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theyn take thayt powder, & if he bleed at nose, blow thyee same up int[o]
his nostrils withwth a Quill ; if his bleeding be of any wound,
put of thye sane powder into thye wound, whichwch is a prersent Remedy.
New horse-dung also or earth is a prersent remedy applyed to thy[e]
place ; & so are sage leaves bruised & put into thye wound. Also
burnt silk felt or Cloth will also staunch blood. Markham.

Salt brine , be it flesh brine or Cheese brine given to a horse about thy[e]
quantity of a prertty dishful, killeth all manner of worms in him.
Yoww may know whenwn worms trouble him are ; forsaking his meal ; lying
down & tumbling , & whenwn he stands he will stamp and strike at his belly withwt
his hinder foot , & look often toward his belly . Also to blood him in thy[e]
roof of thye mouth , & his swallowing thye blood , will kill thye worms.

The teeth whichwch were first ingendred in a horse ( stone-horse I suppose he me[an )]
have this virtue in them, thayt if they should touch thye teeth of such wh[o]
have thye tooth-ache , they should prersently find a finall end of their pa[in]

The milk of a mare of such excellentt virtue , thatyt it doth quite expell a[ll]
manner of poison whatwtsoever . It also maketh thye belly loose & laxative .

Mares milk being daily anointed withwth a little hony doth withwthout any pain
take away thye sores of thye eyes being new made .

The Dung of horses or assses being new made or warm , & so clepped to
a green wound , doth speedily stop thye bleeding .

So also if thye vein of a horse be cut & bleed too much , thye dung of thye sa[me]
horse put unto thye place , doth stop it.

For thye Itch. Take an handfull of Red dock roots pick & wash themym
clean . then slice them small & pound them , & mingle them
withwth Cream , & let them stand 24 hours , then anoint thye pa-
tient & it cureth at 13 times dressing .

For all diseases in hogs . Take whey and make it into Lye withwth
ashes , let it stand till it be cold , then take of Rue a good Quantity
& as much wormwood , chop them small together , then put them
into thye Lye & stire them well together , give to each hog a Gallon
once or twice as yowyw see cause , give it them fasting , & it will
clear them all thye year after from taking any diseases .

For thye scurffe or scales in thye head , beard or brow .
Take Elm leaves whenwn they are tender ; bray them & withwth a