Markham's master-piece revived ... To which is added by way of appendix, the country-man's care for his other cattle, conatining ... receipts for curing all diseases in oxen, cows, sheep, hogs, goats, and all smaller cattel ... And now ... is added The compleat jockey / [Gervase Markham].

  • Gervase Markham
Date:
1683
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Markham's master-piece revived ... To which is added by way of appendix, the country-man's care for his other cattle, conatining ... receipts for curing all diseases in oxen, cows, sheep, hogs, goats, and all smaller cattel ... And now ... is added The compleat jockey / [Gervase Markham]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Of Cures Chtrurgical. | | | yet would have your Horfe cured of his infirmiry,then know, there isnotany thing better,or more approved,than continually both be- foreand after Iravel,and in the Houfe many times in the day, to lave and wath yourHorfesLegs,or other fweld parts with the coldeft anid cleareft fountainWater that you can get,and fometimes let the Uorle ftand in fome cold running itream the {pace ofa quarter ofan hour or more,up to the Knees &Cambrels, but in any cafeno farther. This Midicine, how poor foever it look,is of much vertue, and though | write‘of cold Water, yet is the operation hot and fiery - Only this you muft take to your remembrance;that this application appertains not to impoitumations, but unto ftrains, and {wellings, and bruifes, which are without much anguifh. ae OA AP CERXL Of the Farcy, or F afbions. TT HeFarey (of our ighorant Smiths called ‘the Fathions) is of and the moft dangerous, (being any whit neglected) or otherwife the moft eafie,and with the leaft coft or trouble to be helped. Téig akind of-creeping Ulcer, growing in knots, ever following alongft fome one vein or other, & fometimes alongft divers or fundry Veins, according to the ftrength of the infections. It proceedeth fometimes from corrupt blood ingendred in the body, fometimes from outward wounds or hurts receiv’dby cankerous or poyfenous inftruments,as rufty {purs, rufty forks, biting of dogs or Horfes, biting of Ticks, Hog-lice,' or fuch like; fometimes by the rubbing of Swine againft or by enter-fearing,or hewing one leg upon another; but generally it proceedeth from an evil habit of the body, being furfeited by difordetly and unruly Travel,whereby the bloood being heated, the ons in the blood, and fach putrifaction in the body,that can in’ no which are fo infectious,that as many Horfes as do gnaw or gnap'up- on the Horfe infected will within one month have the fame difeafe orif the Horfe infected do bite any other, he wil] infect him alfo; and this infeQtion without prefent cure is. mortal, and will kill eal Horle : Othe y ven bea ayOY | knoe) 4 ge, | leaving P every k A the con ‘sntit | doy | few
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