, hawks of all kind; and other creatures seruice-able for the vse of man: deuided into twelue generall points or heads. By Gervase Markham. Gentleman.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: [1616?]
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The gentleman's farriery: or, a practical treatise on the diseases of horses / Wherein the best writers on the subject have been consulted, and M. La Fosse's method of trepanning glandereel horses is particularly considered and improved : Also a new method of nicking horses is recommended; with a copper-plate and description of the machine ... by J. Bartlet.
Bartlet, J. (John), 1716?-1772.Date: 1770
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Remedies for diseases in horses : Approued and allowed by diuers very auncient learned mareschals.
Date: 1586
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The good-husbands jewel, or, Plain and easie directions how to know the meanes whereby horses, beasts, sheep, &c. come to have many diseases, and the way to cure them perfectly, and that with little cost or charges / written by a very skillful hand, who had this knowledge not by reading or perusing any books, but by above thirty years experience, besides the practice of his ancestors ... ; also an admirable and safe way for gelding and spaying both of male and female.
Crawshey, JohnDate: 1651
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Markhams method or epitome : wherein [is] shewed his approved remedies for all diseases whatsoever incident to horses, and they are almost 300 all cured with twelve medicines onely, not of twelve pence cost, and to be got commonly everywhere : also for curing of all oxen, kine, bulls, calves, sheep, lambs, goats, swine, dogs ... and other creatures serviceable for the use of man / divided into twelve general points or heads by Gervase Markham.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: M DC L [1650]
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A new compendious treatise of farriery. Wherein are set forth in a plain, familiar, and natural manner the disorders incident to horses, and their respective cures: Together With some Interesting Observations on Bleeding, Purging, Exercise, &c. By John Wood, Late Groom to the King of Sardinia, and at present Groom to the Right Hon. the Earl of Rochford.
Wood, John, groom to the King of Sardinia.Date: M.DCC.LVII. [1757]
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Réflexions sur la maladie qui a commencé depuis quelques années à attaquer le gros bétail, en divers endroits de l'Europe / Par la Société des Médecins de Génève. Avec un recueil de quelques autres pièces sur ce sujet.
Société des médecins de Genève.Date: 1745
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Mr. Gibson's short practical method of cure for horses. Extracted from his new treatise on their diseases, and fitted for the pocket. With notes of reference to the original. To which is added, an appendix concerning the right method of firing of horses, shoeing, &c. by his son William Gibson. Illustrated with ten copper plates, representing the most remarkable cases. With an alphabetical list of all the drugs used in the medicines contained in this treatise. And an alphabetical index of the diseases, with the remedies adapted to each disease.
Gibson, W. (William), 1680?-1750.Date: MDCCLV. [1755]
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Verdadera albeyteria / Compvesta por Pedro Garcia Conde ... Dividido en qvatro libros ivntos en v[na] magnitud.
García Conde, Pedro.Date: 1685
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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 approoued experience, from the publicke practise of all the forraine horse-marshals of Christendome; and from the priuate practise of all the best farriers of this kingdome. Being diuided into two bookes. The first contayning all cures physicall: the sceond all belonging to chyrurgery; with an addition of 160. principall chapters, and 370. most excellent medicines, neuer written of, nor mentioned in any author whatsoeuer. Together with the true nature, vse, and quallity of euery simple spoken of through the whole worke. Written by Geruase Markham, Gent.
Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637Date: 1631
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The gentleman's farriery: or, a practical treatise on the diseases of horses. Wherein the best writers on that subject have been consulted, and M. La Fosse's method of trepanning glander'd horses, is particularly considered and improved : also, a new invented method of nicking horses is recommended, with a copper-plate and description of the machine / By J. Bartlet.
Bartlet, J. (John), 1716?-1772.Date: 1753
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The good husband's jewel : Containing, plain and easy directions how to know the means whereby horses, beasts, &c. come to have many diseases; the way to cure them perfectly, and with little cost or charge. Written by a very skilful hand, who had his knowledge, not by reading or perusing any book, but by above thirty years experience, besides the practice of his ancestors; being very useful for all country men, whereby they may be able to save their cattle. With an admirable and safe way for gelding and spaving [sic] both male and female, approved by the testimony of divers worthy gentlemen, both knights and esquires, in the counties of York, Lincoln, &c. Also proper directions, for the destroying all manner of vermin in houses, gardens, fields, &c. To which is added, the true tutor for pacing of horses.
Crawshey, JohnDate: [1700]
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The gouernment of cattell : Diuided into three bookes. The first, entreating of oxen, kine, and calues: and how to vse buls, and other cattell, to the yoake or fell. The second, discoursing of the gouernment of horses, with approued medicines against most diseases. The third, discouering the ordering of sheepe, goates, hogges, and dogges, with the true remedies to helpe the infirmities that befall any of them. Also perfect instructions for taking of moales, and likewise for the monthly husbanding of grounds, as hath been already approued, and by long experience entertayned amongst all sorts, especially husbandmen, who haue made vse thereof, to their great profit and contentment. Gathered by Leonard Mascal.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: 1620
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The first booke of cattell : Wherein is shewed, the gouernement of oxen, kine, calues, and howe to vse bulles and other cattell to the yoake, and fell. With diuers approued remedies, to helpe most diseases among cattell: most necessarie for all, especially for husbandmen, hauing the gouernment of any such cattell. Gathered and set foorth by Leonard Mascall.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: 1596
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Artis veterinariae sive mvlomedicinae libri qvatvor / cvrante Jo. Matthia Gesnero.
Vegetius Renatus, Flavius.Date: 1781
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A supplement to the New compendious treatise of farriery. Concerning inflammations, tumours, Mortifications, Wounds, and Fractures, a Diabetes, and the Present Epidemical Distemper amongst Horses, and the Mad Staggers. With a postscript, Wherein is set Forth The Singular Conduct of a Couple of late Writers in point of Practice in the Branch of Farriery: With a dissertation on bot-worms, and proposals for erecting an infirmary for diseased horses. By John Wood, Author of the New Compendious Treatise, late Groom to the King of Sardinia, and present Groom to the Right Hon the Earl of Rochford.
Wood, John, groom to the King of Sardinia.Date: M.DCC.LVIII. [1758]
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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, Also an Appendix, containing some necessary Observations on the late epidemical Distemper among Horses, and a Method of Cure. By an eminent surgeon.
Reeves, John, farrier.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]
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The gouernment of cattell : Diuided into three books. The first, entreating of oxen, kine and calues: and how vse buls, and other cattell to the yoke or fell. The second, discoursing of the gouernment of horses, with approued medicines against most diseases. The third, discoursing the ordering of sheepe, goats, hogges, and dogges, with the true remedies to helpe the infirmities that befall any of them. Also perfect instructions for taking of moales, and likewise for the monethly husbanding of grounds, as hath beene already approued, and by long experience entertained amongst all sorts, especially husbandmen, who haue made vse thereof, to their great profit and contentment. Gathered by Leonard Mascal.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: 1633