Veterinary medicine - England - Early works to 1800
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The countrey farrier : Teaching divers and sundry approved medicines, to cure all sorts of cattell : as horse, kine, sheepe, hogs, and dogs. With directions how to find, or know, what the disease or infirmity is. Contrived into a little volume, for avoiding the charge of high-prised bookes. Very usefull and necessary for all country-farmers, and housholders; and generally, for all sorts of people. / Exactly approved and collected, by the long travels, study, and experience of William Poole.
Poole, William, farrierDate: 1648- Books
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The herds-man's mate, or, A guide for herds-men : teaching how to cure all diseases in bulls, oxen, cows and calves, gathered from sundry good authors, and well approved by the authour, in his thirty years practice : also many cures found out by himself, and never yet written, gathered into this portable volume, and sent abroad for the good of the common-wealth ... : being very profitable for all those that either have, or take charge of keeping this laborious, good, and fruitful kind of cattle / gathered and prosessed by Michael Harward.
Harward, MichaelDate: 1673- Books
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Markham's master-piece revived : containing all knowledge belonging to the smith, farrier or horse-leach, touching the curing all diseases in horses; ... Divided into two books. The I. containing cures physical; the II. all cures chirurgical: together with the nature, use and quality of every simple mentioned through the whole work. Now the eleventh time printed, corrected and augmented with above thirty new chapters and forty new medicines heretofore never publisht: all which in the authors life-time were concealed for his own benefit, being the most exact work that ever was published of this nature. To which is added by way of appendix, The country-man's care for his other cattel, containing the exactest receipts for curing all diseases in oxen, cows, sheep, hogs, goats, and all smaller cattel. Never before made publick.
Gervase MarkhamDate: 1675- Books
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The Dukes desk newly broken up : wherein is discovered divers rare receipts of [p]hysick and surgery, good for men, women and children. [T]ogether with several medicines, to prevent, and cure t[he] [m]ost pestilent diseases in any cattel. By W. Lovell, gent and travelle[r].
Lovell, William, gentleman and travellerDate: 1661- Books
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The countrey farrier : teaching divers and sundry approved medicines, to cure all sorts of cattell: as horse, kine, sheepe, hogs, and dogs. With directions how to find, or know, what the disease or infirmity is. Contrived into a little volume, for avoiding the charge of high-priz'd bookes. Very usefull and necessary for all country-farmers, housholders, and generally, for all sorts of people.
Poole, William, farrierDate: 1650