Maison rustique, or, the countrey farme / compyled in the French tongue by Charles Steuens, and Iohn Liebault ... and translated into English by Richard Surflet ... Now newly reuiewed, corrected, and augmented, with diuers large additions, out of the works of Serres his Agriculture, Vinet his Maison champestre, French, Albyterio [i.e. the 'Libro de albeyteria' of F. de la Reyna] in Spanish, Grilli [i.e. Gallo?] in Italian, and other authors. And the husbandry of France, Italie, and Spaine reconciled and made to agree with ours here in England: by Geruase Markham.

  • Charles Estienne
Date:
1616
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Credit: Maison rustique, or, the countrey farme / compyled in the French tongue by Charles Steuens, and Iohn Liebault ... and translated into English by Richard Surflet ... Now newly reuiewed, corrected, and augmented, with diuers large additions, out of the works of Serres his Agriculture, Vinet his Maison champestre, French, Albyterio [i.e. the 'Libro de albeyteria' of F. de la Reyna] in Spanish, Grilli [i.e. Gallo?] in Italian, and other authors. And the husbandry of France, Italie, and Spaine reconciled and made to agree with ours here in England: by Geruase Markham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    it to the temples of the Horfes head,three or foure dales together,and it will both ftay anddrievptherheume. . . xAwarte, llfa vvartc,Pearlc,or any other naughtic fubftance fliall grow within thetyc ofyour horfe, you Hull take burnt Allonie,and white Copperas, and grind them . to a verie fine powder,and then with a Goofeor Swans quill blow fomc of the pow¬ der into the horfes eye, and it will foone eat away the cxcrcflion and clcnle the eye, and make it faire and perfefl. ^ Straine, For any ftraine whatfoeucr, whether it be in finevv or in bone, you fiialltake Bole-armoniack, Vinegarj whites of Egges, and Beane-flower,and mix them well together till it come to b^c a good thicke falucjthcn fpread it vpon a cloth, and lay it exceeding hot to the ftrainc, renewing it once m fiue and twentie hourcs,and it will cure it. ' If your horfe be troubled with fpauens, you fliall take a good quantitic of Lin- >, feed, and bruife it well in a Mortcr, then mixe it verie well with Cow dung, and put in into a Frying-pan, and boyle it well therein vpon a quicke fire, then verie hot applie it to the Spauen, not forgetting to renew it once cuerie day till it haue brought the Spauen to a head, and brcakeit like an ordinarie impoftumacion ; then , hailing run two or three dales, you (hall lay a plaider of Pitch vpon it, and fo’healc vp the fore as in cafeofothcr vlcers. 7o know difea» Now for as much as to know medicines for difcafcs is to little or no purpofe, ex-» Mnes ^ difeafe, I will here in a briefe manner fliew you thefignes of all the moft gcnerall and hidden infirmities that are in horfes, therefore firft to be¬ gin with the outward parts: that you may know where the griefe is whenatany time a horfe haltcth, you Iball note thefc few obferuations following, firft if he halt before, and fet but his Toe to the ground, it is moft certaine that the greiefe is in his hoofe 5 but if when he halteth, he bend not his pafterne, then bé you well aftiired the griefe lycth in the joynt : If he haltmorc when you turne him than when he go- cthrighcfôrward,orforbeareth his foot more in the turning than in going, then the griefe queftionleftc is in the flioulderor the thigh} or if when he ftandeth ftill he fettethone foot a good deale more forward than tlic other, the griefe is then in the fhoulder or vpper parts alfo, as in the Knee or Knuckle of the Elbow : If he goc bowing to the ground, and tread his fteps verie thicke, the griefe is in the breft : If he halt behind, and in his gate fet but his Toe to the ground, the griefe is in the foot, or in the ftiflc} but if he refufe to touch the ground at all, then the griefe is in the Buttocke. Now'to know whereof thefe griefes doe proceed, you fhall vnderftand that if the griefe proceed of a hot caufc, then he moft halccth when he traucllcth, or is ' chafed, and the further he goes, the worfe and worfehe goes : but if it proceed of a cold caufe, then he haltcth moft when he refts or ftands fti 11,and at his firft going out out of a journey, but after a little chafing he goeth vpright againe. Now if the hor¬ fes haltfie fecrcc,and as it were halfe vnpcrcemable , infomuch that you are incer¬ taine whether he halteth yea or no, you fiiall fuffer him to runne at the vttermoft length of his halter, without any ftay or cafe of your hand, and then without doubt ifhe haue any hidden maladie or griefe whatfoeuer, he will cafily difeouer it : and Signes of in* thus much for the fignes of griefes in the outward parts. Now for the fignes of «riefe wat griejes. inwaid parts, you (hall obferue, that if your horfe be flower in labour, or dul¬ ler of the fpurre, or fhortcr breathed, or if his cares hang downc more than they were wont,if his haireftarc,ifhisf]ankcbe more hollow, ifhe burne or glow betwixt the eares, ifhe refufe his meat, or if his mouth be drie and clammic in his traucll,all thefc are generall fignes of inward ficknefte: If a horfe hold his head downc in the Man- ger,bcheauieanddimmcfighced,itisafigncofaFcaucr, hcadach, heartach, foua- drins; in the bodie.or the Sta^sers. Ifa Horfe turne his head backc, and looketohis bodicastothcplaccgricucd, ici* figncofobftruftions mthcLiuer, cfpccially when he looketh to the ri»hc fide, but if he iooke further, as to his bçllic.then it is a figne of Wormesor Cdickc; when thin water runneth from his mouth, it is a figne of Staggers, or a wet Cough. Aftink.