Way to get 
 
 WEALTH, 
 
 Containing fix Principall Vocations, or 
 
 Callings, in which every good Husband or HuC 
 
 wifej may lawfully imploy themfelves. 
 
 - AS 
 
 1 .1 he Mtures, ordering, cny/»£, l>ree(lia£f choke-, ufe, and feeding of all 
 forts ofCattell, and Foivle, ft for the ferv'xe of man: As alfo the riding 
 anddieti»gefHorfes,e:thetfor}VarorPleafiire. 
 
 2. The knowledge^ ufe^ and laudable froBice of all the Recreations meet for 
 a Gentleman, 
 
 ^.IheOfficeof aIlosife-wife-,inPhj/fickj, Chjrnrge-q^ e.-ctratiion ofOj/lss^ 
 Banquets,Cooker)!^ ordering oft'eajh^ preferving of fVinoy conceited Se- 
 cretSyDifillations Perfumes, ordenug oftVooli^ Hempe, Flax, Djfing, 
 ufe ofDayries, Malt]ng,Brevs>lng, Bakjng, and the profit of Oates, 
 
 The enrichment of the JVeald in Kvnt. 
 
 ^,The Husbanding and enrtchingof all forts of barren Grounds, making 
 them equall with the mojl fruit full : -r’kh the prefervation of Swine, And _ 
 a computation of men,and Cattles labours, &c, 
 
 6 . The making of Orchards, Planting and Grafting, the Ofiice of Gardening 
 and the Ornaments, with the befi Husbmdring of Bees, 
 
 The firft five bookes gathered by G.M. The laft by 
 
 Mafter iv, L. for the benefit of Great Brittaine. 
 
 ■ the ninth time correBed, and augmented hj the Authour. 
 
 LONTlON, 
 
 Printed by W. Wilfon^ for E.Brernfierj and George 
 
 Sawbridge, at the Bible on Ludgate-hill, 
 neere Fleet-bridge. 1657 
 
Che^p and Good 
 
 HUSBANDRY 
 
 FOR 
 
 The well-Orderingofall Beads and Fowles^ 
 
 and for thegenerall Cure of their Difeafes. 
 
 Containing the Natures, Breeding, Choice, Ufe, feeding, and 
 
 - Curing of the DifeafeSjOfall mannerofCattell, asHorfe, 
 CxejGovvjSheepe, Goats, Swine,and 'tame Gonies. 
 
 Shewing further the whole Art of Riding great Horfes, with 
 the breaking and ordering of them, and the dieting of the 
 Running, Hunting, and Ambling Horfe, and the manner 
 how to ufe them in their travell. 
 
 Alfo, approvedRules for the Cramming^andFattingofall forts 
 of Poultry, and Fowles, both tame and wild, ^c. And di¬ 
 vers good and well approved Medecines,for the Cure of all 
 the Difeafes in Hawkes, of what kind foever. 
 
 Together with the ufe and profit of Bees, the manner of Fifli- 
 ponds,and the taking of ail forts ofFifh. 
 
 Gathered together for the generall good and profit of the 
 Common-wealth,by cxaft & affured experience from Englilh praftifcJ,. 
 both cei tainjcafif, and cheap, differing from all former Sc forrain expe¬ 
 riments,which either agreed not with our Clime, or were too hard to 
 come by,or ovcr-coftly,& to little purpofe: all which herein areavoyd- 
 ed .Newly correfted and inlarged with many Excellent Addition*. 
 
 They.mh Edhion. 
 
 London, Printed by wilfon, ior E. Breuifler, and Geoyge-Sav- 
 hridge, at the Bible on Ludgate-hill 
 neere Fleet'bridge. I ^57. 
 
TO THE 
 
 And moft enobied with all inward^ and 
 
 outward Vertucs 
 
 R le H AR D S AC K VILR 
 
 . Baron of and Earle of Pir/f/jCrV. 
 
 ^Lthaugh the monjhquf P^pef &f 
 ) f Right HonowMey and 
 
 Ckjt enohled'A’otU ) ha^t mth 
 \ their difgmfed and u'nprof table 
 I ‘z/ifard-Ukg facesJjolf feared even 
 . . Vmue her felfefrom that'-Antient 
 
 Defence and PatronagCyWhich in former Ages moH 
 Nobly pee employ edy to preferve themfromEnvy :, 
 Tet fo fmchl knotn , the Jargeneps of your Worthy 
 B/eJi if indued J^ithWifedomeyCouragei and Boun¬ 
 ty/hat noimthfanding the vanities of our ignorant 
 WriterSyy OH will be pkaf id out of ourNobk Spirity 
 favourably: 
 
The Epiftle Dedica tory. 
 fa vorably to beholdwbitfoe^er fhall bring a pub- 
 lick^goodfo OHr Comtrey^at 
 ly aymedmhis fnialBool^Intpbicb^lhaii^rwifar 
 from thewaywtraBofofherWrii&sinthisnM^fi 
 yet I doubt not but your Honour fballjtndtnfyf^^ 
 more eaftej/nore certaine^and more fafe thin any; nay 
 by much far lejfe difficult or dangerous to malkjn; I 
 tnufl confejfe^ fomethingin this nature I ha^ve for¬ 
 merly pubhjhef as namely of the Horfe only^ voitb 
 rchofe natureandufeJhave beenexercifedandae - 
 quaintedfrom my Childhood^ and I hope^ without 
 boajiyneed notyeeld to any in this Kingdome, Tef h 
 this Worbe^ Ihope your Lordfbipj and all other 
 frincelymaintainers of that worthy and fer‘viceable 
 Beafi, (hall fndj I ha^>e found out.^and herein ex' 
 plained a nearer and more eafe courfeforhispre' 
 fer^ation and health., then hath hitherto been found 
 orpraBifedby any^ hut my felfe only : whatfoe’ver 
 it is, in all humbknejfe I offer it as a f tcriftce of my 
 lo‘ve and fero/keto your Honour, and wille'ver 
 whilB Iha‘ve breath to be^ 
 
 Be your Hopours 
 
 in afl dutifullfcrvice, 
 
to THE COURTEOUS- 
 READER. 
 
 Here is no Artiffyor.man oflnduftif 
 (Courteous and Gentle Reader), 
 which mixeth judgment with bis. 
 experience, but Rndeth in thietra¬ 
 vel 1 of his labours better Sc dearer 
 courfes to make perfect the beauty 
 of his work, . then were atfirft !p:i:e> 
 liented to the eye cKfhii.kdftw!l^er 
 for the mind being pre-occupiedj and bufied witb a 
 vertuous fearch, is ever ready to.catcbJiold:of wbat- 
 foever can adorne or illuftratetheexceliencyohhe 
 thing,in which he is imployed : and hence ithapneth. 
 that my felfe having ferioufly beftowed many years to 
 find out the truth of ihefe knowledgesjof which Ihave 
 intreated in this booke;have now found out the infal¬ 
 lible way of curing all difeafes in Cattle i which is by 
 many degrees more certaine^more eafie, lefle difficult, 
 and without all manner of coft 8c extraordinary char¬ 
 ges,then ever hath been publi (bed by any home born> 
 dr forrain praftifer. Whereinffriendly Reader)thow 
 fhalt find that my whole drift is to help the needfull 
 in his mofi; want and extremity. For having many 
 
 times 
 
To the CoHrteout Reader, 
 
 times ia my jourayingjfeen poor and rich mens Cat- 
 tellfallfaddainly fickj fome travelling by Ae way^. 
 fome drawing in the Plough or draughcjana foine tfpp 
 on other Iraploymentsil havealfo beheld thoi^^attel 
 or Hotfe dye, ere ihey could be brought ^uher td^i 
 Smith^otother place where they might receiy^ttte% 
 Nay, if with much pains they ha vebeen bfbhght to 
 the place of cure, yet have I ieen Smiths fo unprovi¬ 
 ded of Apothecary Simples, tfifat for want of a matter 
 of fiz pence, a Beaft hath dyed worth many Angels. 
 To prevent this,I have found out thofe certaineahd 
 approved CurcSjwherein if everygoodHorfedovetjOr 
 lfusbandman,will but acquaint his knowledge with a 
 few hearbs, or common Weeds, he (hall be fure in, e- 
 very Field,Pafture,Meadow,or Land-furrow j nay, al- 
 moft by every high-way fide,or blinde Ditch, to finde 
 that which (hall preferve and keep his horfe from all 
 fuddain extreamities.If thou foalt finde benefit^think 
 mine houres not ill wafted jif thou {halt not haveocca- 
 fion to approve them, yet give them thy gentle paf-. 
 fageto othersjaod thinke me,asl am. 
 
 ThyFrieadj 
 
 G.M. ' 
 
Afliort Tabic expounding allth^ 
 
 hard words in this Bookc. 
 
 or Orpme^t^ is a ycllow bard (ubft- 
 ^ ftancttobeiboughtatrhcPoAwarics, - ^ ^ 
 
 I Arifloloch'.a'loKga^ otherwi|(ecallfd;rcd\^i«(!^f>'j 
 5 is an hearb growing almqft intwry field, 
 r ArifiolBchia-rotHnda^\s^t\\wha\\tdiGaling4le, 
 
 ' or E|rfWff»^,is^n ufuall and known herb,, - 
 
 AmoSyCumin rojallyU aqlicrb pf foDlC C%\MBnlwor.tiW‘^9f^-i~ 
 ■ffeeiiyOrticrb-mll'^am. ' ' \ ■: •• ^ 
 
 ^»/^,'isthat he^bwluthbeait*>4#//f /^r'^^/ ? 
 
 -^■i'fr^pffome called l)J,isanhearb like Ee»w/4:bn^Iy Ae 
 ftedes are broad like Or^eȣe feed . , ' ' ' ' _ 
 
 Afnus-cafi-usyofCome called T«/fy5»;w, is:an hcrhe withredi 
 difli ieaves,and fine wj jUke 
 
 t/£gjptidcHmyit a reddifli Unguent to be bought at Ac Potbef 
 carics,andiifoveraignforE//«4«r. ‘ ^ ' 
 
 A /<7/,er/d<r.a AinkingAonggqm to be‘;boa$ht at AePothe* 
 caries,^ - 
 
 Adracesy or^^<nreristbatS4/r which.isingendred onche 
 MariflieSjby the violence of the Sun? heat alter the tiA ifgone 
 
 aw^ • h b ftft "^|1 
 
 fuch like;it appeared! by night,ft hathyellow flu«iec? llkeFox** 
 gloves, and the leaves are round and blewil^ 
 
 a bitter gum to be bought at thePothecarib. C 
 
 '■ . ■ B, 
 
 B Ete»y Or Beets, is an hearb with long broad leam indAtcd 
 and grows ia hedge-rows. 
 
 ■ ' -B Bo’.e- 
 
A Table of hard words, 
 
 " Bo!eamonii’c\j,\i a red hard earthly fubftance, to be bought at 
 the Pothecariesjand is of a cold and binding nature. 
 
 B ■oomyvort^i'i an herb with brown coloured leaves and beareth 
 ablewfiowerjandmoft commonly grows in woods. 
 
 C 
 
 C Rejfts are oftwakindsjf^'-^rer-Crr^Xjand Laud-Crefesxthey 
 have broad fmooth leaves, andthcfirftgrowsinmoyftpla- 
 ceSjthelatter in Gardens or by high-wayes. 
 
 Cera':?!, fee Ameos. 
 
 Cmhamifi, is an herb in taft like Safroaflnd is called hajtard 
 Sajjror^ov moel^Sajfro?!. 
 
 an ordinary hearb, and groweth by ditches fides. 
 
 ' by high waies,and fometimes in Gardens. 
 
 Coriander is an hearb which beareth a round little feed. 
 Chives,iTc afinal round hearbjgrowing in Gardens, like little 
 young Onions,oz Scallions not above a week old. 
 
 ■D 
 
 D /rf/jewejafoveraign powdermadeoffivecquall fimples, as 
 Baj l)erries,lvorj,A~illohchia-Yatmda^Myrrhe, and Genti- 
 «/w/jmay be bought of the Pothecary. 
 
 S«to»j-,rs an hearb called Pepfrr-wort, Qzi{orfe^radljh, and 
 growes in many open fields. 
 
 Dr4£o» is an herb common i n every Ga I den. 
 
 E Lec-dwp<r«ff;isanhearbof fomecaUed Rorfe-helme^k gzom' 
 almoft in every field,and every Garden. 
 
 Eye-l>r '‘oht,\s an hearb growing in every Meadow. 
 
 , is an hearb which hath a long (lender trayling 
 flalkjhollow within, and fown in Gardens, butealiefttobe 
 had at the Apothecaries. 
 
 isanheaiboffonie called rFi?fer«F&«rw, hath a 
 triangular Kalk,and is like and itgrowsinBogs and; 
 
 hollow grounds. G 
 
 GalinodeAicArihlochia-rotfinda, 
 
 . " H 
 
 H Orfe-mint, is an hearb that grows by water, fides,and is edi' 
 kiWater-mintfOT Brookrmm!. Horf- 
 
A. Ttbk of hard wordr. 
 
 Horfe-helme^fea Becampana. 
 
 tooth,or the old Haw or 
 thereof. 
 
 I r 
 
 i| the Savings of the Ekphams 
 home,being thefmooth whit< 
 
 KlMvTa£?ft°i"i® weed,with little round fmooih 
 
 wreathing one feanffm* very knotty and rough, winding and 
 
 fotthentoYSy™ 
 
 T ^f^^isaconirnonfalletincvecyGarden. 
 
 X/wrjw ns a common heart) in every Garden. 
 
 '*'"‘““"8“ «™.«ndbcallcd ,,f , 
 
 ^vEepe^ieeCaiamjjt. \ 
 
 0 ,%*;.'/;?/ is an hearb called m'd ■ Marjoram, and erowes 
 
 bothinopenfields,orinIowCopfe8. ’ ^ ' . 
 
 '^u#rr,tuhemouth,hole, or open paffage ofany wound or 
 
 0^/^r;.^a;,adrugurualltobc^boughtatthcPothccaru8. ;. 
 
 of BHcgandj, is Rofe,,. a„d the blacker the better.' 
 
Pholl-roya'l, is an Hearb that growethboth in fields and gar- - 
 dcn!,aod is beft when it fionrtth. 
 
 is that tallo WTvhicfi is gotten from theboy ling 
 of Shoo-makcrs (Breads. ' 
 
 Qi. 
 
 Q ^llnque /'oAojoffome called CinqHe-fDjle^yi that hcarb which 
 is called jJw-*<Jwigra{Ie.' 
 
 R Ed-Oaker^ is a hard red done which wc-call r^idUfirdly 
 Markina^one. 
 
 S ' 
 
 S f/wd/wjpr Tetterwort^ is a Weed growing in the bottome of 
 Hedges,which bang broke, a yellow jiiice will drop and run 
 out of it. 
 
 5/;f m/V,is an Hcarb with many fmall leaves,-, and grow* rood 
 in Gardens. 
 
 Sr//^srr,isan Hcaib which grows in wooddyplaceSj and is 
 
 called^csi^orre'/. , 
 
 Sofiauh Draconis^ is a bard red gum to be bought atthePb- 
 tbeca^es. ' . 
 
 SfermaCath is the feed of the excellent for inward 
 
 bruifcs, and to be bought at the Pbthecarics. 
 
 Stonecrof^is a gfcen weed growing on die tops of wdlt i 
 S<i'‘iirmmiu}iJ\% aDrug to be bought at the Potbecarics. 
 
 T 
 
 T is that weed which wc call 
 
 ■/r/<i^^rfnB<ara»,acotnpofitionniadcofthreefiniplci; and- 
 
 to be faoughtat the Pothecaries. 
 
 Twrick^i yellow Simple,of ftrong favour,to Be booghit 
 at the Pothecaries. 
 
 r 
 
 V Erdifreafcyxs a green fatty Gum drawnfrom Copper : and 
 is to^faeboughtat the Pothecaries. ' y 
 
 W Ood-rofei or witi EgkutiH^i is that fmall tWnnc flower 
 
 which grows upon Bryars in Woods or Hedges. 
 
 Y^wjrj.i8anHearbxalledthe7r4ferV/e/«, aniigrowcsin 
 Lakes or Mariih grounds, tup 
 
i Book. 
 
 THE GENERAIL CURE AND OR- 
 dering of all Horfes: Asalfo the whole Art of 
 Ridinggreat Horfesjwith thebreeding,brea- 
 king, and ordering of them :Togctber with the 
 Dinner how to ufe the running, hunting, and' 
 ambling horfej before, in, and. after (heir. 
 
 ■ ■ - - Travel, t 
 
 GHAP.I. 
 
 Ofihe Horfe in ^enetall^ his Choice for every feverall ufe, his 
 Ordering,.‘2>iet,-and heft prefitljation for heahh^ both in 
 Travell,and in Refi, 
 
 I HEfidircepe and purpofe pf this work, 
 is in few,plain,and moft undoobced true 
 words, to Ihew the Cure of all liianner ci' 
 difeaies belonging to all maniipr-ofnc-;; 
 ceffary Cattell, nouriihed and preferyed: 
 
 I forihe uleofmanyrhaklng by way ofdcr; 
 
 I nionftraiion, foeafie and plaiina paflage,! 
 
 I tothe undcrftandii^ anid accoinpliihineht 
 ' ■ of thefame,ihat notihefeol# which 
 
 hath,privHedge to beefteemed ho Idiotjnor thepoprefty if he can 
 make two ihilling^jbuc {ball both ahderdand how to profit hihi*; 
 felfe by thd6ook,and atthc cheapen race purchafe all theiecelpts 
 and fimples declared in the whole Volume. For ip fobcirtruth 
 thisbook is fit for every Gentleman, HuibandptaO} and good 
 ■ ' • '.■■.roarii". 
 
2 Ibegenerall Curiofall Cattell i Book 
 
 mans pockctjbcing a memory which a man carryng abouchim 
 will, when he is ca!d to account, give a man full latisfafticn" 
 whether it be in the field,in the Town,or any ocher place where 
 a man is moll unprovided. 
 
 Name ot And now forasmuch as the Horfe of ail creatures is the nobleft 
 Houss. fireng efi, and apteft to do a man the beft and worthieft fervices 
 both in Peace and War, I chink it notamifle firft to begin with 
 him. Therefore of his nature in gencralhhe is valiant, ftrong & 
 nimble, and above all other b;afts moft apt and able to induce 
 the extreameft labours, the moyft quality of his cbmpofition be¬ 
 ing fuch,'that neither extream heat doth dry up his ftrcngth,nor 
 the violence of cold, frecz the warm temper of his moving fpi- 
 rits:buc that where there is any temperate government, there he 
 withftandeth all efFcftioffickneffc withanuncontrouledcon- 
 flancy.He is moft gentle and loving to the man, apt to be taught 
 and not forgetfull when an imprelfion is fixed in his brain. He 
 is watchfiill above all other beaft?, and will induce his labour 
 with the moft empty ftoniack 5 he is naturally given to much 
 cleanliueQcds of an excellent feent, and offended with nothing 
 fo much as evill favors. 
 
 The choice of Now for the choice of the beft Horfejit is divers,according to 
 
 Horfes, and the ufc for which you will imploy him- If therefore you Would 
 ther Ih ape> fgj, 'Warfjyou fhall chufe him that is of a good 
 
 tall ftature,with a comely lean head,an out fwelling forehead, a 
 large fparkling eye, the white whereof is covered with the eye¬ 
 brows, and not at all difeerned, or if at all, yet the lead is beft; 
 afmall thin ear (hort and pricking; if it be long > well carried 
 and ever moving,it is tolerabif;but if dull or hanging,moft hate- 
 fall:a deep neck,large creft.broad breft, bending ribs, broad and 
 ft. cight chine, round and full buttock, with his huckle-bones 
 hid,a taylehigh andbroad,fcc on neither too thick,nor too thin; 
 for too much hair (hews floath, and too iittleioo much coder & 
 heacra full fwelling thigh, a broad,flat, and lean leg, (hbrtpa- 
 ftetii’d, ftrongjoynted, and hollow bones, of whicluhc long U 
 bcftjif they be not wier’d,and the broad round the word. 
 
 Colouii of The beft colours arc Brown-bay ,Dap^ gray,Pv.“oand, Bright- 
 Horfet- bay,Black, with a whiteneerefoocbehind,white farfoot before, 
 white rachc,or white ftar,Chefnut or Sorrel, with any ofthofe 
 
 mark* 
 
--—-; _ 
 
 I Book. Oftht Uorfe. ^ 
 
 marks^orDun with a black liftrAnd of thefe Horte*^fpr the Wars" ’ ^ 
 
 the Courfcr of Najhs is accounted the beftjthcn the^/w?*Ahe , • 
 
 Sardinmi^OT Frsnch. 
 
 If you would cbufe a Horfe for a Princes Seat any fupfeame Horfts for a 
 MagiftratCjor for any great Lady of State,or woman of eminence Princes Seat, 
 you (hall chufe him that is of the fineft fhape,thebEftrcii^ "Who 
 naturally bears hishead intkebeft place, without the help of 
 the mans hand; that is ofriimbleft and eafieft pace, gentle to gtt 
 upon, bold without making affrights," and inoft familiar and : ' 7 
 
 quiet in the company of other horfes: his colour would ever be 
 ^ milk-whitejwith red fraines,or without.or elfc fair daplc gray 
 with white Mane, land white taylc : And of thefe the is 
 bed,then the liHnqarjan-, the Swea.'hlandj, thc Polafidy (tie lri h. 
 
 Ifyou will chuie a horfe only for travell,evertbebetterfliape Horfe* for 
 the better hope,efpecialIy look that his heaid be lean, eyes fWcl-Travell. 
 ling outwardjhis neck well rifen,his chine well rifen his joynts 
 very ftrongjbut above all his pallerns Ihort and ftraight,without . . 
 
 bending in his goingjand exceeding hollow and cough hoofcs ; 
 let him be ofcemperacenature, neichertoo furious joor too dull, / 
 
 ' willing to go without forcing, aWnotdefifbus to run When 
 there isnooccafion- 
 
 Ifyou would chufea horfe for hunting, let his fhape in gcne-Huntinghorle, 
 rallbcftrong and well knit togetheri 'making eqUall ,pr.jpOrti^ . . : 
 
 ons 5 for as uncqualj lhapcs fhew Weaknelfe, fo qdali menibers 
 affureftrength and indiirance. YoiirunciijlialKhape^afba great 
 head to a little nt ck,a big body to a thin burtbekj, alar’gelimh t6 
 a little foot, or any of thefe contraries, or Whereany member 
 fuits not with the whole proportion ofthe body or with any 
 limb next adjoyning. Above all let your hunting hotfeWca 
 large lean head,wide noftrils,open chauld,a'big We4fand and the 
 windpipe ftraight,lo6fe,well covered^and h'otbentin tficpride 
 of his Reining : The Engliffi horfe baftardized with aiiy of the 
 former Races firft fpobe of is of all the belt.' 
 
 Ifyou chufea Horfe for running, let him have all the fineft 
 fliapethat may be;but above all thing9,lethimbc himHequick Runniflg,hor- 
 and fieryjapt to flic with thc leaft nwtion.- fdngfbapes arc. fuffe 'r-!- 
 raWe,for though they fherw Weaknfefle,’ yet they afiiirc ;fdi|13en 
 fpeed.And the belt Horfe for his ufc, is the Of 
 
 his 
 
4 
 
 T/;e generdl Cure of all CattelL Book l 
 
 hisbaftaidjtnnets arc guod.but the Turks are better. . 
 Coach-hoile. jt yQj, ^}]{ £{,ufg g [,o,fj (|jjCoach, v\hich is called the 
 fwift draught,let his ftiapebetall, broad,and wellfurnilht, not 
 groft vith much Selhjbut with the bignefle of his bones ; cfpe- 
 cially look if he have a ftrong neck, a broad bred, a large chine, 
 found clean limb.',and tough hoovesrandforthispurpofe, your 
 largeEn^ifii Geldings arebeft, your Fltmifli Mares next, and 
 your ftrong ftou’d horfes to!erablc,F/e??;;J&or Frlf-ns. 
 
 Fack-horfes. 1^ will chufc a Horft for portage,that is, tor the Pack or 
 H -nipers,chufehim that is exceeding ftrong of Body and Limbs 
 but not tall, with abroad back,out ribf,full fliotildcrs and thick 
 withers; tor ifhe be thin in that part, .you (hall hardly keep his 
 back from galling : be fure that he take a ftrong ftridc with his 
 fcctjfor their pace being neither trot noramble, but only afoot 
 pace, he which takes the largeft ftrides goesatthemoft cafe, 
 and l ids his ground fafteft. 
 
 Laftly,if you will chufe a Horfe for the Cart or Plough, which 
 Cart-horfes. is the flow draught, chufc him that is of moft ordinary height, 
 for horfes in the Cart unequally forted, never draw at eafe, but 
 the tali hang up the low horfe. Let them be ot good ftrong por¬ 
 tion,big breafted large bodied,and ftrong limb’d by nature ra¬ 
 ther inclin d to crave the whip,then to draw more then is need- 
 Of Mares, fuft. And for this purpqle Marts ai e mtft profitable ; ■ for beftdea 
 
 the effcftir.g ofyourwork, they yearly bring you forth increafe: 
 thc£eforc,ifyoufbrniftiyour draught with Mares to breed, ob» 
 ferve in any wife, to have them fair fore-handed, that is, good 
 Lead neck breaft and ftiouidcrs;for the reft it is not fo regardfull 
 only let her bi.dy be large; for the bigger roome a Foal hath in 
 the dams bc]ly,thc fairer are his members. And above all things 
 obfervenever to put your draught bcafts to the faddle, for that 
 alters their pace,and hurts them in their Labour. 
 
 Now for the ordering of thefe feverall horfes j fi ft for the 
 Horfe for feniccjduring the timed his teaching, which is out 
 ofthc wars,yau iball keep him high and luliily ; his food, nd 
 ftraw but gt od bay,his provender clean dry oats, or two parts 
 oats,and one part beans dr peafe,wcll dryed and hard,the quan¬ 
 tity of half a peck at a watering, moming, noon, and evening, 
 isfuffivient. 
 
 In 
 
1 ^ook. 5 
 
 In his dayes of reftjyou (hall drcfle biro betwixt five and fix in 
 the morning,water betwixt feven and eight, and iced from nine 
 till after a eleven : in the afternoon, you ■fhall 'drcffc betwixt 
 three and four,water bet wixt four and fivc^ and give provender 
 till fixjthen litter at eight,and give food for all nighc.Thc night - 
 before he is ridden, ydu (hall at nine of the clock at night 
 take a way his hay from hini;at four of the clock in the morning 
 give hini a handful! or two.of Oats, which being eaten, turne. 
 him upon his fnaffle, rub all his body and Icggcs over with dry 
 deaths,then faddle him,and make him fit for his cxercife. Soon 
 ashciscal’dforto bcriddeojwafh his bit in fair water, and put 
 it into his mouth with all other things neceffary, draw up his 
 ginhs,and fee that no buckles hurt him: then had him forthiand 
 as foon as he hach.been ridden, all fweating as he is, lead him 
 into the ftable ; and fir^ rub him quickly over with dry wifps, 
 then take ofiFhis faddle, and having rubb’d him all over with 
 dry cloaths,put onhis houfing cloth, then fet on the faddle a- 
 gain,and.girt it:thcn lead him fortb,^d walk him up 8c downe 
 in gentle manner an hour or more, till he be cold, then fetlum 
 after tvo or three hours tume him to his meat .. 
 
 then in the after noon cuii), rub, and drefle him, then water 
 
 h!m,and order him as is aforefafd. 
 
 For ordering of the Horfe for a Prince, or great Ladyesfeat, Ofderingof 
 
 let It be in his time ofrefiylike unto the horpfor fervice : and in his hotfesfor a; J 
 time of labour lilt^ the travelling horfe^ ns (hall be {hewed inflant ly: Princes feat 
 only becaufe he is to be more choicely ke^t^l mean in the beautifulkjb 
 mannerjhis coat lyingpnooth^andjhining., and his whole body with- ■ 
 out any flaine or ilfavourednejfe $ you fliall ever when he hath 
 been ridden, and commeth in much fweating, prefently hsve 
 him into the ftable, and firft rub him downe witq cicane wifp.s, 
 then taking offhis faddle, with a f -ord-biade whole edge is 
 rebatcdjyou flidl ftrnake his neck and body clean over, leaving ^ .. 
 
 no fwcac nor filth that can begotten oat^then cloa.h ljlm\ ti^^and f 
 fit on the fadd'e^aud "a 'k^him forth as aforefaid.hktt^ order and ^ 
 diet him as you do other travelling Horfes : dry Oates is his 
 beft provendcr,ifhcfacfatand full;and Oates and Beans if he be 
 poor,orfubjcatolofehisflefliquickly. . c ftOrdermg’of 
 
 For your travelling horfe, you fhall feed him with the fineft 
 
 C "^yfes. 
 
6 'TbsgenefkllCuref'ofallCattell. • iBook i 
 
 hay in the VVinterjand the Iwceccft grais in Summer Hi* Pro¬ 
 vender will be dry OatSjBeanSjPcafe or bread, according to his 
 ftomack rinthedmeofreft, halfapcckita watering'isfuffid- 
 cnt;m the time of his labour, a: much as he will eat with a good 
 ftomack.Whenyou travel, water him two hours before j^ou ride; 
 then rub,drcffe,and laftly fcedjthen bridle up,and let him ftand 
 an houre before you take his back. Travcll moderately in the 
 ..morning till his wind be rack’djand his limbs \irarnied, then af-^ 
 ter do as your affairs require- Be fore at night to water your 
 horfe two miles before you come to your Journeys end, then the 
 warmer you bring him to his Inn,the better.-walk not, nor walh 
 not at all,the one doth beget colds, the other foundring in the 
 feetorbody.bucfet him up warm,well ftopt,and foundly rubb’d 
 with chan littcr.Give no meat whilft the outward parts of your 
 Horfe ai e hoc or wet with fwcar,as the ear roots, the flanks, the 
 neck, or under his chaps-hut being dry, rub and feed him accor¬ 
 ding to the goodneffc of bis ftomack. Change of food begetteth 
 a ftomackjfo doth the wafhing of the tongue or noftrils with vi¬ 
 negar, wine and fait,or warm urine. Stop not your horfcs'forc- 
 fect with Cowes^ung,ti]l he be fufficiently cold, and that the 
 bloodandimmburswbich weredifperfed, be fetled into their 
 proper places Look well to his back,that the faddlc hurt not, to 
 the girths that they gall nor,and to his lhooc3,that they be large, 
 faff,and eafic. 
 
 Ordering of For the ordering.ofyour hunting horfc, let him in the time 
 
 hunring for- of his reft have all the quictneffe that may be, much litter, much 
 meat, and n)uch drefling water ever by him, and leave him to 
 fleepaslong ashc pleafeth. Keep him to dung rather fofe then 
 hard,and look that it be well coloured and bright, for darknefs 
 (hews greaff,indrednefle inward heating. After excrcifcs let 
 mafhes offweet malt, be his ufuall fcourings; and let bread 
 ofclean beans,orbeans and wheat equally mixt,be his beftfood, . 
 and beans Stoats the moft ordinary. 
 
 Ordering of for the ordering of your running horfe,let him have no more 
 
 tunning hor- meat then to fuffice nature.drink once in four and twenty hours, 
 snddreffing every day once, at noon onely. Let him have much 
 moderate cxercife,as morning and evening ayrings, or the fet¬ 
 ching of his water,and know no violence but in his courfes only. 
 
 Lee 
 
I Bookf ,. Gf thpeat'Hor^ft, y 
 
 Let him ftand dark and warm, have many cloathe*, and much 
 litter^being wheat ftaw-oncly^ Ifhebe very faf/com'dft ; if of 
 reafon'ablc ftatie,fcQurfeldomcj ‘iflcan, then'fc^u^biit with'a 
 fjvcet mafti only. Be fare ybuT hoHe be em^ty before he c'onrle;& 
 Icthisfoodbcthcfioefl'i andqiirckcftpfdigeftfon thae 
 
 maybe : the fwcats arc more wholcfomc that arc given abroad, 
 and the cooling moft naiurall which is givcnibcforc he epnie in¬ 
 to the ftable.Kcep His limbs wichcooleoynilhents, an'4 by rib 
 means' let any hot fpices eome into his body': if he ^rb.w,dry In¬ 
 wardly, wafli’c me.U'is v*y wholcfomc. ' Ifhegrbwloofe, then 
 give him ftraw in more abundance. Burning of fwcet perfume 
 in the ftable is wholcfomc; andany thingyoucitherdoe about 
 your horfcjor give unto your horfc, the more neat cleanly and 
 fwcet it is,the better it nourilheth.; ■ 
 
 Forordcringthe Coach-horfc, let him have good dreffing Otderit^ of 
 twice a day,Hay,and Provender his belly iulijand Litter enough Coach herfes, 
 to tumble on,and he cannot chufebut profper. Let him be walk*c 
 and wafht after travell, for by reafon of their many occafions to 
 ftand (fill they mu(f be inur'd to all hardnefs,though it be much 
 unwhplefome.Their beft food is fwcetHay and well dried Beans 
 and Oats, or Bean-bread : Look well to theftrengthoftheir 
 fhobes,and the galling of their Harntfle. Keep their legs dean, 
 cfpecially about the hinder ftet-locks, and when they are in the 
 Houfe,let them ftand warm cloathcd. 
 
 For tltedidefirig ofcbePack-horfe, or tfic Gwt horfc they ^ 
 
 necdnowaftiirigjWalkingjbrhouresoffaftihg: only dreff; them p' fc 
 weH,look to their (hoocs and ba:cks, and then fill thejr bellies, & “ * 
 
 they will do their labour.The beft food is fwcetHay, ChjfF, or 
 Pieafe or Oat huls and Pcafe,or chopt ftra.w, 8t Peafe niixt togc- 
 thcr^bnicea week to give them warm Grains an! Silt, is nota- 
 mWejfor their labour Wtlfprevept the breeding.of worinpsj.pt 
 
 fucbiikifmifcbicfs, \ 
 
 Nbwfoi- chegcheraUprcfcrvationofho’rfesheaIth,it isgood For'heprefer- 
 whilft a horfe is in youth and ftrength.to let bi/n blood twice in horfss.” * 
 the year, that iSjbeginning of the Spring & beginning of the Fafl 
 when you may bed afford him a weeks reft. After you have let 
 him blood ;two dayes {ifter, give him a comfortable drtnph, as ? 
 fpoonful* of I>M£w«,or fuch like, which is called Eorfe-Mithr!- , 
 
 C2 d-itC,' ■'' 
 
The gemrdl Curtof all Cattell. i Book, 
 
 dMCfia a quart of ftrong Ale. life oft to perfume hit head with 
 Fra^incenfe, and b the heat of Summer ufe ofttofwim him. 
 Let a fat Horfe drink oft, and a little at once, and a lean Horfe 
 nhenfoeverhehath appetite. Much rubbing isconibrtable, and 
 chearcth every member. Be fure to let your Horfe eatc graffe 
 once in a year, for that cooleth the blood, fcour* away groffe 
 humours,and gives great ftrength and nourilhraent to the body. 
 If noewithhanding all thefe principles, your Horfe fall into fick- 
 ndTe and difeafcjthen look into the Chapters followbg and- you 
 (hall find the trueft, beft approved, and the moll familiar medi- 
 cirei for all manner of infirmities, that ever were known orpiib- 
 iltedexcept my ALifier-Piece.. 
 
 CHAP. ir. 
 
 of Riding in generally and of the particular knowledges 
 beCongin ^ tJ the Art ofRtdrng of a great 
 Eorfe,or Horfe for fer vice^ 
 orPleafure. 
 
 H Aving fpoken fomething already of horfesjit now folloWCi' 
 we fay fometHingofthe commendable cxercifc of riding, 
 great Horfer, which intheveryaftion itfelffpeaketh Gentle¬ 
 man to all that are performers or doers of the fame. And though 
 our Englifh Gentry from a floath in their induftry, aim for the 
 moft part at no more skill then the riding,of a ridden and per- 
 feft Horfe, which is but only the fci ting forth of another mans 
 vertuc, and thereby making thcmfelves richer in difeonrfe then 
 aftion.'yet our Englifh Husbandman,or good-man whom I feek 
 to makeexi£l, and perfeft in all tbing^fhall not onely recreate 
 himfelfby riding the horfes whom the other men have made 
 perftft^but lhall by his own praftife bring his Horfe from utter 
 ignorance, to the beft skill that canbcdefiied in his motions: 
 wherein he (ball find a two fold pleafurc, the one an excellent 
 contentment to his mind, thathccanpcrformc fo worthy art 
 adlion withciic the chargeable affiftance of others, and the other 
 ahealthfull fupporttohis body, whenbyfuch recreation his 
 
 fpirits 
 
"iBook. Of the great Horfe, p 
 
 fpirits and inward faculties are revived and inflamed. 
 
 But now me thinks 1 heare fome lay,that I have utterly taken 
 away the tune of this ftring, I have flrickcn fo oft upon it; and Apoi^y, 
 that indeed there can be no delight where there is no variation: 
 and thatfurelylcannot vary anymore upon this plain fong, 
 but the World would find difeord either in this, or my former 
 dcfcantsButletthcmnotdeceivcthemfclves, for . my building 
 ftandeth on a firm rock,and I, know both (hall be worthyly jufti- 
 fiablctonly this 1 muft inform all men, that in times paft, long 
 fince, when our firfi rules of Horfcnianlbip were given unto us, 
 our Mafters were not fo skUfull in the abilities of horfe*per- 
 formances as wc are, but meafur’d them by the proportions of 
 their own weaker natures,and thence became fo too much tender 
 over them that they refpefted neither the greatnefle of their own 
 labours, nor the length of time before they arrived to their de- 
 fires, foinihe end they might afpire to theirwilhes with fafe- 
 ty and full facisfa^ion : whence it came to pafle that in thofe 
 times, and even now inthefe,chiefly amongft ibofe which are 
 meerly Riders,and no Keepers,there is no lefle time allowed to 
 the making up of a perfeft Horfe, then two years, when wc 
 know,and my fclf from experience can juftific the fame ; that if 
 the Rider can keep as wcllas Ride, that is, give as well direfti- 
 ons for the prefervationofahorfes health, and the avoydance 
 offorancesandfickncffc, as put in praRice artfully every vio¬ 
 lence to be ufed in his Leflons, he may very well make up a per- 
 fkft horfe in three months, fit cither for plcafurc or bittell, 
 which is the full fcopc and end of this Treatifc: wherein I would 
 not have any man expcR cither newRulcs; or contradiftion of 
 anyalrcady fetdownby menofpraRice andknowledgeih the 
 Art, but only a ftraightiiing or drawing of them together into a 
 much narrowcrcompafle,giving fatisfaftion to our defires, and 
 finiftiingupour work with fpeed, which before was almcft I, ft 
 or ncgleftedjwith the length of our labours, as you fljali fully 
 perceive by this difeourfe which followcth. 
 
 Firft then to fpeakof the taming of a young colt, which is as The laming of 
 itwere the preface or introduRion to the art of riding: You* youngColr. 
 (hall after he hath been in the houfeaweek ora fortnight, and 
 M familiar with the nwn,and will withall patiently indurectir-, 
 
 rying 
 
10 "ihe generdl Cure (ffall Cattell. i.BooIr, 
 
 tying,combing, lubbing, clawing and handling in every part 
 • and member of his body, without any (hew of rebellion or kna- 
 viflmefTcj which you (hall qompalTc by all gentle and ealic 
 means,doing nothing about fuddenlyorralhly, but with 
 leifurc and moderationuhen you (ball ofFcrliim a faddlc, which 
 yoH (hall fee in the manger be|orc him,that he may fmell to it,8t 
 look upon it, and you ftiallgingle the girtha and ftirrops about 
 His. (addlra g his carSjto make him carclelfi of the noyfe, then withall gentle- 
 and bridling, nefle after you have rubb’d MS (idcs therewithal!, you (hall fet it 
 on his back, and gird it gently on, and then place his Crooper 
 withall cafejwhichdone^u (hall take a fweet warring trench, 
 walht, and annoyntea with honey and fait,and put it into hie 
 mouth,placing it to hang dircftly about hi* tu(h, and as it were 
 a little leaning thercupon.'this you (hall doc in the morning as 
 loon as you have dreft him, and then thus faddlcd and bridled, 
 you (hall lead him fonh, and water him in your hand abroad : 
 then bringing him in,and after he bath Rood a little reined up¬ 
 on hi* trendi an hour or more, uke away the bridle and faddlc 
 and let him goto his meat till the Evening :then lead him forth 
 as before with the faddle to the water- then when he is let up 
 gently take off his faddlc and cherilh him,and then drefs him,8c 
 Th* £rS back- doath him up for all night. 
 
 inf.' The next day faddle him and bridle him as beforefaid, and 
 
 put OH him a ftrong mufrole of writhen Iron,or a (harp Cavezan 
 and Martingal, which you (hall buckleatfuch length that he 
 may no more but feel it when he jerketh uphishead, and thcri 
 lead him forth into fomc new plowed ficld,or foft ground;and 
 there after you have made him trot a good fpace about in 
 your handjand thereby taken away from him all his Wantonnefs 
 and knaviib diftraftions,you (hall offer your foot to the ftirrop; 
 at which if he (hew any diftaftc; citi-.cr in body or countenance, 
 you (hall then courfc hhn about again:then offer againjand with 
 leifure rife half way up, and godownagaine •• at which ifhc 
 (brink,correft him as before,but i( he take it patiently, then che- 
 ri{hhiin,andfo mount into the faddlc, which done, after che- 
 ri(hing light down agaim and give him bread or graffe to eate; 
 then look that your girths be well girted and (freight : that the 
 crooper b: ftrengand of juft length, that the briddle hang even, 
 
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 a nd in h is dtlc place without in ward or outward ofFericej that 
 your (iir rops be ftc,artd genehtlly ill (hin^e,withoutoflfchc: 
 either to your fell or to thebcaftj and then as before, mouhthis 
 backd'eit your fdft juft and even in the faddle, make the reins of 
 yOur bridle of etjuail length carry your rod without offence to 
 his eye In your right hand,the poynt tither direftly upright ,er 
 thwartedtowafds your left fhoulder ;Then having cherjfnt him 
 let the Groom which before led him, having his hand On the 
 chaflFhalter, lead him forward a dozen or twenty paces, then 
 gently ftraining your hand, with the help of the foot-man make 
 him ftand ftill^ then cherifti him and lead him forward againc,8e 
 do this five or fix times one after another, til! by continual) ufe 
 you make him of your own accordfwithout the footmans help), 
 by giving your body,and tbruftingyourieggs forward, god for¬ 
 ward} which as foon as he doth, you ftiallftayhifti, and cticriih 
 him, and then fitting on his back, let your foOtihan kad' him 
 homc,and bring him to theblock,where after you have cherifht 
 him,you (hall gently alighcjand caufe him to be led ijpjand well 
 dreftjand meated. The next day you (hallbring him tdfth aisbe-- 
 forcjand inall poyntSjtake his back, as aforefaid, and (b by.'thc 
 help of the footmanjtrot fore -right half a mile at leaft; theii let! 
 the footman lay offhis hand,ani walk by him, till you have of 
 your fclfc trotted him forth anotherhalf mile,then cherifti him 
 and make the footman give him fome grafle or bread to cate, & 
 then taking a large compafle trot him home, and bring'him 
 to the block as before,and there alightjandfofet him up. 
 
 The third day let your footman light upon fomefpare Jade, 
 and then bringing your Colt to the block take his back gently, 
 and after you have cherifht hinl,the other riding before yoti,fol • 
 low him ronh-right a mile,^vcr and anon at the end of twenty, 
 orthirty fcorcjftoppingth'. Colt gently, chcri(hinghim,8£ina- 
 king him yccld and go back afteporewo, and ihen puttinghim 
 forwardagain, cil,l he be fo perreft, thacwidi the leaft motion 
 he will go forward,flop and retire which will be effrfted m two 
 dayrsmoreftn which (pace,ifhe chance at any timctoflrlke or 
 ribell,you (hall niakehim which rides before you take the fparc 
 reyn, and lead him forward 3 w bilft you give him two or three 
 good hfhes under the belly, and thenbeinginhis way, take the , 
 
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 fpare reyn to your fclfc again:& thus you (hall doc, till all faults 
 bee amended:then you ftiall fpare your horfeinan,br guide, and 
 only by your felffor three or four dayes more, trot him every 
 morning and afternoon, at leaft a mile or two forward, ufing 
 him only to flop or retire, and bringing him home aeontrary 
 way to that yon went forth, tUlhebe fo perfeft and willing 
 that he will take his way how or in what manner yourfelfe 
 pleafcth,ever obferving to mount and difmount at the block on¬ 
 ly, except fomc fpeciall occafion conftrain you to the con¬ 
 trary. 
 
 This you may very well bring to paffe the firft week of the 
 Horfes riding. 
 
 The three As foon us you fceyour Horfe will receive youtohis b ek, 
 nai^ynts trot fbrth-right,ftop and retire, and do all this with great pati- 
 ff ^ skilh obediencej you {hall then call into your mind the three 
 
 mainc poynts of a Horlcmans knowlcdgc,which are helps, cor- 
 reSionSiand^chcri{hings.And for helps,they confift in thefe.'Firfl, 
 the voyce, which foundcthftiarply and cheerfully,crying, via^ 
 how,hej, and fuch like,adds a fpirit and livelynels to the Horfe & 
 lends a great help to all his motions.- then the bridle, which re- 
 firained,or at liberty,helpes him how to do,8i Ihews which way 
 to do. ■ _ 
 
 Then the Rod which being only Ihewed, is a help to dire 
 being only moved, helps the quickneffc and nimblenelTeof the 
 motionjand bcinggently toucht withall,helps the loftineffe ofa 
 horfes falts and leaps, and makes him a* it were gather all his 
 ftrength into onepoyntjand laftly, the calves of the legges, ftir- 
 rop leadicrs,and ftirrops, which moved by the horfes fide, helps 
 him to nimblcnefle fwiftnelT-, and rcadineffe in turning. Some 
 to thefe hclpSjadde the help of the Spur chiefly in high falts or 
 boundings butitmuft bedone in a juft and true time and with 
 fuch gentle bitterneire,that the horfe may underftand it for a 
 help, or elfe he will take diftafte, and Hading it favour like cor- 
 reftion,infteadofbetteiing his doings doe with more diforder 
 as to fpraule with his fore-feet in advancing, toyerkout with 
 one or both his hinder feet in the correit or bounding, lhaking 
 
 .. ofhis head and fuch likcjas will appear in praftife. 
 
 Correaions, the raoft principle is the fpur, which 
 
 they be. 
 
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 Of the great Horfe. , 13 
 
 inuft not at any time be given triflingly,or itchinglyjbutfound- 
 ly and fliarplyjas oft as Juft occafion Ihall rcquire-'chcn the Rod 
 which upondiforderjflothjormifcarriagc of the members, muft 
 be given alfo foundly- then the voyce which being delivered 
 fliarply and roughly,as vilhan^carrlAro.) dlablo^ and fuch like 
 thrcatningsjterrifieth the horfe,and maketh him afraid to difo- 
 bey : and laftly the bridle which now and then ftricken with a 
 hard check in his mouth, rtfornicth many vices and diftempera- 
 tiircs of his head.-yct this laft mult be done feldome,& with great 
 diferetion, for to make a cuftome thereof, is the ready way to 
 fpoylcahorfes mouth; , ... 
 
 NowofChcrifhihgi, there are generally in ufe but three, as^''‘ " ””8* 
 firft the voice, which being delivered fmoothly and lovingly, 
 as prying f/je;'^^,yf^ere,andfuchIike,givcsthchorie 
 
 both a cheerfulneflfe of fpirit, and a knowledge tbat he hath • 
 done well.'then the hand,by clapping him gently on the neck or 
 buttock,pr giving him graffe or other food to ear, after he hath 
 pleafedyourandlaftly thebigendofthe Rod, by robbing him 
 therewith upon the withers or mane, which is very plealing 8c 
 delightfull to the Horfe. _ _ OftheMuf- 
 
 Now after thefc Ordinary and ufuall helpSy correftions, and 
 chcri(hiRgs,you (hall have refpeft to the Mufiolc or Cavcain 8c tin ga^ ^ 
 Martingale, which carry in them all the thrcefarmcrbothfcvc- 
 ralland unitcjfor it is firft an efpeciall help and guide to every 
 wcl-difpofcdhorfe, forfetcingof his head inatrucplace,form- 
 ing of his Rcinc,and making him appear cjmely and gallant in- 
 the eyes of the beholders ; then it is a (harp. correRion when a 
 horfe yerkech ouchisnofe,or difordereth his , head any way 
 or ftriveth to plunge or run away with his Ri^er: And laftly it 
 is agreatcheriftiinguntotheBeaftj When he yieldeth his head 
 to your hand, by Ihrinking from his face, and fo leaving any 
 more to torment him,but when he offendeth • whence it comes 
 that more from this then any thing clfe, the Horlc firft gaineth 
 the knowledge of his Matters will,and is delirous to perform it: 
 therefore you fhallbe very carefull to the placing of this-Upon 
 the Horfesas firft,that i t hang fomewhat jow, and reft upon the' , ^ 
 
 tendcrGriffclofthe Horfesnofc, whercbyiHecorreftionJmay * 
 
 bethc (harper when occafion requires it ; then thatit be looie 7. 
 
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 Ibegenerall Cure of all Cattell .. s.Bookv 
 
 and not ftraight, whereby the Horfc may feclc, upon the yield¬ 
 ing in of his head how the offence goetb from bim,aDd fo know 
 that only his own difordcr is his own punifcmenti Laftly, he 
 {hall be carefull to note how he winneth the Horfes head,andby ^ 
 thofc degrees to draw his Martingale ftraiter and ftraiter, fo 
 the Horfe may ever have a gentle feeling of ■ he fame, andno 
 more; ti,l his Head and Reinebe brought to that perfeftion 
 thatyou drfirejand ihen there to ftayjand keep the Martingale 
 Gonftantly in that place onely, which you (hail perforrae in 
 thofc few dayes which you trot your.Horfc forth right, being 
 before you bring him to any Leffon, more then the knowledge ■ 
 of your feUjand how to receive you to his back, and trot forth o- 
 btdiently v/ithyou. 
 
 Of treading When your Horfe is brought unto fomecertainty ofRdn, , 
 
 the Urge iin£. forth-right with you at your plcafurc,& by your former 
 
 exercife therein is brougheto breath and delight in his trayell, . 
 which will grow and. encreafe upon him^ asyotegrov^md . encreafe 
 inyoar-Ubou. -., then you (hall bring him to the trading forth of , 
 the large Rings in this manner • Firft, '.fhe be of heavy and,: 
 cilh nature, Jloathfull and dull, and, albeit he have firlengih and . • 
 piffeienc)- ofbjdy^yetyou fud^e himflovenly and Hnapt,t{myon (hal 
 Chskeof trot him in forne new plorred field,fofi and deep : But if hee bee of 
 gteund. ^y.ick^md of fery fpirit,apt,n!mble^dnd ready to learne,the:n you jhall [ 
 
 tret him into fame fandy or gravelly place,where is jtrong and fir me 
 foot-hold,and there you jhall marje out a fpacioHs large Ring \ at 
 lea ft thresficore orfonrfeore paces in ccmpajfe, and having Walked ' 
 him fix or feven times about the fame on your right hand; you 
 (hall then by a little ftraitning of your right Reinc, and laying . 
 the calfe of your left Leggc, tc his fide making a half circle with¬ 
 in your Ring upon your right hand,down to the center or mid- • 
 poynt thereof,and then by ftraitning your left Reinta little, & 
 laying the calfe ofyoiir right Icggc to his fide, making another 
 halfe circle to your left band from the center to the outmoft 
 verge, which two halfe circles contrary turned,will make,a per- . 
 feft Roman S. within the Ring ; -then keeping your firft large 
 circumfcrcp.ee> walk your horfe about on your left hand, ai oft 
 aSjou did on your right >aild then change within your Ring as 
 you did before to your right hand again) and then trot bipi firft 
 
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 on the right hand, then on the left, fo long as^ou ftili think 
 convenient j And althoagh our ancient Mafters in this Afl: have 
 prefciibed unto us certain numbers olRing turhs, and (fow 
 oft it is meet to goe about Oh either hand,- as if all horit^ 
 of one even ability ;yet 1 would wiflj you to neglcft thofc llulcsj 
 and only to praftife your lioirfe in this leflbfi, according to his 
 ftrehgth of his body, fometimes applying him therein an hpUr^ 
 fbmetimes two, and fonictimcs three, more or lelTe according 
 to your diferetion: for the fpact^of time can neither bring wea- 
 rineife nor tiringiand for your change of hands, you (hall do it 
 as oft as (hall feem belt to your felf, being ever very carefull to 
 give hinithcmoftcxercife and that hand, on which he is ever 
 moft unwilling to go and in this IclTon be carefull afto that he 
 do it cheerfully, luftily, nimbly, quickeitmg'ahd inflStnihg hii 
 fpiritsbyallthc means poffibIc> and whehy pu find that he 
 trothislarge rings perfeRly, which will quefiibhllefl^be inleil^^^^ 
 then a weeks fpacCjbcihg well applid therein,for yotf mult'ndt 
 foreflow any raorhing except tht Sabbath, harillyany af¬ 
 ter noon alfojif you find him floathfull and heavy, for there is' 
 no greater hinderance theri the Riders' too niuch tetidern’c|rc, 
 nor no greater furtheranW then a continuall’moderate exer- 
 cife. Therefore as ! faidjwhcn he will trot his Rings well, then 
 in the fame manneF,aiid with the famechanges, yohfhalliiiake , , 
 
 him gallop the fame Rings, which he (hall doe alfo with great Ofgailo^^jii , 
 dexterity,lightheffe,and much nimblcnclTc, withoUt l6fing.the**rg^R'"P' 
 leall part or grace of his beflreine : nay fo carefull ybufhall 
 be thereof,that in this gallbpping,you (hall,as it were gather his 
 body together, and make his Reine rathrr better then it was^Sc 
 make him take up his feet fo truly and loftily, that not any eye * 
 
 may fee or perceive a faKhobd in his ftroke, but.tbat hi* inward 
 feet play before his outward, and each of a fide'folloW the othet 
 fodircftly, that his gallop may appear as the beftgraee of all 
 his motions •• neither (hall you enter him into this lelTon ralhly 
 and hafilly,but fobcriy,and with difcretionjmaking him firlf gal¬ 
 lop a quarter of the ring,then half,then three partsjihd laftly ihb 
 whole Ring: neither (hall ybuforce him into his Ring with vio¬ 
 lence or the (harpnelleof fpursjburwith fpirit andmcltall,.ma¬ 
 king him byihc lightnelTe and cheerfulnelTe oTyour oWii body, 
 
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iS 'ibegenerall Curt of all Cattell. i Book 
 
 paffcofbis own accord into hU gallop, and efpecially in his 
 change^where you may let him feel your Legge, and fticw him 
 yoar Rod on the contrary fide •' and herein is to be noted, that 
 continually thofe. changes ^ in as much as they are made ina - 
 much Qraightcr conjpafle'mpft be done ever with great quick-^ 
 nelfcjand more ftirring nimblenefle then inrirc lefibns. • 
 Heipnnrhe for the helps neceflkry in large ring turns, they 
 
 iarge-S-inE. confift generally in the rows,Sod, C alvss of your Legs, and the 
 turns, Bridle^la the Foict by quickning him up,, and reviving bis fpi- 
 rits when he grows floathfull,with thefe words,or s: 
 In the Sodyhy {hewing it him on the contrary fide, or. laying it 
 on the contrary flioaldcr, and fomecimes by (haking it over his 
 head,which is a kind of thrcatningjchiefly when you make your 
 changes.ln the calves of your legs, whcn.you clap them hard to 
 the Contrary fide to which he turneth,or by fpr ingihg 8t jerkiiig‘ 
 your leggs torward, hard upon your ftirrop-leathers,which will 
 <yuckea him and make him gadicr up his limbs better than the 
 (pur by many degrees'And laftly,in the bridle, by drawing it in^ 
 a little ftraitcr,andholding it with fomc morcconfiaDcy^.whcR 
 you put any ,of your former helps in ufc; or doc any thingit^th.' 
 more life or couragejfor that maketh him draw Ids limbs to¬ 
 gether,and to ftraitenhis Rings with gracclycomelincfle. 
 Cpneaions GorreRions in thefe large Rings,they be divers ; as 
 
 in thering- namcly,tb'c Bridle, the Spur, and the Rod, and fometimes the 
 turn/. voice,yet that but fcldomc; for the bridle, you (hall correft your 
 
 hoffe therewith if hce carry his head or chaps awry, making as - 
 it were mouths and ill-favoured counteiwnccs, giving him now- 
 and then a little check in the mouth, and awakning. him from 
 f«ch forgeifull paflrons, or now and then drawing the trench tov 
 and fro in his mouth, which will reform the errour ; then the< 
 fpur which muftbclaid (harp and hard to his fides, when you. 
 finde your helps will do no good, but that his (loth rather more 
 and more increafeth, or when hee prefleth and hangeth hard; 
 upon yourband orloofcth the tutch of bis reine,or fuch like vi¬ 
 ces ; for the Rod, when you find that hce negleSeth the (hewing- 
 or (baking ofitj or when he difordercth any of his hinder parts 
 and will not gather them up comely together, then you fiiall 
 tfacrewitb, give him afound la(hor two under the belly, of ovcr> 
 tke.contrary fhbulder^^and.to any of thefe former. correRions 
 
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 you ftiall ever accompany the threatning of ypurlVoicej.;' when 
 the fault; is too much foalc, jand^ no 6thcrwifc»i beegufe, there 
 fliould be ever an entire love betwixt the iHoffoand thcilorfe- 
 
 nian, which continual! chiding will cithicr take'awaybr atleaft 
 root out theapprehenfion thereof. 
 
 Now for your cherifliings, they are; thofe vi^ich liofmerly 
 fpakc cf; only they muft be ufed at hptime but whenydur ho^c chetithiogtiit 
 doth well, and hath pleafediyouc mihdj both with'bis icuhnlng his Ring-urn. 
 and iraftablencffe : aud although the time for thedSme^ when 
 he hath finifh’d hi* leflpns, yet there is a fccrct plcafing and che- 
 rilbing of a horfc with the bridle,which tnuft DC excrcifed>in the 
 doing ofhis leffonsjand thath ihcfwectningof bisincMttobpai 
 littleceafingofyour bridle-hand, ;ahd.gendy;drawingiii:^up 
 back again, letting it come and go with fuchi ah anperceiying 
 motion, that none but the beaft^ay ftopping 
 
 When your hoi fe canirot and.galldp. tfaefe laige i^s^mth^ going teck; 
 all perfeftneiTe, Which with good induftry willbeperfefted in: 
 
 Icflc then a fortnights cxercife, you Ml theti proceed tomhke 
 him ftopfaire,comely,and w4hoa(;danger,Whikbyofl,ihalldoc 
 inthismanner-Firftjasfoonaryouihavetakfchhisbackiuidhe*-- 
 rilhhim, put him gently forward, and bring him into a'fwifo 
 trot; after you have trotted, him forty or tbreefdoi* yard 
 forward, you fhall by drawing in your bridle-hand ftrait- 
 ly and fuddenly; .make | him gather his. bindcf legS and forelegs 
 together,apddo in an inhantftand dill, which hs foonas he dbth'jj. 
 Immediatelyyou fhall eaft^ypur hand a little, yet hot fo ihuebas 
 may give him liberty to'prefle forward, but rather to^yeeld^ 
 backward which ifyou finde hcedoth, you (hall give him more^ 
 liberty,andcheri/b him, and then hav’ng paufeda while, draw 
 in your brydic-handj and makt;him goe back ( two- or thrte 
 pacer jat which if.hc .ftrike, inftantly eafe your handj and 
 draw it up againe^ letting him ;Come and gbe tillhceyeeld 
 ajid goc backward. whichCfor themoftpart5alI horfesattbc 
 firft willdoe; but ifit be that yOurhorferebell and willnotgoe 
 back with this gentle admonitipni you ;flia]I then caufe a foot¬ 
 man (landing by to put him backe with his hand,andin his mo - 
 tion you (hall chcrifli him, that he roay undffftand whati youb 
 will is and thus every timeyou make him Hop, -you Aall make; 
 lum retire back, till in one fpaceoftlmc you have made both ' 
 edons{ierfe£b ; and.> this praflife you fl^ll ufc both till you ' 
 
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 come CO your large rings, aud at every time that you finiftiyour 
 IcffoDjor give the Horfe breath or calt; whereby you (hall per¬ 
 ceive that your horfe (hall learn to trot and gallop the large 
 lit^jtoftopand retire back all in one fpace of time, becaufe you 
 fee fuccrflively they follow one another, and are to be done 
 (though three)butas one intire lelTon. 
 
 „ , Now for thchelpes in ihefeleflTons, the beft for flopping is 
 
 ® the choice.of ground, as by making yourhorfe evertoflop 
 
 dovenc the (Ibapeoffomehill, ordefeending ground, whereby 
 he maybrcompeird tocouch his hinder loins the better, and 
 lb make him flop mofl comely, and to obferve that the ground 
 bcfimieand hard,without danger of Aiding, lefl the horfe 
 finding fuch an imperfcftion,gi'OW fearfull, and fo refufc to do 
 your will cut of his own danger. In retiring you (hall hclpe him 
 with your rod, by putting it before his breaft, or fhaking it be¬ 
 fore his knees, to make him remove his feet morequick and 
 nimbly. 
 
 Correftions. For correftions in flopping, it mufl fometimes bee done by 
 i your fclf,as with the even flrokc of your fpurs, when in his flop 
 he difbrdereth his head, or with any one (ingle fpurre, when he 
 cafleth out his hinder loynes, and will not flop right in an even 
 line; and fometimes it mufl be done by another by-flander, 
 where he refufeth to flop at al,who (landing at the place of flop, 
 as foon as you draw lip your hand, (hall with his rod threaten 
 the horfe and make him not dare to prclTe forward, or if he do 
 preflTe forwardjto make him retire fwiftly back fo much ground 
 as he gained,both your felf and the by-ftander, latinghim with 
 your voices extreamly; for correftions in retiring, they aie the 
 even ftrokes of both your fpurs, when hcc flickesjOrprcilesupon 
 your hand, and will not yecid back ; and alfa your rod flruck 
 ftiarply on his knees and bread.', and the rod of a by-flander 
 ftruck upon his bread knees, and face, when his ftubboinntiTc is 
 too violent. 
 
 But for his cherifliings,they bee all formerly fpokc of, when 
 your will is comely and obtditntly performed,befidefthe addi¬ 
 tion of fomc other,as a prelcnt eafing of ybur bridle hand, and 
 thefuffering and cherifhing of the by-flander, and fo offering 
 him to Hand and recover breath a good fpace after. 
 
 When 
 
2 Book. 
 
 Ofthetiorfe, 
 
 When your horfc can ftop and retire well,which may be done Ot advancing 
 in the fame fpace that yon teach him his large ring-turru, for it 
 isasit were threcleflbnslcarn’d inone ; you (half then teach 
 him to advance b;forc when hee ftoppeth, which is very comely 
 and graccfull to the beholders; and you (hall do it in this man¬ 
 ner:^ irer you have (lopped your horfe, without giving your 
 hand any cafe, yo u (hall lay the calves of both your legs hard to 
 his tides, and adde thereto the tioifeofthe (halting of your rod, 
 and your voice, by crying vp, up, which will atfirft(perad- 
 venture)but a little amaze him, becaufc hee underdandeth not 
 your meaning Therefore you (hall put him forward again, and 
 doc as before, and that with a little more ftrength, continuing 
 the praftife of the fame till you perceive he taketh one foot 
 from the earth, then cherifh him a little, and foto the klTons a- 
 gaiiie, till he taketh up both his Icggesfroni the ground, which 
 when he doth,orderly or difordcrly,'yct cherKh him exceeding¬ 
 ly,that he may come to the knowledge of your meaning. Without 
 whieh all your labour is loft ; then to your former praftifea- 
 gainc, till you have brought him to that perfeftneifc, that he 
 will with all readinelT: advance ar oft as you will give him the 
 calves of your legs to bis fide8,be it lelfe or more times t^etber: 
 this done,you (hall looke to the orderly and comellnefteof hii / 
 advancing as firft, that he takes up his legs both even together, 
 and wind them inward towards his body \ then that he advance 
 nottoohighTorfcarofcotnmingovcriipon you)b’Jt couch his 
 hinder foincsclofc to the ground ; then that hcfprauleth not, 
 nor paweth with his feet forward : and laftly that hee advance 
 notforhisowne plearurc,but when you command him by your 
 own direft and orderly motionsjforthe contrary is a foule fault 
 in Horfemanfhip. 
 
 For helps in this ItlTonjthey are the calves ofyour leggasthc 
 fluking of your rod ovei his head, and your voice, as is before 
 raid,and the defeent of fomc hanging ground; which will make 
 hishindtrloinescouch thcb;ttcr. 
 
 The (orreftions are according to the nature of offences, 
 the even ftroke of your (pursjor a good la(h with your rod,when , ^ 
 
 youfeehefixeth hisfcccto the ground, and ftubbornlyapplyes 
 himfclf to difobey you, or will take up his feet one after ano¬ 
 ther, , 
 
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 20 'ihegemrallCureofallCattell. i Book, 
 
 thcr,andnot,botli togcther.lf hee docadyancc too highjfo as he 
 
 iiteady toebme over upon youy or.ifhffpraul or, paw forth 
 wuh his feet) you {hall thcn not pnely giydhim both your fpurs,. 
 hardjogethef,. but alfo'a good j.:rk« or,two withyour rod be- 
 twccohis eares-biit if he advance when you would not have him, 
 you (hall then in the fame inftant jerke him over both the 
 knees wiihyouf rod; and if he advance again, jerk himagaine, 
 notcea-ilng till he fixhisfeetto the ground,or goe backward, & ; 
 then'chefiOi.him. , , ; ' 
 
 For particular cherilhirigs inthisLeflbn, they are no other 
 Chenftu pgs. former fpoke of,onely they muft be done with a more 
 
 ready watchfuInclTe, in the very inftant and moment of time, in 
 which he performeth anything well, that the horfe may under- 
 ftandwhy, andwhereforphe receiveth fuch contentment, and; 
 thereby be incouraged to continue in his goodn£fs,and be more 
 ready to'apprehend his Riders plcaiurc. . 
 
 Tae ufe of For the ufe of advancing, it is two fold: as namely, to give a 
 
 advancing, grace to his other lelTons,and to faring his body to nimblcneff;. 
 
 yet for the moft part it is only ufed at the llop ; where whenyo.ii ■ 
 have fin.ifti’d any leftbr, ifthen conclading^with thc.ftop , .ydii' 
 make him advancejonccj twiccjor thrice, it ,will be botha grace 
 to the beaftjand (hew much art in the Horfe-man;aIfo it maketh 
 a horfe apt arid ready to turn well, and maketh hiwAruft.to hw. 
 hinder legs,whereby his fore parts may bedireftedjaridgoveiXH; 
 cdattheHorfe-manspleafurc.. . -.tr ! r ,ii^ 
 
 Next to advancing, you fiiaH' teach your Horfeitoyerk 
 behind. behindc,in this manner -• When at any time you have inadehim 
 ftop,you (hall prefcntly with yourrod give hima goodf jerk un¬ 
 der the belly nearc to his flanke, which though „at the firft-hce 
 apprehended nor, yet by a continual! and conftant ufe thereof 
 you (hall in the end bring him to yerk out h is hinder lcgs;af the 
 firft doing whereof, you (hall chcrifli him, for that is the onely 
 language by which he knoweth he doth your will, and then ha¬ 
 ving paufed a little,niake him to do it again, encreafing it every 
 ^ay,and doubling his doings till he befo ready, that when yon 
 pleafe to give the jerke,he will then give the yerk, and then you 
 Ciall lookto the comclinelTe of his doings,that is to fay,that he 
 yerk not out his hinder legs, till his fore-legges be above the 
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 ground,then that heyerk not one Ifg farther cut then the ^ 
 
 but both even together 5 then that hccyerk not too high; and; ' 
 lafliyjthathe yerkc not one legge ont whileftthe othcri* oil the / 
 
 ground,all which are cn;^ouis of great grofshefle. Therefore to 
 make the horfc more perfeainthis IclTori) it (hall be good to , 
 teach hiin to yerk out behind, when he ftandeth in the ftablcj by 
 jefkinghini on thebuttockes with your rod, and hot ceafingto; 
 iholeft him till hee raife up his rumpc above the ground,and then 
 to cherllh him, and fo to apply him without any eafc aiid reft, 
 tillbc doe your willjthen whenheis perfeft to put the fame in 
 praftife when you arc in the field on his back,, by turning your 
 rod in your hand to his buttock-wardjand touching him^here- 
 with,to make him yerk as aforefaid. 
 
 For the hclpes,they are the conftant flaying his mouth on thc'Helys. 
 bridle, theftrokeofyourrod under his belly, or the gentle 
 touchinghim upon the rumpc with the fame. 
 
 The correftions are only the even flroakc of your Spurs,vvhen Corrcaions. 
 cither he refufeth to yerkc, or yefkcth out difordcrly, or out of 
 malice •, or the Angle fpu.r on that fide on which heyerkethibne 
 moft difordcrly - and laftlyjanftlefleholding ofhim to thc lcf- 
 fQn,notgivinghim any reft or cafe,till he doe it in that manner 
 which you can wilh.- - 
 
 Then for his cherilhings, they arc all thole formerly mentio- GheriHung,. 
 ned,being btftoWcd upon him in the very inftant of his Weil do- 
 ■ log- 
 
 When your Horfe is perfeftj in all the leflbns formerly fppke Of turning, 
 of,and underftandeth the helps and correftions belonging to the - 
 
 fame, you (hall then teach him to turn readily on both handgi 
 by ftraitning bis large rings,and bringing them into a much Icffe 
 compafle,and although araongft Hofle men, .and in the Artof 
 Horfemanlhip,there are divers and fundry tornes,fome high and 
 lofty as the turne upon the Corwty Capriole, or on bounds,Tome 
 clofc and neare die groynd,as the turne TarraJ’aira, or thefe we 
 call Carago/OjSerpei^iare,indCach like, and fome fwiftaild 
 ipg,as theand fuch like i yet fith they all 
 labour but to one end, which Is to bring at) Horle to antxafl: 
 ft^iftnefle and rcadineffe in turning, I will iil as brief and plain 
 manner asl can,fliew you how to compafs the famc.Firft, there- - 
 
 fore,you (hall make out a ring fome three or four yards in com- 
 
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 'th generdl Cure of all Cattell, 2 .Book, 
 
 patic, and in the famcwUhallgcntleneffeawhiic walkeyour 
 horfe,fuffering him to go the fame at hi* ow n pleafurc, gathe¬ 
 ring his head up by little Stlittlcjand making him take pleafiirc 
 in the fame, till you find that he taketh knowledge of the Ring 
 and will with all udllingnefle make about the fame,coveting rar. 
 ther to ftraiten it,than inlarge itjwhich perceivcdjyoii (hall then- 
 carry your bridle-hand conftant and fomc what ftraifj yet the 
 outmoft rcyneverfomewhat more ftrait than the iiinioft, ma¬ 
 king the horfc rather look from the Ring than into the ring, 
 and the calve of your Icgfasoccafion (hall (crvc)fomewhat neer 
 totfae outward fide of the horfc, and then you/hall trot him a- 
 bout the ringjfirft on the one fide and then on the othcr,niaking- 
 your changes witfiin that (Irak ring, ai you-did.before within, 
 the large ring. 
 
 And in thisfort without cealingj you (hall exercife your 
 Horfc a full hour together, then flop him, make him advance 
 twice or thrice together^then retire in anevtn Line,and fo (land: 
 ftilla pretty while,and cheri(hhim; then when he hath taken. 
 fre(h breath,to him again, and do as before, continually labou-. 
 ringby raidng up his bridle-hand, and thrufting forward your 
 Legs andbody,to bring his trot to all the fwiftne(rc,and lohineft, 
 that may bc,& jn your changes to do them fo readily,and round¬ 
 ly as may be:alfojmaking him to lap his outmoft leg fo much o- 
 ver his inmoft leg,that he may cover it more then a fisot over,& 
 thus you fliall exercife him a •whole forenoon,at lead a week to¬ 
 gether,only doing his former IclTons but once over in a morning 
 ^ad no more, in and this praftife you teach[him perfeftly three 
 leffuHf together,that i* the turn 7 erra, Terra^ the Incavalare,iiL 
 the Chimbetta’.iiit turn Temi,Terray in the outmoft circle of the 
 hcavalare and Chantbetta in the changes, 
 wberdnheisforc’ttolap onclcg over another, oreKetolift 
 np the inmoft legge from the ground, while he brings the oiit- 
 moft ov|r i>-& furely in this Ring & thefe changes, confifteth all 
 the main Art of turning, and the chiefeft glory both of thekorfe 
 3,ndtfachorfc-man and therefisrc it is meet for every Rider to 
 think this leflbn never perfeftly learnt, and therefore concinti- 
 allytopraffifc hi? horfe in the fame, making him notonely 
 tread and trot thefe narrow rings, but alfo gallop them,&from 
 gallopping 
 
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 galloppingthcaa-topaire them about in ground-ialni asby ta¬ 
 lcing up hit fore-legs from the ground both togethcrjand bring¬ 
 ing his hinder fen into their place^ and fo pailing the Ring a- 
 bout once or twice or thrice, at your pleafurf, orasoftasthe' 
 horfcs ftrength and courage will allow:and this is the true turhe, 
 called Terrand of greateft requeft with Horfe-mcR,and 
 likewifewithSouldicrsj and this will every htyfe Katura/ya»d 
 eaflj/ be broHght unto ; only by a continnall trotting and gallepf:ng 
 ofthefe narrow SingSi 1 hnsyoH fee the perfeUnejfe of your large 
 Rings bringsyoHr Horfeto an eafte ttfe of the Jlrait Rings ; and wt 
 . eajTe knowledge of the flraitRbtgs brings a Horfe to the perfeotion 
 of turnings which is the ground and maine fumme of this ^fti a 
 flopping begets retiringyandretiring advancing.Thtts every Lefon* 
 as tt were a chainey’s imkt one to'another. 
 
 The helps belonging |o turning, arc all whatfoever arefbr- Helpsi 
 nierly(pokenofi,becauie itisaLmon, which be [ides thatitcon- 
 tainethin it felfe allother hefonsyfoit rnnfl be done withmorecou- 
 rageyArt^andnitnblenejfeythen any elfe whatfoever \ and therefore 
 the Horic had need of all the afliftance that can pdlTibiy be given 
 him. 
 
 Thc correaipns are the fpurs given on the t utraoft fidc>whcn cprreftioa*. 
 the Horfeftiekt, and is harder to eoine about on the.onc fide, 
 then on the othersand the Rod ftricken bard on the outmofl fide 
 of the offending inetnberjasalfoa continiiairLbour, when the 
 Horfc (hew* either unwillingncfle or difobcdienccttouching the 
 unniniblenefleofhit.turning,whenhebeatsoneLegagainfta- 
 notbcr,or treads one foot upon another, the raps and hurts he 
 doth himfclfjare fufficient correRions; and will both tnakehim 
 know his fault and amend it. ' 
 
 For his cberimings, they are alfo the former already fpokenCherifemgs, 
 
 to be ufed[if poJflbly')mthgreater earneflnstfe, inasmuch as 
 this Lefon being mopi cunning; would for the performance thereof 
 ever receive the mofl comfort, - 
 
 Your Horfc being brought to this perfeRion, that he will 
 perfeRlytreadhis larger'ngs,ftop,retire,advsncebefo«, yetk 
 behind, and tv.rn readily on either hand, you fliall then takea¬ 
 way bis mufrole and trench, and in dead thereof put upon his 
 head a gentle Cavezan or two jdynts and three pecces, with a 
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 Ihegefterall Cure of all Cattell, 2 Book 
 
 chap-band underneath, which you Ihall buckle dole, but not 
 ftrcight, and befure that the cavezan lye upon the tender grif- 
 lelofihe horfes nofe, fomcwhat near to the upper part of his 
 noftfil*; then to the chap-band you (hall fallen the Martingale,St 
 laftly to the lings on each fide the cavezan, you Ihallfaften long 
 divided rtinsstnore then a yard and a half in length a piecesthen 
 into his mouth you (hall put a fweetfinooth cannon bit, with 
 a plain watering ehaine, the cheek being of large fize, foasit 
 may arme a little above the poynt of hisflioulder 5 and the kir- • 
 blefballbe thick,round;and large, hangingloofely upon hisne- 
 ther lip, and inticing thehorfe with his lip to play with the 
 fame. Thus armed you (hall take his back, and calling the left 
 rcineof your cavezan overthe Horfes right (boulder, you (hall 
 bear it with your thumb, with the reins of the bit in your left 
 hand; and the right reines of the caveyn you (hall call over the 
 hodes left (boulder, and bear it with your Rod in your right 
 band,and fo trot him forth thefirft morning out right a mile or 
 two in the high-wayjmaking him only feclc and grow acquain« 
 ted with the Wr, and only making him now and then flop and 
 retire,and gathering up his head in a due place, and falhioning 
 h is reine with all the beauty and comelineffe that may be,which 
 done, the next day you (hall bring him to his large rings, and as 
 was before (hewedjthere make himperfeft withthebitasyou 
 did with the fnaficmrft in trotting, then in gallopping of the 
 fame;then make him (lop,retire,advance,yerk behind,andeome 
 upon their hand with a great deal more perfeRnefiTe, and more 
 grace then was formerly done with the trench, which isanealie 
 labour, inasmuchasthebitisofrnuch better command, and 
 brings more coraelinefle to the horfes motions, ig alfo a greater ;■ 
 helpja (harper correftion, and a chcriflier of more comfort then 
 any before ufed. And thus in :he fi; ft month you may make any 
 horfe perfeft upon the ti ene in the leflbns Rforefpoke of, fo in • 
 the fccondmoiuh you niaymake the fame lelTons a great deal 
 more perfeft upon the bir, . and fo prefume in two months to 
 have a perfeft ground hor(e, fit cither for Souldier or Schollar, 
 that hath any good rules of Horfeman Slip in him. , 
 Ot'Ehetiwning' Now forafmuch as the Art in turning in horfeS is of great 
 FeS,. ~ difficulty,- dndoughtofaJILQflbastobcmcftelaboratf,-1 will . 
 
 fpeakc. 
 
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 (peak a little further thereof, arid flicwsoathcprafikifcdf thefe 
 prefenttimesj forihc bcft accoiriplilhmerit ofthefamc» with* 
 out ftirring up evill motions in the Hqrfe,whence R'eftivenefle, 
 andothervild. errours dogrow 5- for it is: certain that^very 
 Horfe naturally defireth neither offence,nor to offend; but the 
 rafli dilcretion of ignorant HGrfemen,:;\i?hich will compell a 
 Horfe to docjbeforc he know what,or how to doe, is the beget- , . , 
 ting of thofe cvtils which are hardly o,c ever reclaimed t fora 
 horfe is like an il brought up boy, who having Icarntdrunkennes 
 iiihisyotith, w illhaidly be fober in his age,: and having onot 
 got a knavifh quality, though he be never fo much punilhed' 
 forthc faine;WillyctiK)w and then (hew that the remembrance 
 is not utterly rxtiuguilhed 5 arid forafmuch as in this Leffonof 
 ftrait turni 5, there is fo much curious hardneffe that a Horfe is 
 moft fubjeci to iibelljandkarnmanyevills thereby,, therefore 
 to prevent all choie evil»,you lhallcaufcafmooth ftro|ig poll £0 
 be well rant’d, and fixed in the earth in thP midil ofthe.llraic 
 ring,at the very poynt and center thereof, then cagfing a foot¬ 
 man to ftoridat the poll, you lhall give him, the right reine of 
 your Cavezan, iwhich you lhall make him hold about the poll, 
 and fo walk or trot your horfe about the fame on your right 
 band as long as you plcafc, then takingup the right reine, give 
 him up the left reine, and do as much upon ihcdeftharid, and 
 thus change from hand to hand; as oft as you lhall think conve¬ 
 nient, tillydu have brought your horfe to the abfolute perfec- 
 tion of every turnc, the poll being fuefia guide and bond unto, 
 the horfcjthat albeit the horfeman were of himfelfe utterly ig- V 
 
 norant, yeticisimpofliblc the.Horfe Ihould cither difordccor' 
 ditobey the Riders purpofe. ' 
 
 VVhen your Horfe can thus perfeftly fete very feverall turnc ©fmaMciDg 
 either llrait or open with his bit, yt u fiiall then teach him to 
 manage, which is the onely poftnrcforthc iife ofthefwordon 
 horfe-backe, and you lhall do it in this manner;; Fbft, caufe 
 fome by-ftandcr to pricke up in the earth-.two riding rods,about 
 
 twenty or forty yards or more, as you think.good,. dillant one 
 from theoiherjthenwalkeyonrhorfeinaftraightturneprring 
 aboutthefirllon your right hand, and fo paffinghim.inanc- 
 ven furrow down to. theothcrJRpdjwalke about it alfo in a nar- 
 
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 row Ring on your left hand, then thruft him into a gentle gal¬ 
 lop down the even farrow,till yon come to ^e firilRod,Sc there 
 making him(as it wcre)ftop,and advance without any paufc or 
 intermiflion of time, thruft him forward again, beat the tame 
 Terrrf, Terr/r, about it on your right hand, then gallop forth 
 right to the other Rod, and in the fame manner beate the turne 
 ah^t on your left hand ;and thui doeatoft^s you (hall think, 
 it convenient for your own praftice and the horfes ftrengiL 
 Now ofthefc manages our ancient Matter* in Horfc-manlhip 
 ^ j.. jbavc made diver* kind*,as manage with reft, and manage with- 
 “ out reft, manage with Angle tumes, and manage with double 
 turnes,which indeed doth rather breed confalion, than under- 
 ftanding in cither the Horfc or Horftman : Therefore for your 
 better knowledge,! will reduce them only butw two kinds, that 
 is manage operand manage clofc .-your open manage is that 
 which I (hewed you beforc,when you turne Tara, Terra,vihich 
 is the moft open of all ftrait tumes : and your clofc mana« is 
 when you turne uponthc incavalare^ or Chambetta, which are 
 the clofeft of all tumes, and may be done as before I (hewed in 
 a flying manner,even npon one foot, which although it be art- 
 fidljyet it is not fo glorious andfafeforthcSouldiers prafticCj 
 only this you may be moft afliired oftbat when a Horfe can ma¬ 
 nage upon both tbefeturncs, he may manage without more in- 
 fluftionjupon any other mm wbatfoever- 
 
 When your Horfe is perfeft in the manages beforefaid, you 
 Ofthecareie. may then paiTe^r^i'^fr, at yourpleafure, which is to run ycur 
 horfe forth-right athhfulKpced, and then making him flop 
 quicklydhddenlyjfirmejand clofe on his buttock : in which lef- 
 fon there needeth little inftrudions, but onciy fome few obfer- 
 vations, as firft, that you make not your career too long, where¬ 
 by the Horfe may be weakened ; or too (hortf, whereby 
 his true wind and couragemay be undifeoverd, but compe¬ 
 tent and indifiH<nt,as about four or fivefcore yards at the njoft: 
 then that you ftart him gently without a fright.- and laftly, that 
 yon firft give him a little warning with your bridle-han^ and 
 then flop him'firmly and ftrongly; which place of flop, if it be a 
 little bending downward8,itis a great deal the better. And thus 
 in theft leflbns akeady ftewed you, eonfiftesh all the full per- 
 
 fe^ion 
 
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 fcftioD ofahorl'e/or fervice in thc WawMi which any painFcih ^ 
 inan may bring iri*hoJ‘Fcwfif unto inleffith^n three months; 
 how ever our Ancients in former times have been blind, andin 
 the fame praSiceh^ve waded two yearea ere they brought it to 
 perfeftion. \ . 
 
 Nowforafmuch as to the Art of riding belongeth divers d- Herfisfor 
 therfalts and leaps, right pleafant and curious to behold; and 
 though not generally ufed in the wars, yet not utterly ufele^ 
 for. the fame, and fith they are many times very needfull for 
 the health of mans body, I will by no meansr abridge our Ehg- 
 lifh Husband*man of the fame, but proceed to thelefloiis, which 
 areracetforhorfesof pleafurc, of which the firdistomake a . 
 horfc bound aloft with allhis foure feet from the ground, and 
 you (hall do it in this manner? When you have trotted your Of hounding, 
 horfe forthright a dozenor twenty yards, you fliall flop him,* - 
 and when he hath advanced once or twice, you flialla litdc 
 ftraiten your bridle-hand, and then give him the even ftrotedf 
 both your fpurs together hard, which at fiirft will but only quic¬ 
 ken and amaze him,but doing it againe and againc, it will 
 breed other thoughts in him,and he being of fptric and ■ mettall 
 (as it is loft labour to offer to teach a Jade fiich modons) 1 '^*' 
 will prefcntly gather up his body and ekber rife little or much 
 from the ground jthen prefcntly cherifh him, and after foine reft, 
 offer him the like againe, and thus do till you have made him 
 bound twice or thrice, then make much b! him,and do no more 
 for that day,; the next day renew his Leffon againe, and double 
 bis exercife, increafing fo day by day, till he come to that per-, 
 feftnefle, that he will bound whenlbever your Spurt fliall com¬ 
 mand him. rtf K r 
 
 When your horfc can bound perfeftly, then you fliaU teach 
 him the Corvee in this manner: You ftiall at the corner where 
 two walls joyn together, a little hollow the ground a horfes 
 length or more, and then placea fmooth ftrong t)oft by the 
 fideofthe hollo wneffe of a horfes lengthUkeWife from the wall; i 
 
 thendveragainftthepoftfaffenan Iron Ringin the wall ; this i 
 
 done, ride your horfe into the hollow place, and fallen one of r 
 
 the reins of the Cavezan unto the Ring, and the other about • 
 
 thepoft, then after you have cherifticd .your horfc, make him- ' ' 
 
 adyancc: 
 
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 .advance, by the help of the calves of your Icgsonely twice or 
 thrice together j then let him and cherilh him,; then 
 
 make him to advance again at lead a dozen times togetherjtben 
 reft,and after advance twenty or forty times together, daily in- 
 cr^nghis advancings as he growes perfeft therein, till you 
 perceive that he hath go: fuch a habit therein that he vvill by no 
 means prelTe forward, but keeping his ground certain, advance 
 bpth before and behinde of an equall height, and keep one juft 
 andcertainc time with the motion of your legs, neitherdoing 
 flower nor fdfter, but all after one manner and leifure.' but if 
 
 youfindethathedoth not raife his hinder parts high enough,then 
 you {halicaule a footman to ftand by you, and as you make him 
 advance bstorejfo the footman by jerking him gently upon his 
 hinder fillets with his rod to raife uphis hinder parts alfoj this 
 w:ili bring your horfe in few days to a perfeft and brave Corvet, 
 fo that after you may do it in any place where you pleafe with¬ 
 out the help either of wall or poll,, or other byftander. 
 
 Ofthegallo? ^ When your horfe is made perfeft in the Corvet, and that he 
 
 Galliard. J, will do it readily and comely, you {hall at the end of every third 
 orfourth advancing, give him the ftroakc of your Spurs, and 
 make him bound aloft; then put him to his Corvet again as be¬ 
 fore, and then make him bound againc; and thus at the end cf 
 every third advancing,fee you make him bound for the lingth of 
 a tilt bar, or an ordinary managing furrow,'according to tlie 
 horfes ftrength, and this is called the^^//«'/) gnlllardt which if it 
 be taught a horfe along by the fide of feme tval or fmooth pale, 
 it is fo much the better,and a great deal fewer diforders will rife 
 and trouble the Rider. 
 
 Of the Ca- The next leflbn you {ball teach your horfe after the gallop 
 
 prioie. galliard, is the C-'ivrioUi or Goats leap,which is the fame man¬ 
 ner of motion which theCorvet is,only it is to be done forward, 
 and much ground gained in the fait, and the horfeis to raife his 
 hinder parts as high or rather higher then his fore-parts,and to 
 keep rather a fwiftcr then flower time in doing of it; therfore 
 ivhen you teach ycur horfe to do it, you {hall bring him into 
 fome hollow furrow, where the ground is a little defeending, 
 and turning his head to the defeent, put him into the corve^ 
 .temperate and gentlyjthen when you give him the calves ofyou r 
 
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 Of the great Uorfe. 
 
 
 kgs to raife up his forc-par«, in chc fame inAantjerk your leg 
 violently forward agarm tfiat he may norflick> but carry his 
 hinder-legs after his fore-Ifgs, and letfomc skilful foot-man 
 (landing by your fide, jerk the horfeover the fillets with hb rod, 
 and make him raife up his hinder-parts; and thus do without, 
 ceafingjtill he perform your will nimbly and cunningly, 8t then 
 forget not to chcrilh himjand give him al comfort pofliblc.And 
 this IclTon and the ether which confift of violent and quick falls 
 or leaps, w.mld ever be praftifed the firft in the morning whilft 
 a horle is fre(h and luftvjforto put him to them after his fire 
 edge istaktnaw^jwilbuc bring him to a loathing of his ir.- 
 ftruftion,or atbt(f CO doe thim but (lovenly, heavily, and un¬ 
 willingly. 
 
 There is alfo another motion which is pleafing to ihc eye, 
 thoughitbevery labourfomero thebody, which is to make 
 herfegoefide-iong of which hand foeverthe Ridct isdifpofcd, 
 and is very nrer(Tary in the wars, becaufe it is the avoyding of 
 any blow comming from the enemy. This motion when you 
 intend to teach your Horfc you (hall draw up your bridle hand 
 fomewhat ftrait, and if you determine to have him goe afide to 
 your right hand, lay.your left Reine clofe to his necke, and the 
 calve of your left leggeclofetohis fide,and as you did in the 
 Incavdlarey make him lap or put his left leggeover hi^ Right, 
 then turning your Rod backward', and jerking him gently on 
 the left hinder thigh, make him bring his hinder parts to the 
 Right fide alfo, and (land in an even line as at the firft, thin 
 make him remove his fore-parts more then before, fothat he 
 may (land,as it w'erejCrofs over the even line, and then make 
 him bring his hinder-parts after,and (lend in an even lineagaine; 
 and thus do, till by long prafticche will move his fore parts and 
 hinder parts both together, and go fide long as farre as you 
 plcafcjthencherifhhim,andifyou will h.ivehim go towards 
 your left hand, doe as you did before, nfing all your helps and 
 corrcRions on the right fide onely. And thus much I think is 
 fufficient to have fpoke touching all the'fevcrall leflbns meet to 
 betaughttoanyhorfewhatfoever, whether he be forfcrviceor 
 forplcafure ana W'h'cb being performed artfully,carefully,and 
 with patience,you may prefumc your horfe is compleat and per- 
 
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 P'-rfe&j the rather fith no man can find out any inventionj or 
 ttach any other motion toa horfe, . which may be good and 
 comlyjbutycuftialleafily perceivcj that they are received from 
 feme one ofthefealrcadyrchearfed. 
 
 Riding before Now if you fhall be called to ride before a Prince, you rauft 
 
 aPrince. notobfervetheliberty ofyourownwill but the ftate of the 
 perfon before whom you ride, and the grace of the horfe which 
 yon ride : and therefore beingcome into the riding place, you 
 (hall chufeyour ground, fo that the pcrfjn before whom you 
 are to ride may (land in the midft thereof,fo as he may well be¬ 
 hold both the paffage of the horfe to him and from him-chen be¬ 
 ing fcated in a comely order, and every ornament about you 
 handfomeand decent, you (hall put your horfe gently forth irt- 
 to a comely trot,and being come againft the Perfen of eftatc,bow 
 your body down to the creft of your horfe, then raifing your felf 
 again,pauehalfea fcore yards beyond him, and there marking 
 out a thrufiyour horfe into a gentle gallop, and 
 
 give him two or three managing turnes,in as (hort groUndas 
 maybe,to(hewfaisnimb!ene(reandreadinc(rc : then upon the 
 laft tume,hisfacc being toward the great perfon,ftophim come¬ 
 ly and clofcjand make him to advance twice or thricCjthen ha¬ 
 ving taken breath, put him into igallopgalUard, and fo pafle a- 
 long the length of the evenfurrmv with that fait,making him to 
 do it alfo round about the rifig ; then his face being towards the 
 Prince^ophini and give himfrcfli breath, then thruft him into 
 theCnpriolCi now and then making himyerk out behind, yet 
 Of the Cara- fo as it may be perceived it is your will, and not the horfes ma- 
 g o)o. Jicc and having gone about the ring with that fait, and his face 
 
 brought to look upon thei’r/wr, flop bim again and give him 
 breaA.thcn drawing nearer to the Prince,you (hall beattheturn 
 7r,ra. Terra, firft in a pretty large compalTc, then by (mall de¬ 
 grees firaitning it a little and a little, drawit to the very center 
 ■where you may give two or three clofe flying turncs, and then, 
 changing your hands iindoe all that you did before, till you 
 come to the Rings ffrft largnefTe, then the horfes face being di- 
 reft upon the Prince,flop hira/and put hiiri into a corvet,and in 
 that motion hold him a pretty fpace, makinghim todoitfirfl 
 ia an even line,firft to the right hand, then to the left* now back- 
 
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 ward, then forward again ; and thus having performed ever7 
 motion orderly and comely,bow do wn your body to the Prince, 
 and fo depart. 
 
 But if you intend to rsdf onely for recreation, then you fball To ride for 
 mark what Icflon your horfc is moft impcrfeft in, and with that recreation, 
 leflbn you (hall evcr w hen you ride both begin andend; after it 
 you (hall fall to thofc IclTons which arc to your felfe molt dil 5 .• 
 cult,and by the praftice of them bring your (clf to a perfeftneCs, 
 then confcquently to all other leffons,repeating (as it were)eve- 
 ry one over inore or leiTcjIeft want of ufe breed forgetfuln£ire,8c 
 forgetfulnelTeutter-ignorancc j butifyourrecreationinriding 
 be tied to any fpeciai rules of health,and tharyourpraftiretherc- ' 
 in proceed more from the commandment of your Phylitian 
 then your pleafure,then 1 would wi(h you in the morning firft to- 
 beginwitha ftirrring > or rough lefloh, &s ^dlo^ gdltar\ 
 bounddgiOt: fuch like, which having a little ftirred yOur blood,' 
 and made it warm, you (ball then calme it againe with a gentle 
 manage,or the gallopping of large Rings j then to ftir your fpi- 
 lits again,to bring the (lone downe, or procure appetite,' pafle 
 imothscapriok or and then to make quiet thofc mo¬ 
 
 ved parts, (et the turn called, Terra)TerrafiheJ»c4va'are, and , 
 fuch like. And thus one while (llrring your blood, and another 
 while moderately allaying fuch liirring> you (hall give yourbo- 
 dy that due and proper cxcrcife which is moft fit for health and 
 long life.Many oth ft wayes this recreation m ay be ufed for the 
 good of a mans body, which becaufc particular infirmities muft 
 give particular rules how and when to ufe it,I will at this time 
 (peak no further thereof, but refer the excrcifc to their owne 
 plcafures which (hall praftife the fame, & to the good they (hall 
 findinthepraftice. 
 
 CHAP. Hi. 
 
 Of the hre'edmg of all forts of Horfes^ftfor the 
 Husbandmans Sife, 
 
 T He minds of men being fwayed with many various mbti-, 
 onr, take delight fometimes to be recreated rather with 
 contemplative delights,then with aftive pleafutes# and there is 
 Fa ftrong 
 
3 2 'fhe^gemrall Cure of all CattelJ. 2 .Book, 
 
 ftrong reafon iherej'orc, bjcaufe difability of bt)dy, or affairs of 
 the Kingdom or Coninio!;-wealih,may wkednianfromthofc 
 pre occupation^) which otherwife might ftir him to morela- 
 boricii! excrcifcj and of thefe coiucmplativc Recreations, lean 
 prefer none before that Gentlemanly'and brneficiall delight of 
 breeding creatures meet for the ufe of man, and the,good of the 
 Gommon-weakb, « herein he livcth- and of thefe breedings I 
 cannot eftcem any foexccllcntjas the breeding of HorfeSj both 
 fortbe plcafurc we gain thereby in our own particular fervice, . 
 and alfofor the ftrengtfi, defence, and tillage of the King- 
 dome. 
 
 He therefore thatfuteth his recreation to thebretding of horfes 
 ^ rauftfitfthavercfpeft unto the ground whereon he liveth or 
 
 Oi. or— injoyeth ; for every ground is not meet tobreedoPjbut fomc 
 too good .fomc too bad .• fome too good), becaufe they may be 
 txhaufted to a more beneficiall Ccmmcdity, horfes having a 
 world ofcafualcics attending on them, and many years before 
 the true profit doth arife and ibme too badjbecaufe theextream. 
 barreunefleofthefame willdenie competent nourilhment to 
 the thing bred,and fo to the Ioffe of time and profit adde morta¬ 
 lity. 
 
 GfoMds to f {,» grounds then meet to breed horfes on, would neither b&. 
 
 Vrt-don. extream fruicfull, nor extream barren, but of an indifferent- 
 mixture yielding rather a Ihorc fwcet burthen,then a long,fich 
 and fruitfulldc would rather lyc high then low, but howioever 
 nrmc and hard under the foot;it would be full of Mole-hils, un¬ 
 even treadings, hills, and much craggineffe, to bring colts to 
 nimbleneflc of foot, it would have good ftorc offrefh waters,an 
 open {harp ayr,and fome convenient covert; and this ground is - 
 beft,if it be fcverall and inclbfcd,yet may be bred upon, though 
 it be open,and in common, oncly fome more carcfulncffc to bee 
 looked forja little beforc,and in the time ofFoaling. Nay, the 
 grounds which arc neither fevtrall nor common, arc very good 
 alfo to breed Onjandthofe be your teathcring grounds, which 
 we call particular grounds io'r though they be proper comnioh- 
 ly to one nianjyct they arc not divided nor eaten otherwife then 
 at the ownerspleafurc : And thefe leathering grounds areas 
 good as any grounds for the firft nourifhing of a Foale, if they, 
 
2 Book. Of Mares, > 
 
 be amongftCorn ground«;or any grain except peafeonly. ' 
 
 • If you have much ground to ireed boj YOU fhaOdiddc it ini rj. 
 
 to many paflurcs, the leail and barienneft for youf Scallion to ^^4” ** 
 run with your Mares injthofe which have leaft danger.bf water* ® 
 are for your Marcs to foal in,the fruitfulieft and pf bed growth, 
 for your Mares to give milk in; and the moft fpaciou* & uneven- 
 eft to bring up your Colts in,after they are weaned. 
 
 For the choice ofa good Stallion, and which isbeft for onr^r . - 
 
 Ringdomc, opinion fwayeth fo far, that a man can hardly give stallton and 
 wcll-rtccivfd Direftions'yet furely if men will bc ruled, by the which arebeft 
 truth ofexpcricnccjthcbeft Stallion to beget horfci for the war* A/ , 
 
 is the Cfl»r/«-,the Jemetyor the Ttfrksf jthc heft for courfing and 
 running is the Barl>arj;\\ie beft for hunting is the B'it/I-ard conr- 
 /eK5bcgotofthc£»f/i>;thebeft for the Coach is thc FlemiJh 
 the bsft for travell or bunhen is the Efiglijhyund the beft for caft 
 isthe Fr:jh ' 
 
 For the choyce of YOU (hkll greatly refpeft their fliapes Choyce of 
 
 and mcttalsjcipecially that they bee beautimlly fore-handed for 
 they give much goodnefle to their Foalcs; and fb r their kinds, 
 any of the R^tce f before fpoken of is very godd,pr any of them 
 mixt with our true Englifo RaceSyit Bafiard-courfer Ma'-CyBa-, 
 finrd-JemetyBafiard -1 urkcyBarharjT&c, ' 
 
 The beft time to put your Stallion and Marcs together is in When'ro put f 
 the middle of AdarchyM you have any grafle-, a* you fhotild have *ogeth^ 
 
 great care for that purpofc, and ont foale falling in Marchy , r*‘ 
 worth two falling in .^a/ibccau fe he'pofltflethjasit were,- two’ 
 winters in a year, and is thereby fohardned, that nothing cart 
 
 (almoft)after impair him, and the beft time to take your horft , _.. 
 
 from the Mares againjis at the end of or .‘middle ofMaj, - ..j 
 
 in which you flialfnotcjthat from the middle of till the ^ 
 
 midftof^*^', you mayatanytimeput-ypurStaliionstoyour 
 Marcs,and a months continuance is ever fufficient: provided e- 
 ver, as near as you can, that you put- them together in the in- 
 creafe of the Moon 5 for Foals got in the-wane arc notaccoun- - 
 ted flrongorhealthfull. - -v 
 
 For -covering ofMaresj it is to bedoneewo wayes, out of Of covering-.: 
 
 hand,or in handjout of hand,as when the horfc and Marcs run Warci, 
 
 together abroad j as is before faidj or-turned loofcintofome 
 
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llxgenerall Cure of all Cattell^ i Book 
 
 empty barn for three nights one after another,which is the furcft 
 and the fafeft way for a Marcs holtfingjorin hand, earlyin a 
 niomingjand late at an evening two or three dap together, 
 when yon bring the Horfc to the Marcjand make him cover her 
 once or twice ata cime.holding him fall in your hand, and 
 whentbeaftisdon^eadhim backetothe Aabiej and in this 
 ' aft you fhall ever obferve, asfoon as the horfc cometh .from her 
 back, prcfently tocaft a payle of cold water on her hinder parts,. 
 
 ' orelie tocbafsherAviftly, up and downc, for fear, by handing 
 ftillfhccaft oucihe feed, which is very ordinary. - 
 To kcow Ka Yo know whether your Mare hold to the horfc or np,therc 
 Miiehola. be divers wayes, of which thebeft is by offering her the horfe 
 againcacthcnexcincreafeoftbc.Moon, whichifftie willingly 
 receive,it is a figne (he held not beforci but if fhc refufe,- then it 
 ismoft certains fhc is fped,Qr if you powre a fpoonfull ofcold 
 vinegar into her eare,if fhc (hake onely her head, it is a bgne fhc 
 bolds; but iffhefhake headjbody,and all,then truly it is a figne 
 ' that doth not hold; Laftly, if after flic is covered,you fee her 
 
 fcourcjbcr coat grow ffaiooth and Alining, and that ftc doth(as 
 itwercjrenew and incrcafc in liking, it is a figneftieholds; 
 but if (bee hold at a flay without any amendment, then oflfer the 
 horfe againeforfheisnotferved. 
 
 TocoBceive To make your Mares conceive mofl: male-Foales, you (hall 
 jtole-fc«ls. befure to keep your Stallion proud., and your Marc poorc, 
 that his luft maSering hers, he may only bee predominant and 
 chiefein theaffion: many other rules fancy devifeth, buttbey 
 
 erre in their endsjand 1 would by no meanes have this difeourfe 
 capable ofany uncertainty. 
 
 To provoke Ifyou have any ad vantagegiven you by friendfhip, or other- 
 
 biS* wife whcrdjy you may have a Mare at the preftnt very well 
 
 covered, oncly yours is not yet ready for theborfe, ycufliall 
 in this cafe to provoke luft in her, give her to drink good ftore 
 
 ofclarified honey, and new milk raixt together, and then with 
 
 a bulli of nettle* all to netle herprivy parts, and then immcdiai Jy 
 offer her the horfe. 
 
 To'feese To keep your Mares from barrennes, and to make them ever, 
 
 Maies La conceive fcales,you fhall by no meanes feed too extreamc 
 
 binenn^. ^ but keepe them in a middle flatc of body by moderate la¬ 
 bour 
 
jBdok- ■ " ' 
 
 hour,tor the leaner they are whbn then they come to cake hoi^ “ T 
 the iniich better they will conceive.' • - • 
 
 After youf Mare* have been covered^and that you p^efcelVti m Ordering of 
 them the marks of conceiving, yoti flxall let-tWitt-raft three 
 weekesora month , that the fubftance may knit; theiv ■afteri 
 moderately labour or traveH theinjtill you fee them fprma^nd . 
 then turn them abroad, and let them run tiU they foalc;; for tb . ; ' 
 houfe them after is danarous and unwholfome; . ; ;" j 
 
 If your Mare bee hard of foaling, or will hot cleanfe afed^ % ^ help for 
 hath foaled, you (hall takea pint of running Tsratet,; wherein 
 good (lore of Fennell hath been boiled, and as niach ftrongjold^ 
 fweet winCj with a fourth part of the beft Sallfctbil^,and hayiiig 
 mixt them well together, being but luke- vyarme, potire it into 
 her noftrils, and then hold and flop them clofe, that fheemay 
 flraine her whole body, and it will prefchtly givd her caf*.^: 
 
 As foone as your Marc hath foal’d, you (hall rethoveher into Ordering of- 
 thc beftgralTe you have, which isfreih andunfpylcd,tocnake^^ 5 *®"“ 
 herroilk fpringjandifitbe early in the yearc,youftialihav.ca”““’fi" 
 care that there be good (helter in the fame, ind there let her . 
 nourifh her foale moft part of the fummer following. 
 
 ‘ As touching the weaning of foals, ^though fomt uie tbweane Wcaningof - 
 
 them at Michaelmas^ or Mmilmai following ;-oUt of a fopppfi- 
 
 tion that the winter milke is not goddor wholfqme, yet. they 
 
 aremuchdeceivcd. andifyoucsnbyyny cpnvenifcnt mcatidi 
 
 tfaving greater loffcs)lct your foalcs run with their Oams the 
 
 whole ycare, even till they foale agaiocjfof it will keepc iihe 
 
 foalc better in health, in more luftj'ahddc^ fubjtft mender- ; : f 
 
 niiic. - ■■ 
 
 When you intend to wcaneyouf foabs, yoii (halltake theni Ordering af-' 
 from their Dams over-night, and drive them into foine empty ter the wean, 
 houfe 5 where they may red *, and the Mar^ beefrte from their "'”i- 
 noifesithen on the morningfollowing giyefoeyery^alefaftif^ 
 abranchortwo ofanointed orroldin butt^jfr^-^then; 
 having fafted two houres after, give him a little ihwtj-as'grifle, 
 hay, or garbadgcofCorne, with fomeelearc Water, flind doc this ; 
 
 three dales togethfr; thcjifeeing that they haVe forgottei\.^ their 
 Dams, geld fuch Colt foals, asyou ince^tohiake gelding ofr 
 and after their fwcllings are pad,put diem into yciur other Coh-- 
 
 foalcfc ' 
 
3 6 thegenerall Cure of dll Cattell. Book 2 
 
 foalei into a pafttire provided for cbemby thcmftlve?, and your 
 Filly-foalcs into another by themfelves: which Paftures may 
 cither be high Woods, Commons, or fuchlike fpacibus piieces 
 of ground, where they may run till they be ready for the 
 Saddle. 
 
 Gelding of Now, albeit I proportion unto you this manner of gelding of 
 
 Colts. Foales, yet I would have you know that thebeft and fafcftway 
 to geld them is, ific may be under the Dam when tficyfuck,as 
 at nine, or at fifteen daies ofage, if the ftones appear, orelfe fo 
 foon a* ycucan by any meanes perceive them fall down into the 
 eod, for then there will be no danger of fwelling,or other mif- 
 chiefs, which commonly attend the aftion. And thus much 
 touching the breeding othorfcf,and the obfervations duetto the 
 lame through all the courles and paflages thereof, as hath been 
 found by ancient prafticc and experiencejas appears in my 
 Majfer-piece. 
 
 CHAP. IV. 
 
 OfHorfesfor travell^ and how to ma'te them Amble, 
 
 T Hc Hnsbandman, whofc occupation is the gcncrall affairs of 
 the Common wealth as fome to the market, fome to the 
 City,andfometo the feats of Jufticc, muff ncceffarily be im- 
 ployed alraoft in continuall travel! : and therefore it is meet 
 thar he be provided ever of a good and eafie travelling horfe. 
 Themarfes whereby he (ball chufe a good travelling horfcjare 
 Theniarkes thefe: he flialbe of good colour & (hape, lean headed,and round 
 of good era- foreheaded, a foil eye,open noftrill, wide jawed loofe throplcd, 
 •reliing horfe.deep neckr, thin creQed, broad bread, flat chinn’d? our ribb’d, 
 dean limb’d, (hortjoyntedjftrong hoofed, well mettaird/neithcc 
 fiery norcravingjftrong in every member,& eafie to mount and 
 get up uponshc (hall follow without haling.and ftand ftill when 
 heiireftrained. 
 
 . Now fbrafmuch as thefe arc a world of good horfes which arc 
 
 horfe ambk, not caffe, and a world of eafie horfes which are not good, you 
 fliall by thefe direftions following, make any horfe amble wbat- 
 fpever: fifft,then you ffiall underffand chat pradice hath made 
 divers men believe that divers ways they can make a horfe am¬ 
 ble. 
 
3 Book. 
 
 OftheHufiimgUorfe, 57 
 
 amble as by gaging them in the mouthsjby toyling them in deep Divert vraye* 
 
 earthjby thehclpeof (hoocs,by galloping and tiring ,or 
 
 likcjall which are ill and imperteft; yet the truth is, there is but 
 
 one certain and true way to compafle itja nd that is to make a 
 
 ftrong garth webjflitand well quilted with cotten fourpallerns 
 
 for the fmals of b is fore kgs under h is kneesjand for the fmak 
 
 of his hinder kgs fomewhat btlow the fpavin joints • to theft 
 
 pafterns you (hall fix ftrongftraps of leather, with good iron 
 
 buckles to make (hortcror longer at plcal'ure,and having placed 
 
 themabouthisfore-legs,you (haltakc twofevcral rovind ropes 
 
 ofaneafie twift, made with' ftrong loops at either end, and not 
 
 above eight handfuls in length, and thefe the horfe ftanding to a 
 
 true proportion, yon (halfaften to the fonrftraps ofleathcr, to 
 
 wit, one of them to his near fore kg, and his near hinder-leg, 
 
 and the other to his far forc^^leg, and his far hinder-leg, which 
 
 is called amougftHorfe-nientfamoieling ; with thefe you (hal Of traaimei-* 
 
 let him walke in fomc inclofed piece of ground, till hee can fo ling- 
 
 pcrfeftly goc inthefame,thatwhenatanytimeyou offer to chafe 
 
 him, you may fee him amble fwiftly and truely; then you (hall 
 
 take his back,and ride him with the fame trammels.at kaft three 
 
 or four times a day till you find that he is fo pcrfeft,thatno way 
 
 can be fo rough and uneven, as to compcll him to alter his ftroke 
 
 orgounnimbly.Thisdonc.yqu may firfttakeaway one tram- .. 
 
 mell, then after the other, and only wreath about under his 
 fore-feet locks thick and heavy, great rolys of Hay or draw 
 Ropes, and fo ride him wicli the fame a good fpace after; for it ' 
 wil make him . amble eafie, then cut them away,and ride and 
 exercifehim without any thing but the ordinary help of the 
 bridles, and there is no doubt but he will keep his pace to youc 
 full contentment and pkafurc. 
 
 NaW during this time of your teaching, ifyourhorfc ftrikc 
 not a large ftroke, & overreach cnough.tfien you lhall make the ■ 
 trammclhhc ftraiter, but if he overreach too much, then you i 
 
 (hal give it m >re liberty: and herein you lhall find, that an inch 
 ftraitning, or an inch inlarging will addc or abate at kaft half a 
 foot,an whole foot and direft ft. oke; and thus much touching 
 the teaching ofany horfe to amble, of what nature of quality 
 foever he bejor how unapt or untoward foe ver t i learn. 
 
 G ' CHAP. V., 
 
38 Ih'gemrall Cure of all CattelL i Boofc: 
 
 CHAP. V. 
 
 Of the ordering md dieting of the Huming-horfc,. 
 
 S Oaie love hunting for the exercife of their own bodies, fome 
 tor the chafe they huntjfomeforthc running ofthehoundsj 
 and fome for the training of theirhorfes whertby they may find 
 the excellency of their goodnefle and indurance : to him there¬ 
 fore which placcth his delight in the goodnefle of his horfe 
 1 would wi(h him ihuj to order and diet him, and hefliallmoft 
 afliircdlycometo the true knowledge ofthebefi worth which 
 is within him;ar.d if in thefe rules, which I now (hew, 1 bclcflc 
 curious then formerly I haveieen, let no man wonder thereat, 
 but know that timt(which is.the mother of experiencc)doth in 
 our labours (hew us more new and moreneercrw'aiestoour 
 ends, then at the hrft we conceived : And though whcnlfirft 
 pra&fcdtbisArt;lknewnothowtobring a very fat horfe frohi 
 Aiichaeinuts tnK h-nfrr?!.is,t.o (hew his utmoft perfedion, 1 know 
 now in two monthf(though never fo foule) how to make him 
 for any wager, daring now boldly to adventure on that, with 
 which before I thought a!moft prefent death to offer; thus doth 
 obfervation and labour find outthedarkcftfccretsin Art. . 
 TsVmg up of Tobegin then with the firft ordering of a Hunting horfejyoti 
 the Hunting-Qjai] ijjjow that the beft time to take him from grafs is aljouc 
 BanhoIn)ew-tide,the day being fair,dry, and pleafant, and as 
 foon as he is taken up to let him (land all that nightin any 
 vaft houfe to empty hislbcdy,the next day liable him, and give 
 him wheat flrawjif you plcafe, but no longer in any,wife ; for 
 though the old rule is to take up horfes bellies with draw,yet it 
 ftraitucth the gutjbeats the liver, and hurteth the wind: there¬ 
 fore let only .moderate exercife, as riding him; forth to water 
 morning and evening, and ether ayrings do what you expeft 
 firawfcould; and for his food let it be hay that is fwett though 
 rough,and either old,or at leaft well fweat in the Mowe. , 
 
 Slething the emptied,you (hall cloth him firft with a fin- 
 
 gle cloathjwhirft the heat indurctl^and after, with more,as you 
 (hall fee cccafion require, and when ycu begin to cloath the 
 hcrfe,thcnrnallyoudi-cfiC.,curry,and rubhimalfo. Nowforas 
 much as it is a rule with ignorant liorferoe.n, .that if they have: 
 
 but 
 
i BooL Ofth e Hunting Horfs. 
 
 but the name ofkceping a hunting horfc.they will with all ca'rc 
 (without any reafon)lay many cloaths upon him, as if it were 
 a fpeciall Phylickjyou (hal know they are much deceived there¬ 
 in, and may fooncr do hurt then good with multiplicity 
 of cloathsjthcreforc to cloath a horfe right, clpath according to 
 the weather, and the temper ofhis body ; and thus if you fee 
 your horfe be Height, fmooth and well coloured, then cloath 
 him temperately,av with a Angle cloath of canvafe or fackcloatn 
 atthemoft ; and if then as the year grows colder, youAndehis 
 hair-rife or Aarc about his neck, Hanks, or outward parts, then 
 you (hall adde a woollen cloath,or more if need require, till his 
 
 hair fall fmooth againc, holding it for your rule, that a rough, 
 coat ftiews want of cloath,and a fmooth coat cloathing enough, 
 yetifyourhorfehavebeen clean fed, taken exercife fufficient, 
 apd hath not much glut within him, if then you And that in 
 the night he fweateth in his cloaths, then it is a Agne he is over- 
 fcdjbut if he be foule inwardly, or hath not fwcat formerly, and 
 now fwcats comming to good feeding, then you (ball augmenc 
 rather then diminifti any cloathing for his foulneffe, but then 
 breakethout, and being evacuated, hcwillcomctodrineAcof 
 body again,and fo coniinue all the year after; and finely for an 
 ordinary proportion of cloaths, I hold a canvafe cloath, and a 
 cloath of Houfe-wives woollen to be at full fufficient for a Hun- 
 
 ting-horfe. - 
 
 A Hunting-horfe would be dreft in his dayes of reft, twice a tOf dreifit^ l 
 day,ihac is, before he go to his morning watering, and beforeh"«^^ hunting- 
 hc go to his evening watering 5 for the manner ot his drcfiing 
 after he is uncloathed, you (hall firft curry him from 
 the tips oftheeare,to the fetlingon ofhis tayl,all his whole bo¬ 
 dy moftintirriy over with an iron comb, his legs^pnder the 
 knees and cariibrels only excepted} then you fliall duft him, 
 then curry him again all over with a round brulh of Briftles, 
 
 then duft him the fecond time, then rub all the loofe hairs away 
 
 with your hands wet in clean water, and fo rub till the horfe be 
 as dry as at the firft, then rub all hie body and limbs over with 
 an hair cIoathilaftly,rub him over with a fine white linncn rub- ^ 
 berjthen pick his eyes,noftrils,(heath,cods, tuell, and feet very ^ 
 cleane,and fo cioarh him,and ftop him round with wifps,ifyou 
 G 2 water 
 
40 T h getter all Cure of all CattelL j5ook 2 
 
 wacer v/iihin the houfe joihtrwile (addle him after hij body ii 
 vvrapt ab^uc in a wollen cloacb, and fo ride him forth co the 
 water. 
 
 Cf watering Thebeft Water for a limiting horfe iseither a running River, 
 rhehunting ora dear Spring, remote from the ftablc a mile, orainileanda 
 Iwlfat nv, ft, anti near unto Lme plain piece oi gi cund, where 
 you may (cope and gallop after he hath drunk 5 and as foon as 
 you bring your horfe to the waterjlet him take his full draught 
 without trouble or interruption : then gallop and fcope him 
 up and down a littlcjand fobring him to the water again, and 
 let him drink what he plcafe,and then gallop him again and 
 tbusdojtill you find he will drink no,more; then having fcop’t 
 ^ him a little,walk him with all gentlenefihomfjand there death 
 him up, flop him round with great fofc wifps, and fo let him 
 (land an hour upon his bridle,and then feed him. 
 
 Offeedine To fpeakfirftofthe food for hunting horfcs, themoftordi- 
 thehuacing nary h good fwcet found Oat?, neitherthroughly dryed with 
 aorfe. age,or elfeon the Kiln,or in the Sun,and if your horfe be cither 
 lowofflelh, ornotofperfeftftoraack, ifto two parts of thofc 
 Oats you ad a third part of clean old beans,it ftiallbe very good 
 and wholefome, and if your horfe be in dyct for a match, and 
 have loft his ftomack if then you caufe thefe beans to be fprlted 
 upon a miln, and fo mixt with Oats; it will recover him. The 
 next foodjwhicb is fomewhatftrongcrand better, is bread thus 
 made, take two bulhcls of good clean beans and one buftielof 
 wheat,and grind them together ; then through a fine Range, 
 holt out the quantity of two pecks of pure meal, and bake it in 
 two or three loaves by it felf, and the reft fift through a meal 
 ficve;and knead it with water and good ftore of Barme, and fo 
 bakeitingrcatloaves, and with the coorfer bread feed your 
 horfe in hit reft, and with the finer againft the dayes of fore la¬ 
 bour. Now for the hours of his feeding it (hall be in the morn- 
 ing,afccr his coniming from water;an hour after high noon) af¬ 
 ter his comming from his evening water,and at 9 or ten of the 
 clock at night upon the dayes of his reft;but upon the daics of 
 -■ his exercife,2hours after he is throughly ^Id inwardly and out 
 Wardly,and then after according as before fflcniioncd.Laftly,for 
 the proportion of food,/9 «palt keep fio certain quantity•, hut ac- 
 -•*S'. cording 
 
3 Book Of the Hunting Hwfe, :i|.f 
 
 cording to the horfis fiomack^dnt is to fay, yon jhall feed h.tn by 
 Al'ttle at once^fo long as he eats with a good appetite',.bat ridoeti He 
 begins to ttji fie or famble, with his meat , then to give- him no more, 
 
 Nowfor hishay, youHiall fee that itbe dry, ihortiuplandifli 
 hay;and fo it be fweetjtefpefl no t how coorfe or rough it isjfith 
 icismoretofeourhis tecth,andcool hisiiomack, then forany 
 • nourifhment expefted from it. 
 
 Touching the Horfes exercife, which Is only in the following of The exercifc 
 the hounds, you ftiall be fure to train him after thofe which arc of the horft, 
 moft fwift and fpeedyjfor fo you fliall know the truth, and not 
 be deceived in your opinion. Touching the dayes, >r//*<!// 
 twice a rveekatlea/l,batmofi commonly thrice,dS for the qiltitky 
 of his exercife, it muftbe according to his foulncffc or clean- 
 nefft.-for if he be very fonle, you mujl then exercife moderately to 
 isreu’i^ his g'reafe: if halffoule lialfecleane, thenfomewhatmorelo 
 /-if and if altogether dean,then you may take w;hat 
 
 you pleafe of himCprovidcd, that you do nothing to diicourage 
 his fpiritsjto abate his mettall, or to lame his limbe«)and after 
 every dayes exercife,be affured either to give him thefamc night, , ' 
 
 or the next day following, fometbingby wayQffciiuring 5 or 
 othcrwifc,to take away thegreaft formerly melted, by means 
 whereof you fhall be ever furctokcepyonrhorfein all good: 
 health and perfeftion. 
 
 The belt and moft exccllenteft way to fcour or purge yourThe fcourlng 
 borfe from all grcafe,glut50r filthinefle whhin his body, which of the horft. 
 is a fecrct hitherto was never either fufficiently taught, or per- 
 fcftly learnedjs to take of Annifecds three ounces,of Cummin- 
 feeds iixdrammes,of Carthamns a dramme and a half,of Fenu¬ 
 greek-feed one ounce two drammes, of Brimftonc one ounce & 
 a half,beat ail thefe to a line powder^and fearfe them ; then take , 
 ofSalletoylcapintand twoouncesjofhonyapound andahalf 
 and of white wine foure pints, then with as much fine white ' 
 meal as will fuffice;jinake all into a ftrong ftiffe pafte, and knead 
 andworkitwelkthispaftekeepinaclcancloath^ fpritwilllaft , f 
 
 long,and after your hoifc hath been hnntedi and is at night, or 
 inchemorningexceeding thirfty, takeaballthcreofasbigasa 
 mans lift,and wafli and diirolve it in a gallon ortwo of cold wa¬ 
 ter,and it will make the water look white like milk: then oficr 
 
42 
 
 Ordering of; 
 Horfe aiier 
 esercife. 
 
 ^hegeneraUCm ofall Cattell. i Book. 
 
 itthehorfetodrinkinthedark, left the colour difpkafe him : 
 ifhe drink icjthen feed him; but if he refufe to drink it, yet care 
 notjbut Ice him fall: without drink till he take it,which affured- 
 ly he will do in twice or thrice ofiering, and after once he hath 
 taken it, be then alTured he will forlake any other drink for it 
 of ciiis drink, your horfe can never take two much nor'to oft, 
 ifhe have exercifeior otherwife it feeds too fore. F or all inward 
 infirmities whatfoever it is a prefent remedy rtherefore I would 
 not \v;lh any horfcnKii of vertuc at any time to be without it;and 
 being once made,it will ialt three or four months at kaft. 
 a After your horfe hath been exercifed cither with hunting, 
 running, train-fees, or otherwife: you fhall ever cool him well 
 in the field before you bring him home: but being come to the 
 ftable,you (hall neither wa(li nor Walk, but inftantly houfe him 
 give him (lore offrefh litter and rub him therewith, and with 
 dry deaths, till there be not a wet hair about him, then cloath 
 him with his ordinary cloathsjandwifpe him round : then call 
 another fparc cloath over him, which you may bate at your 
 plcafure, and fo let him (land till it be time to feed him. And 
 thus you may keep any hunting horle cither for match or o- 
 therwife, in as good ftatc and ftrength as any Horfeman in this 
 Nation,though he exceed you far both in reputation and expe- 
 
 Ofthc ordering md dieting of the running Horfe. 
 
 I F any Husbandman have his mind taken up oncly with the 
 delight of running Horfes; which is a Noble fptirt, Sc though 
 notoffolongindurancc, yet cquall with any before fpokc of 
 he lhall for the bettering of his knowledge give to his me¬ 
 mory thefe few rules following^by which he (hall rightly order 
 and diet him. 
 
 Of h'ls taklu? “P grafsCfor there for order fake 
 
 up, ^ we muft firft begin)'t (hall be at the fame time of the year, and 
 after the fame manner that you tookc up your hunting horfe, & 
 till you have enfeamed him, bardned hikfldh, taken away his 
 .inward greafc,jand brought him to a good perfednefle of wind, 
 [you (hall cloath him, drefle him, water him, feed him, cxercifc 
 
 him 
 
__, . 
 
 I Book, Of the Rumifig Uorfe, 43 
 
 hinijpurge him and order him after labour,in all poynti and In 
 
 all thing as^you did your httfltinghorfc. _ 
 
 When he is thus clean ofbody and wind,you fliall then lay bn Of cloathiii| 
 fdme more deaths ^ then you did on your hunting horfe, to "™' , 
 purge his body a little the more, and to make him the more apt 
 to fwear,and evacuate humours as they (hall grow •• the ordina¬ 
 ry quantity whereof, would be a warme narrow wollencloath 
 about his body on either fide his heart, then a fair white (beet, a 
 woollen cloath about it, and a cahvafe death or two above it, 
 and before his breaft a woollen cloath at leaft two double ; he 
 would continually {land upon a clean litter,and have his (table 
 very darkc,and perfumed with Juniper, when as the ftrength of 
 his dung (hall annoy it. 
 
 For his drclTingitfiiallbeinallpoynts done as you did toof jreffing 
 yourhuntinghorfe,onelytodreffe.himonceadayis fuffidentjhim. , 
 and that ever in the afternoon' but for rubbing his limbs or bor 
 dy with dry cloathsor wifps,you (hall doe as often as you come 
 into the ftable,provided that you turne but his cloaths up, but 
 not take them from his body. ‘ 
 
 You (hall water your running horfe as you watered your Ofwaieiing 
 hunting horfe,and give him the faraecxercife after it, ohely you i, 
 
 (hall not bring hhn into theflablc of at leaft an hour and more 
 
 afterhe is watered. - ' 
 
 The bed food for your running horfe, is either good (ivect of feeding 
 Oats well dried,(unncd,and beaten, or bread made oftivo parts him. 
 wheat,and but one part bcanSjand boulted,andfifted,and knod- 
 den,as was before (hewed, only if you adde to your better fort 
 ofbreadthe whltes of twenty or thirty Egges, and with the 
 barm a littlerAle alfo,it will be much thebetterjforyou fliall not 
 refpeft how little water you ufc at allrthc hours you feed in,and 
 ' the quantity of the food (hall be the fame,and in the fame man- 
 rier as was mentioned before, for the hunting horfe, yet with 
 thefe obfervations,that if your horfe be very ilean, fickly,8t have • 
 a wcekey ftom ack,thattheh you may as btfore (hewed,give him ' ' ■ ‘ 
 
 witKhisOats a few fpelced beans,or elfe'wafti hisOates in ftrong , 
 
 Ale or Beer, or inthcwhitcsofacoupIeofEgs. 
 
 Touching his cxerclfe,it confifteth in twokinds, the one Of hi,sxercifc 
 ring,the other courling.'ayfing is a moderate and-gentie essreifeb^ ajrmg,. 
 
 which 
 
/ 44 'thegenerall Cure of aliCattell. a.Book. 
 
 which you (hall ufe morning and evening, by riding or leading 
 your horfc a foot pace(but riding is better and Icfle in danger 
 ofcold)in the morning after his water upto thehils, and in 
 the evening after his water by the river fide, by thcfpaccof. 
 an hour or two together; and before you lead him forth to ayr, 
 you fh ill be fure to give him a rcre Egge broken into his mouth 
 as foon as his bridle is put on/or it will increafe wind; and this- 
 ayringyon fiiall by no means forbear,but upon his dayes of pur¬ 
 ging or fweadijg or when it much raineth,for then to ayr is un ■ 
 who’efonie.Again if your horfe be very fatjyou (hall ayr before 
 Sun rifcjand after Sun fet.'but if he be lean,then you (hall let him 
 have all the ftrength and comfort of the Sun you can devifciand 
 during this ayring,you (hall be fure that your horfe be cloathed 
 very warmejefpecially before the bread, and on each fide the 
 heartjfor cold to a running horle is mortall. 
 
 Exercife by You (hall courfc your hor(c according to his ftrength and a - 
 
 courfing. jjjiijy of bQdy,that is to fay,twice a week,thricc,or as oft as you 
 
 fee caufc,and you (hall courfe him fometimes in his deaths to 
 ^ make him fweat,and confurnc his greafe,and that muftbedone 
 moderately and gentlyjand fometime without his cloath, to in¬ 
 creafe windjand that (hall he donelharply and fwifely .‘/ou (hall 
 by keeping your horfe fading the night before, be fure that his 
 body be empty before he doc courfc,to wa(h his tongue and no- 
 ftrils with vinegar,or to pifle in his mouth ere you take his back 
 isvery wholefome : you (hall lead him in your hand well and 
 warm cloathed to the courfc, and there uncloath him and rub 
 bis limbs welltthen having courft him, after a little breath-ta¬ 
 king,cloath him againe andforide him home, ihcrerubhim 
 throughly, and let him (land till he be fully cold, which per¬ 
 ceived, let his (irft meat you give him, be a ha'ndfull or two of 
 the ears of pcilard Whear.-then after,his ordinary food as afore- 
 6 id, 
 
 There is alfo another exercife for your running horfe w hich 
 OEfweats. isjfweatsin his cloaths,either abroad or in thehouie, for fweats 
 
 in his deaths abroad, they arc thofe which arc taken upon the 
 courfcj-and are formerly fpoke oft that they muft be given by a 
 moderate gaIlopping,no man running.and as foon as your horfe 
 hath paft over his courfe, and is in a high fweat, you fiiallin- 
 
 ftaiujy 
 
I Bode. . Ofthe Horfe, 45 
 
 inllahtiy have him home and thereby more doaths upon him 
 andke4> hini ftirring tillhe have fweatfo in the ftablcan hour 
 or more,then abate'his doatbsby little and little^tillhebe per- 
 feftly eorilcd and dried;which you mu(i further,by rubbing him 
 continually with dry cloathf, and by laying dry cloaths on,and 
 taking the wet away;but tbf fweats in hu ciuaihs, withont any 
 cxercife abroad, you (hall give them either when the weather is 
 . fo much unfcafonablcjthat you cann ot go forth, or whenjour 
 horfe is fo much indanger of lameneife, ihic you dare not itfain 
 him ; and you ihall doc it thus: hril tai^ a blanket folded and 
 warmed very hot 8c wrap it abouthis bodysthen overif lay two 
 or three more, and wifp them round, then over them ai many 
 coverlids, and pin them fall and dofefthen make the horfeIfir 
 up and down the ftable till he begin to fwcat, then lay on more 
 .cloath8,and as the fwcat trickleth downehisface,fo rubitaway 
 with dry.cloaths till hec have fweatfufficiencly jthen(asbefore 
 h Ihewed^abate the cloatbs by iitclc and little, and rub him in 
 every part,till'he be as Jry as aefirft. 
 
 After every courfe or fweat, you Ihall fcour or,pmge -your Of fco£,r.: 
 horfe in the fame manner, and with the fame medicine ^atyon 
 did your Hunting-horfe; foritisthebcftthatcanbyarcbein- 
 vented,beingbothaPurge8iaReftorative, cleanfing andcom- 
 forcing all the parts of a H orfes bodyjbut if you think it purgeth 
 not enoughjthen you Ihall take twenty Railins of the Sun, the 
 ' ftoBCS pickt out, and ten Figs flic in the m idfl, boyle them tn a 
 pottle of fair running wacer,till it come tobee thick, then mixe 
 itwithpowdrrofLycoraSjAnnifeeds, and Sugar candy, till it 
 come to a ftiifpalle,then make pretty round balls thereof and 
 rouie them up in butter, and give your horfe three or four of 
 them the next moruing after his fweat or courfe, and ride him 
 anhoure after,and then fee him up warm. 
 
 After your horfe hath been courft or fweat, and is as'before Orderlr' 
 ^id cold and dryj yon fhall then unbridle him, give him forae vxercif;. 
 few wheate eares, and then at an houre or two after, give him a 
 vcryfweec maOi, then fome bread after, then at his due hoar . 
 drefle him, and give him when you lind bim thirfty Ibme ceJd 
 water, with a ball of your leaven diflolved into it, and fo let 
 him Hand dll you feed himfor all night. 
 
 . H Courfe , 
 
4^ ^begenerall Cure of all Caltell. Book 2 
 
 General lulcs Courfe not your horle lbr<. for at lead four or ti”C dayes bc- 
 k--a running you run your match, kit the forencife of hk limbs abate 
 Liffl ofhisfpced. 
 
 Except your horfe be a very foule feeder muzzle him rota- 
 bovc two or three nights before his match, and the night before 
 his bloudy courfes. 
 
 Give your horfeafwell his gentle courfes, as his (harpeour- 
 fes upon the Peace he muft run,that he may afwdl Itnde comfort 
 asdiipleafure thereon. 
 
 In training your Horfe, obferve not the number ofthemiler, 
 but the l-.bcur fit for your horfe. 
 
 Be ftirc upon the match day that your Horfe be empty, 
 and that he take his reft untroubled,tillyou prepare to lead him 
 forth. 
 
 Shooe your Horfe ever a dav before you run him,that the pain 
 of the hammers knocks may be out of hisfeet. 
 
 Saddle your Hcrfe on the Race day in the ftable before you 
 lead hirttfarth, and fix both the panncll and the girths to his 
 backe and fidcs with Ihooe-makers waxc, to prevent all dan- 
 
 Lead yciir Horfe to his courfe with al! gentl£nefS;& give him 
 leave to fmtll toother horfesdung, that thereby he may be inti- 
 ced to ftale and empty his body as he goes. 
 
 When you come to the place where you muftftarr,firft rub his 
 limbi well,! hen uncloaih hina,then take his back,and the word 
 given, flat t him with all gcntknefTe and qiiietm fTc that may be, 
 left doing any thing rafhlyjyou happen to choak him in his own 
 wind. 
 
 And thus ranch for the ordering and dieting of the Running 
 hon'c.and the particukritics belonging to the fanse. 
 
 CHAP. VII. 
 
 7 ofrbr trAVc/l a/ Horfe. 
 
 N OvV for cur Kmbandmans travelling horfe, which is to 
 carry him in his journeys, and about his bufinefle inthe 
 Countryjhe {hall firft feed him with thebeft fweet hay, dry oats 
 General rules beans and oats mixe together; in his travel! he (hall feed 
 tor a trivel.7' flint according to his ftomack,more or leffe, and in his reft at a 
 Ikghoifc. ' certain 
 
3 Book; 
 
 ' OpfeHor/if.: 
 
 certaine proportionia* halfe a peck at tach watering, U utterly 
 fufficienc. - 
 
 In your travcll feed your horfe carlyjtfiat he may take hi* reft 
 ' foon.,' ' 
 
 In travell by no mean* wa(h nor walk your horfe, but befure 
 tc rub him clean. ' - i - ^ ^ 
 
 Water him a mile before you come to your Innc, i6r mbre,a«- 
 (halllye inyoUc joiirneysorifyoufailcthercof, forbear it till 
 next morning'jfor Water hath often donehurt, want of water rie-’ 
 verdidany. , 
 
 Let your horfe neither eatnor drink when he is extrearaehoe' 
 forboth arc unwholefome. , ■ ' ' 
 
 When the dayes are extrearae hot, labour your horfe morliing 
 and cvcning,andfot bear high-noon 
 -Take Hot you- faddleoff fudden!y,but at leifure,and laying on 
 the cloath, lay on the faddle again till helbecold. . 
 
 Litter your horfe deep, andjin thedaycsofhisreftjletUalfo 
 lye underhim. ■ . , . ; | ' 
 
 . Drefle your horfe twicea day when he refl5,and once wheft : 
 travclls. . 
 
 If the horfe be ftpned let him go to the foilc, and be purged 
 with gfaffc in May;a monethls time long enough,and that grafs 
 which g wesinOrebardsunder trees is beft. 
 
 Let himbloodjfpring and fell,for they arc the beft times to^e- 
 vent ficknefles. • ' - ' . , . , ' 
 
 In yoiir journying light at every fteep hillj for it is a great rc> 
 frefliing and comfort to your'hoefe.- . ■ . .. - - 
 
 : Before you fleepicyery night in yontjourney fee alfyouf hbr- 
 fts feet ftopt with Oxe dung, for hfakbth av^iy tlie htat oftrar 
 veil and furbating.' ; 
 
 Many other necelTary rules there are, but f6depending upon 
 thefe already (hewed, that who fo keepeth them fliallnotbcig^ 
 noraht ofahy ofthereft j fortheydififertHorc in nameihenna- 
 wre: -'. : . ■ . , ...‘ , ■ - . 
 
 CHAP 
 
48i Ifx getter alt Cure of all CattelL i Book 
 
 CHAP. VIII. 
 
 How to cure allgenerttllinward fickneffesin horjet^whi ch- ■ 
 
 trouble the whole body-of Fevers of. all for tSf 
 PlafUeSflnfeflionSiiadfuch like. 
 
 S Ickne£rcs in generall arc of two kinds, one offending the 
 whole body,the other a particular member the firft hidden,. 
 and notvifiblc, the other appjrant andknown by his outward • 
 dttaonftradon. Of the firft then, which offend the whole body, - 
 arc Fevers ofall forts as the Ouotidian, the Tertian, the Ouar- 
 tan,ihc Gontinualljthe Hittique.the Fevers in Antumn,in Sum- 
 mer,orin'Winter, the Fever by furfeie, Fever Peftilent, Fever' 
 Accidentallj or the gcnerall Plague, they are all known by thefe 
 much trembling, panting, andrwcating,a fuilen'counte- 
 nance that-wa$ wont to 1 m cheerfull,hot breath, faintneffc in la- 
 bour,decay of ftoinack,and coftiveneffe in the body ^ any, or all 
 of which when yoiipcrceivcifirft let-thc-horfc bloody and after 
 The Care, give him this drink -Takeof Selladine roots leaves and all. 
 
 a good handfull, zivaiich tVormwoodinAii tmcWRew^ wafti 
 them well,and then bruife them in amorter, which done, boyl 
 them in a qpart of Ale well, then fhain them and adde to the li- - 
 quorhalfe a pound of fweet butter, .then being but luke-warme- 
 give it the horfe to drinke,or half an ounce of Diafente^n a pint ^ 
 ofMuskadine. 
 
 CHAP. IX. 
 
 Of the Head^ach^fretKiiCfOr Staggers, ■ 
 
 T Hcfignestobnowthefc difeafcs, which indeed afc,aII of 
 one nature,and workeall one effeftof mortality,are hang- 
 TheCura. isg down of the head,watry eyes,rage and reeling. And the cure 
 
 is to let the horfe blood in the neck three mornings together, 
 and every morning to take a great quandty, then after each 
 momingfalood-Jctdng, togive the horfe this drink . - Take a 
 quan of Alcjand boyl it with a big white-bread cruft^ then take 
 it from the firc,anddiffolve three or fourcfpoonfuls of honey 
 in it, then luke-warme give it the horfe to drink, and cover his 
 temples over with a playfter of Pitch; and keephis bead excee¬ 
 ding warmiln his meat be.lutlc,and bit ftable dark; but to giv^ 
 
i 3 ooki ' 49 . 
 
 him the former quantity of plafeitUi either, in Muikadiae or 
 honey-water.is the heft cure. . ' , ‘ - 
 
 CHAP. X. 
 
 ' ' OftheSleefingiviU. 
 
 T ‘He' Sleeping' Evill or Lethargic in horfes proceeds from 
 c;oId Seamy moyft humours^ which'bind up the yitall parti 
 and makes them dull and heavy. The lignesare continuall flee* TbeCute'. 
 ping or defire thereunco.The cure is to keep him much waki^s 
 and twice in one week to give him as much fweet fope^fn na\ 
 tore of a piH)asa Ducks Egge, ani then after give him to 
 drink a little hew niilke and honey, which is the onely cureat 
 the firft,for thijdifeafc.Btii to be certaine, 1 pray look in my Ma- , 
 fter-pice'e, and thcreyou fhall finds' of the infirhity more largely 
 dircourfed ofj this being but a geiierall cure of all. Cattellj and 
 not particularly handled of horfcs;a$ that is. 
 
 CHAP. XI. 
 
 OftheV'allmgEvUl^Vlmet-^rook^Night- 
 
 marejorPalfey. 
 
 '^Hough thefe difeafes have fevcrall facesj and look at though 
 X there were much difference betweene them, yctthqrar<in 
 nature all one,and proceed all from one offence, which is onely 
 cold ffegmatick humours, ingendred aboucthe brain,8tbenuin'^ 
 ming the fenfes, weakning the members, fometimes cauffng a 
 hbrfe to fall down.andtheh it is called the falling evil^foinetimet 
 weakningbut one member onely,then it is called PTanet-firpdk 
 fometimci oppreffin^ a horfes ftomack, and m^ihg him fvcaC 
 in his fleep,ana then it is called the Night-marc} and fometimes 
 fpoyling an efpeciall member,by fome ftrange ccHitraftibn, «m 1 - 
 thenitiscalledaPalfcy. Thecure for any of thefe infirmities 
 is to give the h'orfe this purging pill s Take oiTar three fpdon-' 
 fujSjOffwcet butter the like quantity, beat them well together 
 with the powder oiLycoras^Atimfee^s^iaxdi itiiinr-canij^ tillit 
 be like paQejthen make it into three round ba]% and pacioto ' 
 each ball ewo tw^rec cloves of Gaflick, and fo give them unto 
 the hbrfe ; obferving to warm him both before and and 
 
 keep him faftiiigtwo or threehouri likewife, both before and = 
 after, CHAP.’ 
 
<0 the gemrall Cure of all Cattell. 
 
 2.Book. 
 
 CHAP. XII. 
 
 .fSi. 
 
 ^'Ramp?are taken to be the contraftion or drawing toge- 
 V-^therofthc llnewef, ofany onemeirber; but Convulfions 
 are when the whole body/rom the Petting on of the head to the 
 txtreanieft parts are generally contrafted and ftiffntd. The cure 
 ofeiiheris; fiiH to chafe and rub the member concrafted with 
 vinegar and common oylcjand then to wrap it all over with wet 
 Hayjor rotten litter,orelle wdth wet woollen cloath;, cither of 
 which is a prefent remedy. 
 
 CHAP. Xlll. 
 
 OfM) cjurh^ov co'.l n r^rc: or dp,or for a ly 
 
 .vh^fevor. 
 
 A Cold isgotby unnaturallhcats, and too fiiddain coolings, 
 and iheie colds ingender cr.ughf, and thofe coughs,putri- 
 faSioncrrottennelTcofthe Lung?. The cure therefore forthem 
 all in gencrall,!} to take a handful! or two of the white and gree- 
 nifti Mcfl" which grows upon an old Okc pole, or any old Okc- 
 wocd,andboyl it in a quart of niilk^; till it be thick, and being 
 cold turned to a Jelly, then ftrain it, and give it the Hoifs luke- 
 wai me every morning till his cough end;or clfe take three quar¬ 
 ters ofan ounce of the conferve of EHo.iKp.v:,-, and dilToIve it in 
 a pint ofSackjandluke warms give itthchorle f?.(ling;thcn ride 
 him after it, and fet him up warm, feed as at ordinary times; 
 thu; doc three mornings togethe.-. 
 
 CHAP XIV. 
 
 Cftke rurnlrg Gbrnd-r.or the titonrMog of the 
 
 ■^Ake two diams. Q^Trffla rn'.s made in- 
 
 _ to powder as much, then mixing tlwnt together with Tur¬ 
 pentine till they be like psfic, and making thereof little cakes, 
 dry them before the firenhen take a chafing-difh and coals, and 
 .laying one or two of the cakes thereon, cover them with a tun- 
 ndl* and chentheftaoak rifing^ puttbe tunnel into the horfe* 
 
 noftrils 
 
 
s Book 
 
 5 * 
 
 Of the Hvitfe. 
 
 noftrilsand let the fmoak goe tip into his head: which done ride 
 thehorfe till he ivveac dothiis once c?ery morning before he be 
 ivatercdjCill the running athis noftrils ceafe, and the kirnels Un¬ 
 der his chaps v^car away'. 
 
 CHAP. XV, 
 
 Oih:d:-'joiiiidi-r'co>!fu?i>ftioi!0jthcf.e'h. •* 
 
 H idebound orconfunipiicn ofiheflelh, proceeds froniun- 
 reafonable travelljdiforderly dyet,and many fuifeitS. It is 
 known by a generall diflike and leanneffc over the whole body 
 and by the ftickingofthe skin clofe to the bodydn fnch fort,that 
 it will not rife from the body. The cure is, ‘firft td let the horfe The Cure, 
 blond, and then give him todrinkthree or foure mornings to¬ 
 gether a quart of new milk, with two fpoonfnls ofhonyi; and 
 one ounce of n tre-vlc ; then let his food be either fodden 
 
 Early,warme Grainsand Salt, or Beans fpekidin a Mill,,-his 
 drink Maftes, , ' ; /o..:;: 
 
 CH.AP. XV. 
 
 Of the hi-eafl p.un'Or auj other ftekneffe frccecd'.n^ from the hearty V 
 
 asthefi'^ticoy^andfuchlikc. 
 
 I '^Hefe difeafes proceed from too rank feeding,andonith fat- 
 nclTetthcIigns are a faultring in his foj-degs, a dlfableneflc 
 to bow down his neck, and a trembling over all his body. The The Cure, 
 cure is,’to let him blond, and give hinuhrec morning’s together 
 . two fpoonfuls of Diapent in a quart of Ale or Beer, for it alone 
 putteth away all infeftion from the heart. 
 
 CHAP. XVI'l. 
 
 Ofr/red Horfes. 
 
 yF your Horfe bee tyred either in jotirnying or any hunting,'' 
 
 I. match, your beft help for him is to give him warme iirineto 
 diinke,and letting him blond in the mouthto fuffer him tolick 
 upandfwallowthe fame : Then if you can Come wheretany 
 nettles are, to rub his month and {heath well therewith : then 
 gently to ride him untill you come to yourtrefting places where 
 (bth.imupvery warrac, and before you goe to bed give hiralix 
 fpoonfuls of to drink aiid as-much pkjvendiir as he 
 
53 thegenerallCureofallCdttelL iBook. 
 
 will tat. The next morning rub his legs withflieeps footoyle, 
 and it will bring frelh nimbleneffe unto his linewi. 
 
 CHAP, xviir. 
 
 Of dfiiifes in theftcmacfjts fnrfeit!,lo.nhi>!g of meat 
 • _ or drinffr fuch like- 
 
 I F your horic with the glut ofprovtnder, or eating raw food, 
 have given fuch offence to his ftomack thathecafteth up all 
 he eateth or drinketh, you (hall firft give him a comfortable 
 drench,as Diapente, or 1 reuphamicon in Ale or Beer •' and then 
 keeping him fafting, let him have no food but what he eateth 
 out of your hand which wouldbc bread well bakt 8cold,and af¬ 
 ter every two or three bits a lock of fweet hay : and his drink 
 would be onely new milk till his ftomack have gotten ftrength 
 and in a bag you (hall commonly hang at his nofe fowre brown 
 bread fteept in vinegar,at which he muft ever fmell, and his fto¬ 
 mack will quickly come again to his firft ftrength. 
 
 CHAP. XIX. 
 
 Of Found,-Inf tnrhe bed)- 
 
 F Oundring iathe body is of furfcits the mortallcft and foon- 
 eft gotten : it proceedeth from intemperate riding a horfe 
 when he is fat, and then fuddainly fuffering him to take cold; 
 then waftiing a fat horfe, there is nothing fooner bringeth this 
 The Cure infirmity. The fignes are fadnclTe of countenance, (faring hair, 
 ftiffnelTe oflimbSj&loireoibelly.St the cure i> only to give him 
 wholefomc ftrong meat,as bread of clean beans, 8c warm drink, 
 and for two or three mornings together a quart of Ale brewed 
 with Pepper and Cinamon,andan ounce of London treacle. 
 
 CHAP. XX. 
 
 Of thi tinn^ry evdl. 
 
 T He Hungry evill is an unnaturall and overhafty greedinelTe 
 in a horfe to devour his meat fafter then he can die w it, and 
 is only known by his greedy fnatching at his mcaf,as if he would 
 The Cure, devoure it whole ; the cure is, to give him to drink milk and 
 wheat-meal mixt together by a quart at a time, and to feed him 
 with provender by a little and a little till he forfake it, 
 
 CH.'iP. 
 
I Book* 
 
 ' '^dftbe 53 
 
 CHAP. W. 
 
 Of the dife-ifes of the L'.ver^as infam\it,itio»s^oyp‘U(iioHs^itfid 
 cenfumftitins. 
 
 T HcLiver,whichi»thcveflcllof bloud, is fubjcft to many 
 difcafes, according to the diftcmperaturcof the bloud; and 
 the figns to know it,ls i ftinking breath, and a mutiiall looking 
 
 tuwardJhisbody-and thfccurci»,totake^r//?»/*rA«4/i>«;f<*, and 
 
 boyle it in running Water, till the half part be confumed, and 
 let thehorfe drink continually thcreof,and it will cure all evilla 
 about the Liver,or any inward conduit* ofbloud. 
 
 CHAP. XXll. 
 
 Of the dife-tfes of the GaU,a>:d efjtrcially oftheTedawes. 
 
 F Rom the overflowing of the Gall, or rather want of the 
 Gall, which is the velfell of eholler, fpring many moitall 
 difcal'es, specially the Yellow»,which is an extreamfaint mor- 
 tallfickneflcjifitbenotprevcnted betimsTthetignesarc yellow- 
 nefle of the eyes and skin, and chiefly underneath hisuppfcrlip 
 next unto his foreteeth, a hidden and faint falling down by the 
 high way, or in the ftable, and an univerfall fweat overall the 
 body.The cure is,firft to let the horfe bloud in the neck, in the 
 mouth and under the cyes;thai take two penny worth df S-tf- 
 f which being dryed and made into fine powderimlJeeit with 
 fweet butter, and in manh^r of a pill give it in balls toth^fl0^fci 
 three mornings together; let hts drink be warme, and W» hay 
 fprinkled with water;.'\ quart of a ftrong dccoftion-of Setiaditie 
 helps it alfo. 
 
 CHAP.XXm- 
 
 Ofthe fclii'eifeoftheSpUefi. 
 
 
 T He Spleen which isthe veffell ofmclancholly; when it iso- 
 verchaigtd therewith grows painfull, hard and great, in 
 fuchfortjthatfometimesicisvifible. Thefiens to know it, is 
 muchgtoaniDgy haftyfeeding, and a cohtmuaM looking to 
 his left fide only .The cure is and boyle a good q'lW* The Cu e. 
 
 titv of it in the water,which the horfe (hall donk;and chopping 
 ^ 1 the 
 
54 
 
 The Cure. 
 
 The Cure. 
 
 The Curt. 
 
 'the gem^ll Cufe of all Cattell. a. Book 
 
 thclMvetfmall ; mixc them very wc^ with fweet W^ 7 J«rffr, 
 and give the horie two or three good round ball* thereof, in 
 the manner of Pilli, 
 
 CHAP. XXIIII. 
 
 Of the Draf/ie vr evill h/U>.'tofihe bodj- 
 
 T He droplie it that cvill habit ofthe body, which ingendred 
 by furfeics and unreafonable labour, altereth the colours 
 and complexions of horfes, and changeth thehairesin fuchan 
 unnaturall fort,that a man (hall not know the bead, with which 
 he bath been mod familiar. The cure is to cake a handful! or 
 two of Wormwood^ and boyling it in Ale or Btere, a quart or 
 better, give it the horfe to drink lukc-warme, morning and c- 
 vening, andlct him onely drink hii water at noon time of the 
 day. 
 
 CHAP. XXV. 
 
 Of the CoUiike^Bellj-AkeyOnd Belly-bound, 
 
 THe f hollick or Belly-ake is a fretting, gnawing, or fwelling 
 of the B«lly;or great bagjproceedingfrom windy humours, 
 or from eating of green come, or pulfe, hotgrainei without fait 
 or labour, or oread dow-bak’tund be]!y>bound,is when a horfe 
 cannot dimg. The cure of theChollick orBelly*ake, is, to take 
 good ftore of the hearb D//4 and bovle in the water yon give 
 your horfe to dcink,butifhe cannot dung, then you (hallboyle 
 in his water good (lore ofthe hearb ailed Fenugneff andit 
 will mab him loofe without danger or hurting. 
 
 CHAP. XXVI. 
 
 Ofthe Laxe or Bloodj-flixe. 
 
 T Hc Laxe or Bloody-fSx, is an unnaturall loofeneifr in a 
 horfes body,which not being flayed, will for wantofothcr 
 *xcrement,make a horfe void blood onely. The cure is, take a 
 handfidl of the herb Shepheurds-purfe, and boyle It in a quart 
 offtrongAle,and whenit isluke-warroc, take the feedes ofthe 
 he^ iVoodrofe ftatnpt; and put it therein, and give h the horfe 
 «edrinkc> 
 
 CHAP. 
 
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 5 $ 
 
 CHAP. XXVIL 
 
 Of tht falling the Fundament. 
 
 T Hm commethtfaroiigh inMlike and weakneffc* and theedic 
 
 if.T»ke7'fiw«-tTtf/«, and having dr}«d them to powdery The Cure, 
 with your hand put up the fundament, and then ftrow the pow*. 
 der thereon jaftcr it,lay a little Hony thereon, and then feow 
 more of the powder,mixt with the powder oiComin^ and it hel- 
 peth. 
 
 CHAP. XXVIH. 
 
 0 / Bets and l^ormei if all forts. 
 
 He Boti and gnawing of wormei, it a grievous paine, and 
 J the fi^cs to k note them, it the horfe* oft beating hi* belly 
 aiid tumbling and wallowing onthc gronnd, with omchdefire 
 to lye on hi* back The cure i*,take the leaves chopt of thehewb ^“re- 
 
 Save>!^ and raixe it with Honey and Butter, and makeevToor 
 three balli thereof,make the horfe fwallowthon downc,aad it 
 will help him. 
 
 CHAP. XXIX. 
 
 Ofthsp.iine in the K.dneyes^ faine^pifftyOr the Stone. 
 
 A ll thefe difeafe* fpring from one ground, which is onely 
 graven and hard matter gathered together in the Kidnicf) 
 and fo (lopping the conduits of Urinerthe figne* are^oaely that 
 the horfe will oft ftrain to piffc but cannot, The curt is totalw xhe Cut<fc 
 abandfull of Afaiden-ha,r, and fteepit all night ina<}Utctof 
 ftrong Ale, and give it the horfe to drink every morning tiU b* 
 be wclhthi* will break any ftone whatfoever in a horfe, 
 
 CHAP. XXX. 
 
 Of theSt'^anjruUjgu, 
 
 T Hs is a foreneffe in thehorfcs yard,aoda hotbornfngfmar. 
 
 ting when be pi(reth;the figncs are,he will pifle oft, yet but 
 adroportwoatoncc Thecurcis, toboyleinthe water which 
 he drmketh,good ftorc of the hearb Mayth^tyt Hoes-fennell^vaA 
 it willcurc him. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
^6 IbegeneraliCureofMlCattell. rBook 
 
 ~ ;CHAP. XaXI. 
 
 Ofp'Jfing hlood.- 
 
 T HU commeth witt ever-travelling a horf^, or travelling 
 a horfe fore in the winter when heegoeth co grafle. The 
 The Cure. cure isjtakc AnlhiochLi L.nga^z hand;ull;and boyle it in a quart 
 of Alcjandgivekthc horfc todrinke luke'Warmc,and give him- 
 alfo reft. 
 
 CHAP. xxxn. 
 
 Of the Co!t-eviUfm'’tter!rfg of the of the 
 
 yard^feddJttg the 'fcedc.^ 
 
 A ll thefe evills-proceed from much luft in a horfc ;and the 
 cure isjthe powder of the hearbe^.z'/:, and the leaves of 
 ijieture. ^/r;ff;ryiftampthem with white wine, to a moyftfaiyc, andan- 
 noynttheforc therewith, and it will heal all imperfeftion in- 
 the yard.- but if thehorfeftied hisfeede,then beat Venice Tur¬ 
 pentine and Sugar together, 8: give him every mor.ning a good' 
 round ball thereof, untill the Flux ftay. 
 
 CHAP, XXXIlf; 
 
 Of the particular difeafesin Alarer, harrefjiiefcjCofrfumn'o,) yare 
 
 oflove^c.’.ftingFoalcsihardaejfetofoalyandhoww . * 
 a AiiVe cajl her Foa/e. 
 
 I F you’! have your Mare barren,let good ftore of the hearb 
 tins «/?«jbeboykdinthcwat:r{licdrink£th • If you would' 
 have her fruitfull,then boyl good ftore o(Afothei -wjn in the wa- 
 ur which (he drinketh ; Iffhelcofe her belly, which ihewetha 
 confumpiion ofthewomfaf, yoiilhallthcngivcheraqu.irtof 
 Brine to drink, bring boyled therein. If your Mare 
 
 through pride of keeping grow into cx^rcamc Juft, fo that (he 
 will negleft her food, through the violence of her flefhly appe- 
 titCjas it is often feen amongft them^you Ifiall hoiife her for two 
 or three dayes, and give hsi every nioiningaball.of Butter and 
 Agnus Caflus chopc togftber,if yon would have a Marc tocafta- 
 FoalejtakeahandfullofDrttoyj ; and boyl it in a quart of Ak, 
 and it will deliver her prefentjy. If (he cannot Foale, take the 
 htarhifsr/e-ffw-tjand cither dry it or ftamp iCjand take the pow- 
 
1 fiook. . Oftbe Horfe. ' 57 
 
 der or the juyce,and mixe it with ftrong Ale ; and give it the 
 Mire and ic will help hcr/Ifyour Mare from former bruifings or ^ 
 ftrokes be apt to caft her Foales,as many arc, you (hall keep her 
 at grafle very warme,and once in a weckcjgive her g6od warmc 
 ma(h ofdrink.-thisftcietly knitteth beyond expeftadon. 
 
 CHAP, xxxnii. 
 
 Ofdrinkjf^^venome, at Horfe-'eaches, Hfm-dufJir, orf;4chlike. 
 
 I F your horlc have drunk Horfe-l caches, Hens-jung, feathers, 
 or fuch like venemous thing, which you (hall know by his 
 pant ing, fwcllingior fcouring, yoo (hall akc the (learb Sow.thi. 
 
 /?/r,and drying it,heate it into powdcr,and put three fpoonfols 
 thcrcofintoa qaurtof Alc,aDd give it thehorfe Co drink. 
 
 CHAP, XXXV. 
 
 OfS'-tppofnartei/i 'yjler'y ind Puryatioiis. 
 
 I F your horfe by ficknelTe.fti id dyer, or too vehement travel! 
 
 gtow dry and coftivc in his body as it is ordinary, rhe eafieft 
 mcansincxtreamitytohelphim, istogivc him a luppofuory .• 
 the beft of which is, to take a candle of four in the pound, and 
 cut off live inches at the bigger end, and thruft ing it up a good' 
 way with your hand into his fundament, prelciuly clap downc 
 his taylf,andboldithardtohistueII, a quarter of an houre, or The Cote., 
 halfcanhourt -Mnd then give him leave to dung ; but if this be 
 not ftrong enough..hen you lhallgivc bjmaGlyiier, andthatis 
 take foure handfuls o( the hcarb Anip-y and boylc it in a pottle 
 of running water, till halfe bee confumed, then take the decoc- 
 tiopjand mixe it with a pint ofSallet-oyle; and a pietty quan¬ 
 tity of (alt,and withaglyfter-pipcgivcir,athistuell. But if this 
 bee too weak,then give him a purgation thus:Takerwcnt 5 Rai- 
 fins of the Sun without (fones,andten Figs (lit, boylc them in a 
 pot tic of running water till ic come to a jelly; then mixe it with 
 the powder of Ly Coras, Annifeedi,and Sugar candy,till it belike 
 pad:; then make it into round ballsjand roll it in (weet Butter,&. 
 fo give it the horfe, to the quantity of three Hen eggs. 
 
 GHAP.^' 
 
IhegemrallCmofdlCi^telL Book a 
 
 of NeeftHgs and Friclienit 
 
 CHAP. XXXVI. 
 
 T Here be other two excellent helps for lick horfe*; as Frifti- 
 ons and Neefings > thc firft to comfort the outward parts of 
 the body, when the vitall powers arc aftonifhed : the ocher to 
 purge the head when it u nopt with phlegmc, cold or other 
 thick humoun. And offridions, thebeftis Vinegar and Patch- 
 greafe melted Dogether, and very hot chafed into the horlcs bo¬ 
 dy againft the haire. And to make a horfe neefe, there is nothing 
 better,than to take a bunch of Pellitory of Spaine, and binding 
 ituntoaftick, thruftitupahorfet noftrills, and it will make 
 him neefe without hurt or violence. 
 
 rhe Cure. 
 
 CH.AP. XXXVU 
 
 Of difeafis in the eyes :.'is ivatty'ejes^ bhod-fhotten eyesy dim ejes 
 wteon eyes,flrokein the ej-e^wsirt in the eye, nflummation in 
 the eye,Peitrle,Pin fVeby or H^w. 
 
 U Nto the eye belongeth many difeafes, all which have their 
 true lignes intheir names, and as touching that which is 
 watry,blood-(hottcn, dim, moone, ftrkken or inflamed, they 
 have all one cure.Thecureii, take Wo.'mewood andbeatitin 
 a Morter with the gall of a f ull,ftraine it, and annoint the hcr- 
 fes eyes thcrewith,and it is an approved remedy. But for the 
 Wart,Pe4rle,or Pin or Web,which are evils growne in, and up¬ 
 on the eye,to take them off, take thejuyee ofthehearbBetin, 
 and waft his eyes therewith,and it will weare the fpots away 
 For the Haw every Smith can cut it out. 
 
 CHAP. XXXVIII. 
 
 Of the Irnfafi-umeinthe eareyPoltevillyFifiulayfjvelfhigaficr 
 blood-Letting^itny guld-^back^^canker in the n't!hers 
 SitfafiyPenSiNavellgalsyOr any hoi'otvnicer. 
 
 T Hefedifeafes are fo apparent and common, that they need 
 no further defeription but their names,and the mofl certain 
 TheCnre. curcistotakcclayof aniud, orlomcwall, without lime, the 
 ftrawes and all,and boy ling it in ftrong vinegar,apply it plaiftcr 
 
 wife 
 
a Book. 
 
 OftbeHorfe. 
 
 ^9 
 
 wife CO Che Tore, and it will of i c< own nature ^rch to the bot* 
 tome,and healc it.-provided, that if you fee any dead or proud 
 Befb arife,thac then you either eace or cut it away. 
 
 cH/vp. xxm. 
 
 Of tin Fnes, 
 
 F Or the Vives , which is an inflammation of the kirnels be¬ 
 tween the chap and the neck of the hurfe : take Pepper one 
 penny worth, of S‘vi»esgreafi one fpoonfull the juyceofa 
 hand&Il of Rew,Vinegar two rpoonfuls^mixe them together 
 and then put it equally into both the horfec eares, and then tyt 
 them up with two flat Iacet,then (hake the cares, that the medi¬ 
 cine may goe downc, which done, let the horfe blood in the 
 necke, and in the temple veinct,and it is a certainccure. 
 
 CHAP, XL. 
 
 Oftheflranjle^r Any boyU,Botch or other 
 /mffjlume nhatfoever. 
 
 A ll thefe difeafes are of one nature, being onely hard Bylci 
 or impoflumes gathered together evill humours, either 
 between the chaps, or elfewhere on the body. The cure is,take The Cure, 
 Sothermvood^inA dry it to powder,and with BaHcj mea 'e and the 
 yolke of an Egge, make it into a falve, and lay it to the Impo- 
 flume,and it will ripen it,breake it,aDdheaIc it. 
 
 CHAP. XLL 
 
 Of the C/wker in the Nofe,or any other fart of the 
 
 T Oheale any Canker in what part foever it be : Take the 
 juyee of Plaititawf as much Hne^ar, and the fame weight 
 of the powder of ^//aw, and with it annoint the fore twice or 
 thrice a day, and it will kill it and cure it. 
 
 CHAP. XLII. 
 
 Of jtanchin^ of bloody whether it be at the nofe^or 
 proceed from any weutnd. 
 
 IF your horfe bleed violently at the nofe,and will notbeftald, 
 
 I then you (hall take Bittony^ and damp it in a morter with bay- 
 falt,or other white Salt,viddop it into the horfes nofc, or ap> 
 
6o Ilje getieraU Cure rf all CatteJl. i;Bboki; 
 
 ply Uld thq wpundjSnd icwillfiarich irrbat if youK j^rddenly, 
 rakcnVaj nding fay the high way or othcrislfc^ and canndl'gct, 
 this hearf>,you (hall take any woollen cl6ath,or'airy'.fcli;l\at, 4fl4’! 
 with a Knife fcrape a fine Lint from it, and apply it to the bleed-' 
 ing place,and it will ftanchitprefcn jy. 
 
 CHAP. XLin, . . ; ^ 
 
 OfchcdlfsafesinthemouthjdshloU'd^Riftf-^^j'y ' 
 
 i.s^Camtrj^In^Atytmiit'on ^Tongue • 
 
 htirty or the Barbs. ' 
 
 TF yon find any infirmity in your hoffes' mouth,fu,the' bldody 
 '*'rjfo,which are chapior rifts in the palate of ihe horfcs mouth, 
 thelig^ which arc little puftcis or bladders within the horfcs 
 lipj-tbe LampalTe,which is an cxcreflion offlelh above the teeth; 
 the Camcry; which is little warts in the roofe of the mouth -• in¬ 
 flammations,which is blifterstbarbs, which arc two little paps 
 nndcr the tongue,or any hart onthetonguebybitoroiherwife 
 _ ^ yoa foil take the leaves ofwormwood, and the leaves oiShirt- 
 TbeCure. and beat them in a morter with a little hony ; and withic 
 annoynt the fores, and it will heale them: asfortheLampafle, 
 they muft be burnt away, which the ignoranteft Smith can eafi* 
 lydo. 
 
 ca^p.XLiv. 
 
 OjfMfi in the teeth er loafe teeth. 
 
 F Or any pain in the teeth, uke Exttony and feeth it in Ale 
 or Vinegar till a half part be confumed, and wa(fa all the 
 gams therewithtbat if they be loo(e,then only rab them with the 
 leaves of Elccarnf.rne or fJorfechelnt after they have bce'nc let 
 blond, and it will fiften them. 
 
 CHAP.XLV, 
 
 Of the Crickjn the necl>, 
 
 F O: the Crick in the neck, you foil firft chafe it with the 
 Friftion before (pccified and then annoiiit and bathe it with 
 fope and vinegar,boylcd together. 
 
 CHAP. 
 

 OHAP. XLVr ' 
 
 0f the fa in the Cfeft'^ manj^meffe in the Mainct or fieUlnf of 
 
 the haire. ■ , , ' ' 
 
 A LL thefc difcafcg proceed from povcrty>miflikcjoroycr-ri~ 
 jfl ding'-and the beft cure of the falling of the Creft, is bloud • 
 Icttinjr and proud keeping, With (lore of meacjfor firength and 
 fatnefle ever will raife up the Creft, but if the main be mangyi 
 you fball annointit with butter^nd Brimftone, and if thehaire 
 fall away,then take Southermra'd) and burn it to afhes, then take 
 thofe alhesjand mixing them with common oyle) annoint' tli|e 
 pkcethcrewithjand it will bring hairprcfcnily, rmootb,thicir, 
 and fair. 
 
 CHAP, XLVn. 
 
 OfpainintheH'ithert. 
 
 A Horfes withers are fubjeft tomany gricfesandfweUii^ 
 which proceed from cold humours, fometimes from evill 
 faddleittberefore if at any time you fee any fwelling about them 
 you (ball take the hearb Heans-tongneAnd boylc it With the oyle 
 of RofetiZnA very hoc apply i t to the fore, and it will aifwage it, 
 or clfd break it and heal it. 
 
 CHAP. XLVIH. ' 
 
 Of ftvaying the baok^.pr wedknejfe in the back» 
 
 'THefc two inhrmuiei are dangerous, and may be eaftd, but 
 never abfolutelycuredjthereforc where you find them, take 
 Colewort and boyle (hem in oy]e,and mixing them with a tttlc 
 bean meale charge the back,and it will ftrengthen b , ■ 
 
 CHAP. XLIX. , ^ 
 
 0/ heh h'the tajkor ofthegenerall Scab.and maneginejfo , or of 
 I theParejt.' . 
 
 ■pO'' any of thefe difeafes,takc frefh greafe,and yellow 4/f»>^k, 
 ^ mixethem together, and where me Maogineft or ltdi i^, 
 there rubit baidin, the fore being maderanr / fiutif itbetot 
 Farcy then with a Knife flit all the Know^xtth hard and foft^end 
 then tub in iBcmedicinc:whicHdone,<ieup,lhcHorfe, foasbe 
 
 K may 
 
6 i the gem aH Cw-eofall CMtll. a Book 
 
 may not come to bite him(eltt) and then after he hath flood two 
 or three hours,take old pifle and fait boyl’d together, provided 
 alwayes that yoafird let him bloud, and take good (lore from 
 him, and alfo give him every morning a flrong fcouiiiigj or a 
 ftrong purge,both which are (hewed before. 
 
 CHAP. L. 
 
 Of any tvhich commeth by ft r ne ^or fronts 
 
 t 'they bc'oyc or bihi>id from thefosiilctr 
 or h'.fOCf'lowK to the hoofe. 
 
 'J'Here be many infirmities which makeahorfehalt,a^ pin*- 
 ching the (h.older, wrench in the flioulder, wrenchinihc 
 nether joynt, fpl.uting the flioulder, (houlder pight, drains in 
 joynts, andfuchlike, all which fince they happenby one acci- 
 deiitjas namely,by the violence of lome flip or drain, they may 
 be cured by one medicine,and it is thus. After you have found 
 where the griefe is,as you may do by griping and pinching eve¬ 
 ry feverall member, then wherehc mod coniplaincth, there is 
 his mod griefe.You (hall take(ifthe drain be new)Vinegar,i?j/i - 
 armomack^^tht whites of Eg8,and bcane-flowre,and having bea¬ 
 ten them to a perfc ft faive, lay them very hot to the fore place, 
 and it will cure it-btit if the drain be old, then take vinegar and 
 butter,and melting them together with wheat bran,make it in¬ 
 to a puh.is, and lay it to the fore as hot as may be, and it will 
 without danger take away the grief. 
 
 CHAP. LI. 
 
 Offonrtdrinv in the feet. 
 
 O F foundring there be two ("orts, a dry and a wet : the dry 
 foundring is incurable,the wet is thus to be helpt Fird,pa. e 
 all the foals of his feet fo thin,that you may fee the quick, then 
 let him bloud at every toe,and let them bleed well, then dop 
 »hc vcinewith tallow, and Rofen, and having tackt hollow 
 (hooe«on big feet,dop them with Bran, Tarre, and Tallow, ai 
 boylinghotaimaybe, and renueitonce intwodayes, fora 
 week together,then excrcifc him much, and his feet will come 
 to their true a(c and nimblcneffc. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
3 Book. 
 
 ^3 
 
 OftheHorfr. 
 
 CH^LII. 
 
 Ofth( Sp/em,CH ^fBodc-fp.iven^ora/jji k.nol>l)j or honj excrejfim or 
 hng-biHe. 
 
 A Splentisabonyfxcrcflion undcrtht KnceQr 5 h.ef(x,c-lfg, 
 XAthe Cuibc is the Uke behind the hinder bough,' the Spavcn 
 is the like on the infide of the hinder hough,and the Ring-bone 
 is the like on thecronctofthehoofc.And the cure is, lii ftupon 
 the topoftlKexci illt6n>makeaflit with your Knife the length 
 of a Barly-coin,or a little more,and then with a fine cornet raile 
 the fkin from the bone,and having mad: it hollow, the com- 
 juife of the txcrethjh,and no morc;take a little lint, and dipk 
 into the oyle of rarvww, and thrtift it into the hole and cover 
 the knob,and fo let it bridle till you fee it rot, and that nature 
 calicth out both the medicine and the core As for theRing- 
 bonc you Ihill not need to fcarifie and annoynt it with the oyle 
 omly, 1’ •• 
 
 CHAP. LlII. 
 
 Of she Mt’.vidir^SelMder,P,tJ!i- Scr.itchcSyAuilci-, AMes^CrowK 
 [cabstand [Hchhkc. 
 
 F 'Or anyoflhefcSprtnce*, you fliall take Verdigreafe and 
 foft greafe, and gjwdihg them together to an Oyntmenr, 
 put it in a Box bfif wr^cn take Wax, Hogs-greafe, andTur- 
 pcntincjofcach altfee^flMbeing melted together, put that falvc 
 into another B )x:th^fWcn you come to drefle the fore; after 
 you have taken ofifthl^^and made it raw, you (hall annoynt 
 it with your green falwifAVf/>f^:.r/’ and fi^lh greafe only for 
 two or three dayesdc isi(b'.rpfalve,and will klllthc cankerous 
 hutnourtthen when you fee the fore look fairc, you fliall take 
 two pa ts of the yellow falVe, and one part of the green falvc, 
 and mixing them together, annoint the fore therewith till it be 
 whole, making it ftrongsr or weaker as you (hall findc occafion, 
 
 fHAP. LIV. 
 
 Of.m HbfcY Atta'.nt^'ir nether AttAm^or any hurt bj ii 
 ove -reitchine, ^ 
 
 T Hefe Attaints arc ftrokes or cut* by over-reaching either on 
 K 2 the 
 
5^ IhegenerallCunofdlCattell. i Boole 
 
 "drcbackfincw bfthefbre-Ieggc, on the heels or nether joynts, . 
 and may be fafely healed by the fame former medicine' and . 
 meane which healcth the MaloHder. or Selander-t in the former 
 chapter; Only for your over-reaches, yoti'^all before you apply 
 your[alvi lay the fore plain and openyvfthout hoHowpeJfeyiad viidl • 
 
 it with beer and faltjor vinegar and falr^ . 
 
 ; ■ CHAP. LY.- '' 
 
 Of the infirmity ef hoof.r^as falfe ytiarters^ loofe hoofsMfiiai hoop ' 
 hoofehgHii^hoofe.runmnyr^hoofe brittlejhoofehurtf 
 hoofe fofrpoofe loardyor generally tp..- 
 ■ prefervehoofer, . 
 
 'T'Hehpof is fubjeft to many mifefies;asfirft to falfc quarters, . 
 
 ivhich commeth by pricking, and muft be helpt<by good 
 (hooing,, where the fliooe muft beare oij every part of the foot,' 
 
 - but upon the falfe quarters only.lf the hoof be loofe, annoint is 
 with pitch of and it will kmitif.-ifit be clean caftoff,' 
 
 then pitch of Bur gundy and tallow molten together, will bring 
 a newjif it be bound or ftr'ained, it muftbe very well opened at . 
 the heels,the foal kept moyft, and the Cronet annointed with 
 the fat of Bacon and Tarr.If the fmfli of thefeec run with ftink- 
 ing matter,U muft be ftopt wichSoot,Turpentiue,. and Bodlear- 
 wjs/^cy^mixe .togethenif it be brittlror broken, then annoiatit 
 with pitch and Linfeed Oyle, molten to a foftfalvejifit be fofe 
 then ftop it with Sope,and the afliea of^i burnt Fck, mixt toge¬ 
 ther ; if the hoofesbebard, lay hoc burning Cinders upon them, 
 and then ftopthem with tow and tallow: and generally for the 
 preferving of all good hoofes, annoint them dayly with the 
 fwardorrindeqffacBacon. . m , ( . 
 
 CHAP. LVL 
 
 Ofthebhud-fpaveK^orhough-bonyyoraayotherHnntl<- 
 utrallfweHing^fromwkatcaitfefoeper.it . ; 
 
 . proceedeth, ' ■ 
 
 T Hefe two fora nces, or piiftelsj or foft round fwcllingi, the 
 firft on the inlide ofche hinder hQugh,and the other on the 
 very buckle on the hough behind,they are foft and very fore,and 
 ThtCpie. *be cure is; to take up the vcinc above, andlet it bleed oiily’ 
 
 frOBB'-.- 
 
jBook, OftheHorfe, 
 
 feom below, then having k^iticf^ft.whh two ftiooraaker* ends 
 on both (ides the flit,cut the Vtinc in two pceces • then take Lin- 
 feed and bruifeic iii a niorcer,then mixeit With Cow-dung and 
 heat it in a frying paujand fo apply it to the (welling onely,and / 
 if U break and run, then heal it with a plaifter of pitch, and the 
 horfc (hall never; be troubled with Spavcii mofe:bat'if theivyel- 
 ling come by-ftrainc or bruife,thcn take patch-greifir,, and tneft 
 ting i.c,annoynt the fore therewith, holding a hbt'Ifon near it.t6 
 fink in thegreafcjthcn foldalinnen cloath about-it, and itwil 
 aflwage all fvyellings whatfoever. ' . 
 
 . / CHAP. LVII. 
 
 OfjVi>id~Galls, - 
 
 T Hefe are little blebs, or (oft fwellings on each fide the Fet¬ 
 lock, procured by much travcll on hard and ftony wayes. 
 
 The cure is to prick ihenrand to let out the Jelly,and then dty xhe Cutc. 
 upthe fore with a plaifter of pitch. 
 
 CHAP. Lvni, 
 
 , OfEnterfairlng^orShackJe-galliO^fanygalUngs. ' ; 
 
 Tj' Nterfairing is hewing one leg on another, and ftrikingoff 
 JCrtheskin, it proceedeth frqtn weaknefle or ftraightneflfjpf 
 the hdrfes pace:and Shackle-gall is any gall underneath; the Fet¬ 
 lock; Thecui'cjsi toannointthcm With Turpentine arid Verdi-i 
 greaferaixe together, or TurpentinealcMie,, ifitrankle not too * 
 
 mneh. 
 
 CHAP. LIX. 
 
 Hmts ontheCromt^is the Ouitter-hone^ orM/ttlong, 
 
 'T'He Qnitterbone is a hollow ulcer on the top of the cronet, 
 and fo is the Matlong, and the cure i8:Firft to taint itwilh 
 Verdigreafe untill you have eaten out the Core, and^adethi The Cure. 
 Wound very clean: then you (hall heal it up with thefamefalv^ 
 thatyouhealethc Scratches. : - . ; ; 
 
 CHAPv 
 
66 thgemall Cure fffall Cdttell. ‘SiBopk 
 
 CHAP. LX., . /' 
 
 Of rounds in thefoot^as fravellingyprickjngff^ge, , , 
 reiaiter dtying.' 
 
 TFyourhorfc have any wound in his foot, by what raifchancc 
 Ifoever, yoa fhall firft fcarchic, .and fee that it be clear of any 
 naylc poyntjor other fplenc to annoy it, then wafli it Vtry well 
 with white Wine and "Salt, and after taint it with the Oynt- 
 ment called ^gYftiacum^znd. then lay hot upon the taint with 
 Tli’.x hxrdsjTstrpentincfife and ff'ax mingled together, ar«d an- 
 noinc all the top of the hoofc and cronet with Bolearmmack, 
 and rinegar.do this once a day untill the foic be whole- 
 
 CHAP. LXr. 
 
 Tod'Aw out aStHb^oyThorn. ' . ~ 
 
 : "^pAke the hearbPettony,and bruife it in a Mortcr with 
 fope^ and lay it to the fore, and it will drawfout the fplehr, 
 iron,thorn,or ftub. 
 
 CHAP. LXH. 
 
 Of the Jubury, or Tetter. 
 
 <-pHe Jffhsrj i?a bloudy wart on any part of the horfes body 
 -A and the Tetter is a Cankerous ulcer like it rthe’eure of Both 
 The Cure. is with a hoc Iron co fearc the one plain to the body, and to fca - 
 rifietheotherjthentakethe juyceofP/<?3r^i»fjand mixeitwlth 
 
 Fine gar^Honj. and the Powder of dllome^z.nd with it annoinC the 
 Sore till it be whole. 
 
 CHAP.LXIII. 
 
 .OfiheCordsorStrlni'hali. ’ ■ 
 
 T Hisisan unnaturallbendingofthe finews; which imper- 
 feaibn, a horfe bringeth into the world with him : and 
 thereforeitisccrtainitisincurab)e,a!!dnotpainftiIl, but,only 
 an eye fore, yet the beft way to keep it from worfc inconveni¬ 
 ence,is to bathe his limbs in the dccoftion of C ole-worts. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
I Book 
 
 ^ Cfthe Mgrfe^^ 
 
 
 , CHAP.LXlV. v 
 
 OfffHr-g'alLng^orfretfingtke.s’^iii.ne^andhayre. 
 
 F Or tUs there is nothing tetter thcnfKfl and Salt^ with which 
 waft theforedayly. , • ' 
 
 Of healing any old, [or e or wound. • ■ 
 
 pReft Butter, and the hearb-(iiwftff, choptand beaten together 
 
 ■*'to a falve will heale any wound,orany old fore. 
 
 CHAP LXVI. ; 
 
 Of Sinews heing cut. 
 
 I FtheHorfesfinewsbc cut, take the leave* of vsild Nefe ot 
 
 «^Wtefjand beating them in a morter with 2?««er, ap¬ 
 
 ply it to the fore,and it will knit the fine w«. 
 
 CHAP. LXVll. - 
 
 Of eating away any dead fiefb: _ . 
 
 T Ake ^fK^irmiand lap it in a red dock-leaf,tnd roftit in the ihe C^gei 
 
 hot Cinders,and layittothefbre,anditwilleataway any 
 dead fleft So will Verdigreafe, burnt Alloaic, or Lime. 
 
 CHAP. LXVIII. 
 
 OfKnotsinthejoynts. 
 
 P Atch-greafe applyed as is before (hewed for fweUlngs, 
 take-away aiiy bard Knots in the fleft, or upon the fine 
 
 CHAP.IXIX. 
 
 Of venemouswoundsyas biting with a rnad Dogge') tmjts. of Bbres,-- 
 
 Serpents or fuch like, 
 
 pOr any of thefe mortal! or venemous wounds, take Tarrow ^, 
 
 * CalantintfZnd the grains of wheat, and beat them in a morter 
 with water of Sothernmod,aai make it into a (alve,and lay it to 
 thefor€,and it will heale itfafcly. - 
 
 CHAP. IXX. - 
 
 OfhiceoriNits.,- 
 
 T His filthinelTc of Yermine is bred in a horfe through unna» 
 iurall dillikc and poverty.-the cure iS;take the juyee oiBeets^ 
 
 and 
 
 will 
 
 inewes. 
 
^8 
 
 'ihegetierall Cure of dhCattell. i Book, 
 
 and Stavcfaker, beaten together, and with itannoint the Horfes 
 Body over,and it will make him clean/ 
 
 CHAP. LXX[. 
 
 Of dsfer.ding a Horfefrom Vlles. 
 
 T Ake the juyceofi’f//i/fl /7 of and mixing it with 
 
 milk annoint the Horfes belly therewith, and no flies will 
 trouble him. 
 
 CHAP. LXXII. 
 
 Ofbroks^ bones,or bones out ofjojnt. 
 
 A Fteryou have placed the bones in their true places, take 
 Jf\^cFe,ofm{>!d, and beatitinamorter witli the oyleof 
 Swiil’oTvs,ir\6. annoint all the members j then fplent it and role it 
 upjand in fifteen dayes the bones will knit and be ftrong. 
 
 CHAP. LXXUI. 
 
 Ofdrjing up Sores when they be nlmofi whole. - 
 
 A LLome burnt,unflacktXime, the afhes of an old (hooe-fole 
 burntjOrOyfter-lhels burnt; any ofthefe Amply by them- 
 fclveSjWill dry up any forejthough neverfo moyft. 
 
 CHAP. LXXIV, 
 
 A mflfansotis Receitto make a Horfe that is lean, and fall of in¬ 
 ward fcknejfe,found and fat in fourteen dayes,ha¬ 
 ving been often approved of. 
 
 '~r^Ake of wheat meal fix pound, Annifeedi two ounces, Com- 
 I min feeds fix drammes, Carthamus one dram andahalfe, 
 Fennegreek feeds one ounce two drams, Brimftone one ounce 
 and a halfe, Sallet oyle one pint, Honey one pound and a haUe, 
 white Wine fourc pints . this mull: be made into paftc, the hard 
 fimples being pounded into powder, and finely feai ft, and then 
 kneaded together, and fo made into balls as big as a mans lift, 
 then every watering confume one of thofe balls intejiis cold, 
 water which hedrinketh for morning and evening for fifteen 
 dayes together,and if at the firft he be dainty to drink the water 
 yet care not,but let him faft till he drink it, and after he begins 
 to take itjhe will drink it with great greedineffe. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
iBook. OfthOxe^Com^^^c. r ’^6g 
 
 - '.CHAP. LXXV. ■- ' h/; ' 
 
 i- Hotv to make awhile Sta}-re. ., , , 
 
 (QLit the Horfcs fore-head the length of your Starre* and thin 
 Oraife the skin up with a cronetj and put in a plate of Lead a9 
 bigge as the Starre, and let it remain fo two or three dayes to- 
 gether;andthenletitoiitai,!d prefle downe the skin with your 
 hand, that hair will fall away,and white will come in the place: 
 ortofcaldthe face or skinne with a fowre Apple roafted, will 
 bring white haire : But to make a black Star, ora red Star in a 
 Horfes fore-head, 1 refer it for you to look and approve of my 
 Mafier-peece, which belongeth oncly, to thatfortobsexaftly 
 difcoiirfed of,that being only a generall cure of all Gattell. 
 
 Thee>tdoftheHo-^fc. 
 
 The generall Cure and Ordering of the BuIl,G6w} 
 GalfcjOrOxe. 
 
 CHAP. I. 
 
 Of the BulhCoiv,(^alj 'ejor 0 .\y, their jhajte and hreedy . 
 ttfeichoice^and prefervatio/2. 
 
 Or as much,the Male ofali Creatures are the priri- 
 pall in the breed and generation of things, -and 
 that the fruit which ifliicthfrom their Seed:par- 
 ticipateth niolf with their outward fhapesj arid 
 inward qualities, I think fiictft in this place, 
 where I intend to treat of Horned Cattell and 
 
 Weatjto fpeak firft of the choice of a fair Bull,being the breeders Countryj 
 principallcft inftrament of profit. You (hall uhderftand then,that for breeJ, 
 .ofour Englifh Gattell ( for I will not fpeak of theyfeinW/y -’i 
 and other Forraine Countries, as other Authors do>^ ahd forget 'h;.; 
 mine owne)the beft are bred in Torke-fjire, Darkf-lhirey Lanca~ 
 jhirCf Staff'ord-jhirefL’Keoht-jhir'e) G/ecefier-ft.'rey iad^emerfet^ ^ 
 
7* T begeueraUi^miifidlGattelL i ^ook 
 
 jfare, though they were bred in D^rby-lhire, La>ica. 
 
 and Steifford-'}'ire^- arc generally all black of colour, jnd 
 though they whofeblackneflc is pureft, and thcirhairslike vel- 
 TCtjaretftceined beft*,tbey have exceeding large homes, and ve¬ 
 ry white with black dpsjthey are of ftately Ihapfjbigjroundjand 
 - well buckled together in every member, Qiort joynted, & moft 
 comely to the eye, fo that they su^ eftcemed excellent in the 
 Market: thofe in Lincolnshire are for the moft part Pide, with 
 Brore white then the othercoloursjthcir horns little and crook¬ 
 ed,of bodies exceeding tall,long,aodlarge,lcan and thin thigh¬ 
 ed, Aronghooved, notapttofurbait, and are indeed fteteft to 
 labour and draught-Thofein So/nerfec-jhire-.sad Glocefler-lhire^ 
 eye • • 3re generally ofa bloudred colour, in a.llftiapcs like untothoic 
 Mi and fitted for their ufes. Now to mixe a race of 
 
 «ccs™^^ “ tfaefe and the black ones together is not good,for their (hapes & 
 coloursare fo contrary thattheir iffueare very uncomely.'there- 
 fore, I would wi(h A1 men to make their breeds either (imply 
 Aoraonc and the famekind,or elfc to mixe Tork^^jhire^mth Staf- 
 ford-jhire,m;h Lancu-jhiref or Dari/j-Jhire with one of the black 
 races,andfolikewife Lincon-jhire viithSBmerfit-j'hirc^ or Semr- 
 fet-lhire with Glocefler-fhire. 
 
 Now for the (hapes of your Bull 5 he would be of a (harp and 
 quick countenance,his horns the larger the better, his neck fie- 
 (hyjhis belly long and large,his fore-head broad and curled,his 
 eyeiblack and large, hiscan rough within, and hair like velvet 
 hismuzzel large and broad at the upper lip, but narrow and 
 fmallattheneather, his noftrils crooked within, yet wide and 
 open,' hit dew-lap extending from his ncather lip dowaejo his 
 forebooths,large fide,thin, and hairy, his bread rough andibig, 
 bis (boulders large,broad jand dccpjhis ribs broad and 
 backilraight and flat, even to the fetting on of.his taylt, swch 
 would fland high, his buckle bones round andfiir^appeariag, 
 making his buttocks fguare,his thighs round, his legs.ftrait and 
 fcort joynted,his Kntf^s round and big,hisb6ofes or claTSfs long 
 rht ufe of the and hallowj his tay 1 long and bufti-haired, bis pifle round and 
 puUv -alfo well Haired. Tbefe Balsas they arc for breedjfp they arc ex¬ 
 
 cellently good for the draught, only they naturally draw better 
 fiogle,like horfe^then in iheyoke,likc Oxenrthe reafonaij fup- 
 pofe bei 0 g.bcc<ia& theycanbatdly be roatcht in an equal manner. 
 
Now fortheCow, you fliall ,c|mfehcrbftfjjcf^c€toJ^nti 7 ;OftlieO>w, 
 mih your Bu 11, and as near as may be of one (jolbur,. onely her *'“* **“ 
 bagor udder would CTcIt be White, Withfoiic ewts and ndinbtt 
 her belly wdutd be round and laige, her forehnd broad and 
 tinooth,andaU other parts fbch as are before (hewed in the male 
 kind. ^ ^ . - 
 
 The ufe of the Cow is twofold , either for the Dairy Or fpf Of her irfcr 
 breed : the RedCowgiveth thebeftmilk, andtheblackCow 
 bringeth forth the goodlibft Calfc. The young Cow is the beft 
 fpr brcedjyet the indifferent old are not to be refufed. Thit Cow 
 which giveth milke longeft is beft for both purpofes, for (he 
 which giveth milke long drydofeth halfe her profit, and is leffe 
 fit for tceming-for commonly theyarefubjeft to feed, and that 
 ftraineth the Womb or Matrix. ' ! 
 
 Now for calves,: there arc two wayes of breeding them, the ©f 
 oiie to let them run with theirDams all the year, which is bett Mdthiir 
 and maketh the goodlieft bead ,• the other to take thein from'rifhing. • - 
 their Dams,after theirfirftfucklng, and fo bring them ijpiiporf 
 the finger,with floten milk,the cold only being wken aw^y and 
 no morcjfor to give a young Calfe hbt inilk,is prclcnt deathi ot^ 
 very dan^crous-lfyourCalrfac calvediii the five dayesaftir the; 
 ch^uige;which is called the Prm^do not rear it,for moft affured- 
 ly it will have thcSturdyjtherefofc preferve it only for ^ic But-! 
 cher;alfo when you preferve thofc'nialcCalvcsl.whichtfali bcUur • 
 Buis, then geld the reft for Oxen, and the younger they ary^elt' 
 the better: the beft time for rearing of Calves 
 mas till Cdndfemas.'A Calfe would be noiiri/Hed'Wifh hiilk^ 
 twelve weeks, oncly a fortnight before you wean it frbm friilk, 
 let the milk be mlxt with waters After your Calfe hath'drunk 
 one moncth,you (hall take the fineft,fwecteft,and foPte^ hay you; 
 can get,and putting little wifps into cloyfri fticfes,pfe(iyi^^ 
 astheCalfc fn^y come to them and leir" Hay/ 'A'fteroftP 
 Ladi«.day,whch the wcatKer is'fairf,you may ftimyouVC^W’ 
 to graflcjbutby nomeaucsfct it be rankc,but fhort andXvyeet/fd^ -v; -ir.s c r 
 that he may get it with foihe labour. . n; ibusD 
 
 Now of the Oxc :you (haU undertond that tfic larger arc tlft'Of the 
 
 beft and lUoftprOfitablejbpthwf draugh t or fcedli%jfdr he is“th 1 : ““‘* 
 
 ftrohgeft TO inddrft labour, and beft abfe^itoxbntaih’e both flcfti 
 ^ and 
 
7^ _ Thegenerall Cure of all Cattell. i Book 
 
 and tallow. Now for hhlhapc it differeth nothing from that of 
 , . the Bull, onclyhu face would bifmooth, and his belly deeper. 
 That Oxe is fitted for the yoke which is of gentle nature, and 
 moft familiar with the man. Inmatchiig your Oxen for the 
 yoke let them as nearas maybe, be of one heigh:, fpirit and 
 ftrength, for the (Irongerwtli ever wrong the weaker, and the 
 , duller will injure him that is offrecr fpirit,except the driverbe 
 
 carelull to keep the dull Oxe to his labour. Oxen for the yoke 
 would by no means be put beyond their ordinary pace; for vio* 
 
 , . knee in travell heats thcm,heit breed; forfeits,and furfeitsthofe 
 
 tarbhour difeafcs which makes them unapt to feed, or for any other ufc 
 ot goodnclTc.Y!, Ur Oxe for the yoke will labour well with Ear¬ 
 ly draw,nr Peafe draw,and for blend fodder, which is Hay and 
 Straw mixed togetherjhe will ddire no better feeding. 
 
 Oxen to feed fo''yo^^rOxc tofeed, hee would asmuchas mightbe, 
 
 fonbe Bnr- bceverotludy and young yeares, orifold yethealthfulland 
 chcr. bruifed, which you fhail know by a good talk, and a good py- 
 
 zell} for if the hair of one or both be lod t'^en be is a wader, and 
 he will be long in feeding Ifyou do fee the Oxe, doth lick him. 
 felfeall over, it is a good figne that he is market-able and well 
 fid, foritdiewsfoundnefle, and that the bead taketh a joy in 
 himfelf'yet whild he doth folick himfelf he feedeth not, forhig 
 own pride hindreth him, and therefore the Husbandman will 
 lay theOxes own dung upon his hide,which will make hi m leave 
 licking and fall to his food. Nowifyougoto chufea fathead 
 you ftiall handle his lundmod rib, and if it beloft andloofe, 
 like down,then it (hews the Oxe is outw.irdly well fed; fo doth 
 fofc buckle bones,and a big natch round and knotiy; if his cod 
 be big and full,it (hews he is well tallowed,and fo doth the crop 
 behind the (houIdcrs:ifit be a Cow,then handle hcrnavcll, and 
 if that be big,round and foftjfurely the is well tallowed. Many 
 other obfervations there are, but they be fo well known, and 
 common in every mans ufe, that they need no curious demon- 
 'Toprclcrve ftraticn, 
 
 Cittcll in Now for the prefervation of ihefe Cattell in good and perfeft 
 health. health.it (hall be meet that for the young and ludy, and indeed 
 generally for all forts,except Calves, to let them bloud twice in 
 the year,namely the Spring and Fall, the Moon being in any of 
 
 the 
 
I Book 
 
 73 
 
 OfdxOxe^CoTVyig^he* 
 
 the lower fignes, and alfo to guethetn ee drink of the pickle of 
 O.’ives mixed with a head ot Garlicky bruifed therein; and for 
 yourCalveS'bc only carefull that they go not toofoon to gralTe, 
 andfmaldanger is to be feared. Now notWithftanding alia 
 mans carefulnelfe,Bealls dayly doeget infirtnitie«;andoften fall 
 info mortall cxtrtamitics: perufe therefore thefc Chapters fol¬ 
 lowing,and you (hall find cure for ewry particular difeafe. 
 
 CHAP. II. 
 
 Of the Fever In Catte/l. 
 
 C Attell arc nioftfubjcft unto a Fever,and it commeth cither 
 from forfeit of bloud,being rawiand mufty.or from flux of 
 cold humours ingendred by old keeping : thefignsarctremb- . 
 ling,heavy eyes,a foaming mouth, and much groaning: and the * ' ’ 
 
 cure is, r£>« fOiU let hint btoud^ uneL then five him tt drink^a cjuart 
 of Ale, in wh:ch is boyJed three or four roots of Plantaine, und two 
 fpoonfuls of the befl London 7 reaclCf and let his Hay he fprinhjed 
 
 CHAP. III. 
 
 Of any inwardfiekntffe'iuCMteli. 'i 
 
 T70r any Inward ficknefle or droo|)ing ihCattcll, take a quart 
 X of ftrong Ale,and boyl it with a handfull of Wormwbod,and 
 halfc a handfull of Rew;thcn ftraine it, and adde to it two fpoon 
 fills of the juyee of Garlickc, and at much of the juyee ofHoufe • 
 leek, and as much London 7V<'4c/r,and give it the bead to drink:, 
 being no more but luke-warnie. 
 
 CHAP. IV. 
 
 Ofihe.Dfe.tfe in the head, ts the Stnrdy,er 
 tfirninf-evill. , 
 
 T His difeafe of theSturdyis known by a cbntinuall turning 
 about of the Beaft in one place ; and the cure it to call the 
 Bead, and having made his feet fad, toflittheupperpartofhi* The Cure, 
 forehead crofle-wife, about four inches each way, then turning 
 up the skin,and laying the skulj bare, cut a piece out of the skull 
 two inches fquarcsod more.then look; and next unto the panicld^ 
 of the brain, youftall fcc«44addcr lye full of water and bloud, 
 
 ^ [which. 
 
74 thegenirallCurtofallCitteli i.Book 
 
 which you (hall very gcatly take ouc,and throw away; then an- 
 Doint the place with warmc fre(h butter, cumc downc the (kit) 
 and with a needle and a little red hike ftitch it clofc together *, 
 then lay on a hot playder of Oylc, Turpentine, Wax, and a 
 little Rozcnmelt^ together with Flax-hurd( ; and fo folding 
 warme woollen cloath about the head, let the beift rife, and lb 
 remain three or four dayei ere you dreiTc it again, and then heal 
 it up like another wound, only obferve in this cure, by no means 
 touch the braine 5 for that is ftiortall,& then the help » both com¬ 
 mon, and moft cafic- 
 
 CHAP V- 
 
 tluHiiyeepltjfyor the Pitine or Wehbe. 
 
 'COr any generall forenelTe in the Eyes of Cattell,takc the wa* 
 ter of Ejfe-briohty mixt with the juyee of Houle-Itck^e^ & wa(h 
 them therewith, and it will recover them : but if a Haw breed 
 therein,then you lhall cut it out, which everv fimple Smith can 
 do.ButforaStroak,Inflammation, PlnorWeb, whichbreeds 
 excreflions upon the cye8;takc a new laid Egge, and put out half 
 the whitcithen fill it up with Salt,and a little Ginger, and rofte 
 itextreamhardinhotCindcrcwhichdone, beatitto powder 
 (hell and alljbut before you roaft it, Wrap it in a wet cloath, and 
 put of this powder into the bcafts eye, and it will heal and cure 
 
 CHAP. VI. 
 
 Ofdifeafcs the at b^rbs it»dtr the te»?ne, builn on tfje 
 
 to/igHc^tceth-loo^c^'ir tonauevenomed. 
 
 “I^Hofe Barbs, or paps which grow under the tongues of Cat- 
 l tell, and being inllamcdek) hinder them from feeding, you 
 fluall with a kneeu pair of (heers cut away clofe by the fle£,aDd 
 if they bleed much (as they will doe if they be rank )you(hall 
 then with a hot red ^dkinfcatc them, and drop on the top of 
 the feared placesadropor two ofRozenand buucr mixteoge- 
 (her-Jxit if they bleed not, then onely rub then) with Sage and 
 Salt, and they will heal, Now for the Blaio on the tongue, of 
 fome called the Tiii-blain> itisablifter which growceh at the 
 
 roote* 
 
I Book 
 
 Of the Oxeflow^(^c. 
 
 
 25 
 
 roots of the tongue, and comtncth through heat of the ftomack 
 and much chafing,and is oft very niof tall, for it will rife fo fud- 
 denly and fo big that it will ftop the wind ofthe Beaft, The 
 Cure if, to thruft your hand into the mouth ofthe bcaft, and jjje c«ie. 
 drawing out his tongue,with yournayl to' break the faliftcr,and 
 then to wa(h the fore place with ftrong brine, or Sage, Salt and 
 water.- ifyou find more blifters then one, break them all, and 
 waft them,and it is a prefent cnre.Now for loofc teeth,you(hall 
 let the beaft bloud in hi* gums ^ and under hi* taylc, then wafli 
 his chaps with Sage,and woodbine leaver, boyld in brine.* laftly, 
 if the tongue beyenomed, which you (hall know by the unnatu- 
 rall fvvciling thereofjyou lhall cake Plantain and boiling it, with 
 Vinegar and Salt,wa(h the tongue therewith^ and it will cure if. 
 
 CHAP VII. 
 
 Ofd'fe^tfis in the neck.yts being gdled-,hrit:fedifmhe^ OHt pfjopt 
 or h.'tv.figtheClofh. 
 
 I F any Oxes neck be galled, brui.fed,or fwoln with theydke; 
 
 take the leaves of round and bearing cheniina 
 
 Morter with tallow,or frelh greaftjannoint thefore pl^cathett* 
 with,and it will not only heat it,but any ilram in the neckj evjm 
 if the bone be a little difordcred. Nowfor AeClojh or Clove fe 
 which caufeth a Beaft to pUl and loofc the hair from hi.s neck, 
 and is bred by drawing in wet andrainy weathcr.you ftall take 
 the aftes of an old burnt ftooc, and ftrewitupon the neck, and 
 then mbit over with Tallow and Turpentine m:xt together. ^ 
 
 CHAP. VIH. ■ 
 
 Ofthe VefliUnce.Gargii'jir Murrii'n in Be-ijlu 
 
 T HisPiftilence or Murraineamopgft Beads is bredby divers 
 occafionsjas from ranknefle ofMoodjor feediii^^ from cor¬ 
 ruption ofthe ayrjntempcratcn^ofthe weather, jnundation 
 offlouds,or the infeaion of other Catteil: ■HMichtni^t'.KeTa^d 
 ofthe violence and mortality thereof which hathitittcfljri»- 
 fumifted whole CountrieSjbutto g6 to tbc«rp,ya# 
 alljoHrCattell^as ivelltlee found thistnediciMwhlenh'evir 
 
 failed to preferve at many as have taken if ^ take of bicf .Urines 
 
 i}uarc,and mixe it with a handfull of Hen$ 4ung diftblytd there 
 in,and let your beaft drink it, CHAR. 
 
y6 thgemallCur&ofallCmell. i.book 
 
 i_. .c^p/’ix. /:j,. 
 
 . Oj-themljlikpt^^opieanHrjfeof 'Bsajls, ■ [ 
 
 I F year beaft fall into any unnaturall niillike or UannelTe 
 which you (hall know by the difcolourlne of his hair jyou 
 (hall then caufe him firft to be let bloud, and after take fweet 
 butter,andbeat it in a morter,witha-little Mjrrhe^ and the (ha¬ 
 ving of Ivory^znA being keptfafting, make him fwallow downe 
 two or three balls thereof; and if it be in the Winter, feed him 
 with (weet Haydfin the fummcr,put him togra{fe« 
 
 GHAP. X,, . . , 
 
 Of [he difeafe in the Guts^as Fhtx^ Cofititenefei : 
 
 Cholickjond fv.ch li(e. 
 
 T F you{ Beaft be troubled with any fore laxe; or bloudy flux, 
 J you (hall take a handfull of the feedi oiiVood-r.ofe^ and being 
 dryed and beaten to powder, brew it with a quart offtrong Ale 
 and give it the beaft to drink.But ifhebetoo dry orcoftive inhis 
 body,then you (hall take a handfull oiFenugreek^ andboyle it 
 in a quart of Ale,and give him to drink; but for any chollick or 
 belly-ake,or gnawing of the guts, boylc in the water which he 
 drinketh good (lore of oylCjand it will help him. 
 
 ; _ OfpiJfingofBIotid. ' ; ' , 
 
 TF your Beaft piffe bloudjwhich commeth cither of ovcr-labou- 
 ■••ring,or of hard and fowre feeding, youftialltake^/ir^j^Wj- 
 p«r/e,andboylitinaquartofred wine, and then drain it, and 
 put to it a little Gnamoft,znd fo give it the beaft to drink. 
 
 CHAP, xii: , 
 
 OJ dropping fioflrUr^or any cold in the head,. 
 
 I F your Beads noftrils run continually, which is a figne ofcold 
 in the head, you (hall take andand. mixing 
 them together, annoynt two Goofe-feathers therewith,, and 
 thruft them up into the npftrills of the Bcaft^ and ufe thus to doc 
 every morning till tljcy leave dropping. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
I Book. 
 
 OftheOjKyCeWj^Ci 
 
 71 
 
 CHAP. XIIL 
 
 Of any fwellingin a Btafivhatfoever. 
 
 I F yaurbeaft have any outward Iwelling, bathe it whhoyle 
 and vinegar exceeding hoc and it will aflwageie : but if the 
 fwelling be inward, then boyle round Anfiolechia in his water, 
 
 CHAP. XIV. 
 
 Of the PPorme i-a the tayle, . 
 
 T Here is a Worme which will breed in the tayleof abeal!’, 
 and doth not only keep him from feeding, butalfoeate^: 
 away the haire of the tayle and diffigureth the beaft. The cure the Cure, 
 isjto wafh the tayle in ftrong made of Urine ind ^jh wood- 
 aihes and that will kill the worme, and jilfo heal and dry up the 
 fore. - 
 
 CHAP. XV. 
 
 Of any Cough^or jhortnejfe of breath in CdtttU. 
 
 J fyour beaft be troubled with the Coughjorfliortnefs of breath 
 you ihalgive him to drink divers mornings together a fpoon- _ 
 
 full or two of Tarr.diflblvfd in a quartof new milke, and a head 
 
 of Garlick clean pill’d and bruifed. 
 
 CHAP. XVI. 
 
 OfanyJmpofiufne^Bile^orBoichinaBeafi, 
 
 I F your beaft be troubled with any ImpoflumejBile, or Botch 
 you (hall take Lilly roots and boyl them in milk till they be; 
 foft,fo that you may make them like pap ; then being very hot 
 clap them to the fore,and then when it comes to be foft,open it 
 with a hot iron,and let out the filth, then heal it'up with Tar, 
 Turpentine,and Oykjtnixt together. 
 
 CHAP. XVII. 
 
 -Ofdifeafesinthefnewes,as_tveakn.ejfe,fiffenejfi _ ■ 
 
 _ erforenejfe. 
 
7 begenerall Cure vf uU Cfttell. i Boek 
 
 very hotjlay it to the offended member, and it will comfort the 
 finewes. . 
 
 CHAP. XVUI. 
 
 Oflhegeneriill fcA(>,pArtic/*:ar fcah J'ch^nr fcHrfe > 
 Cwdt 
 
 ] F yourBeaft be troubled with fome few fcabs here and iherc 
 on his body, you (hall only rub them off, and annoynt the 
 place wi hbhek Sopeand Tar,mixttogether, and it will heale 
 them. But ifthefcab be univcrfall over the body, and the (cabs 
 mixt with a dry (cm fe,then you (hajl firft let the bcaft bloud, af¬ 
 ter rub offthcfcabr and feurfe till the skin bleed, then wa(h it 
 with old urine and green Copperas together, a nd after the ba¬ 
 thing isdry annoynt the body with Bore? greafe, and Brim- 
 ftonc mingled together- 
 
 CHAP. XIX 
 
 Ofh'lde^boHndt or dry skjr tn C.nteU. 
 
 T His griefc conimcth of over-much labour and evill keep 
 ingj and above all other Beafts your Ldu-nj/jhirc Oxen are 
 
 thcGurc fubjeft unto it,the(igncs arc adi/coloured and hardi-kin, with 
 nuKh Icanncffctthc cure if,to let him bloud, and to give him to 
 drink a quart of good ftrong Ale brewed with AUrrkc-, and the 
 powderof/iuv^f- ivVr, or for want of berries the Bay-tret leaves; 
 and then keep him warme and feed him with Hay chat I? a little 
 Mow-burnt, and only looketh red, but is not dufty or mouldy, 
 for that will get him an appetite to drinkc and drinking will 
 loofen hi? skin. 
 
 CHAP. XX. 
 
 Of the difafes in the Langs^efpecialh the ’.unggro'.vn 
 
 T Hc Lungs of a Bead are much fubjeft tofickneffe, as may 
 appear by much pantingjand (hortneffe of breath, the fignes 
 being a continuall coughing, but that which is before preferibed 
 for theCough.wil cure all thcfe,only for a Bead which is Lung- 
 grown,or hath his Lungs growne to his fide, which commetn 
 through fomc extreame drought taken in the dimmer feafon^ 
 andis known by the cough,hoarfe,or hollow coughingjyou fbal 
 cake a pint of 7 tutnert (^:.e,and mixe it with a pint of new milke, 
 

 and one ounce of brown Sugar candy, and give u the beaff to 
 drinke, ihi* hath beenfoBudaprefeRtcure; or to give him a 
 ball as big asa manshift o^Taraod Butter mixe together, is a 
 very certaine cure. 
 
 CHAP. XXI. 
 
 Of hiitKg with A mAi Dogear Any, othtr vtnemMr Btufl. 
 
 I F your Bcaft be bitten with a mad Dog, or any other verte- 
 inous Bead, you (halt take BlAtttaw, and beat it in a morter 
 with Sanguts Draconis.^ Early meale, and the 
 whites of£gj,and playttw-wife lay U to the {oxe, renewing; k 
 once in fourteen hours. 
 
 CHAP. XXII.. 
 
 Of the falling down ofthepaiiate of a Bcaft t mouth. 
 
 T Abour and drought will make the palateofaBeafts mouth 
 JLtofalldowne, which you (hall know by a certaine hollow 
 changing in his mouth when he would eate, alfo by his (ighing The Cute, 
 and a deiire to cate but cannot. The ordinary cure is, yjoa 
 fiiall cad the Bead,and with your hand thrud it up; then let tdm 
 bloudin thepallatc, and annoint it witbi bony and (alt j and- 
 ihen put him to gralTejfor he may eate no dry. meat. 
 
 CHAP. xxin. 
 
 Ofatiygylife or paino in the boofc of a Beajfandoi 
 the Fott/c, 
 
 T ARe /i/K^iv5rr,andbeat(itin a morter with hard T«75)»,ani 
 apply it to the hoofoof the bead, and it will take away any 
 grief whatfoever.But ifhebctro-ibledwith thaidifcafe,wh:chis' 
 called the and commeth mod commonly by trcadlngin 
 
 mans ordure, it brcedcthaforenelTe and fwtlling between the 
 cloyesryou(hallfor thecurecattthebead) and vviih aHiy rope 
 rubhimfohirdbetwccnethefamci that you makcliimblccd, 
 then annoint the place with r<«r, farpcn.Me, and k:tc.\^-f.y 
 mixttogeiherjand keep him out of the dirt, and he will fb one 
 be whole. 
 
 Ml 
 
 CHA-P. 
 
8 o Ihigemrall Curt tf ailCattelL i-iSopk 
 CHAP. XXIV. 
 
 Ofhrulfwgs in geKtraU^n what part oft hehodjf ^, 
 foeverthey 
 
 T Akc the lefle ahdfr^ic with talFoWj and fo 
 
 hot Tay it to the bruife, and.it w«U cithwiMpeU it, or elfc 
 ripen it,break it andheale ir,as hathbeeaoften approved.. 
 
 CRAP. XXV. 
 
 Offwaltowing dmn Hens-dangt or any poyfonous thing. 
 
 I Fyourbeafthave fwallowed ddvvnc Hen* dung Horfc-lee- 
 chc*, or any ether poyfonous thing, you fliali take a pint of 
 ftrong vinegar,and halffo much oyFe; or fweet butter, and two- 
 fpooufukofLaB^»-n-Mc/e; and mixing them together on the 
 fire,give.it the bead warm to dunk,and it wiC cure him.. 
 
 CRAP. XXVI. 
 
 Of killing Lice or 7icl(es; 
 
 B Eafts that are bred in Woods under dropping of trees, or-in: 
 barren and unwholefome piaces are much fubjeft to Liccj 
 : Cute^ Tickesjand othcrVermine.The cure whercofis to annoint theio 
 
 body wiiifttfliGrcafc, Pepper, Stavefakcr, and Ouickfilver., 
 beaten together untill the Ouickfilver be flain. 
 
 ' CHAP. XXVI!, 
 
 Ofthe.I>ewloln,or generallGargill. 
 
 H Owfoeverlome of our Englifli Writers are opinioned, this- 
 Dewholn or generall (7<w«V'', is apoyfonous and violent 
 
 fwelling, beginningattficneatherpi'rtofthc.PeM’/^ep; andifit 
 be not prevented,the dwelling will afeend upward to the throat 
 ofdieBeaft,and then it i* incurable: therefore for the preferva - 
 tion ofyour bead, as foon as you fee thefwclling appear, caft, 
 tfe bead and flit the (welled place of the Bewlapy. atleaft four 
 inchcaiolcngtb; then takeahandfull or tvo of Speare-grajfey 
 QrKnsfgraJfejZnd\hta&io% it into the wound,ffittcbat up clofe};. 
 then annoynt it with Batter and Salt-, and fo let it rot and wear 
 away of4c filfrif you perceive that hi* body be fwerd, which is 
 that the poyfoQ is djfgerf^ inwardly,^ then it ihall be 
 

 goodtogive himaquartbf^/fahd:^i^B'boyrd together, and 
 Co to chafe him up and dbyrn wdl, bo^ before and^fter- - 
 
 Ofthflopofthe Cud. 
 
 ' A Beaft willmany times, thioughcarelefeiieflle in chewingj 
 XAlofe his Cud, andicheif mourn ^dliehve to eace: The cer> 
 tain cure whereof is to take a little fowrie Leaven and Salt, and 
 baiting it in a morter with mans Urine ini Lome, -endte a pnetty **** 
 
 big ball,and force him to fwaHo w it dbwiie^ and It will recover 
 his Cud 
 
 CHAP. XXiX. ' ' • / . 
 
 Ofkilli^ofallfomofmmesy^her inthe Oxe^Ctm^vrCalfe." 
 
 T Hera is nothing killeth Wbrmes in the bodies of cattel^ 
 
 (boner then ^avin choptfmalli and beaten with fwect.S«r- 
 w,and fo given in round balls, to thebeaft } nor any thing ma- 
 keth them void them fofoDneas fwcet and alittlebh^^ 
 
 ^’ew,mixt together,andXiveii-tBc beaft to drink:.' ' • " 
 
 CflAP.XXX. 
 
 Of the vomiting of Mpd£ . - 
 
 T Hisdifeafecommethpfthe'nnkhedeofblpudgotih^ic- 
 full Failures after hard keeping, ihfomucH that yon (biil fee 
 the blond flow from their mputhei. The cure i^ to letthe 
 beaflbloud,and‘theh give to drink Bolear^mtick^i^AUtiiiy^^ 
 together, 
 
 CHAft JffiXi. 
 
 OftheGont inCatteil. 
 
 TF your beaft be troubled with the Goutjwbichypu lballknow: 
 XbythefuddenfwellingOjFhis foyntSjand'fellingagaine, yon 
 (hall takearid boyleitinthcdr^sbfi/C eahd'fweet- 
 ^w/f^nd pultii-wife lay it to the ofiSndtd member. 
 
 . eHAP.XXXlI. 
 
 Of Milting of aBeajt... , . .. ^ 
 
 M ntthgitwhenabea(kwiltofcfali,an|oftri(S, athe^iM 
 
 it proceeds from fomc ftrokeoc bruife eidief Bycudgilloro"- 
 der blunt weapon: And the ciireis, not to raife hiih fuddenljr, f 
 butto give him and fome ftonc mist very well to»' 
 
 p^rtodtink. - - - ^ 
 
8 9 fhegefifi^.l Qut» 0/ ali Cdttell. i. Book. 
 
 -- "" CHAP/XXXiir ^ 
 
 Of^rovoki»ga Bc4ftttptf>. 
 
 I F your Bead cannot piflTcjfteopi'ww/j^fjor the roots of R.iddi{h 
 inaquartoL^.V, and give it him to drink,and it prcfently 
 hclpcth. 
 
 CHAP. XXXIV. 
 
 Of ihc over-Rowing rf^thegdil hi B-'-t/n. 
 
 T He over-flowing of the Gall, is ever known by the yeUow- 
 nefle of the skin, and the eyes of the bcaft And the cur* ia, 
 to givehim a quart of Milk,Saffron, and Turmci ick mixt toge^- 
 thetjto drink after he hathbeenlctbloud, and io do three mor¬ 
 nings together. 
 
 CHAP. XXXV. 
 
 Of 4 Pe.:f tihU is fo,ved either with a or the boTK of.tvother 
 
 B-4. 
 
 T Ake Turpentine and and heat them on the coals, and 
 then taint the Wound therewith, and it will heal it. 
 
 CH.\P. XXXVI. 
 
 Of.i Cow th.it is whethered. 
 
 'T'His difeafe is. when a Cow after her calving cannot caft 
 X her cleaning, and therefore to conipell her to caft it, you 
 fhall take the juyee of Bettony^Mngwort^ and ABtlloms., of each 
 three fpoonfuls, and mixe it with a quart of Ale, and give it the 
 beaft to drink tandalfo give her to eat fcorched Barley, and it 
 will force her to avoid her burthen fuddenly. 
 
 CHAP. XXXVII. 
 
 Oj ur,living outfiubs or thorites. 
 
 "T^Ake black Snailcs and black So^, and beat them to a falve 
 ,t and apply thenuo the fore,and it will drawthegriefetobe 
 apparent. 
 
 : CHAP. XXXVIll. 
 
 Ofpiirgina iif( attell. 
 
 T Her* it nothing doth purge aBeaftfo naiurally,a8 the green 
 weedy grafle which groweth in Orchards under trees, nor 
 a/iyracdecine doth purge them better than I ar,Butter, and Su- 
 g.ir-etand/, ajixt together, and given in balls as big as an Hcnt 
 
 E^ge- 
 
 CHAP 
 
1 ^ook. Oftk ' 
 
 ' ' CHAP, xxxix.' ^ 
 
 Ofhelfigjhren-ruKfir Ihietvh'tten. 
 
 A Shrew Moufe,which Isa Moufe with ftort uneven legs,and 
 a long head like a Swines, is vcnemoua, and if it:b)c#* 
 Beaft,the fore will fwell and rankle,and put,the B^in <(«ig|r; 
 but ifit only run over a Beall • itfecbleth nU hitider^etf) and 
 roaketh him unable to go: The cafe then for being Ihre w biuen, 
 is the fame which is formerly Ihewed for the biting of other ve- 
 nenions Beaft8:But if he be(hrew-nin, you (hall only draw him 
 under,or beat him with a bramble, which groweth at both cnd& 
 in the Furrow t of Corn lands. ' ^ 
 
 CHAP. XL. 
 
 Offimtneffe in Labour. 
 
 I F yourBeaft in his labour, and heat of the day chance to 
 faint;you fhall loofc him,and drive him to the running ftream 
 to drink, and then give him twoor three 0/pines Fill ofparchM 
 Barly to eatjand be will labour frefb again. 
 
 CriAP. XLI. 
 
 Ofhncdpia AliHi^iu aLow. 
 
 I F your Cow after her calving cannot let down her Milkc ;yoa 
 fhall givcheraquartofftrongPoffet-Alc, mixed with 
 
 fecds, ind CoHaadi'yfcedtjociten to powder,to drink eyeiyjpjar- 
 ning. and it will not oncly make her milkc fpring, but alfoin- 
 creafe it wonderfully. 
 
 CHAP. XLll. 
 
 Of Pones out o f loyiityOi- bones broken. 
 
 I F any Bead have a bone broken,or mi^laccd,after you have fet 
 it right Still his true place, you fhall wrapaplaifter about it, 
 made of BurounAr-f>itcb,Tallorr,ind Lmftcdaoyte^ind then fplenc 
 it. and let it remain unbound 15, dsyts, and it will doe much 
 good 
 
 CHAP. XLIll. 
 
 Of the Rot in Bea/bs. 
 
 JF your Brail be fubjed to rottconefTe, which youmaythnow 
 by his leannefre,rBiflike)atidcontinu^]y fcowringbrhindtyoQ 
 fhall take /^.9'-i^<'rn>/,beate» to powder, My rrhe, Ivy-Ieavcs, El¬ 
 der-leaves,and Feather few,agood lump ofdry clay, andf -Bgy- 
 (alC(,mixe theft together in ftrong U tine, and being warme, give 
 
 the 
 
§4 'ilMgen&rdlCur^ofdyCtttelL i.Book 
 
 the beaftiulf a pine thereof CO drink) and it will knitwdpre* 
 ferrethem. 
 
 CHAP. XLIV. 
 
 Of theFa»tat. 
 
 T Hc Pantai is a very faint difeafejand maketh a bead to fweae 
 (btke,aiid pane much. The cure it,to giy e hi tn A le and U- 
 rine, mm together, a little lb6t and a little earning to drink 
 two or three mornings before you labour him. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
 of all manner ofJVounds in Beafls. 
 
 T O cure any Wounds in beads,given by edgrtooles,or other 
 wiftjwherctheskin is broket take Hogs-greafr, Tar, Tur¬ 
 pentine, andWaxe, of each a like quantity, and a quarter fo 
 much Verdigrea{e,and melt them altogether into one lalve, and 
 apply it to the wound, by fpreading it upon a cloath, and le will 
 heal it without any rank or dead fleflj. 
 
 The eni of the BHllfixe^Corr^md, Cdfe, &c. 
 
 
 OF SHEEPE. 
 
 CHAP. I. 
 
 OfSheepe in generall, their ufeithojeeifhape 
 and prefervation. 
 
 O enter into any long cr difeourfe of praife or pro- 
 ^^ 1^' fit of Sheep, or to (hew my reading by relation of 
 the Sheep of other Countries, were frivolous; be- 
 caufc I am to write much in a very little Paper, 
 w and Ifpeak only to my Countrey-men, the Eng- 
 lilh, whodefire tolearncandknowtheirownprofit.Knowthen 
 
1 Book 85 
 
 that whofoever will flock hinifcU with good (hecp> mhftlook 
 into the nature of the foyle in whickhe liveth? For fteep accor-r 
 ding to the Earth and Ayre in which they live, doe alter their 
 nature and properties • The barren fheep becoinntinggood} in 
 good foyles,and the good Iheep barren in cyill foylcs.lf Aen ywi 
 delire to have fheep of a'curious fine ftaple of Woole, ;irom 
 whence you may draw a thread as fine a? filk, you (hall 
 fee fu,ch in about fide, and other fpe- ' 
 
 ciall parts of that Country; in that part oifVorcefterjhireyjoya- 
 ing upon Shro^^hircfluA many fuch like places ; yet thefc (be^e 
 are very little of bone,black faced,and beara very little burthiep, 
 
 The flicep upon Cof/<t//hill* are of better bone, ftapc,and bui^-i' 
 then,but their ftaple is coorfer and deeper. Thefticepinthat piiit 
 of iVorcefierjhire which Joyneth on f^'4rjv/c^ffore,ind many paiftr 
 offVarwickjhiref z\\Leifler(hire^ Bncklnghamprei and part of 
 Northamfmjhire ; and that part Nottingham^ire which is 
 exempt from the Forreft of Sherwood^nKth a large boned fheep 
 ofthebeftfhape, anddeepefl ftaple ; chiefly iftheybePafture 
 {heep,yet is their Wool coorfer then that of Cot fall. Lincolnfhhe 
 cfpecially in the fait Mar(hes,havc the largeft fheep,^but not tke 
 beft Wooll,fof their legs aiid bellies arc long and nakedy 8e their . - 
 
 ftaple. is coorfer then any other: The fheep in .and fd 
 
 Northward,are of reafonablebig bone,but ofa ftaple rough and 
 hairy, andthcwelfhfhccparcofalltheworft, for they arc both' 
 little, and of worfc ftaple ; and indeed are praifed ontly in the 
 difh,for they are the Iweetcft Mutton. 
 
 If no w, knowing the natures and properties of the fheep of O* <*9ke 
 
 everyCountrey,yougoabouttoftock5ourgrbund, be fufcto™^"F‘ 
 bring your fheep from a worfer foile to a better, and notfrom a 
 better to a worfc. The Lear, which is the earth on which a fheep 
 lyeth,and giveth him his colour, is much to be rcrpe£i;ed:che red 
 Leare is held the beft; theduskifh, inclining to a littlctedncffc 
 is tolcrablejbut the white or dirty Leare is ftark naught. Intfic Of AeLeare.}, 
 choice therefore of your fhccpcjchufe the biggeft boned,with the: 
 beft wool; the ftaple being fofc,greafie, wellcurlcd andclofetb-- - 
 gether, fo that a man thall have much adoe to part it with his 
 fingers.Thcfe fheep befides the bearing of the beft burthen, are ' 
 alwayes the beft Butchers ware, and go foonefi away in the Mar- 
 
8^ Ike getter all Cure of all Cattell. i Book, 
 
 ket.Thcrjforejin the choice of flicep for your breedjhavc'^rin- 
 Thefnapc to your Rams, for they ever mar or make a flock ; 
 
 skep.' jet them as near as you canjhave ihefe properties or (hapes Firft. 
 
 large ofbody in every gencrall. part,,' with a long body, and ,a 
 ki gebelly,his fore head would be;brbad,i-()und,and well rifingj 
 a cheeifull large £ye,ftraU fhort npftrili, and a very fmall muzel; 
 by no means any horns, for the dodder fticep is the bell breeder* 
 and his liuie never dangereth the Dam in yeaning,as the horiud. 
 Iheep do:b£fid£f, thoie (heep which have no homes, are .offuch 
 llrength of head - that they have oft been Teen to kill thofe Iheep 
 which have the largell horns and belt wrinkled > A.flieep would 
 have a large upright neck, fomewliat bcnding_likc the neck of a 
 horfeja very broadbackjround buttocks,-a thick tayle, and Ihort 
 joyhted legs fmall, clean and nimble his wool would be thick, 
 and deep,covering his belly all over;alfo his face,and even to bis 
 noftrils,and fo downeward tohisvery kneesandhinderhoughs. 
 And thus according to (he (hape, properties. and foy], from 
 whence you chufeyour Rames, chijfc the reft ofyour flock alfo. 
 
 Thebett time fer yourAwes to bring forth their young ones 
 v/hen Ewes is^fthcy be Failure Ihecpe, about the ktter end of .^>7 ', and fo 
 ftould faring undU the beginning of June ; but if they be' Fie!d.-{heep, then 
 from the beginning of Jmmarj till the end of Miircb,. that their 
 Lamb* may be ftrong and able before May day to /follow their 
 Dams over the rough Fallow-lands,and Water-furfotves, which 
 weak Lambs are nor able tddoe 5 and although youyean thus 
 early in the Winter, when there is no grafle (pringing, and, the 
 fliarpneffe ofthc weather alfo be dangerousjyct the Husbandman 
 muft provide (belter and fwcetfoddcr,an.d the Shepheard with 
 grcatvigilancc beftirrcdatallhours to prevent evils,for the r'ea- 
 Ibns before Ihewed, and though the Ewe at the firft be fcane 
 ofMilk,yctas the warmc weather incrcafeth; arid the gralTe be- 
 ginneth to fpring fo will her milk fpring alfo, 
 
 . •_ Now for your Lambs.-aboUt A/Ato/w/jx you flialfcptrate the 
 
 male from the female ; and having chofenout theworthicll, 
 which yon mean to keep for Rams, put them afide, and then 
 gucld the reft,which every orderly Shepheard can doe fnfficient- 
 ly,for there is no danger in guelding young Lambs. The firft 
 year amalcLamte is called a weathcr.Hog, anda fcmall .Lambi 
 
anEweHogthe fecond year the male is a Weather, and the 
 female a Theafe, and then (hee may be put the Ramroe 
 but if you let her go pver that year alio, theh flic is a double 
 Tbcafc, and will both bet felfe be the goodlier Sheep, and alfo 
 bring forth the goodlier Lambe jwhence it cbmesj that the belt 
 Sheep mailers, make more account of the double Theafe rheh 
 ofany other breeder. 
 
 ^ You ftiall obferve never to (heare your Lambs till they be foil NeedfullOb- 
 Hogs.you Ihall ever walh three dayes before you Ihearc .• the bfft fervations 
 time of Ihearing is from Juneto Auftifi. E Wes arf ever jgood: 
 breeders from three years old dll tlidrniibuths break., .ffyou 
 would have your E wes bring forth maleLambes^ note when tlic 
 North wind blowcth, and driving your flock againft the wind , 
 let your Ramnies ride as they go,^ and this will make the Ew^ ^o 
 conceive Male Lambs; folikewifc, if, you would havcfc:^i^c 
 Larabsi put yoiir Rams to the Ews When the Wind bioweth btiit 
 ofthe-Soutbi '' ‘y’' 
 
 Now for the general prefervation bf flicep,feed them as much 
 as you can upon high grounds, which are dry and fruitful!, the 
 grafle fweec, yetfo fiiort that it mull be got with much labour 
 but iI you mull force-perforce feed upon Jow and moyll grounds 
 which are infeftious; you Ihall not bring your Ibcep from the 
 fold ( fori how fpeak to thchoneftEnglilh Husbandman )untiil 
 the Sun be rifen,and that the beams begin to draw the dew from 
 the earth,then having let them forth, drive them to their place 
 of feed, and there wiihyourdog chafe them up and dowhe till 
 they be weary, and then let them either feed or take their fell, 
 whichthcy pleafe. This chafing firll, beaceth away niill dewS} 
 and all other dews from the earth, as alfo thofc webs, kcls,and 
 flakes which lying on the earth, and a Ihccp licking them up 
 do breed rottenneue: Alfo this chafing llirreth up that naturall 
 heat in a fliecp,which drinketh up, and wafteth the abundance 
 of moyllurc, which dfc Would turn to roctennefle. ,Bcfide?,a 
 Iheep,being thus chafed and wearied, will fall to his fopd more 
 deliberately, and not With fuch grecdinclfe as otherwilc he j 
 would,and alfo makechoiccofthat meat which is beft for his] 
 health.ifa Shepheard once in a month,, of alwayes when he hadij 
 occafion to handle his Sheep, rub their mouths with fey-ialt,;it! 
 j N 1- is* 
 
88 ’thegenerallCureofallCattell. i.Bbok 
 
 i&an excellent prefervatLon againltall manner oflicknefle, and 
 very comfortable for a fliecp alfo,for a Ihcep will very well live, 
 and abate of his flefti by rubbing hisraouch once a day wiih-Bay- 
 faltjonly.NcWjforafinuch astnot wuhftanding thefe principle* 
 a (beep fallcth into many infirmities ; heareaher followeih the 
 feverall cures ofall manner of difeafe*. 
 
 CHAP: II. . 
 
 TJisft ane.r to hnow a found ike3p,iii»d m tinfound ihep'. 
 
 I F a fiiecp be found and perfca,hi8eyc will be bright atid chcer- 
 fulljthe white pure without fpor, & theftring* red, his gums 
 alfo will be redjhis teeth white and even,- his skin on his brisket 
 will be red.andfo will each fide betwixt his body and bjsfhoul- 
 der where Vyooll grows not,, his skin iagenerall will be loolc, 
 his Wool feftjhis breath long, and his feet not hot s butifhebe 
 unfound,then thefe fignes wil have contrary, feces, his eye* will 
 be heavy,pilc,and fpotted, his breaft and gums white, b is teeth 
 -yellow and foul, his Wool when it is pulled will cafily part 
 from his body ; and when he is dead open him, andyoufliall 
 find his belly fill of water,his fatyclbWjhis Liver putrified,and 
 his ftelh moyftand watrilh.. 
 
 CHAR IIL 
 
 Offcknejfein aenerallfOr (he Feaveramongfilheep. 
 
 ^'Hange ofPafturc isa great cure for fick Ihcep;- yet ifybu(‘' 
 find any more particularly troubled then the reft,take/’«/w/- 
 Royall, and ftamping it, mixethejuyee with waterand vinegar 
 the quantity of fraJfe a pint, and give itthc fheepwithahorne, 
 iuke-warme; and by no means let the Ihcep be much chaf’t:Alfo 
 in thefe fickneffes the Ihephcard muft have a great care to note 
 from whence the difeafe groweth: if it proceed from cold, then 
 to drive his flictp to fiielter;. if from heat, then to feed, them in 
 fijadyandcoole plac«. 
 
 CHAP. IV. 
 
 Oftbegeierall Scah,erltch Infheejt, 
 
 T His generall Scabor Itch in (heep,. is of all dileafes the moft 
 common among them ; proceeding from rainy ' and wet 
 ' weather, which felling upon their skins, ifthey. happen to be 
 chafe or heated after, they prefently fercak fonh into the fcabs 
 wMck you (hall know by a white filthy feurfe ftickibg upon 
 
 their. 
 
'} Book. 
 
 ],QfSh^pi, 
 
 ■m\' 
 
 
 thcirskins-and the moftufuall medicine forthcfamejrwhichall'. 
 ftiepheards ufe,i* to annoint the place withTarjaiid Greafc,mixc; 
 together; but if upon the firft appearance pf the itch) you ftcep< ‘ 
 P«//V/-r(? 7 rf//inwater»'andwa(hthe«kinnC;thcrcwith,itwilL- 
 prtfetvc them from running into the Scabbe. 
 
 CHAP. y. \ ) 
 
 OfkJll'ȣ Maggots in Sheep. 
 
 F a Sheep be troubled with. Maggots,,you (hall takcfioop- 
 ereafe, 'farre^ixid Brimftoncy. andniixc them together on the: 
 fire; and then ar.noint the place therewith, and it will kill the 
 Maggots., ,, , , , . ■ 
 
 CHAP. VL ■ ' - 
 
 QfiheredlVater.. 
 
 T He red Water is a poyfonous difeafe in (Keep, pending the: 
 hcartjand is indeed as the peftllencc amongil other Cattell, 
 
 , therefore when you finde any of your (heepe infefted theiewitb 
 you (Ball firftlet him bloud in the ibot betweene the clawes ; 
 and alfo under the tayle,and then lay to the fore place s Rewids 
 beaten with Bay-falt,and it helpeth.- 
 CHAP, VIL 
 
 - • OfLung~ftck^ritny.coHgh'orceld^ 
 
 TF your (heepe Be troubled with any (tekneffe in fiis Lungss ' 
 
 1 which you (hallknow by his coughing &(hortnefle of breath, 
 you (hall take ^ nsfilage of Coltsfoot and l>s^»gworty^nd (lamping 
 thcnijhrain the juyee into a little hony and water,and give it the. 
 
 (heep to drink. 
 
 CHAP. vin. 
 
 Of the Vf^erme intHtrClaw of the Sheepoy hr any other parti 
 
 T His wormebreedeth commonly before between theclawcs. . 
 
 ofthcfoot:butwherefoevcritbrecdcth it is known by the 
 head,which is like a tuft of haire^ and will fiick forth in a bunch- 
 The cure is to (lit the foot and draw out the worme without 
 breaking itand then annoynt the place with Tarfc and Talla»^“* - 
 niixt together,for Tar limply ofit fclfc will draw too much- 
 CHAP. IX. 
 
 OfthejVildfireinSheepe: 
 
 'T'His difea(ewhich is called the Wildfire, is a very infeftiout 
 'lT hekneife, and will indanger the whole flock; bat howfoevec 
 incurable; 
 
T.Ik generallCurevf all Cattell. i Boo^ 
 
 incurable it is held, yec it is certainc, that ifyou take 
 and ftamping it with old Ak^rmkt: a fal ve thereof, and annoynt 
 the fore chcrewith,itwil kill the fire, and fet the (heep fafe : and 
 though fonie,for this difeafcjbury the firftinfefted Sheep alive, 
 with his heels upward,before the lhecp-coacdore,ycc this medi¬ 
 cine hath been ever more cfFeftual. 
 
 The Cure. 
 
 CHAP. X. 
 
 Of the dlfcttfi Ache a.A, .'J OAc-, iMPtdif 
 
 THefe difeafes are known by the yellownclTe ofthefheeps 
 skinne : andthccureis, totake fandLenw, and 
 ftamping them together, mixe their juice with vinegar,and give 
 haliapintto a(hecp,todrink. 
 
 CHAP. XI. 
 
 Of the tot: A) fis.ime^ crJhppJt:^-n Shcepe. 
 
 I Fyourfheepbeftoptintheheai breaft, or wefland, either 
 with tough fleame or other cold humours, which you fliall 
 know by the running of the noftrils then take the powder of 
 ?;/ 'io!- rojai , and mixing it with clarified Hony, diffoWc it in 
 wanne water the quantity of half a pint, and give it the ShcepC 
 to drink,and it will loofen the fleame- 
 
 CHAP. X(I, 
 
 Of bt/tei brchenln ileefy'/r bones otttof loynt, 
 
 I Fycur Sheep chance to break a legge, or have any other bone 
 mifpiaced, you lhall after you havefet it ftraight and right a- 
 gainc , firft bathe it with oylc and Wine, and thendippinga 
 cloath in molten Pinchgye.tf;^ roul it about, and I'plint it as^oc- 
 cafion fhall ferve,and fo let it remain nine dayes,and drefle ita- 
 gainf,and3ttheendof thenexeninedayes, the ftieepwillbca- 
 ble to goc. 
 
 CHAP. XIII. 
 
 Of >’-nj fcititc fe L.mbss, 
 
 I F your Larabe be fick,you fhall give it Mares, m'.f, or Goats- 
 Kiif, or the own dams milk and Water to dcink,and keep it 
 — CHAP. 
 
I Book- 
 
 OfSbcepis. 
 
 9 « 
 
 Ofth 
 
 CHAP. Xllll. 
 
 Siurd]r, rurni//f-(iid ci 
 
 'T'Hcfedilcares proceed from ranknelTe of bloudj which offen- 
 
 dtih the braine, and other inward part*. The cure then iitp 71,^ cute, 
 let the (licepc blond in the eye veinef) temple veincj, and 
 through the iKjftfih;, then to mb the places with young Nettles 
 
 0 :d-Jc.:fis. 
 
 w.fc, nr 
 
 I F your fheepe have any imperfeftion in his eyes, you (ha*^ 
 drop the joyce olScLindim intotheni,( 8 titisa prefent helpc* 
 
 CHAP. xyi. 
 
 Of'.v.nc - !>! a Shelps belly. 
 
 I F a fliccp hav: water in his belly betwcenc the outward fl.'lh 
 and the 1 im, then you may fafely adventure to let it forth by 
 making a iiule hole through the flefh, and patting in a quilfe 
 but it it be becweeiithe rim andthe bag, then u is incurable, 
 for yoti may by no mcanes cut therira afundcr ■ When the water 
 is let forth, you (hall ftitch up the hole, and annoint it with 
 Tarand Butter mixed together. This water if it remainein 
 the body will rot the Iheepe. 
 
 cH \r. XVll 
 
 Of the or Belt 'n dyep, 
 
 A Sheep isfaidtobe Tagd or Belt, when by a continuall 
 fquirc running out of his ordure, he beraycth his tayle, in 
 fuch wife that through the heat of the dung it fcaldeth, and 
 breedeth thefcab thcrehi.Thecurc is, with a pair of (heiresto 
 cut away the tags,and to lay the fore bare and raw, and then to 
 throw earth dryed upon it,and after that Tar and Goofe greafe 
 mixe together. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
92 JbegenerallCtutofallCtttttll iBook 
 " CHAP. XVIII. ^ 
 
 OftheRaxemSheepe, , 
 
 T HePoxeinShccpc are fmallrcd, pimples like purples ri- 
 fing on the skin,and they are infeAious.The cure is,co take 
 Rofemary andboyletbe leaves in vinegar, and bathe ttic fores 
 therewitb» and it will heal them : thange'ofpafturcisgoodfor 
 tiiis difeafe, and you foall alfo ftperate. the^ fickc from the 
 found. . 
 
 CHAP. XIX. 
 
 Of the iVood-evill or Cramps 
 
 ^ Cure. ^ difeafe is wcaktif fl« or ftraitning of the finewes got by 
 
 X colds and forfeits-it is very morcall, and will run through a 
 whole flock.The cure is, to take Cinkfoile, or Five-leaved-y/affe 
 and boyle it in wine, and give the (herp a pint thereof to drink, 
 and keep him warmejand chafe his Wes with oylc and vinegar 
 
 CHAP* XX. 
 
 Of making an E we to love her own Lambe^or any 
 other Ew^sLambe. 
 
 I FanEwegrownnnatarall, and will not taketoherLatnbe 
 after foe hath yeaned it, you. foall take a little of the cleahe 
 of the Swc^v^ifo is the bed in which the Lambe lay, and force 
 &e€wecoeateit, oracleaftchewitinherniduth, andfoewill 
 fell to love itnaturally: but ifan Ewe havecafther Latnb'e, and 
 you would have her take to another Ewes Lambe, you foall take 
 the Lambe which is dead, and with itiub and daube.thelive 
 Lambe all over and fo put it to the Ewej and foe will ukc as na¬ 
 turally to it,as if it were her owne. 
 
 CHAP. XXI. 
 
 Of licking up Popfon. ' 
 
 I F a-focepe chance to lick up any Poyfon^ you foall perceive it 
 fay a fuddaine fweflingSe rccling of the fteepe.Alid the cure is. 
 The Cure; as foon as you fee ft flagger, to open the mouth, and you foall 
 
 find one or more blifiers upon the tonjgue roots, you foall pre- 
 fentlybrcakcthem with your fingers, and nibthem with Earth 
 or Sag^ and then pi0e into the Iheepet mouth, and it will doe 
 well. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
I Book. 
 
 OfSheepe. 
 
 93 
 
 CHAP. XXII. 
 
 Of Lames yeaned [ickj , ' ; ; 
 
 I F a Lambe be yeaned lick and weak, the Shepheard Ihall fold 
 it op in his Cbkc,blow into the moiith ofit, & then drawing 
 the dammes dugs, fquirf, milk into the mouth of it. 
 
 CHAP. XXIII. 
 
 OfmcihJ,y!g an £we to be eafily delivered. 
 
 I F an Ewe can hardly bring forth or yean her Lamb; you (ball 
 take Bolfamm or Horfe-m'm,indi put either the jurce or pow¬ 
 der of ir into a little ftrong alcjand give it the Ewe to drink, and 
 (he wil y.can prefently. 
 
 CHAP. XXIIII. 
 
 OfLeeth loofe. 
 
 I F a Sheeps teeth be loofe, letbim bloud in his gums, and tin¬ 
 der his taylc, and then rub his teeth with Earth,Salt andSage. 
 
 CHAP. XXV. 
 
 Ofincreajint^ Milkjn Ejves. 
 
 TV TOthing increafeth Milke in Ewes more then change of Pa- 
 fture and feeding : driving them one while unto the Hils, 
 another while to the Vsiliestand where the grafle is fweeteft and 
 (hort5& the (heep catethwith beft appetite,tlierefee you continue 
 longeft-'for touching,giving them Fitches , Dill, dnnifeeds, and 
 fuch like, this change of ground will make Milk fpring much 
 better. 
 
 CHAP. xxvr. 
 
 Of the fl-aff^^ers,''r leaffeknejfe in Lambes,or elder Sheep. 
 
 T He Staggers is ingendred in (htep by forfeiting on Oake 
 leayeSjHawthorn leaves,or fuch like, which Lambs .are very 
 apt untotit is a cold corrupt blood, or fleame, gathered together 
 about the braine-’indecdic is fuddainly mortall.The beft cure is, 
 totakcy^p/ff/if^sdifToIvcditinwarmwater, Scputthe-quanticy : ; 
 
 ofhalfeafpoonfullintocach carcoftheSheeporLarob, and it 
 isaprefentremedy. 
 
 CHAP. XXVII. 
 
 OflVormesinthe gtitsofSheeporLambes^ 
 
 CHeep are asfubjeft to wormes in their gutsorftbmacksa* 
 
 Pany other Cattell whatfoever, which you (ball know by bea- 
 
 ' O ting , 
 
P4 
 
 The cure. 
 
 'ihegemraUCure of allCattdl. i Book, 
 
 ting their bellies with their feet, and by looking continually at 
 their bellies. The cure is, to cake the leaves and to 
 
 {lamp themjand then mixing the juyce thereof with Hony, to 
 give the iheep to drink ;and then chale him a little^, and keep him 
 two or three hours fading. . ^ 
 
 Chap. XXVIll. 
 
 Of the Ioffe of the Cuo. de, ' , 
 
 '^Hat which hclpeth the lode of the Cudde in Oxe, or Cow, 
 J. the fame is a prcfcrit remedy for Ihcep, and is fpoke of before 
 in a former Chapter- 
 
 Chap. XXIX. 
 
 jheepfrom the Rot. 
 
 T Hisdlfeafc of rottcnncCTc is the cruelleft of all other amongft 
 Sheep, and excendeth his violence over all the flock : nay, 
 over Town-ftiipt and Countries; and though it be held of molt 
 men incurable, yet good Government, and this Reccit Khali 
 deliver you, will not onely prevent it, but preferve your (liecp 
 fafe-- Therefore, as foon as you perceive that any of your (heepe 
 are tainted you {hall take Adrf.ces :wbich is a certaine fait, ga¬ 
 thered from the fait Marches, in the heat of Summer, when the 
 tide is going away, and leaving certaine drops offalt water on 
 the GraHcjthen the violent heat of the Sun turns it to {alt: and to 
 fptak briefly,all fait made by the violence of the Suns heat only, 
 istakenfor^dr.-?fjr, of which there is infinite ftore inSpaine. 
 With this A dr.tees rub the mouths of all your Sheep once a 
 •week, and ycu {hal never need to fcarc the rotting of them, for it 
 hath been well tryed, and as I imagine, the experiment is found 
 out from this very ground. It is a rule and wel known at this day 
 in Lptcolnelrnre^zn A in Kemffazt upon the fait Marfties,Iheep did 
 neverdieoftherotmo other reafon being known therefore, but 
 the licking up of that Salt, and without doubt,it is mcftinfalli-' 
 ble and moft eaiie. 
 
 Chap. XXX. 
 
 A fav precepts for the Sbepbea'd. 
 
 I T is meet that every good and careful! Shepheard know what 
 foodc is go od for {heepe,what hurtfull: that follow! ng the one 
 and efehewing the other, he may ever keep his cattle in good 
 
 health. 
 
I Book. OfGoater. 
 
 health.The gralTe that ismoft wholforae for (hecp, is that which 
 hath growing initgood &orcoiMellilot, C/avery Selfe-heaky 
 (hckf]firfoyleyBroome,PimperKeliitidvihiieHvf^and. 
 
 The grafle which is unwholefomc for Sheepe, is that which 
 hath growing araongft it, Sparmorty VennywortyOX Pemy-grajfey 
 and any weeds which grow from inundation or overflowcs of 
 water ; likewife, Kmt~grajfe\t not good, nor Mildewed gralTe. 
 Of all rots the hunger rot is the worft, for it both putrifieth the 
 flefli and skin,and this is moft incident to field (lieep, for to pa- 
 fture (heep it never hapneth. The ntxt rot to it, is the Pelt rot, 
 which commeth by great ftorcofrainc, immediately after a 
 ftieepe is new {hofne,whjch,mildewIng the skin, corrupteth the 
 body;and this alfo is mofi incident to field Iheep, which wane 
 Ihcltcr. 
 
 There be little white Snailes which a flieep will lick up, and 
 they will foon rot him. 
 
 There will grow upon Ewes teats little dry fcabs, which 
 will flop their milke,when the Lambes fuck; the Shepheard niuft 
 have care to pull them away. 
 
 A Sheep will have a bladder of water under his chin fome- 
 times, which the Iheepheard mull be carefull to let out and 
 lanccjor the Ihecp will not profper. 
 
 It is not good to (hare Shcepe before Midfummer, for the 
 more he fweateth in his Wooll, the better and more kindly 
 itis.. 
 
 If you will know the age of your Sheep, looke in his mouth 
 and when he is one fheare, he will have two broad teeth afore : 
 When he is two (hcare, he will have foure broad teeth afore-' 
 when he is three,hee will have fixe; and when he is four (heare, 
 hewill have eight : and after thole years his mouth will begin 
 tobreakc Fortouchingthatroleofthccvcnncireanduneven-- 
 nefleofthemoutbjitis unccrtainc, and faylcth upon many oc- 
 cafions.. 
 
 ' the end of the Sheene- 
 
 
p6 7hegemallCureofallCatteU. iBook 
 
 OfGoates, 
 
 CHAP. I. 
 
 OfGo.va.i-.dofthiir N.utfre. . 
 
 S Eing Goates are not of any generall ufe in our 
 Kingdome, but ondy ncurilhcd in fomc wild and 
 barren places, where cattle of better profit can 
 hardly be maintained,. as in the mountainous 
 parts ofin the barrenneft parts of 
 and Devon h>f,on Meiboms hills,and fomc few about tbePeake- 
 I will not ftind upon any large difcc urfc, but as briefly as I can, 
 give you the natures and cures. You (hall then know, that the 
 Tie Varure of ^ ^ (iroDg,and lufty conftitution ;efpedal- 
 
 Goatk iy in the aft of generation that they exceed all other Cattle : 
 
 delight to live in mountains that be high craggy,and full of bu * 
 flies,bryars, and other wood;they will feed in any plain paftures, 
 but their fpeciall delight is in broufing upon trees, they arc To 
 nimbleoffoot that they will go in places of greateft danger. The 
 profit which comes fronnhem is their milk^which is an excellent 
 reftorative, and their Kids which are an excellent venifon. They 
 are in other Countri€s,as in 5 'r<?/«,the Hands of the Az^ores , and 
 the Hands of the Gw.rr/er, prefertted for the chafe and for hun¬ 
 ting as we preferve our Dear both red and fallow, and make ex¬ 
 cellent paftime. 
 
 Sis Ibjpe. For the fliape of the Goate he would have.alarge body, and 
 
 well hayrcd.great kgs,upright joynts, not bertding, a neck plain 
 
 and (hort,a head fraalland flendcr, large homes, and bending, a 
 big eye, and a long beard, and his colour white, black, or pide. 
 Some do ufe to (hear them, to make rough mantles of ; butitis 
 not fo with us inKngland.The (hee Goat would have large teats 
 and big udder,hanging cars,and no homes,as they have in many 
 places. 
 
 The ordering Thefe Goat! would be kept in fmall flockes, or herds, as not 
 efGoatcj. ' above 
 
I Book OfGoMer. 
 
 above a hundred in a heard: As they muft in the heat ofSuinmcr 
 have much fliade,fo in.thc winter likewife much (helter.-for they 
 can neither endure extremity of heat nor cold, crpccially,: the 
 violence of vdntcr,for that will make the flie-Goat caft her kid, 
 orbring it forth Untimely. Thcfelovc Mali well, but yet you, 
 muft give them other food to mixe with it. The beft time to let 
 the male and female goe together, i* about the beginning of 
 Deccmber.lf you houfe your Goatesjin the winter, let them have 
 no litter to lye onjbut the floor paved, or gravelled-, for otjicr- 
 wife,their own beat will annoy them, they muft alfo be kept ve¬ 
 ry cIeanly,for they can indurc no filthy favours. For the young 
 Kids,you fhall in all parts order them as you-doe your' Lamb'es. 
 
 Now for their preCervationdf they be luffered to go and chuft 
 their own food,they are to themfelve* fo good Phyfitians, that 
 they Willfeldbmc or never bee troubled with any inward fick- 
 nelTejonly the unnaturall excclTc of their lull maketh them grow 
 foon old,and fo both pad tifc and profit. For thofe particular 
 difeafes which accidentally fall upon them: here followeth the 
 
 Chap. II. 
 
 OfthePefliUnceinGoc.tes^irmyinwardandh'.ddest 
 
 fickneffe. _ . - 
 
 1Fyou perceive your Goates droope, or looke.with fiillcn or 
 I fad countenanccSjic is an aflured figne of fickneflc, but if they 
 foame or lather at the mouth, then it is a figbe of the pjftilence., The Cure. 
 The cure is, firft j to feparate them from the fOWdj then to let 
 them bloud, and give them the buds and leaves of with ' 
 
 ruflies and reeds to eat,and;it is a prefcntrciiiedy. 1 ' 
 
 GHap. III. 
 
 ' . - Of the Dropjie m Goates. >■' ‘ 
 
 G Oates arc very much fubjeft unto the Dropfic, through 
 
 their excefle of drinking water,thc figne whereof is a great The Cure, 
 inflammation and heat in the skin •• the cure is, to feeth Worm- , 
 wood in water andSalt; and give a pint thereof to the (Goat tdfr' 
 drink divers mornings, foi to flit and let out the water undcB.'' 
 the (houlder,u not fo certaine and fafe a cure, 
 
Ihsgensrall Cure of all Cattell. i Book 
 
 Chap. IV. ^ ' 
 
 Offloffing the Teat!. 
 
 T Here will ingendcr in the teats ofGoatSj acertaine tough 
 hard'fleame,\vhicb will flop the milke from iflbirig •• which 
 to cure,you fliall with your finger and your thumb pull it away 
 and then annoynt the place with Honeyj and the Goates Milke 
 ' mixE together. 
 
 Chap. Y. 
 
 . * . OfGoaies tb.it cm;wt ICJde. 
 
 G Oates above all Other Cattle, are troubled with hardneflfe 
 ir Kiddingjby reafon that if they be chafed or huntedtheir 
 lliddes will tume in their bellies •• the remedy then to preferve . 
 them from that danger, is to keep them t^aiec and untroubled,, 
 untill they have Kidded. 
 
 Chap. VI. 
 
 Of the Tetter^or dry Scab in Goates. 
 
 .0 faeale any Teteer,or dry fcab in Goates, take BUck^fopCy 
 J. Tarrcy IIogs-grc.afe^znd Brirnfione, mixe them well together 
 and annoynt the fores therewith,and it will heal them. 
 
 Chap. VII. 
 
 Of Gelding Kiddts in the Summer feafon,. 
 
 K ids being gelt ip the Summer feafon,as thofe which are late 
 kidded muft neceflarily be ; the Flye will be fo bufic with 
 the fore, that with their blowings they will brcedfuchftore of 
 Maggots in the wound,that it will indanger their live* : to de¬ 
 fend them then from fuch annoyance of thc-Flye, you (hall take 
 Soot, Tarre, and thick Greame, and mixe them well together, 
 and annoynt the woundtherewith,andit will both heale it and. 
 keep the Flye away. 
 
 Cha?. VIII. 
 
 Of the Itch in Goates,. 
 
 I F'your Goats be troubled with any Itch, fo that they cannot 
 feed for clawing and biting themfelves,. you fliall wafli their 
 sktnns with old Chamber-lye, and green Coporas well boyled. 
 tDgethcr,,andit will kill the Itch.. 
 
 GHAF;. 
 
I Book. 
 
 OfGoates, 
 
 99 
 
 CHAP. IX. 
 
 OfiheTHellfiopfiH^mGoates, 
 
 G Oates when they arc fucking on their datnme*, or when 
 they are new Kidded, will commonly have a great laxe or 
 iquirt fo thacthe ordure which commeth from them,if itbe not 
 
 well clenfea and taken from thcm/it will with their own natu* 
 
 turall heat fo bake and dry, that it will flop ap their Tucl*. fo 
 
 JatAcycannptdung, whichif itbe notholpen, ihcKidwill 
 
 dye.The cure iS;to clenfe the placc,and open the tueil, and then The Cure, 
 put into It an inch or there about of almall Candles end dipt 
 
 GHAP. X. - 
 
 I Oftke Stiiggers^orreermaeviUinGoat'es. • ‘ 
 
 F your Goates be troubled with the Stagger* or Reeling 
 
 evjll, which is a difeafc bred in them by the violent heat of 
 
 me Sun,you lhail take and Ferjulce, and mixe them to- 
 
 ^ thereof to drink : or clfe 
 take Ho^fi./eeke , and Dragoon, of each alikc:fo grounds of Ale 
 with a little new Mlkefiamp the hearbs,and then mingle them 
 
 together,then put thereto afcw vem grolTely be 
 
 boyle It againe, then coo eit, and give the fickGoatc three or 
 tourefpoonfuls thereof to drink, and it will cure her- Now for 
 any other infirmities which (hall happen unto'Goates,you may 
 cure them with the fame medicines which ym cuic Ihecpc; for 
 tbcir Natures doe not much differ. h ^ 
 
 '^^heendoftheGoate, 
 
 Of Swim. 
 
 CHAP.l 
 
 OfaEmamer of Swine,their natures, ufe^ fnapes, andprefervath'nt.- 
 
 ■“^“'^Lthough Swine are accounted troublefome noyfomc, 
 j unruly,and greatIyravenous,a,s indeedtheir natures arc 
 ^ not much differing from fuch qualities;yet the utility 
 and profit of them, will cafily wipe off thofe offences 
 - foc> 
 
100 "the gemr all Cure of all Cattell. i .book 
 
 ferto fpcake trutly ot thcSwinc, he is the Hutbandman? btft 
 Scavenger,and the Huswives moft wholcfome fink jlorhisfood 
 and living is by that wh'th will clfe roc in the yard, make it 
 beaftly.nnd bretd no good manure, or being cart dovvne the Or¬ 
 dinary linck in the liouie bretdt noyforee finds,rorrupticn,and 
 infeftiondor from die Husbandman he takeih puire,chafFc-barne 
 duft,mans oiciure.parbage, and the Weeds othis yard : and from 
 the Hufwife her draffc.fvvillircs,Whey,walling ofti b« and fuch 
 likejwi'h which he will live andfeepagnod /late of body, ve¬ 
 ry fufficiently.-anJ though lie is accounted gnod in no place but 
 the dilh only,yet there he is (o lovely audio vvholf 'me, that all 
 other faultsmaybcboinewidi. He is bv nature greidy, given 
 much to root up grounds and tear dovvnc fences, he is very le- 
 cherousandin that aft tedious and brntifli: he is fnljeft to much 
 anger and the fight ofthe Boars arc cMccdii g mortall: they can 
 by no means indiirc (forms,winds, or Lul weather, they are ex- 
 cdlcnt obfervers of their ow n homes : and txcetding great lo¬ 
 vers one of another : fo that they will dye upon any beaff that 
 ofFendeth their fellowcs. 
 
 Of the cloirc touching the choyce of Swine, you fhal! undeiftandthat 
 
 and flijpe of"' no Country in England brteJeth naiurally beticr fwinc one 
 
 Swine. ' then another ••blit it any have prthcniincncf, then 1 mulf prefer 
 Lci:rlh-} |/■■';T,3nd Ionic parts otA'-; //'..’/,. n, >: • /-. and clay conn- 
 tries bordering Ai/ <?>'.■' f ,and the uafon I take to be, their 
 great multiplicity ofgraine,Specially beans and pulfe. Ft r the 
 Maft-CctimrycSj though they are got d feeders thtv are no large 
 breeders,whence it comes that ycufwild ivvine is ever your lead 
 fwinejbutvourfwccteff Bacon. Bntitihe lacc anrikeepingbe 
 alike, the proportion and got,dutlf; will be alike nhcrtfore in 
 the choice ofycur fwinc, chiifty the boaics andfowts which 
 you breed of, la them being and large of body,deep fidid,and 
 deep bellied,thick tliighcs,3nd (hort leggs, for ihcngh iht long- 
 legged fwine appear a goodly beaff, yet he but coufeneth the eye 
 and is not fo prcfitablc to the Butcher :high cl.’.tves,thick ned, a 
 ihortandfironggroinf, andageud thick chine wdlfttwith 
 ffiong briftic'.- 'thecol'ur is beff which is all ofone peece, as all 
 white, or all fanded; the pidc a: ctiic woiff and molt apt to take 
 Mcazcl,'; the black is tolerable, but our Kingdom? through the 
 toldncflebrecdeth them fcldonic. The 
 
iBook. OfSwm. loi 
 
 The ufe and profit of Swine is onely (as the Husbandman faith) The ufe and 
 for the roofe.wh'ch is bacon; for the fpir, which is Porke; Sowk 
 and puddings; and for breed, which is their Pigs only. To have 
 two many fowes in a yard is not good ; for their increafe and 
 bringing forth isfo great, that they will for want of food eate 
 one another: A Sow will bring forth pigs three times a yeere, 
 namely at the end of every ten weeks, and the number are.great 
 which they will bring forth : for I have known one fowhave 
 twenty pigs at one litter; twelve,fourtccne, and fixreenare very 
 common ; yet a Sow can bring up no more pigs then fhe hath 
 Tcatsjthertfcre look how many Ihe hath, and lo many pigs pre- 
 ferve ofthebeft, the reft caftawayor put to other fowes which 
 want, yet givefuck. A fow will bringpigsfrom oneyeareold, 
 till (he be levcn years old The pigswhich you rcare,aftcryoU 
 have chofen the beft for Boares or Sowes to breed on, geld the 
 reft both male and females : the males will make goodly hogs, 
 which are txcclicnt Bacon or Porke, and the females which are 
 called rplayd-guiltSjWil do the likc;and breed a great dealc more' 
 greafe in their bodies, whence itc mes that the huibandhiane* 
 fteemsone fplayd-guilt before two hogs YoungShots which are 
 Swine of three quarters, or but one year old, arethedaintieft 
 Porke. 
 
 Now for theprefervatiun ofSwinedt is contained in their go- 
 vtrnmentand toed, and is all that belongeth to the office of the 
 fwinc heard.The ordcriitft feeding offwine is, (when youke^ 
 them,but in good liatc of body, and not feek to fat them) in the 
 morning early when you unftie them to give them Draff, piiKe, 
 or other garbage, with fwiiling in their trougbe.s, and when 
 they have eaten it,to drive them to the field, where they may 
 graze and roote for ih- irfood - and of grounds thefiftmarifh ■ 
 and mooriftigroiindsarethebtft, wheie they may gfttheRo ti 
 
 of Sedge, Reeds, Rufhes Knot gralfc, and fiich like, which is 
 wholclome for Swine," or the Fallow ortith field, where they 
 may root at plcafurcjand by kHling the weeds b. ing profit to the 
 
 earth,and at the fall of the leafe, it is good to drive them to hed- ’ ' 
 gesiwhere they m.iy get Haws Hips,Sloes; Crabs, orfuebfruie - * 
 
 which is alfo very wholefome and the poorer fort will gather 
 
 their fruits, and keep them I'afc to feed their Swine with all the 
 P Winter 
 
103 
 
 The Care. 
 
 ThfCar^ 
 
 'Xhegenerall Cvri of all Cattell. i Book, 
 
 Winter. When wening Gopuneth you iha4 drive your Swine 
 home, ,and<thHi filling their trough* with Draff and fwillings 
 let them fill their bellies,and then ce them up,{o (ball you keep 
 them from doing other hurts or injuries. If once in a fortnight 
 you mixe with your fwilling* fome Radle or red Oaker, it 
 will preferve them wonderfully from Meaz^fej and all inward 
 infeftions: and thus much for the generall difeourfe of Swine J 
 now I will proceed to their particular infirmities, and other 
 buiineflcs- . •. • 
 
 Chap. II. • c0. 
 
 Of the Teaver^or OKf h'.ddsn fick^elf/sM S mne. 
 
 T Hcre is no bead maketh his fickneffe fo apparent as the. 
 
 Swine ,• for when he findeth any griefe or diftemperature in 
 his body,he prcfently droopctbiforfakcs his meat, and will not 
 eat till he find in hii^elle a perfeft Recovery : therefore when 
 yen (hall fo find him to forfake his meat, you fhall firft let him 
 blood under his tayle, and tinder his cares, and if they Weed not 
 frcflily enough,you (hall beat them with a fmall flick, . and that 
 will bring forth the bloud ; then wrap about the wound s the 
 bark of an young Oficr,and then keep him warmc, and gi ve him 
 to drink warm fwillings, well mixt with barly meal,, and red 
 oaker. 
 
 Chap. III. 
 
 Ofthe Murreit^Vefiilence^or CatherhiSwlfje. 
 
 T Hefedifeafes being all of one nature,are very much incident 
 in Swinc,andfpring from many grounds, as from corrup¬ 
 tion in bloud ingendfed fay the earing of rotten fruit, or too 
 much Butchers garbage, and many times by eating too rank 
 grafle, wherein is much Htmlock ^; their particular ligncsare 
 moyft ^e8,and their heads borne on each fide,but their general' 
 knowledge is their fefting and mortality: The cure is, to give 
 them in warm wafli, Hefis-dang.^ and boyl’d Liverwort^ with a 
 htdcEedOaker. 
 
 Chap. IV. 
 
 ' OftheGallinSwihe^ 
 
 S Windwill have an over-flowing of the Gall, becaufecholler 
 is much powerfull in them,, which you (hall know by a fwel- 
 ^ ling; 
 
I Book. Cf Snnne, . to ^ 
 
 lingwhich willrifeundertheirjawei^^ andthecaretSjCoflarap TheCuic. 
 
 Gallwort,or Safron,znd mixe it with honey and water,and tlwn 
 ftraining itjgivc it the Swine to drink by a pint at a timei 
 
 Chap. V. 
 
 OftheMeaz.elsinSmtie. . . , 
 
 /X His difeafe ofall other is m6(i common inSwine,ahd with 
 J[ cafe helped,as thus: you (hall take the oldeft Ui'ineydu can 
 getjand mixeit with Red Oakcr tillitbe thick, aind'about tlic 
 qiiantityofan Ale-quart, then mixe it with a gallon of wairbie 
 (weet Whey,and give it the Swine to driftke, alter he hath been 
 kept all night fafting; 
 
 ChAp. "VI# ■ 
 
 Oflmpojlumsiinany^artofaSwiHe. , ’' 
 
 CWine will have Impdftumesinany part of their bodies, ak 
 under their throat s, their ears, bellies, & oft upon their fidef. 
 
 The cure is,if they be foft,to lance them,and let out the matter. ' ^ 
 and then hcale them with Tarre and Batter, but if they be nm 
 foft,then let the Swine blond under the tongue, and rub all hit - 
 mouth,chaps and groine,with wheat mealc and fait, and the Ini- 
 ''poUuine will go away. 
 
 Chap, VII. 
 
 Of Vomiting in Swine. 
 
 I F your Swine do vomit aud call; up his meat, you (hall glVc 
 him fpclted Beans to eat, arid they will (frengtheri fais ftomack.' 4 
 
 Chap. VIII. 
 
 ’ Ofleannejfc,mijltkefmrfe'a'iima>tgine{fetn Swine, . 
 
 T Hefc difeafes proceed from corruption of bloudjin^ndred 
 
 by lying wet in their (lyes, having filthy rotten litter, ^J-rheCurc. 
 much fcarcity of tneat. The cure is, firllto let the Swine blond 
 under the tayle,chento take a Wooll^card;, and to comb offall 
 the feurfe and filth from the Swines back,, eveti till his skinne 
 
 blced:then take Hags-graafeindiBrimfone, 
 
 theih well together,annoynt the Swine therewith, then let the 3 
 
 . ftye be mended,his litter befweet,and give him good warm food 
 
 and the Swine will befat and found veryfuddainly, 
 
 P i CHRP. 
 
194 thegemailCurepfallCattelL iBook 
 
 The Cute. 
 
 The Cure, 
 
 CHAP. rx. 
 
 Of the Sleeping evillin Swine,. 
 
 eWinc are much fubjeft to this difeafe in the Summer time, 
 and you {hall know it by their continuall deeping, and neg- 
 lefting to eat their mcattThe cure is,tohoufc them up, and keep 
 them fading twenty and four houres,then in themorning when 
 hunger pincheth themjto give them to drink Water, in which is • 
 fiampt good fiore of Stonecrop^ which as foon as they.havc 
 drunk,they will vomit and call,and that is a prefen t remedy. 
 
 CHAP. X. 
 
 Of pain in the Milt- 
 
 eWine, arc oft troubled with pain in their Milts or Spleensj 
 ^which proceedeth from the eating of Mali,when they are firft 
 putrhereunto,through their over greedy eating.thereof, and is 
 known by a Reeling,going of one fide.The cure iSjto give them 
 the juyee of Wormwood/m a-little honied water,to drink, and 
 it will aflwage the paine.-, 
 
 CHAP. XI. 
 
 OfiheiinnatKrallneJfeefSows. 
 
 Tk/TAny Sows do prove fo unnatural!, that they will devqure 
 IVltheirPigs when they have farro’d them; which fpringeth 
 from an unnaturall grecdineflc in them,which to htlp you mull 
 watch her when flie farroweth, and taketh away the Pigs as they 
 falljthen take the wreckling, or word Pig,, and annoyntitall 
 over with the juyee of Stonecrop^iad fo give it the Sow againe: 
 and if fte devour it,it will make her cad and vomit fo extream- 
 ly,thac the pain of the furfeit will make her loath to do the like 
 againeSutofall curesjthcbcdforfuchanuiinaturallbead, is to 
 feed her weU,and then kill her. 
 
 CHAP. XII. 
 
 OftheLaxeorFltxeinHpgges. 
 
 F Or theLaxe or Flixe'in Swine,you dial give them Verjuyee 
 and milk mixt togther to drink,and then feed them with food 
 asfpelted Beanes,Acomes,or Acorn-huskes, .This is alfo excel¬ 
 lent,and approved for young Pigs and Shots, when they have a- 
 ny fcoqring;.. 
 
 CHAP,. 
 
f Book 
 
 QfSwm\ 
 
 1Q5 
 
 CHAP. XIIL 
 
 Of the lagging offwine with Do ffs. 
 
 1F your Swine be excreamly lugged and bitten with dog*, to 
 J prevent the rankling,and impoftumation of the fore,you (hall 
 annoynt it with vinegar,fopc, and tallow mixt together, and it 
 will cure the fame . 
 
 CHAP. xrv. 
 
 Of the Poxe in Swine. 
 
 T He Poxe isafilthy and infeftiousdifcafeinSwinc, procee¬ 
 ding from corrupt blood,ingendered by poverty,wet lying, 
 lowfineffe,and fuch like,and the Swipe can never profper which 
 hath them. The cure is, to give him firft to drink two fpoorifhls 
 of LondonTreacle in a pint of honied water ■> which will expell the fijj 
 infeftion outwardly, then to annoynt the fores witli Brimfione 
 and Boares-greafe mixt together,and fo feperate the fick from the 
 found. 
 
 CHAP. XV. 
 
 Of killing Mde^ots in the eares or other pant 
 of Swine.: 
 
 I F Maggots fhall breed in the care* of your Swine, whichhave 
 been lugged with Dogges for want oifgood looking Unto, as 
 often it hippeneth : you fhall take either the fweeteft Wort you 
 can get,or elfe honey, and annoynt the fores therewith, akd the 
 Maggot* prefcntly vdll fall ofFand dye. 
 
 
 Of feeding Swine exceeding fat;e.'therfof Bacon-^. 
 or for Lard, 
 
 D iver* men according to the nature of divers countrieii,have Thefecdingefi- 
 diver* wayes in feeding of their Swine, as thofc which live fwinein viroodi* 
 near unto wood* and places where ftilrc of Maft is, turn their % 
 
 Swine unto theMaftforfixeoreight weekes,andthenhaving:, 
 got flefh and fatne^ on their backs do bring them home, and 
 pntthemupinftyesjand thenfced thcrafortendayesorafort- - 
 nightaftcr,witholddryPeafegivcnthemoftinthe dayalittle . 
 at once, with water as much as they will drink: for this will har* 
 den theflefh andfatjfo that it will not confutne when it comet 
 toboyling, this manner of feeding is good) and nottobe difli^ - 
 ked.'.-, ‘•''- 
 
 Ndwv 
 
107 VxgenerallCm9f allCattell, i Book 
 
 ' ^hsfeedingofNow thefecdingofSwineinCbampianCountrye*, which are 
 woodsjisinihis manner; Firft, ypufliallriye upthofe 
 piaa countries, intmdtofeed, and let them not come out of 
 
 the fame until they be fed, ^t have their food and water 
 brought unto them: Now the firft two dayes you fliall give them 
 noihing;the third day you (hall early in the morning.givc them 
 a pretty quantity ofdrypeafe or beanes; at noon you (hall give 
 them as much more, at foure of the clock as much more, and 
 when you goe to bed as much more, but all that day no water. 
 The next day you (hall feed them again at the fame hours, and 
 fet water by them, that they may drink at their own pleafure, 
 and twice or thrice a week as your provifiqn will ferve you^ iq^ 
 is good to fill their bellies with fweet whay, buaer-milk, qr, 
 warmewa(bj but by no mcanes fcant the proportion oftheir 
 
 p«fe ; and by thus doing you fhall feed a Swine fat enough for 
 
 the flaughtcr in four or five weeks. 
 
 0£ feeding at Jhere be other Husbandmen in Champian Countrye*, as in 
 lie reck. Leh^^ire^zad fuch like, that put their Swine to peafe reeks, 
 orftacksjfetinthefield near unto water fiirrowes or rundics, (b 
 that they may let the water into the (lack yard, and then mor¬ 
 ning and evening cut a cutting of the ftack or reek: and fpread 
 the reaps amongft the fwinc : this manner offeeding is beft for 
 Gnall porkets and will fk them very reafon^ble in three week* 
 ora monetb. If you feed (heep amongft your Porks, it is very 
 good,and dayly by many praftifed; for by that means you fliall 
 not loofe any of your Graine; for what your (heep cannot ga¬ 
 ther up,yourPorkets will. 
 
 Of feeding of Now for fuch as live in or near about great Cities or Towns, 
 fwineiaora- a* London, Yorkfjor fuch like, and have neither great (lore 
 bout goat Cl- of Maft,nor great ftore of Grainej yet they have a manner offee- 
 ties. ding as good, and fomewbat more (peedier then any of the o- 
 ther,only the Bacon is not fo fweet or toothfome.and thus it is. 
 They ftye up their fadings, as is before faid ; and then take 
 Chandlers Grains, which is the dregs and oflFall ofrendred 
 Tallow, as hard skins, kels, and fleflily lumps which wHlnot 
 melt,, together with other coorfe skins of the tallow,, fujt, or 
 Kitchin fee, and mixing it in warmc maflj, give it the (Twine to 
 catc three or four times in the day, audit will fuddenly puffe 
 
hiiii up with fatnelTet theh beftow ojf every iwine a bulheil^ diyl 
 Piafe to harden his flsfh, aind you tnay kill them at ybiir pkafure 
 The only danger of this food is /u will at firft fometimes mahe 
 fwine fcoure; efpccially young PigSjif they eat it; but a* foon asjj 
 you perceive fucb a fault, give unto your clder.lwine niilkand’^^ 
 verjuyce,and toyourfucking pigs verjuyee onlyt 
 Now laftly, thebeft feeding ofa fwinefbr lard, praBoarfor offeedingof 
 BrawDjis to feed them the firft week with Barley fpddcn till it Hogs forlari 
 breakjand fod in fuch quantity that it may ever begiven fwee^t; et Boates fot 
 then after to feed them with raw malt from the fioore, before it , 
 
 be dryed, till they be fat enough; and then for a Week after, to. 
 
 give them dry peafe or beanes to harden their flelh- Let rbek 
 drink be the wafting of Hogfliead, and Ale-barf els, or fwcet 
 Whay,and let them have ftorc thereof. This manner of feeding 
 breeds the whiteft,latteft,and beft fieft that may be^ as hath beca 
 approved by thebeft Husbands. 
 
 , TheendoftheSwineofitllforh. , , : 
 
 Of Conies^ 
 
 CHAP. I. 
 
 Of the tamertch Cony^hls nature^ chojceyprofit>a>3dpre[ervation' J 
 
 LL forts of Conies may as well be kept tame as wild,:‘i%e nature# 
 and do above other beafts delight in imprifohnicni^e cony, 
 and folitarinefiTc, which proceedeth from: the 
 I ftrength of melancholly in their nature,beifigerea- v 
 
 tm cs lb much participating of the earth that theif 
 delightistolivc in holes,rocks,andotherdark Caverns. ThiQl i' 
 
 arc violently hot in the aft of generations and perfisrmc it with 
 vigor and cxce0e, that they fwound and lyebtrancei a. 
 
1 o8 The gemrall Cure of all Cattell. i .Book 
 
 good (pace after the deed is doncf. The males are given to much 
 cruelty and would kill the young rabbets if he could come to 
 them-.whence it procadeth, that the females after they have 
 kindl(d,hidc their young ones,and clofe up their hnle^, fo that 
 the buck-cony niaynotfind them. Thcfemalcor doc conies are 
 wouderfull in theii incieale, and brings forth young ones every 
 moneth’theicforc when you keep them tame in boxes, you mu(f 
 f'bfcive to watch tlictn and as Toon asthey have kindled, to put 
 thenuo the buck, orothervvife they will mourn, and hardly 
 Oiboxesfor brin^tp their young ones 
 
 wmcconici. • nc bc'xcs in which you lhall keepyotir tame conics. W'oiiid 
 be made c/f thin w'aincfeotboard?, fome two fkK.t fquart, and 
 Cne foot high and that fquare mud be divided into tw tt roomes 
 
 Of the choic 
 of rich con: 
 
 a greater roome with open w indowes ofwiar, throtigli which 
 ihe cony may feed ; and a ItfTcr rocme without light, in which 
 the cony may h dge and kindle, and before them both a trough 
 in which yon may put meat,and other nccclldric? for the cony , 
 and thii? you may makeboxe upon box in divers llorits, keep 
 ing your Bucks bv thcmfclvcs, and your Does by themlelves 
 except it be ftich Docs as have not bred and then you may let 
 aBtick lodge with them jslfo whenyour Doe hath kindled one 
 ncft,and then kindleth another, yc u (halltakc the fiid from her 
 and ptitthem together in a (everall box, amemgli rabit? eif their 
 ownagf,provid cl that tliebijx be not pc(lred,bue that they have 
 cafe and liberty. 
 
 Now for the choiccof tlie-fc tame rich conics yon diall no: ns 
 in anothercattcil,! r ketoihcii llupebur to their richncirc,only 
 eleft ycurbiick5,bc the la/ged and goodlicll conics you c n g.t : 
 and for the richncfle of the skin, that is accounted rhciicheft, 
 which liath the eeyualieft mixtiiieed'black, and wltite haire to¬ 
 gether,yet theblaek rather (l ade.wing the white, tltcn the white 
 any thing at all ovtrmaftering the black.fir a black skin with a 
 fewfilvcrhaircsis much richer then a white skin with afaw 
 black haircs but as I faid before, to have them equally or indif¬ 
 ferently mixt is the beft above all otherthe fur would bethick 
 deep, fmooth, and (hining, and a black coat without filvcr hairs 
 though it be not reckoned a rich coat, yet it is to be preferred 
 beforea whitCja pycd,a yellow,! dun,or gray, 
 
 Now 
 
2 ^ook. 
 
 Of Comes. 
 
 109 
 
 Now for the profit of thcfe rich conies, (for unlefife they did 
 far away and many degrees exceed the profit of ali other conies 
 they were not worthy the charge which mtift be befiowed upon 
 thtm)it is thisrFirft, every one ofthe rich conies which arc kil¬ 
 led in featin as from Marcilmas untill after'' a>tdlemat, it worth 
 any five other conic'dor they are of body much fatter andlar- 
 getjaiid whin another skin is worth two pence or threepence at 
 the moftjthcy arc worth two killings, or two (hillings and fixe 
 pence- Aga ine they incrcale oftncr,and bring forth more Rabbets 
 atonckindlingthcnany wild cony doth ; thty are everready 
 at hand for the difh, winter and fummer,without charge of Nets, 
 
 Ferretfjor other Engines,and give their bodies gratis, for their 
 skins will ever pay their Matters charge with a mott large inte- 
 
 Nowforihe feeding and prefervation of thefe rich conics, it 
 is nothing focoftly or troublcfome as many have imagined gun . 
 and as lome ignorant in the skill of keeping them, have made 
 the world think 'for the beft food you can feed a cony with,is the 
 fAecttft,(hoiteft,fofteft,andbcft hay you canget, of which one 
 load will (erve two hundred couples a year, and out of the ftock 
 of two hundred,you may fpend in your hotife two hundred, and 
 fell in the market two hundred more, yet maintaine the ttock 
 good,and anftver eve ry ordinary caiualty.This hay in little clo¬ 
 ven fticks might with eafe reach it and pull it out of the fame, 
 yet fo as they may not fcaitcr nor waft any. In the tioughes un¬ 
 der their Boxcs,you (hall put fweetOats and their watir,and this 
 (hould be their ordinary and conftant fiod wherewith youfhal 
 feed your Coniei,for all other Ihould be ufedbucPhytically,a8 
 for the prefervation of their healthrai thus you (hall do twice or 
 thrice in a fortnight for the cooling c their bodies, give them 
 Greens,as !V1allowcs,Clavcr-grafs,Sowcr-dockcs blades of Come 
 cabbagCjorColwort leaves,andfuch like,all which coolethand 
 nqurilheth exceedingly :fotnc uft to give them fometimes fweet 
 grainSjbut that mutt be ufed(cldome,for nothing ©fcifcAttcth 
 a Cony. - n- 
 
 Youmuftalfo have great care that when you cut aflyj^lTe 
 fof ihepi that arc weeds, that there grow no young Hemlock a- 
 mongft it,for though they will cOt it with all groedineffc, yet it 
 0 , i* 
 
11o Thegemrall Cure of all Cattell. i.Book 
 
 is ajjKkntpoyfon^ and kiis (uddainly, you mud alfo have an 
 efpcciall care every day to make their b ^xes Tv/cet and ckanjfor 
 ihe ftrong favour of their ordure and pifTc is ib v iolent, that it 
 will both annoy tlitnifclvej, and thole which Ihallbc frcqiient 
 aniwngft them. 
 
 Now tor the infirmities which are incident unto them, they 
 Of the rot in arc bat two : the tirft isrottcnnclTe which commeth by giving 
 *onkt. them too much green meat, or gatberirg their greent and giving 
 it them with the dew on; therefore let them have it but fcldome 
 and then the drincire ol the Hay w ill ever drink up the moiftur ', 
 knit thtm and keep them found without danger. 
 
 Of madneffc The next is a certaifie rage ot madnefic,ingcndred by corrupt 
 in conics. bloudjlpringingfrom the ranknefr of their keeping;and you (hal 
 
 know it by their wallowing and tumbling Withthcirhcclsup- 
 Ward, and leaping in their boxes, The cure is, to give them 
 Ha.' e-tl ifHe to cat,and it will heal theai. And ihuf much of the 
 tame rich cony,and his propertie*. 
 
 i he er.dof tl]s fjHr-^ooted Fea h- 
 
 The fecond Book. 
 
 Of Poultry* 
 
 CHAP. i. 
 
 Containing the ordcrtn^yfitttint^) crammi/i.-y and ck>-:i:'r of ir'l in¬ 
 firmities of rotilt'-jfitsCoc'-sfihm/'hn ht-e 7 
 
 kj<’S)PhefiantSjPayti'id?'etyOii.!i!ci'^ Ilotif-doVesy a-.-daltf rtf of 
 fowl whatfioevcr.An'd firfl of the Vnn a hill-cocfyPItn yChiciftn 
 artdC anon. 
 
 Ome froall thing hath been written of this nature 
 before, but fo drawn from ihe opinions of old 
 writerfjasltalians,French, Dutch, andfuch like, 
 that it bath no coherence orcorg.uity withthe 
 prgftifetnd experlcucc ofEngHlh cufto^c^ !>oth 
 
a Book Ordemg of ^onltry^ 11, 
 
 their Rules and dimes being fo different from ours, that except 
 we were to live in their Countries, the rules which are printed 
 aieufeUire,»ndto nopurpofe. To let paffe then the opinion of 
 ftranger!,and eonie to our own home -bred knowkdgc which is 
 fo mixed with all profitable experiments, «hat itneedethnot 
 the help of other Nations fo much, as men would make us be* 
 live. 
 
 You dial! undertUnd that the diinghill-Cock (for the fight- Of'he choice 
 ing Cock deterveth a much larger and particular difeourfc) 
 ij a fowlc I fall other birds the moftrnanliell* ftately, andmajc-' * 
 fticalljvery tame and familiar with the man, and naturally in¬ 
 clined to live and profper in habitable Houfes •• heishotand 
 llroiig in the aft of generation,and will ferve ten Hens fuffident- 
 ly;and f(,me twelve and thirteen: hcdclightethinopenand li¬ 
 bel all plains, where he may lead forth his Hens into green pa- 
 iturcs ana under hedges, where they may warmeand bathe 
 thcmfclvcs inthcSiin, for to be pent up in walled places, orin 
 paved Courts it inoft unnaturall unto them, neirher will they 
 pr-fper therein. 
 
 Now ofthe choice and fhape nf the dunghill-f ock, he would 
 be of large and wellliz. d body,long from the head to the rump, 
 and thick in ihc garihihis neck would be longjl-'olc, and curi- 
 oufly bending it,and his body together, beingftraight and high 
 up crcyed,ii the Falcon and other/iirds of prey arc; his comb, 
 watt’c>,and throat wculdbe large,of great compaffr,ragged,and 
 very Scarlet red,his eyes round and great, the colour anfwering 
 thecolo.nr ofhii plume or male,as gray widi gray,red with red, 
 or yellow with yellow,his bil will b:crookcd,;harp,andftrong- 
 )y fee on to his head, ihc colour btingfut ible with the colour 
 of feathers on hi) head 1 his main or ntek feathers would be 
 very long, bright, and fbining, covering from hit'head to h’^ 
 
 (hou'ders, his legs ftraightj andofa ilrongbeame, wit’n’argc 
 long fpur-j'hirp and a little bending, and the colour bl>ck, yel- 
 low,orbrowni(h,l’,is claws fhort,ftioi g, and well w;i(iklcd, his 
 uy! I'^rig, and coveringhis body very clofcly, a>d for thegenc- 
 rail colour of th: dunghill Cock it would red, for that is 
 mctiicinall aud oft ufed in cull ffes and rrJtoratives This Cock 
 (houid be valiant within his own v'alk, and ifhc be a little 
 Qj-. Knavifr, 
 
II2 Cure (>/<?//C4f/^//. aBook^ 
 
 fenaviOijhc is fo much the better, he would be pft crow^g, :and 
 bulie in fcracching the earth to find out worms and other food 
 forhisHens. - 
 
 Nowfor the Hen, iflhebeagood one, (he ,lho,ald noCdifFcr 
 Of the Hen much (rom the nature of the Gock,but be valiant,’ yjgii^nt;, aiid 
 ner choice and laborious both for her felfe and her Chickenj^ In (hape d&c big- 
 gcftandlargeftarcthebeft, every proportion anfwearihg'thofe 
 - beforedcfcribed'oftheGock, onely inftead of her CojnbHic 
 fliould have upon her Crown a high thick tuft of feathers • to 
 have many and ftrong claws is good,but to want hinder claws j's 
 faccterfor they oft break the Eg*, and fuch Hens fd.mciipcs proye 
 unnaturall,it is not good to chnfe a crowing Hen, for they are 
 nciifatr good breeders norgood layers. If you chufe Hens to fir, 
 chufe the eldcrjfor they be conliant, and will fit out their times, 
 and if you will chofc Hens to lay,chufe iheyoungeft,for they are 
 Iu(ty and prone to theaftofingendfing, for neither purpofe 
 chufeafat Hen,for ifyou fet her, (he[wUl forfakc herneft, and if 
 you keep her to lay,(he will lay her eggs without (hels. Befides 
 a fat Hen,will waxe lloachfull,and neither delighrin the one,nor 
 in the other Aft of Nature, fuch hens then are fitttft for the dilh 
 then the hen-houfci ^ . 
 
 Offecing - Thebeft time to fet Hens to have'the beft, largell, and moll: 
 
 kindly Chickens, is in February,in the incrcaieot the Moon, fo 
 that (he may hatch, or dilclofc her Chickens inthe incrcafeof 
 the next new Moon i being in March, for one brood of March 
 Chickens is worth three broods of any other: you may fit Hens 
 from March till Offtber.and (lavc good Chickens, but not after 
 hy any mcans/or the Winter is a great enemy to iheii breeding. 
 A Hen doth (it twenty one dayes juft, and then hacc'hcth, but 
 Peahens,T urkiei3Geefc;Ducks,and other waier-fewl fit thirty.fo 
 that if yc-u let your Hen as you may do upon any of their Egs, 
 yocmuft fet her upon them ninedayes before you fet her upon 
 her own. A Hen will cover nineteen Egges well, andthatisthe 
 nioft in true rule,(he (hould cover,buc upon'what number foever 
 you fcther,ic:t itbc odd,forthe Egges willlye round, clofc, and 
 in even proportion together-itis good whcii you lay your egges 
 firftunder your.Henivto niarkthe upper fide of them,andihen to 
 waichthe Heujto fee if (hep hufie her felfe to turn them from the 
 ■ . ' / - - 
 
2 Book. O rdmngd fPoHhry’‘X 113 ' 
 
 one fideta the other, whichifjrou findflic doth notj then when O 
 
 flic rifcchfium her eggci to feed or bathe het fclfc, you niuft'fupr 
 
 'ply that office,and turn every egge it felfe, and efteeme your Hen 
 of fo much the Itffe reckoning for iheiife gfbrceding be fure 
 that the eggs which yoti lay^ridcr ,hir,be new and fon^d wliich 
 ybu may khow by their hcaViheffcifulneffc,ahltleerneffe,;if v 
 
 hold th;(^ up betwlktthe’Suh and yotir eye-light i you mult^by 
 hp meWat any time faife your Hen from her hot, for that will 
 maki^h'er'utterly forfake it.'. 
 
 Now for, helping a Hen to hatch her Egges, or doing thM Choyeeof£gr. - 
 which,flfould be hef'office, it i» unneceffary, and lhall be much 
 better to bWforbdrri'then aiiy iivay ufedi-lor to make doubt; of 
 bri nging forth,or to think the Hfen fitteth tooloi^as many eur 
 rious Huswives do,if you be furc you fet her upon found Egges, 
 is as frivolous 5 but if you fet her upon unfound Egges,; then 
 blame your felfe both of the lofle and' inj ury done to the HeU in 
 her lolle of labour. ■ 
 
 A Hen will be a good fitter from the fecondyeare of her laying 
 to the Ijfib, buthardly any longer ; you (hall obferveever when 
 your Hen rifeth from her neft, to have meat and water ready fox 
 her, left ftraying too far to feek her food (he let her egs cool ’ , 
 too much, which is very hurtfull. Jn her abfence you .ftial! ftirre 
 up the ftraw of her neft,and make it foft and hanchomc,; and lay 
 theeggsin order;as(helefttheni.’dQriotinuie ele^ion of your, ; . . 
 EgSjChufe thofc which are moiiftrousgrcat,for they many times ' ■ ' 
 
 have two yelksjand though fome write, that fuch Egs will bring , , ■ : ' 
 out two Chickens,yet they are deceived 5 for if they bring forth 
 two, they are commonly moft abortive arid n\oftftrpus>v to perr 
 fume the neft with Brimftonc is good, but with Flofeniary much 
 
 better. To fet hens in the Wintertime in Stowes or Ovens is of 
 
 no ufewith us in Englandjand though they may by that.means 
 
 bring forth, yet will the Ghickenx be never good nor pr,cfitable \ ' " ' 
 
 but like the planting of Lemotijand Pomegfanet trees, the fruits -o ' 
 
 will come a great deale Ihort of the charges. WhenyoupHcnati 
 
 any time is' abfent from her neftjy ou muft have great carfe to fee; 
 
 that the Cock come not to lit upon the Egs, (as he will offer tO' 
 
 doe^forhewilliudangertobreakiheiu, and. make hep love, her- 
 
114 Jhegenerall Curt of all Cattell. Book 
 
 Ot^Chickeus. AfToon a* your Chickens be hatcht, if any be weaker then 
 otherjyouihal! lap them in Wool, andletthcni,havethc ayreof 
 the Hrc,and it will ftren^then thenijto perfume them with a lit¬ 
 tle Rofemary is very whulefomcalfo ; and thus you may in a 
 fieve keep the hrft liatcht Chickens till the reft be difclofcd, (for 
 Chickens would have no meat for two daycsl and feme (helj 
 being harder then other, they will take fomiichdiftancc of time 
 inopeningryet unkfTe the Chickens be weak, or the Hen rude, 
 it is not amide to let them alone iin-lcr her, for (he will nOuridi 
 them moft kindly.afte i two dayes is paft, the fir ft meat you give 
 them (hould be very fmall Oatmeal,f^ime dry,and feme (kept in 
 milk, or tlfe fine wheat bread criimf, and after they have got 
 fltength tiicn Curtis jChetle paring, white bread crufts foak’din 
 Milk or Drink,Barly meal, or Wheat tread fcaldcd,or anyluch 
 likelbft meat that is fmall,and will ealily be divided, k is good 
 to keep Chickens,one fortnight in the houlc,and after to (u(f.r 
 them to go abroad with the Hentowormr, for that is very 
 whoiefome to chop green Chives amongft your chickens mc.it 
 will preferve them from the Rye,and other ciiteafes iinhc he. d 
 neither muft you at any time lee youi chickens want water,tor if 
 they be forced to drink in puddles it will breed the Pip;alfo, 
 to feed upon Tarts, Darnell, rCockell, is very dangcrotts for 
 young chickens. 
 
 Offeedireand may by thefe foods afmefaid, fee.! chickens very fat un- 
 
 cramming der their damstbut if you will have fat cran med chickens, you 
 Chiekent, (hall coop them up when the Dam forfaketh them, andthebaif 
 crams for them is wheatmeal and milk, made into dough, and 
 then the crams fteeped in milk,and fo thtuft down their throjis; 
 y but in any cafe, let the crams be (ntall, and w ell wet for ch iak- 
 
 ing, fourteen dayes will feed achicken fufficie itly : audthus 
 ^ , much briefly foryour breed. 
 
 Of preictvuig f\Jow,bccsufc cgs of ihemi’flvcs arc a fingu’ar pr >fit, you fliall 
 , undciifand,that thtbeft way to preferve or keep them long,is,as 
 
 I fome think, to lay them in good ftraw, and cover tlicmclolc, 
 but that is too cold, and btfidcs will make them muliy ■ others 
 will lay them in bran, but that is too hot, and will make them 
 .piitrifis : and others will lay them in fait, but that/makes them 
 waftc and diminifli •' the fatft way then to keep them moft fweet, 
 
2 Book. 
 
 Ordering of Poultry, 115 
 
 moftfotindjand, moftf'iii!, is only to keep thtm iuaheapofold 
 Malr.clofeanii wrll covered all over 
 
 You (hall gather yonr cggcfjup once a day, and leave in the Of gathering 
 neft but the ntft cgge,and no more and that would ever be in the Eggrs. 
 aftet-noone, when you have feen every Hen come from her neft 
 fcyerally Come Hens will by their cackling tell you when they 
 have lavd,butfome will lay mute ; therefore you muft let your 
 own eye be your inftruftor. 
 
 Now touching theCapon, which Is the guelt Cock chicken Capon 
 you (hall undcrftaiKl ; that the beft time to carve or gueld, isas° 
 foon a," the Dam hath left them,if the ftonesbc come downr, or 
 elfcas Coon a» they begin Ho crow: for the artofearving it lelfc, 
 it ii Doth common and callc, and much fooner to be learned 
 by feeing one carved, then by any demonftration in wri- 
 
 Thcfe Capons are of two ufes : the one is to lead Chickens a Capon to 
 DucklingSjyonng Tiirkics; Pea-hens^PheCant'^ andP<irtiidges kadChickens. 
 which he will do altogether, both naturally and kindly, and 
 through largcncffe ofhiibody, will brood or cover eafily thirty 
 or five and thirty ;he will lead them forth fofafely, and defend 
 them againlf Kites or Bukzards,more8£better then the Heirt; 
 therefore the way tomakehim totakeunto them is. With dfifw 
 fmallbrver,orclfc (harpntttlesat irigh^toiieatand ftingall his 
 bread and neat her parts,and then in the dark to feat the chick¬ 
 ens under him.whofc warmth taketh away his Cmart;hc will hU 
 much in love with them, and whenfoevtr he proveih unkind, 
 
 ' yrm muft (“iing,orbeat him againc, andiihis will rtiakehiftihe 
 will never fotfakc ihcm, . i i 1 ' 
 
 The oihci urcofCapon5is,'ofeed for the dilh, a» either at the Of feeding or 
 Barn doors, with craps of cortid, knd thcchavings ofpulft, (.rCfa">miugCa- 
 elfc in pens in the houfir,by cramming thlemj which is (he m ftP""*' 
 daiwy : tlubtft way thentocramaC!apon(ffrtingall ftrauge 
 inventiwis a pafn)isto take Barley meak reafombly fif ed, and 
 mining it with newimilk,makc itintoagood ftiffedoughtthen V 
 
 make it into long cratnsjbig^eft in the midft, and fmallatbrxh 
 ends,andthen wcttingthcminluke-Warmemilke, givetheCa- . 
 pn a full gorge thereof three times a day, Morniua.Noon, 
 or three wtekes, be a«fac 
 a» Mvy loan need to cat. As 
 
116 I lie getter all Cure of all Cattell. i Book 
 
 As formixing theircrams with fwect Wore, Hogs-greafe, or 
 Sallct-oyle, they afe by experience found to breed loach in the 
 Birdj,andnottofecdat*ll:ontl/keepthi3obfervation, not to 
 give your Capon new meat untill thefirftbepucover. And if 
 you find your Capon foinething hard of digeff ion;then you (ball 
 (hall lift your meal finer, for the finer your mcale is, the fooncr 
 it will pafTe through their bodies. And thus much for the Capon. 
 Now for their infirmitieijthey follow in order. 
 
 CHAP. 11 
 
 Of the Ptppc in Pot/pj, 
 
 T He Pip is a white thin fcale, growing on the tip of the 
 tongue,and will make Poultry that they cannot feed •• it is 
 eafie to ^difeerntd, and proceedeth generally from drinking 
 puddle water, from want of water, or from eating filthy meat. 
 The Cute. The cure is to pull off the fcale with your nayle, and rheu rub 
 the tongue with fait. 
 
 CHAP. 111. ' 
 
 Of the Roup in Poultry, 
 
 T HcRoupisafilthybileorfwellingonthe Romp of Poul- 
 tryjsnd wil corrupt the whole body.It is ordinarily known 
 by the (faring and turning backward of the feathers.the cure is, 
 Th c ’ to pull away the feathers, and open the fore, tothrulf tiut the 
 * ■ core,and then wafh the place with fait and water,or with brine, 
 
 aodithelpcth. 
 
 CHAP. IV. 
 
 Of the P lux lu Poultry. 
 
 ^irHe Flux in Poultry commeth with eating too much moift 
 TheCute, X meat. The cure is, to give them Pcafe bran fcalded, andit 
 will (fay them. 
 
 CHAP. V. - 
 
 Of (loppinp^in the Belly. 
 
 ^Topping inthebelliesofPoultryJscontrarytotheflyx fo 
 i^that they cannot mute : therefore you (hall antmiqit th^ir 
 Vents, and then givethem cither fmalUrits of bread} or ,come 
 fteept in mans urine 
 
 CHAP. VI. 
 
 ' Of Lice in Poultry, 
 
 IF your Poultry be much troubled with Lice,d( it it a common 
 
 1 „ Jnfrrraity 
 
Ordering of Poultry’ 
 
 infirmity, proceeding from corrupt food or want of bathing in 
 fandjalhesorfuchlikc.-you (hall take pepper fmall beaten, and 
 mixing it with warme water,wafih your Poultry therein, and it 
 will kill allfortsofvcrminc. J 
 
 CHAP. VII 
 
 Of wich venemas JVomns- 
 
 i F your Poultry be (lung with any veneraous things as you 
 may perceive by their lowring and fwelling, you (hall then 
 annoynt them withRew and Butter,mixt together, and it htl- 
 peth. 
 
 ^ CHAP. VIII. 
 
 of fore ejes in Pott hr). 
 
 I F your Poultry have (ore eyes, you (hall take a leafe or two of 
 ground-lvy^and chawing it well in your mouth, fuck outthc 
 juice,and fpit into the fore eye, and it will moft aifuredly healc 
 it,as it hath been often tried. 
 
 CHAP. IX. 
 
 of Hens that cron\ 
 
 I F your Henscrow, which is an ill ligneand unnaturall, you 
 (hall pull their wings, and give her to eat either Barley fcor- 
 chedjor i’mali wheat and keep her dole from other Poultry.' 
 
 CHAP. X, 
 
 0/- Hens that eats their Eos. 
 
 I F your Hen will eat her Egs, you (hall onely lay for her neft- 
 cggeapieceofchalkcutlikeanegge, at whicn oft peeking, 
 andlolingherlabourjlhe will refrain the cvill. 
 
 CHAP. XI. 
 
 of keeping a Hen from fttina. 
 
 I F you would not have your Hen (ir, you (hall bathe her oft in 
 cold water, and thruft a fmall feather through her nc- 
 ftrills. 
 
 CHAP. XII. 
 
 Of making Hens lay foon and oft. 
 
 J F you feed your Hens often with toaft* taken out of AIe> 
 with Barley boy Id,or fpelted fitches,they will lay foon,oft, and 
 all the Winter. 
 
 R 
 
 CH.^P. 
 
118 Jhegemrall Cure of all CattelL 2 Book 
 
 ^ Chap. XUL 
 
 Of making Hens fem. 
 
 B Ecaufc fat Hens commonly cither lay tiiciregge* without 
 fliels, oracthebiftbandlay veryfroalleggcs; to keep them 
 lean and in good plight for laying, you (hall niixe both thtir 
 meat and water with the powdtr of tilcfheards, chalk, orclfe 
 fares, twice or thrice a week. 
 
 Chap. XIV. 
 
 Of the Crow trodden. 
 
 I Fycur Hre be iroddin with a carrion Crow, or Rook, a* oft: 
 
 they arc it is mortall and incurable, and you Ihall know it by 
 the flaring up of her feathers,and hanging of hey wings, there is 
 no way with her theiijbut prefently to kill her. 
 
 Chap. XV. 
 
 Of the Henthosife, and the ftuition. 
 
 N Ow for as mneh as no Poultry can be kept cither in health 
 or fafety abroad, but muft offeree bee houfed, you fliall 
 underfland mat your Hen-houfe would be large and Ipacious, 
 withfomewhatahighroof, the walls ftrongbothio keep cut 
 theeves and vcnnine,the windowes upon the Sun-riling, ftrong- 
 ly lathedjand clofe Ihuts inward, round about the infide of the 
 wallsjupon the ground would be bulk large pens of three foot 
 high for Gccfe,Ducks, & great fowl to fit in, necp to the cavings 
 of the houfe would be long Pearches, reaching from one fide of 
 the houfe to the other, on which ftiould fit your Cocks, Hens, 
 Capons,and Turkics, each on fevcrall Pearches, as they arc dif- 
 pofed:at another fide ofthc houfe in tbit part which isdarktft 
 over the ground-pens, would be fixed hampers full of ftraw for 
 BtftSjin which your Hens (hall lay their eggs, but when they fit 
 to bring forth chickens,then let them fit on the ground, foro- 
 thcrwifeitisdangerousdetthcrebepinsft'icken into the wall, 
 fo that your Poultry may clime to their Pearches with eafe - lea 
 the floor by no means bepved, but of earth finooih and eafic 
 let the fmaller fowl have a hole at one end of the houfe made to 
 come in and out at, when they pleafe, or filfe they will feek 
 rouft in other places; and for the greater fowl the door may be 
 •opened eveningaad morning. This houfe Ihould be placed ci- 
 
3 Book. Ordemg^fftouhry, ^9 
 
 thcr near fomeKitchin,Brewhoufe,or elfefbmeKllnj where it 
 
 may have ay r of the fire, and be perfumed with freoak, which to 
 Pullen is delightfull and wholfome.Andtbus much of the Gpek, 
 
 Hen, Caponjand Chicken. 
 
 CHAP. XVI. 
 
 OfGeefe^thelrnatureiChoice^andhowtoheedthem. 
 
 G Eefe, arc a fowlc of great profit many waies,a* firft for food, 
 next for theirfeathcrs,andlaftly fortheirgreafe. They are 
 held of Husbandmen to be fowle of two lives, becaufc they live 
 both on land and water •• and therefore all men muft underftand 
 that except he have either Ponds or Stream, he can never keep 
 Gcefewell. They are fowatchfull and carefuil over t hemfeives 
 that they will prevent moft dangers : grafle alfo they muft ne- 
 ceflarily hav e, and the worft, and that which is the moft ufeleffe 
 is the btft,as that which is morifti, rotten, and unfavory for cat¬ 
 tle To good grafle they are a great enemy, for their dung and 
 treading will putrific it,and make it then birrcH. 
 
 Now forthe choice of Gcefc, thelargtft isthcbcft, and the The choice of 
 colour would be white or gray, all of one pair, for pidc arenot 
 fo profitable, andblackareworfc; your Gander would bekna- 
 vifti and hardy, for he will defend the Goflings the bet- 
 
 ^ "^Now for the laying of Egges,a Goofe btglnncth to lay ip the Of laying Egi, 
 fpring,and (he that layeth earlieft is ever the beft Goofe, for ftie “ttmg^ 
 may have a fccond hatch. Gecefc will lay twelve ; and fome fix- 
 teen Eg8,fome wil lay more,buc it is feldome, and they cannot 
 bcallWcllcovered ; youfhallknowwhenyour Goofewilllay 
 by her carrying ftraw up and down in her mouth, and fcattcriijg 
 it abroad: and you (hall know when Ae will fit :by her continu¬ 
 ing on the neft till after (he hath layd.You jnuft fet a Gopleppon 
 her own EggCs, for (he will hardly or unkindly fit on another 
 Goofes Egs,a8 fomc imagine;but it is not ever certaim :you (hall 
 
 in her ftraw when you fet her, mixe nettle roots, for it is good 
 for the Goflings- thirty dayes is the full time that a Goofefitteth, 
 but if the weather be fair and warme,(he will'hatch three or four 
 dayes fponerj ever when the Goofe rifeth from the Ncft, you 
 
no Ihgeneirall Cure of all Cattell. a Book 
 
 Ihall give her meat, asskegge Oats, and branne fcaldedjSc give 
 The ordering her leave to bathe^n the water. After (he hath hatched her Gof- 
 of pofllngs. lings,you {hall keep them in the houle ten or twelve dayeS) and 
 feed them with Curds,fcalded chippings. or Early meal in milk 
 knodden and broken,alfo ground malt is exceeding good, or a* 
 nybranihat is fcalded in water, nulk,or tappings of drink. Af¬ 
 ter they have got a little {Ircngih, you may let them goe abroad 
 with a keeper five or fixe hours in a day, and let the dam atber 
 Icifurc intift them in the water ; then bring them in, and put 
 them up, and thus order them till they be able to defend them- 
 felves from verniine Aftera Gofling isa month or fix weeks old, 
 peen you may put it up to feed for a green Goofe, and it will b; per- 
 Geefe, anii fgftly f;d in another month foUowing:and to feed them, there is 
 their fetting. better then skegge Oats boy I’d, and given plenty thereof 
 
 thrice a day,Morning, Noone, and Night, with good ftoreof 
 milk,or milk and water mixt together to drink. 
 
 Now you fhall undciftand one Gander will ferve well five 
 Oi Ganders. Qjjfj^gnd to have not above forty Gecfe in a flock is beft, for to 
 have more is both hurtfull and troublefome. 
 
 Tatting of el- Now for the fatting of cider Gcefc which arc thofc which arc 
 
 dcrGe^fe. five or fix months old, you (hall undei {land that after th?y have 
 been in the ftubble fields, and during the time cffiarvtft got in¬ 
 to good flefhjyou (hall thm chufe out fiich Geefe as you would 
 feed, and put them in feverall pens which are clofe and dark, 
 and there feed them thrice a day with good {lore of Oats,or fpel- 
 ted beans, andgive them to drink water and barley meale mixt 
 together, which muft evermore (land before them, this will in 
 three weeks teed a Goofe fo fat as is needfull. 
 
 Ofgithering Now lafily, for-the gathering of a Goofes feathers, you {hall 
 G«ic^ea:hcrs underftand thatfiowfoevcr fome writers advifeyou for a need- 
 lefle profit to pull your G lofe twice a ysar,iVIarch, and Aiigufl: 
 yet certainly it is very nought and ill; forfirft, by difabliiig the 
 flight of the Goofe, you make her fubjsft to the cruelty of the 
 Fox,and other ravenous beafts: and by iincioathing her in Win¬ 
 ter you ftrike that cold into her body, which kills her very fud- 
 dcnlyrthcrefore it is beft to flay till moulting time, or till you 
 kill her, and then you may imploy all h|r feathers at your plea- 
 lure,cither for beds.fletchersjor Scriveners, 
 
 For 
 
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 2 Book. OrdemgofFb^ltry, 121 
 
 For the difeafes and infirmities in Geefe, the moft and wotfe Of the Gargil 
 they are fubjeft untojit i* the which ii a mortall or dead- 
 
 ly flopping of the head, And the ordinary and certaine cure is, The CutCi 
 to take three or four cloves of Garlick, and beating them in a 
 morter with fweet butterjmake little long balls thereof,and give 
 two or three ofthtm to the Goofe falling) and thenftmt herup 
 for two hours after. 
 
 CHAP. XVll. 
 
 OfTmkjeSitheirnatureyufe^increafe and, 
 breeding. 
 
 T Urkies, howfoever by fome writers they are held devoiirers 
 of corn, ftraytn abroad, ever puling for meat, and many- 
 filch like faigned troubles, as if they were utterly unprofitable, 
 yet its certain they arc moll delicate,either in pafte, or from the 
 fpit,and being fat far exceeding any other houfc-fowl whatfoe- 
 vcr:nay,they arc kept with more cafe and lefle coft, for they will 
 take more pains for their food then any other Bird, only they 
 arc enemies to a garden,and from thence miifl ever be kept.They 
 when they are young arc very tender to bring up, bath bccaufo 
 they are of a ftraying nature in themfelve8,and the dams arefo 
 negligent that whilfl (he hath one following her, (he never ref- 
 pefteth the reflrthcrefore they mull have a vigilant keeper to at¬ 
 tend them,till they can (hift for themfclves, and then they will 
 flocktogether, and feldome be parted. Till you fat them, you 
 need not take care for food for them; they love to rooft in trees 
 or other high places. i. 1 ,- 
 
 Now for your choice of fuchasyou would breed on your 
 Turky Cock would not be above two years oldatmofljbefureg^'j^^ 
 that hebe loving to the Chickensjand for your Hen, (he will lay 
 
 till (he be five year old,and upward. YourTurky Cockwpald 
 be a bird large, flout,proud,andmajefticall,for when he walketh 
 dejeftcdjhe is never good treadcr. 
 
 The Turky Hen, if (he be notprevented, will lay her eggs in qj Purity 
 fesifetplaces,therefore you niuft watch her, and bring her to her Hen her fii- 
 Hen-houfe ; and there compell her to lay. They begin to lay in ting. 
 
 March,and will fit in Aprill; and eleven EgSj or thirteen, is the 
 m'ift they (hould cover : they hatch ever between five and twen¬ 
 ty agd thirty dayes. When they have hatcht their broods be fure 
 
13 a thegeti&rdl Cure of all Cattell. ^ .Boofe 
 
 to keep the Chicks Warrnc,tbr the leart cold kills them j and Iced 
 them either with Curds, or green frelh chcefc cut in fnial pieces j 
 iectheirdriiikbe new milk, or milk and water : youmuftbc 
 carcfull to feed them oft ; fortheTurky Hen will noc> like the 
 Hdufe-hen, call her chickens to feed them. When your Chicks 
 have got ftrcngtb, you lhali feed them abroad in fome clofe wal¬ 
 led grafle-plat,where they cannot ftray,or elfe ever be at chaige 
 ofalCeepcr. The dew is mofthurtfull unto them, therefore you 
 muft houfethem at night, and let them abroad after Sun rife in 
 the morning. 
 
 Nowfbr the fatting of Turkics,foddcnBarly is excellent, or 
 
 ® S fodden oats for the fii ft fortnight,and then for another fortnight 
 
 cram them in all forts, as you cram your Capon, and they will 
 
 be fat beyond mealure Now for their infirmities, whentheyare 
 at liberty, they are fo good Phyfitians for themfelves that they 
 will never trouble their owners, but being coopt up j you muft 
 cure them ash before deferibed for Pullen. Their eggs are ex¬ 
 ceeding wholefome to ear, andrcftorc nature decayed wonder?- 
 folly. 
 
 CHAP. XVllI. 
 
 Of the Duck^and ptchWater Towles. 
 
 T Hc tame Duck is an exceeding neceftkry fowl for the Hus¬ 
 bandmans yard,for {he asketh no aharge in keeping, bu t li- 
 veth of corn loft or otherthingsof leflfc profit. She is oncein a 
 year a very great layerofEggs ; and when (he fittcfh fhc cravcS 
 both attendance and feeding; for being rrftrained froin feeking 
 her food, fne muftbe helped with alittlebarly, or other over 
 chaving of cornejfuch as clft you would give unto Swine •• as for 
 her fitting, hatching, and feeding of her Ducklings it is in all 
 poy nts to be obferved in foch nianner as you did before with the 
 Goofc,only after they arc abroad they will ftiift better for their 
 food then Goflings will. For the fatting of Ducks or Ducklings 
 you may do it in three weeks, by giving them any kind of Pulfe 
 or grainejand good ftorc of water. 
 
 OfVviWe' IfyoH will preferve wild Ducks, you muft wall b a little 
 of ground,in which is fome little pond or fpring, and co- 
 dicir J. the top of it all over with a ftrong net: the pond muft be fet 
 
 with many tufts of Ozfers^ and have many fecret holes, and 
 
 creeks 
 
creek, for th^t will make them delight and feed thpughirapri-i 
 (bned.Tbe wild-duck when (he layeth,will ficalfeom the Drake 
 and hi^ her neil,for he clfe will fuck the eggs. When fee hath 
 batchtfecismoilcarefelltonourifetheni, and needethno at¬ 
 tendance more then meat, which would he giyenfeefej twice a 
 d ayjas fcalded bran,Oat* or Fitches. The houfe-henwill hatch 
 wild Ducks eggs,and the meat will be mudi the better, yet e*c- 
 rytinie they go into the water they are indanger of theKite,' 
 becaufe the Hen cannot guard them- In the fame manner a* you 
 nourife wildc Ducks,fo you may npurife TeilesjWidgen*, Shel¬ 
 drakes or green Plovers. 
 
 CHAP. XIX. 
 
 Of Swans and their feed'ng. 
 
 'T'O fpeak of the breeding of Swans ,is needlefle, bccaufe they 
 J. can better order themfelves in that bufineffe than any man 
 can direft them, only where they build their ntfis^you feall fuf» 
 fer them to remaine undifturhed»3nd it will fufScient:bJt for 
 the feeding them fat for the dift; you feall feed your Cygnets in 
 all forts as you feed your Geefe, and they will be thorow fat in 
 feven or eight weeks, either coopt in the houfe, or,cits walking. 
 abroad in fome private court;but if you would have them fadn 
 ftorter (pace, then you feall feed them in fome pond, hedg’d .or 
 pal’d in for that purpofc, having a little dry ground left where 
 they may fit and prime themfelves, and you may place two 
 troughs,one full ofBarlcy and waterjthe ocher full ofolddryed 
 Malt>on which they may feed at their pleafure; and thus doing, 
 they will be fac in leffc ihen four week^: for by this means a 
 Swan kecpeih himfelfc neat and clean,' who being a much defi¬ 
 led Birdjliveth in dry placei fo uncleanly that they cannot prof- 
 per jiinlctTe his attender be diligent to dreffc and trim his walk, 
 every hour. 
 
 CHAP. XX. 
 
 OfPeaewks^andPeahens^their inereafe^miordering, 
 
 P Eacocks, howfoever our old writers arc pleafcdtod?GCi«e' 
 thenrfclves in their\ptaafe,S;,a3'eibirdsmQre to dclifehtiheey^e,. 
 
 by 
 
124 'ihegenerallCureofdlCatteU. aBook, 
 
 by looking on them,then for any particular profit; the beft com - 
 modity arifing from them, being the clenfing and keeping of 
 the yard free from venomous chings,as Toads,Newts, and fuch 
 like, which is their daylyfood.-whcnce it comes,that their fle(h 
 is very unwbolefcme, and ufed in great banquets more for the 
 rarenefle then the nourifliment, fbritismoft certainei roaft a 
 Peacock or Peahen never fodry.then fet it up, and look on it 
 the next day,and it will be bloud raw, as if it had not been roafted 
 at all* 
 
 The Peahen loves to lay her eggs abroad in bulhej and hed¬ 
 ges,where the Cock may not find them.for if he do,he will break 
 themjthercfore as foon as (he begins to Iay,fepcrate her from the 
 Cock and houfeh:rtill(hc have brought forth her yonng, and 
 that the cronet of feathers begin to rife at their foreheads, and 
 then turn them abroad, and the Cock vvilllovethem, but not 
 before. A Pea-hen fits juft thirty dayes, and in her fitting any 
 grain, with water, is food good enoughtbeforc your Chickens 
 go abroad,you (hall feed them with frefh green cheefe,and Early 
 meal,wich water, but after they go abroad, the Dam will pro¬ 
 vide for them. The beft time to fet a Peahen is, at the beginiiing 
 ofthe Moonc and ifyou fet Hens eggs amongft her eggs,(he will 
 nourilh both equally. Thefc Pea-chickens are very tender, and 
 the lead cold doth kill them, therefore you muft have care to 
 keep them warme, and nottolctthemgoabroadbut wbenthe 
 Sun (hincth Now for the feeding ofthem, it is a laboiiryou may 
 well favejfor if they go in a place where there is any corn ftirring 
 they will have part, and being meatwhichisfeldomeornever 
 eaten,it mattcreth not fo much for their fatting. 
 
 CHAP. XXI.' 
 
 Ofthe tame P'.Ageon-^or rongh footed. 
 
 T He tame rough-footed Pidgeon differs not much from ihc 
 wild Pidgeon,oncly they are fomewhat bigger, and more 
 familiar,apt to be tame ; they commonly bring not forth above 
 onepairofPidgeonsatatime, and thofe which are the lead of 
 body are ever the beft breeders,they muft have their rooms and 
 boxes made clean once a week ; for they delight much in neat- 
 
neffi: ; and if the wall* be outwardly whited or painted, they 
 love it the' betterj for they delight much in faire Build¬ 
 ings. They will bring forth their young ones once a month’ 
 if they be well fed, and after they be well pair’d they will never 
 be divided.The Cock is a very loving and haturall bird, both to 
 his Hen and the y oung ones,and will lit the egges while the Hen 
 feedeth,a$theHenlits whilil hefeedeth : he will alfo feed the 
 young with as much painfulnelTe as the Dam doth, and is beft 
 plcafed when he is brooding them, Thefekind oflPidgeonsyod 
 (hall feed with white Peafey Tares, and good ftpre of clea« 
 water. In the roOm vtherc 'thcylodgcypu (hall ever have a ftlt 
 Cat for them to pick oPjaiid that which is gathered from Salt¬ 
 peter is the btft : alfo they would have good (lore of dry Sand, 
 
 . Gravel! jand Pybble,to bathe and clenfe thcmfclves withall,and 
 above all things great care taken, that no Vermiiie, or other. 
 Birds come into their boxes, efpecially Sterlings, and fuchlike, 
 .which are great eg- fuckers. And thus much of the tamePidge- 
 
 on. 
 
 ^CHAP. XXIL 
 
 Ofnoiirijhlfi^ andf>ntingfHearties^P»ets'y Gals^andSitters' 
 
 T t Earnes are nourifhed for two daufejjeither for Princes (ports 
 i/lto make trains for the enfring their Hawkes, or clfe to fur- 
 ni(h on the table at great Feafts; the manner of b ihging them up 
 with the lead charge, is to take them out of their nefti bet'ore 
 they can flye, and put them into a large high barn, where there 
 is many high and crolTe beams for them to pearch on .' then to 
 have on the floor divers fquareboards with rings in them, and 
 betweehe every board vvhich would be two yards (quare,to lace 
 round (hallow tubs full of water ; then to the boards you (hil 
 tye great gobbets of dogs fle(h,cut from the bones,^according to 
 the number which you feed.- and be fure to keep the houfe fweer, 
 and (hift the water oft, ' only the houfe rauft be made fo that ic 
 may rain in now and then, in which the Hearn with take much 
 delight.But if you feed her for the di(h, then you (hall feed them 
 with Livers,and the ihtrails of Bcaft^,and fuch like, cut in great 
 gobbets; and this manner offeeding will alfp feed either Gull, 
 Puet,or Bitter-but thb Bitter is ever beft to befed by the hand,bc- 
 cain'e wh'eri yod have fed'him,you muft tit taVheake together;or, 
 he will call up hit meat again. S. CHAP. 
 
Ihegenerall Cure » Bp<^ 
 
 ^ CHAP^ XXIir. 
 
 of feed'/; f che Partridge.Phefanry and Outti'.e, 
 
 T Hcfc three are the moft dantieft ©f all ^BirdT and for the 
 Phefanc or Partridge,you may feed there both in one rooin 
 •where you may have litdc boxes where they may run and hide 
 thenife Wes in divers corners ofthe room:; thenin themidft'you ' 
 {hall have three wheat (heaves;two witbtheir ears upward? and 
 one with the cars down wad, and near iintotheni (hallow tubs 
 with water,thacthe fowl may ped wheat out of the ears, & drink 
 attheWpleafures, and by this manner offeeding, you (haU have 
 them as fat as is poflibhjas foryour Oua ties,the bell feeding them 
 is in long fiat (hallow boxes, each bbxe able to hold two or three 
 doKn, the foremoftfidebsing fee with round pins (o thick that 
 the Ouailc do no more but put out her head; then,before that o- 
 pen (idejlhall (land one trough lull offmali chiltcr-whear, ano¬ 
 ther with water.and thus in one fortnight or three weeks you 
 (hall have them exceeding fat 
 
 CHAP. xxiy. 
 
 Ofjedwas^ KmttfGray--ploverCurlervs. 
 
 F Or to feed any of thefc Fowl s which are efteemed of all other 
 the daintieft and deareftjfineChilter-whcat) and water given 
 them thrice ^ diy.MorningjNoon, and Night,will do it very pf- 
 feftuaUy ; but it you intend to have them extraordinary and 
 eramracdfowl, then you (hall take the fineft dreft wheat-meale, 
 and mixing it with Milk, make it into paftc, and ever a* yon 
 knead it, fprinkle into it the grains of fmall chiltcr-wheat, ,till 
 diepaftebe fully mixt therewith ; then make little fmall crams 
 thereof,and dipping them in water give to evei-yfowlacfcording 
 to his bignefTcjand that his gorge be well filled : .do thus as oft 
 as yoalhall find their gorges empty, and in one fortnight they 
 will be fed beyond racafure, and with thefe crams you may feed 
 any fowl ofwhatkind or nature, foever. ■ . 
 
 . Chap. XXV*:'‘ :'' ■ ’ ' .s 
 
 ■ . OfjeedrngBlktk-l/lrds^'ihri'.jhes^FelfdreT-iOra-ay 
 
 T OfcedthefeBirds, being taken old and wild, itirgood'to 
 
 -- V’ -whave 
 
a Book* Orderin^of tiaw^i^s, 1S7 
 
 tohavtffpracoftlifeirkinditaltic.tdiriixe aniong thcmjandthcn 
 putting them into great cigeii of three dr four yards (quare, to, 
 have divers troughs placed therein} (bme filled with tiawS) 
 feme with Hempfeed,antHbi^ with waterjthat the ume teach-1 
 Ing the wild to cat, and the wild finding fuch change and alte¬ 
 ration offood, theywillintwelYeorfourteendaycsgrowei- 
 cceding fat and fit for the ufc dfthe Kitchin. - " 
 
 Theendofthe Ponltry,. . •: ) 
 
 
 OfHarvf{er. 
 
 •CHAP. 1. . ; ^ . 
 
 Of the general! Cures for all DifiAfes and htfirmties in Haw^>) 
 whether they be Ihort winged H awkes^or ha gwigmd Hawfesf 
 and firfi of Castings^ , , 
 
 ^^^I^MAukesare divided into twohinds,that:U lofay,(hort 
 winged Hawks, a$theGo{ha\vk,and. .her Jercell, 
 Ae Sparrow-hawk and her Musket, and fuch likej 
 ^ whole wings are (horcer then their traines, and do 
 belong to the Oftringcr; nid long winged H iwks as 
 the Faulcon gentle,and her Teroell, the Gerfaulcoji and Jcrki:i, 
 'theLanncr,Metlin,Hobby,and divers others Now foraCrnuchas 
 their infirmitiesfor the moll part, proceed from the diferction 
 of their Governors, if they flye them out of feafon before they be 
 infeamedjand have the fat, glut, and fikhinefe of their bodies 
 feoured and elenfed out 1. think ic not amlfs firfi to (peak of ^ 
 Hawkes callings; which are the naturallell and gentled purges or 
 fcourings a Hawk can take, and doth the lead offend the yiwll 
 parts. Therefore, you (hall know, that allOdiingersdoedeeiB 
 plumage, and the foft feathers offmall birds, withfome part of ; 
 the skin to be the bed calling a fiiort winged HaWk can take ; 
 and for the pue@*ng of her head, to roake,her tyre much upon 
 , S a flweps , 
 
isS 'the Cure and sBook. , 
 
 "^ftiee^Rumps, the fat cut away, and the bonci well covered 
 •with parcely .But for long winged Hawks, the belt calling is fine 
 Flannell, cut into fquare pieces of an inch and a half fqnafe and 
 all to be j agg’d^and fo given with a little bit of meat. By thele 
 callings,you Qiall know the foundneffe and unfoiindnefs of your 
 Hawk-.for when (he hath caliyou (hall take up the calling, which 
 will be like a hard found pellet,fomewhat long, and preffe it be¬ 
 tween your fingers, and if yoU'find nothing but clear water 
 come from it then it is a ligneyour Hawk is well & lully ;Jif 
 there come from it a yclbwilh filthy matter, or if it ftink,it is a 
 fign of rottennefs and difeafe ; but if itbegreazie orQimieon 
 the one fide,then it is a figne the Hiwk is full of greafe inwardly 
 which isnotbroken nondiflblvcd: andchcnyoulhallgiveher 
 afeouring which is a much llronger purgationjand offcourings 
 the gcntldl,next calling, is to take four or five pellets of the yel¬ 
 low root of Selladine well clcanfed from fihh, being as big as 
 great peafe, and give them out of the water carely in the mor- 
 ntqg when the Hawk isfafting, and it will clenfe her mightily. 
 
 it you take thefe pellets of Selladine; and give them out of the 
 eyleofRofes oroutofthefirrupofRnfes, it is a moll excellent 
 fcouring alio, only it will for an hour or two make the Hawk 
 fomewhat fickifii.If you give your Hawk a little Ins Ctcmrine, 
 as much as a bean j wrapt up in her meat, it is a inch foveraign 
 feouring, and doth not only avoid greafe, but alfo killeth all 
 forts of wormes whatfoever. 
 
 Ifyour-Hawk by over-flying, or too fo;m flying, be heated &: 
 inflamed in her bodj,as they arc much fubjeft thereunto : you 
 fhall then to cool their bodies,givc them ftoncs : Thefe Stones 
 are very fine white pibblesjlying in the Sands of graVclly Rivers, 
 ghebigneffc whereof you may choofe according to the bignefs 
 of your Hawkcjas fome no bigger then a Beane, and thofe be for 
 Merlyns or Hobbies 5 fome as big as two beans, and they are for 
 Faulcons gentle,Lanners,and (uch like ; and fome much bigger 
 thenthey, which are for Gerfaulconsj or fuch like.' Andthtfe 
 ftones if they be full of crefts and welts,ihcy are the bettcrjfor the 
 roBgheft ftoneis the beft ;fo it be fmooth and not greetty* And 
 you fhail underftand, that ftones are moft proper for long- 
 wing’dHawks, andthenumbtrewhich you (hall give at thembft 
 
3 Book. 12 ^ 
 
 itiuft never exceed fi(t:een,for feaven is a good number,fo is nine 
 or elcvth,. according ait ybu find the Hawks heac more orleffe, 
 
 and ihefe iiones muft ever be given out offair water,' jbeing be-i 
 
 fore very well pickt and trim'd from all diirt and fiIthiBelie.And 
 
 thus much of Hawks callings,fcourings,and ftpnes, .i 
 
 . . .CHAP, IL’- j: 
 
 ; . of Impofiimesiti Hawkj^ • - • "• ' 
 
 1 F your Hawke have any impoftume riling from her, whiefri* 
 apparent to be feen, yoii lhall take fyreet raifins, and boyle 
 them in wincjand then crulhihg theti^lay them warm to thefore 
 and it will both ripen and heal it:only it (ballbe good tofeoure 
 your Hawke very well inwardly, fot,thatwili abate the flux of r 
 
 all evill humours- 
 
 CHAP. III. 
 
 Of all forts of fore tyes. . • ' ^ , 
 
 F Or any fore Eye, there is nothing better then to take the 
 
 juice of ground Ivy jand drop it into the Eye.'But if any Wfb 
 
 be grown before you ule"this medicine, then you lhall take Gin- . , ' 
 gcr finely fcarft,and blow it into the Eye, and it will break the 
 , web,then ufe.the juice of Ivyjand it will wearjt away.' -,. 
 
 . chap:'iv," 
 
 OfthePatitas in Hawkes, 
 
 T Hc Pantas,is a Hooping or IhortnelTeof wind inHawkliand 
 the cure is,to give her the fcowring of Sdladine,and tbcoyl 
 of RofeSjand then to walh hermcat in thc' deeoaiou of Qksh 
 /eeijand it will help her, 1 , 
 
 CHAP. V. 
 
 Of cajHng the Gorge. 
 
 T His is when a Hawk^, either through meat-which Ibe cannon 
 (figeft , or. through fufiit in feeding, cafteth up the meat 
 which Ihe hath eaten, which is moll dangerous. And the only 
 way to cure herjis to keep her falling, andto feedher withal ve¬ 
 ry little at once of warm bloody meatj as not above half a Spar¬ 
 row at a time, and be fure neverio feed her again, jtill Ihe have; 
 indued the firft,.' GfjAP.'- 
 
the Culff and 
 
 
 CHAP. VI. 
 
 Of all firts of a arms ^or t'i landers hi Hanfes, 
 TTTOrnis or P'yiandm, which arc a kind of Worms in 
 W HatvKi, arc cither inward or outward inward) as in the 
 guts or intraiis;or outward, as in any j )ynt or member : ifthey 
 be inward,the Icuwring of Aloes is excellent to kill them \ but 
 ifthey be outward, then you friall bathe the place with the juice 
 ofchc hearb --^wtromixe with Hony. 
 
 GHAP. vn. 
 
 0 1 f.vellhi^ >. Hawfes feetyv;d oftl'e pin in 
 ihr foos, 
 
 F Or the pin ip. the lolc of the Hawks foot; or for any fwelling 
 upvnthe foot, whether it be (oft or hard, there iinot any 
 thing more foveraign, then to bath it in I-atci-urafc moulten, 
 and applycd to,exceeding hot; and thcntofcld afineCambricic 
 rag dipt in the fame greafe about the fore. 
 
 Chap. VIII. 
 
 O In-earinor rfa Poance. 
 
 T His is a very dangerous hurt in Hawks, efpecially in(7e/- 
 f..’.!</«^!j;{orifyou break or rive her pounce, or but coape it 
 fo Ihort that fhe bleed, though it be very little, yc: it will indrn- 
 ger her lite;thecurc therefore is; prefcntly upon the hurt, with 
 TheCure.: ahot wiar to fear it, till the blood (launch, and then to drop a- 
 bout it pitch of Burgundy,and wax mixt together, or for want 
 thereof,a Iktlchard Merchants wax, and that will both heal it 
 and make the Pounce grow. 
 
 CHAP. IX. 
 
 ()(Ijoaes hrohen^o,- out 
 
 I F your Hawk have any bone broken or mifplaccd, you (hall 
 
 after you have fet it, bathe it with the oyleof i/.w; • and 
 ! .sW/ow,mixt together, and then fplcntit, andinninc dayes 
 if will be knit and have gotten ftrength. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
Ordering Qf Havk^s, 
 
 CHAP. X. 
 
 of im'/t-'il brni . »r / / IJatvhj. 
 
 I F your Hawk either by fti)i[inj;amongftrrci:«j or byihc in- 
 counter of fomc fowl^g^ct any inward braife, whkh you0^11 
 know by the blackncdcoi bin.,dincl's oftheir nititcs, ypii (hall 
 then annoynt her meat every time you feed her>with Spcrm.uCa- 
 r.c,till her mutes b: clear again, and let her meat be warmeand 
 bloody. 
 
 CHAP. Xl- 
 
 Of i'n/m? of Lice. 
 
 I F your Hawk be troubled with jLict) which is a generall in- 
 firmity,andappar£nt,for you (hall fee them creep ail over on 
 theoutfideof her feaihera if (he (land but in theatre of the fire. 
 You (hall bath her all over in warm water and pepper fmall 
 beaten ; but bee fine that the water be not too hot ; £91 
 that is dangerous,neither that it touch her eyes 
 
 CHAP. XII. 
 
 Oftl€RiemHanf<. 
 
 T His difeafe of the R.ye in Hawkes proccedeth from two 
 caufes theoncis ctdd and poze in the h.ad, the pther is foulp 
 and molt uncleanly feeding, the Faulconer being negligent to 
 I'eek Scclenfchishawksbeak 8 cnaies,but fufferingthe blood and 
 filihinclTe o( meat to (tick and cleave thereunto .For indeed, the 
 inhrmi'y is nothing tlfe but a (topping up of the nates : by 
 means whereof, the H,uvk not being able to ca(t and avoid tlif 
 conupAoi) of her head, it turnes toputrifaftion, andmfhprt 
 rpact kills the H twk : and this difeafe is a great deal more ind- Cure, 
 dent tc Ihort vving d h.awks^hen.to long. The (igns vyhercof 
 areapptrant by the (toppingof ihenares,The cure is to let your 
 hawk tyre much upon finewieand brny meat, asthcrumpsof 
 Mutton ( the fat being taken aWay ) or the pinions nf.the wings 
 .off >wl,either being well lapt in a good handittilofParlUy and 
 forcing her toitrain hard in the tearing oftht iaipc, and with 
 much diligence to cleanfe and w.a(h her beahp clean wicii waurr 
 after her feeding,efpccially if her neat .were warms apd bloody. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
T^jegenerall Cure and 
 
 a Book 
 
 
 CHAP. XIII. 
 
 Oftl:e Frounce. 
 
 T He Frounce is a cankerous ulcer inaHawksmouth^gotby 
 over-flying, or other inflammation proceeding from the 
 inward parts; foul and unclean food i*al(o a great ingtiidarer 
 of this difeafe. Theiignsare a forendTc in the Hawks mouth, 
 which fore will be fur’dand cover’d over with white Icurf, or 
 fuch like filthinefs ; alfo ifthe Ulcer b: deep and ill, the Hawk 
 will wind/and turn her head awrie, making her beak Hand iip- 
 right;and the cure is to takcAllome,and having beaten it to fine 
 powder,mixe it with ftrong Wine-vinegar tillitbe fomewhat 
 thick, and then wafh and rub the fore therewith till it be raw, 
 and that the feurf tx clean taken away Then take the juice of 
 LoiiiawimA the iuice of R.ul' /-jand mixing it with Salt,annoint 
 the fore therewith,and in few dayes it will cure it. 
 
 Ghap. XI\^. 
 
 Or the khum.i 
 
 T He Rhume is a continuall running or dropping at the 
 Hawks narcs.procceding from a gcnerall cold, orillefroni 
 over-flying,and then a fudden cold taken thereupon; it ftnppeth 
 the head,and breed' much corruption thuein, and the figns arc 
 the dropping before-laid, and a geuerall heavinellc, and Ibmc- 
 timesalwcilingoftiicliead. The cure is, to take th; juyee ot 
 and (qui:t it olt into the Hawks narcs. Then when you 
 feed her, walh her meat in the juice cf/lrwwtvo; ,-, and it will 
 quickly purge,and lei her found. 
 
 Chap. XV. 
 
 OftIrtFn.nk.tnn fi.uvh. 
 
 *’T^He Fornicas in Hawks is a hard horn growing upon the 
 . 1 . back ofaHawk ingendredby apoyfonous and cankerous 
 worm,which fretting the skin and tender yellow welt between 
 the head and the beak,occafioneth that hard horn or excrcllion 
 to grow and offend the bird : the (igncistheapparantlightof 
 the horn;>and the cure is, to take a little of a Buis gall, and bca • 
 ting it with Aloes, annoint the Haw'ks beak therewith morning 
 
2^ok. Ordering of Hawkss. i 
 
 and evening, and ic will in very few dayes take the hoin away. 
 
 Chap. XVI. 
 
 OftlieHJiu!amflatv!^s, 
 
 'THe FiftuU in Hawk* is a cankerous hollow Ulcer in any part 
 ofa Hawks body; ai it i* in mens,beads, or any other efea- 
 ture-.the Hgnsareacontinuall mattering,or running of the fore, 
 and a thin (harp water like lyr, which as it falls from the fame 
 will fret the found parts as it goeth: the cure is with a fine fmalP ' " 
 wiar,littleftrongerthen a virginal wiar, and wrapt clofc about 
 with aloft (leaved filk and the point blunt and foft,to fcarch the' 
 hollowncfs and crookednefs of the ulcer, which the pliantneft 
 of the wiar willeafily doe; and then having found out thcboc- 
 tome thereof, draw forth the wiar, and according to the bignefs 
 oftheOrifice, makeatentof fine lint beingwet, which may 
 likewife bend as the wiar did, and be withinavery litdiiis 
 long as the Ulcer iS deep , for to tent it to the full length iS ill,' 
 and will la'hcr ii.cieafe thendiminifii theFiftiila,and therefore 
 ever as > hcF i!h ia hca!si,you mull take the tent (hotter and (hor- 
 tcr. BiJttoth-purp‘ (i, when you have made your tent fit, yon 
 (hall til if take 111 oag 'onic water ; and with a (mall Syringe' 
 fquirt 'I'.c fore tin te i. i four times therewithjfor that wil clenfe, 
 dryjaudfeour ( vciy hollownefs inthcu'ccr: then take the tent 
 and annoiut it with the j ii'e ofthe hearb Ribcrtyl'ins^.ir^ anc| 
 viV/vw mixt together,and ic will dry up the fore. 
 
 Chap. XVIL 
 
 0/ the prtvte evtll In Huwh^ct, 
 
 T^Hc privie cvill in Hawks is a fecret heart (ickneft, prbclired 
 either by over-flying, corrupt food, cold or other diforder- 
 ly keeping, but moll cfpeciaUy for want offtones or calling in . . 
 the due (ufon;che figns are heavinefle of head,and cnuntenaficc, 
 cvill ciidoing of her meat,and foul black mutings. The Cure'i?, 
 to ukeinilining and evening, agood piece ofawarm Sh«ps 
 heart, and (l.;ep'rig it either in new Alfcs-milk ornewGoats- 
 milkjOrf. rwant ofboihjtlienew milkofaredCow, with the 
 fame to feed your Hawk, till you fee her llrcngth and lull reco¬ 
 vered. 
 
1^4 _ 'ibegmeraU Crnttitd _ a.6oofc 
 
 Chap. XVIII. 
 
 of Hounds in Hatv^es. 
 
 H Awke»by the crofs incounters of fouls efpecially th»Hcron, 
 by ftooping amongftbufhcs, thorncs, trees, and by divers 
 fuch accidents, doc many times catch fore* and moft grievous 
 wounds, the figns whereof arc the outward apparecce of the 
 fame .And the cure is if they be long anfi deep, and in place that 
 youmay convenientlyjfiift to ftitclrtliera up, andthento taint 
 them up with a little ordinary Balfamum, and it is a prelent re¬ 
 medy. But if it be in fuch a place as you c.’Dnot come to flitch it 
 up, you (hall then only take a little lint and dip it in the juice 
 of the hearb called Mouf-ear,ind apply it to the fore and it will 
 in ftiort fpace heal it. But if it be in fuch a piace as you can by 
 no means bind any thing thertunto, you (hall then only annoint 
 or bathe the place with the aforefaid juice, and it will heal and 
 dry up the (amc in very (hort time; the juice of the grci n hearb 
 called with us,EnglifliTobacco,willlikcwife do the lame ; for 
 it bath a very fpeedy courfe in healing and clcnfinc,as hath been 
 approved by divers of the bed Faulconers of this Kingdome,ai:d 
 etl^ nations. 
 
 Chap. XIX. 
 
 Of the AjelcxiCj irfiliinaev.H.n 
 
 THc Apoplexy or falling evill in Hafwks is a certain Vertigo 
 I"*" ordiz'ntfTe inthebrain, proceeding from theoppreffion of 
 cold humours which do for a certain fpace nun,b, and as it were 
 mortHie the fenfes: the figns arc a (oddain turning up the Hawks 
 headland falling from her pearch without bating,but only with 
 agenerail trembling over all the body, and lying fb,a9 it were in 
 atrance a littlefpaccjfhe prcfently rccovcreth. at d rifeth up a- 
 ThlCnra galii,bus is fick and heavy many hours after The cure therefore 
 is^jto gather x\xt\\aLth Afterion when tire Moon is in the Wain, 
 aiM in the figne Virgo, and taking the juice thereof to wafh 
 your Hawks meat therein, and to feed her) and it hath been 
 found a mofi foveraign mcdccioe. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
a Book 
 
 *55 
 
 OrdermgcffiMfigt. 
 
 Chap. XX. ““ 
 
 Of the Purlin? of Hawkj. 
 
 "THerc is notliins nsore nwdfull to H«wk« then purgationjand 
 cleanfings ; for they arc muchfubjcA tofKandfbulncfsof 
 body inwardly, and theirexercilcbcingmuchandvioieitt. If 
 there be ncglcft, and that their,glut be not taken away, it will 
 breed (ickneis and death ; therefore it is the part of every ikilfall 
 F iulconerio underftand how, and when to purge hh Hawk) 
 which ii generally ever before fhe be brou At to flying, and the 
 moft Uiualhft feaion for the fame, ii before the beginning of 
 Amy-mne for commonly knowing Gentlcmm will notflye'at 
 the Partridge till corn be from the groundjand if he prepare for 
 the River early he will likewife begin with that fcafon.- thcheft 
 purgation then that you can give your Hawk is, Aloti{ (iernrhe 
 wrapt up in warme meat,the quaiuky of a French peafe, andfo 
 riven the Hawk to cat ever the next morning after (he hath 
 flown at any cram, or taken other exerede, whereby (he may 
 break oi dilF Ivc the greafe within her- 
 
 CHAP. XXI. 
 
 F<r,-a H twk that cannot aMtr. 
 
 I F your Hawk cannot mute,as it is a common infirmity which 
 happeneth unto them.you (halltakc thcltanof Poikr, being 
 newly kild,whilill it is warm, to the quantity of two Wall- 
 n't«,ar>d lapping a little ^''/■jf!thrrcin,givc it the Hawk to eat, 
 and it will prefsatly hi Ip her. Therrbc dtvcrjgood Faulconet* 
 in thij Cife, which will take the roots of Sc Undine, and having 
 clemrcdic, an i cut it into little fquarc pieces aibigMpcafi:) 
 ftetpitinthcnyleof Rofe-, and lo make the Hawk (wallow 
 down shrec or four oi them,and (ore this is very good and whol- 
 iomc, only it will make the Hawkcxceed'ugiickfortwoor 
 3 hours after.Ncitherm'iftihc HuWk be in a ly wcakftate ofbody 
 whenthis latiermtdccine iagiven her. AUo, yon mBftobrcrvp 
 to kcepyour hawk at thofe times exceeding warme, and mudi 
 on your fill and tofeedher moft with warme Birds, Uaft other- 
 wife you clung and dry up her cncrailitoomnchjWhichfeboth 
 dangcrousand mortall. 
 
 T a CHAP. 
 
generall Cure and a Book, 
 
 - CHAPTxxir' 
 
 The.’. fure.lfi^ji to i-^noro when a hf.mijsjlc\- 
 
 TLJ Awksare generally of fucli a flout, ftrong and unycelding 
 nature, that they will many times cover and conceal their 
 ficknelTes lo long till they be grown to that extreamity, that no 
 help of phyfickjor other knowledge can availe for their fafety : 
 forwhen the C'junttnancejor decay of ftomack,which are the or¬ 
 dinary outward faces of infirmititi appear, then commonly is 
 the difeafe paft remedy ; therefore to prevent that evill, and to 
 know fickneirc whilft it may be cured-you (hall take you r hawk 
 and turning up her train, if you fee that her tuell or fundament 
 either fwelleth or looketb red, or if her eyes or ears likewife be 
 of a fiery complexion,it is a moft infallible ligne that the hawk 
 isrick,and much out of temper. 
 
 CHAP. XXllI. 
 
 Of the Feaver Hmvkj. 
 
 IJAwkes are as much fubjeft to Fevers,as any creatures what- 
 '^■foever, andforthe mort part they proceed from over flying 
 or other extraordinary heats, mixt with fudden colds, given 
 . them by the negligence of unskibuH keepers. And the cure is, to 
 liieCuic. , fet her in a cool place, uponapea'ch, wrapt about with her 
 cloaths, and feed her oft with a lit. le at a time of (h ickeiu fldh 
 fleeped in water, wherein hath been foaked Cowcumber feeds. 
 But if you find by the flopping of her ears or head, that (he is 
 offended more with cold then heat, then you (hall fet her in a 
 warme place, and feed her with the bloody flefh of Pigeons, 
 waflit either in white wine, or in water, wherein hath been boy- 
 IcdcitherSagc, Marjoram, or Gamomill. 
 
 CHAP. XXIV. 
 
 To he/p Hawf_thiU cattnot ditrifh her ttieatT^ 
 
 I F your Hawk be hard of digeftion, and neither can turn it o- 
 ver,nor empty her panel, which is very often feen, you (hall 
 then take the heart of a Frog,and thruft it down into her throat 
 andpull'tback again by a thread faftned thereunto once or 
 twice Ipddenly, and it will make her caft her .’gorge preftntly. 
 
 CHAP. 
 
2 Book. Ordering of Hdwkes. »37 
 
 CHAP. XXV. 
 
 Of the Com in Hawfs. 
 
 J-jAwksjtfpccially thofe which arc free and ftrongftrikcrs, arc 
 infir.ltely fubjeft to the Goutj which U a fwelling,knotting 
 and coiuraftingofa Hawks feet '. The cure thercot is, to take 
 two or 3.drops ofbloud from hcrthlgh-veine,a little above her 
 knee,and then annoint hir feet with the jiiiceot the hcarb Holli- 
 hock,and!et all tiei pcaich beannuinted alio with tallow, and 
 the juice of that heaib rnixt together. NoWjifthisdifeafe, (as 
 olt it happentth)be in a H1 wks wing, then you (hall take two or 
 three di ops cfblond fronuheveine under her wing, and then 
 annoint the pini'tisand intidc thereof with 
 100; made very wai me, which you may buy of every Apothe¬ 
 cary. 
 
 CHAP. XXVI. 
 
 C /the jUinchhg rf If/oNti. 
 
 I T is a known experience amongft the beft Fatilconers, that if 
 thcGertaiilconlhall but lofe two or three drops of blouditiJ 
 mortal],and the hawk will djcfodainly after; which to prevent 
 if the blood proceed from any pounce, which is moft ordinary, 
 then upon the indant hurtjyou (hall take a little hard Merchants 
 wax,and drop it upon the tore,and it will prcfcntly flop it if it 
 be upon any other part of the hawks body, you lhall clap there¬ 
 unto a little ohhcfoft Down of a Hare, and itwillimmediately 
 Ranch ir;and without thefe two thingSja good Faulconerlhould 
 never go,for they arc to be ufed in a moment- And thus much 
 of the Hawk and her difeafes. 
 
 Of Bees. 
 
 CHAP. I. 
 
 Of the ndti'.rc, ordvrin^y ,:iid p-efervat-on of Bess. 
 
 ^^gF all the Creatures which arebchovefullfortheufe of 
 man, there is nothing more necelTary, wholefome, or 
 more profitable then the Bee, nor any leffc trouble* 
 lome,oi IcfTe chargcable.To fpeak firlt of the nature of Bees,il ls The nature 
 
138 IheUntmimd a^oiok 
 
 a creauitcgcntlcjIoving,andtamiUara6ouctheinan, which hath 
 theorderingof ihero, fo he come neat, fweet, and cleanly a- 
 mongft thcnijOthcrwifc if he have ftrong,and ill fmelling Cavoura 
 about bim^lKy are curl! and malicious, and will fting fpitefoi'- 
 ly ; they are cxceeduig iiiduftrioos and much given to labour, 
 they havcakindofgovetntnent amongli themfelves, a^ it were 
 a wcIl«ordcredCommon-weakhjevery one obeying and follow¬ 
 ing their King or Commander, whofc voice (if you lay your car 
 to the faivc)yQU (hall diftinguiih from the reft, being louder and 
 gr£ater,and beating with a more folemne meaiure.They delight 
 to liveamongft the fweeteft hearbs, and flowres, that may be, 
 efpecially Fennel, and wall Gilly-flowrts, and therefore their 
 beft dwellings are in Garden»;and in thefc Gardens, or neer ad- 
 joyning thereunto, would be divers fruit trees growing, chiefry 
 plum-trcesjOr peach-trces;in which,when they call, they may 
 knit,without tiring any far flight, or wandri'ng to find out their 
 reft.'ch is Garden alfb would bee well fenced, that no Swinenor 
 other Cattcllmaycomc therein, as well ibr overthrowing 
 their bive^ as allbfrjr ofrending them with all other ill favours. 
 They uc^b very tender, and may by no means induce any 
 coldjwhereforeyoumufthavca great rcfptft to havc.tbeiibou- 
 fes exceeding warme, clofe, and tight, both to keep out the 
 froft and rnowe,as alTo the wet and raibc; which if it qnce enter, 
 
 iniothcHive,it isaprefentdeflruaion.. 
 
 Of the Bee- Tof|)eak then of the Bee-Hive,you ftiaH know thw be divers 
 
 Hire. opinioBstottching the fame, according po the c^umes and ua*' 
 
 turesofGonniricsjfor in the Champian Cfl^rie.swhfre.tberfi 
 is very little ftore of woods, they roakcihcfr Hives-of loj^g Rip- 
 ftraw.the rouls being fowed together with Bryers ; andthefc 
 Hives arc large and deep, and even ^oportioned like a Sugar- 
 loafe,and croffe bar’d within, with flat fplintsof wood, both a- 
 boveandundcrthemidftpait. in other Champian Countries 
 where they want Rye-ftraw, they make them of Wheat- 
 ftraw, as in the VVeft Countries, and tbefe Hives are of a^ood 
 compafffibqt very loyv and flat, which is naught, for 
 better for ith lar^eficy and keepeth ■eutthcraiii beft 
 fharpeff.^ In the wbod Cc^fiei fhdy m^ theftvof olpt^Saf* 
 
 . .. felsjWatt^^&Qtfribroadfplintsbf Amjffl^fbfoimtdj'bsbefore 
 ' Ifaid,likeaSug«-loaf, ' And 
 
3Book* Qf^ngofB^, 
 
 And thefe Hiveiare of ail other t he beftj: fo thty be laige and 
 fmooth within, for the ftraw-hivcUfubjcft to breed Mice, and 
 nothing deftroycth Bees fooner then they, yet you mutt be go^ 
 vethed by your ability,and fuch t h ingg as the foyl afford*. 
 
 Now for the W QOd*hive which is me bed, yon (ball thus Cflih Of the trim* 
 and prepare it for your &es: you fliallfirilinakeaftiffeniorterniing^tthe 
 of Lime and Qov-dui^^mixcd together;and then having crofs 
 barred the Hive within, daube the oui-fide of the Hive with the ' 
 niorter,at lead three inches thick,downclofe tiiuo the done; fo 
 that the lead ayr niay not come in.-then tafcing a Ryehfheafe, or 
 Wheat.(beafe,or two, that is baited, and nortlnalhcdy i and cha¬ 
 fing out the longed draws, bii^ the ears together in one lump/ 
 
 putit over the Hive, and fo as it were thatch it all ofcr, and rae 
 it clofe to the Hive.with an old hoop, and thii wnll keep the Hive 
 inwardly as warmc may b«:alfo, before you lodge any B«in 
 
 your Hive, y<>»^aUferfumeitwithJupifery .aniirm>'hM-»ithin 
 mthFeHiieiyfopy a7fd7im-p>rvm\aKdalfithff Jfone upon v^ieb 
 the Hive jhitl jiaud. ' . . •, ;.. . 
 
 Mow for the placing of your Hive,you ihail take 3 hng thick Pacing 
 
 ftakesjcut fmoothSc plain upon the hcadsiand drivetbem intathe *^‘''**- 
 earthtriangularwifet.fb tfaatthcy may be about 2. loot above 
 thc%toxmi:thenlaji overthemdirekdJfomht 'pdviH^ffopi^ which 
 mxyextendevery way aver the Jl^kts above half afoet': aniLapdu 
 thefia»efet your Kvetbeihglep in cdmpajfethen the flanebjfttore , 
 then fix inches every way and fee the dear of jour Wve fond di^' 
 
 re^ljHptnthe rifmg afthemrniagSmyinclimK^iclittleuntothe 
 Southward: and be. fare to have your Hww well jhelired front the 
 North winds^andp^ntra'ly from: all tempefiuout weatherifor^which' 
 pntpofetfyouhavejheadsiodrawoverthem inthefysttter^ itisfo 
 muchtheiettrr. Aniyou (hall place your ^ives^ in orderlyrovtt 
 one before anotherf keeping clean Allies between them every wayffo 
 as you may walk^and view each by it felfe feverallj^ i • ' 
 
 NowforthecadingofyogrBees, itisearlieroirlatwifnthe 
 ytar'according to the drength and goodnefie of the Stoelc,or the 
 warmth of the weather. The ufual time for ceding, isdomthe 
 beginning of tillthemiddleof July: and in all that time , 
 
 youmud have a vigilant eye, or clfe fomefervanrtbiv^tchithdr 
 rifing ltd they dye away, and knlturlbiDe ebfeurg 
 
 from 
 
T.be.gmerall Cure and aBpbk 
 
 from your knowledge : yet if you pleafe, ymmaj ktwrv which 
 ^ivss are ready to cafi alight before they do cafi by laying your 'ear. 
 after the Sfi;>-fet to the Wve^and if you hear the Mafief Bee 'above 
 ail the reir, tnabigher andmorefilemne note^orifyou fee them 
 lye forth tfcK the fan andeannot. get into theHivcj then be fare 
 that ftockjriilcajtTfitb'.nfeyvhoitrs after. - ■ ■ 
 
 As foons as you can perceive the Swarm to rife,' and are got 
 up into the ayr^TT/OA^ will commonly be in the height and heat of 
 the S;fw)youflialltakeabraflci?.iyc», Pan^ orCahdlefiicf^ and 
 make a;unkling noife thereupon, for they arefodelighted 
 with mufick, that by the found thereof they will prefently. kniii 
 upon (bme branch or bough of a tree. Then when thcy;arcall 
 upon one clQfter,you (hall take a hew fwett Hive wclldreft, and 
 rub’d with Hony andFcnnekand (hake them all intothe Hive ; 
 then having fpread afair ihect upon the ground fetthe.Hive 
 thereon, and.covcr it sll clean over dole with the (heet, andfo 
 letitftand till after Sun Ittjat which timeiheBecs being gathe¬ 
 red up to the top of the Hive(as their nature ir)you (hallict them 
 upon the ftoncjhaving ruh’dit with Fennell.; and then daube it 
 clofe round about with Lime and Dung mixt togetherand only 
 leave them a door or two to iflue out and in at. There. be fome 
 fiockesjwhich will caft twice or thrice, and four times in a year 
 but it is not good,for it will weaken the ftock coo much;; there^ 
 fore to keep your (locks in ftrength and goodneflTcjit is notgood 
 to fuffer any,to caft above twice at the moft. 
 
 Againc you (hall with peeces of brick, or other fniooth ftones, 
 railc the ftock in the night,' three or four inches above thcftoiie, 
 and then daub it clofe againe^ and the Beesfinding'houfe room 
 will fell to work within,and not caft at all; and then will cheii’ 
 ftockibe worth two others.-and in the fame manner, if you had 
 the year before any fmall Swarms.; which are likely to callthu 
 yearjOrlfyou have any early Swarines this.year, which arc likfr 
 ly to caftac the fetter end of the year : boclvwhich'are,.often 
 Tound.to be the deftruftion ofthe Stocksan either of thefe cafes, 
 .youfcaninlargc {he Hive, asit.isbefore faid, by raifingit.up 
 from the ftoneand it will notonly keep tliemfrom caftiogji but 
 -.makei the, (lock better, and.of much more profir;, for thacHivc 
 whiehjsoficimoft.weightjisofihcbcftpriced. , ’,j £ 1 
 
iBook 
 
 OrderingofBees. 141 
 
 Now when you have mark’t out thofc old Stofks, which you 
 intend to fell C for the oldefl-h fnefi for that f arfoje jpu fliall 
 know that the bed time to take them is at Michaelmas, before 
 any frofts hinder their labour; and you ftiall take them ever from 
 ehe ftjhein the.dark ofnightj'v;hen theayriscold, and either 
 drowii themin witer,of fmothef theih viith Fusbalsj for to chafe 
 them from their Hives as fome doe, isnaught, becaufc allfuch 
 Bees as are thus frighted'from their Hives,do turn robbers ; and 
 fpoyle other flocks becaufethat time of the year will not fuffer 
 them to labour and get theif own livings. 
 
 Now if you have any weak Swarms which comming late in the 
 yeer cannot gather fuflicient of Winter provifion ; in this cafe 
 you (hall feed fuch flocks by dayly fmearingthe flone before 
 the place of their going in and out, with Hony and Rofc-water 
 mixt together, and fo you (hall continue to do all the flrength of 
 Winter,till the warmth of the fpring, and' the Sun (hine bring 
 forth ftore of flowrs for them to labour on. You,(hall continually 
 look that no Mice, and fuch like vermine breed about 
 Hives, for they are poyfonous, and will make Bees forfake their 
 Hives. 
 
 Now laftly,if any of your flocks happen to dye in the Winter 
 (as amoDgft many,fome muft quaile)you (hall not by any means 
 ftirthcftockbutletitrcmainetillthcSpringjthatwhcnyoufec- 
 your Bees begin to grow bufie:then take up the dead flock, and 
 trim it clean from all (ilth, but by no means ftur or crulh any of 
 the Combs,thcnda(h the Combs, and bcfprinkle them, and be- 
 fmear all the infidc of the Hive with Hony Rofe-water, and the 
 juyee of Fennell mixt together, and daub alfo the (lone there¬ 
 with. Alfo then fee down the Hive again, and daub it as if it 
 had never been ftifred,and be well affured, that the (irft Swarm 
 which (hall rife, either of your own, or of any Neighbours of 
 yours within the compaflepfam^lcjltwin knit in no place, but 
 within that Hive, andfuch a flock will be worth five others, be- 
 caufe they find half their work fihilHt at their firft entrance into 
 the Hive, and this hath beenrnany times approved by thofe of 
 the mod approved’ft experience. 0 And thus much touching the 
 Bee and his Nature. : 
 
 V '■ ■■A- 
 
CHAP. I. 
 
 OftilhiNfingenerall ; and firjt of the making oftheFijhPjndr 
 
 Orafrauch as great Rivers doe generally belong 
 cither to the King, or the particular Lords 6f 
 fevcrall Manners, and ilut it is onely the Fi(h- 
 pond which belongcth to private perl’ons, I will as 
 a thing moft belonging to the gcncrall profit, 
 here treat of Fifti-ponds. And firft touching the 
 making of them, you fliall underhand that the grounds moftfic 
 to be cah into Filh-PondSjate thoffe vvhich are ciiher ntafiflijbog- 
 gy,or full of Springs,and indeed moft unfit either for grazing, or 
 any other ufe of better profit.And of thefc groundsj that whith 
 is fall of clear fprings Will yeeld the beft witer; that which ia fiii- 
 rilh will fcedFiih beftjand that vvhich is boggy,willdefendthe 
 Fifh from being ftolnc. *' 
 
 Having then fuch a peece ofwafte ground, and being dettr- 
 mined to caft it into a Fifh-pond ■ you (hall firft by fmall tren- 
 chesjdraw all the fprings or moyft vetoes into one place, and fp 
 drains the reft oft he ground, and then having mafkt out that | 
 part which you mean to make the head ofyourPond, which al¬ 
 though it be the loweft part in the true levell of the ground, yet 
 youftiallmakeitthe higheftintheeye *, you (ball firft cut the 
 trench ofyour flood gate, foasithe water may have afwiftfall, 
 when you mean at anytime toletitoac ; and then on each fide 
 of the trench drive in great flakes of fix foot in length ; and fix 
 inches fquare,ofOak,A(h,orElme,butE!m 2 U the beft,and thefe 
 youBiuft drive in rowes within four foot one of another, aticaft 
 fourioot into the earth, as broad and as farre off each fide the 
 Floud'gate as you intend the head of your Pond (hall go ; then 
 begin to dig your Pond of fuch compaflTc as your ground wilL 
 conveniently give leave, and all the earth you digge out of the | 
 Va Pond' 
 
a Book* 
 
 Pondj you (hali carry and throw amongft the ftakes, and with 
 ftrong rammers, ramme the earth hard bet\wecn them, till you 
 have covered all the flakes ; then drive in as many more new 
 flakes befides the heads of the firft,an d then lamnie more earth 
 over and above them a!fo ; and thus do with flakes above flakes 
 till you have brought the head ndes to fuch a convenient height 
 as is fitting. And inallthis worke have an cfpcciall care, that 
 you make the infide of your banks lo fmooth, even,and ftrong, 
 thatnocurrentofthe v/ater may wear the earth from the flakes. 
 
 You (halldiggc your Fi(h-pond not above eight foot deept^, 
 andfoasitmay carry not above fixe foot water. . ' ' 
 
 You fliall pave all the bottome and bankes of the Pbnd'with 
 large fods of Flot-grafle, which naturally growes under watci^ 
 for it is a great feeder of Fifli: and you (hall lay them very clofe 
 together and pinne them downc faft with fmall flakes and wind- 
 ings.You (hall upon one fide of the Pond, in the bottome, flake 
 &ft divers Bavens or Faggots of brufhwoodi wherein yourFilh 
 ffaallcaftthcirSpawnforthatwilldefend it from dtftruftion ; 
 and at another place you (hill lay fods upon fods, with the grafle 
 fidcs together, in the bottom ofthVpond, for that will nourifh 
 and breed Eeles .• and if you flick (harp flakes likewife by every 
 fide of the Pondjthat will keep theeves from robbing them.Wben 
 you have thus made your Ponds, and have let in.the water, you 
 fliall then ftore them; Carpe-Breamc, and Tench by thcmfclvcs; 
 and Pike,Pcarch, Eele, and Tench by then'felvcs.-for the Tench 
 being the Fifties Phyfitian is fcldomc devoured: alfo in all Ponds 
 you ftail put good ftore of B.ocb,Dace,Loch, andMenew - for 
 they arebethfuod for the greater Fifties,and alfo not uncome- 
 ly in any good mans difti. 
 
 You (ball to every Melter put three Spawners, and fomc put 
 five, and in three yearts the increafewillbe great, but in five 
 hardly to be dtftroycd. And thus much for Ponds and their fto- 
 rings. 
 
 CHAP. II. 
 
 Of the Utkina of all forts ofFijh^with Nets^er othermfe. 
 
 I F youwilltakeFilh with little or no trouble, you (hall take 
 of Salarmniacli a quarter of an ounce,of yo.ung Chives, &as 
 aujchofa Calves-I^lljaud heat them in amOrtcr untill it he all 
 
one fubftance,and then make Pellets thereof, and. caft them into 
 any corner of the Pond, anditvill draw thither all the Carp^ 
 BreamjCheven^or Barbell, that are within ihtwaitcr j.then caft : 
 your (hove-net beyond thein, and youdhalltake choice atiyohc i 
 plcafure.Ifybu will take Roch, Dace^i or ahy fojallkindof Fife; 
 take Wine-Leesiand mixe it with Oyle, > andhang ifc inaGhim--.- 
 ney corner till itbedry,or look black ; ,andtb.eft^utii?g;U into 
 the water,they will comefoabundantly to itjiHatyOu may take 
 them with yourhandilf.yod.w^illtakc.TtpotijQrGrailing, take 
 two pound of Wheat; brannci' halfib nnichlof white Peafe, and 
 mixing them with ftrpng,brihej; l!eac;.it^ll it come to a perfeR 
 pafte : then put Pellets thereof into any coner of the water, and 
 they will relorc tIiithcr 5 fo as you may caft your Net about them 
 at your pleafurc.Biit if you will take either Pcarch or Pike, you 
 (hall take fome of a Bealls Liver,, black Snailcs, yellow Butter¬ 
 flies.Hogs faloud,and Opopoftaxibekihem altogether, and ha¬ 
 ving made a pafte thereof,put it into the water, and be aflured 
 that as many as are within forty paces thereof will prefently 
 come thither,and you may take them at your pleafure 
 
 Laftlyjif you tike either two drams of Cock-ftones, or twice 
 fo much of the Kirncls of Pynaplc trees burnt, and beat them 
 welltogetherjand make round balls thereof, and put it inco the 
 water either fafii or fait, any Salmon or great Fi(h will prefent- 
 ly refort thither; you may take them cither with Net or other- 
 wife, 
 
 Alfodt is a moft approved ej^pefimcu'tjthat if you take bottles 
 made of Hay,and gretnpxftfs, br-Willowmixt together, and: 
 finck them dotttn inthc middeftofypqirPohd,; .or by the bank- 
 fldes, and fo let them reft twnor ^hrec dayes, tlwving acprd fo 
 fiftncd unto them that yoa , may twitbh, them upon land 
 atyour pleafure ■ and beleivc it; ;all ifife^goocl Eclcs which are in 
 the Pond will come untbthpf<bp(tl2's"tfand you Ihall take them 
 moft abundant]y:and if you piejifc‘^c» baite thofc Bottles,by bind¬ 
 ing up Sheeps guts,or other garbage of beads within tbeni, the 
 Eelcs wil come fooner,and you may draw them oftner,and witb 
 better aflurancc. There be other wayes bsfides thefe to takcEeles,- 
 as with Weeks, with the Ecle-rpear,or with bobbing for them 
 with great wormesihut they are fo generally knowne and prafti- 
 
OfFiJh^dFiJh‘p 6 fids, afioofc 
 
 f^^nd fo much inferiour to thi$ already (hewed^ chat I hold it 
 a ntcdlefs and vainc labour to'trouble your ears with the repe- 
 doonsotthefamcjand tfae raiher,fiibintbis work I have labou¬ 
 red only to d«dare cheiecrets of every knowledge,, and not to 
 run into any large circumftance of tbofe things which are moft 
 common and familiar to all men- And thus much of Fifli and 
 Filh'pondsjand their general kno»ledgc.Now as touch-- . 
 ing the Angle, and . the fecrets thereto 
 belonging, youlhallfinditat 
 large handled in the next 
 Book called Co/f^frejir ; 
 
 Comumentf, ^ 
 
 
The Fable of the firftBooke. 
 OfBeafis. 
 
 O of the Horfe in gemral.^ l 
 Mature o{ fforfes 2 
 
 Choice of Hoi fes^ audthek 
 fhafes 
 
 Colours ofUorfes 
 Hrrfesfor a Princes feat 
 ‘ Norfes for travell ' 
 Hmiting-horfes 
 Rmning-ho'fes 
 Cokch-horfes 
 Pack^horfes 
 Cart'horfet ; ■ 
 
 Oflttfares 
 
 Orderimhorfesforfervice , 
 Orderin} horfes for a Princes, 
 feat ^ m 
 
 Ordering of travelling horfes, lb 
 Order!f/g of hmiug-borfes, 6. 
 Ordering ofranmng^horfts. ii>. 
 Ordering of Coach'horfes. 7 
 
 Ordering of the Pacl^) or Can 
 
 Of the Horfe. 
 
 Horfe‘^ 
 
 The prefervathn'of Horfes'. ib, 
 ■Of riding in generall ■ . 81 
 
 ImgerfeB »fe of this recreation.) 
 
 ■■ * '^\ 
 
 ■7%ef./eafnre of riding '■ ibi 
 
 The Amhon Apology . : " - 91 
 Thetamlng ofayomg Colt, ibiii 
 His fadling and hridting, 10. b 
 
 -Hkfrfihacking _ i*> 
 
 Three main poynts of a Horft‘ 
 mans skill . , ^ ** 
 
 Of correBionsand witch they he 
 > OP- 
 
 Ofcherilhing-s- . .*’3 
 
 Ofthe.JHnfroleandMartifi^ale 
 
 ib» 
 
 Of treading the targe ' i4- 
 
 Choice of Ghtttids ! . 
 
 ■Of gallopping large rings, •'; ' 
 
 Helps in the large ring turns, i b 
 
 ■ CorreBion s in the ring tarns, ib* 
 
 Cherifiing inthering tnrm. if 
 
 18 
 3 b 
 
 ib _ 
 
 19 
 
 ib 
 ib 
 ito 
 
 ^ib 
 
 • and goimf backs 
 
 '^Helps'- “ 
 
 fCorreBipns 
 Cherlfhings' 
 
 Of advancing before 
 ■Helps 
 
 ib \CorreBians •, 
 
 kcherijhings' 
 l-Theafe of advancing . 
 hbfyerking behind 
 ^•fjelps 
 CorreBiini 
 'Gheryfhings^ ■ 
 
 ib 
 
 ib 
 
 -v>ib' 
 
 Hdpu 
 
The Table. 
 
 .rtitles ^ mAHiWS 
 
 Cher; miners 
 
 0 r 
 D 
 Ot 
 
 Jicfesferplerfure 
 Ofb-mu.H.Ahft 
 0 [ ( 
 
 0 -:^ C-iirjp GAlliArd 
 Of I ):e L .tpriohe 
 Otgohip_ie 
 Ot rid.Hg before a Prince 3 0 
 Of the CdrAoclo ib 
 
 To ride for recrcAtion 31 
 
 Of breeding of ail fortsof Hor- 
 fitffiefor the Hii.b.vndniMis afe 
 ib 
 
 Grounds to breed on 3 z 
 
 Div-pon of Grounds 3 3 
 
 C hoice of the S:allien i b 
 
 Choice of Mares ib 
 
 when to put them together, ib 
 Of cosjenng Mares ib 
 
 1 0 Itjiotv if a A'fare hold 33. 
 To conceive Af.tie forties 
 To provofe infl 
 7 0keepe Mares fro?Kbar 
 
 23; 
 
 jbj 
 
 ibj Hop, 
 
 themawb.e ib 
 
 kirkes of a good travelli-jg 
 
 Ordering A fares after covering 
 
 A help for Mares in foaling. 35 
 Ordering Mares after foaling. 
 
 ib 
 
 Wca.ning offoales ib | 
 
 Ordering after ivea.nlng ib 
 
 Gelding of Colts 36 
 
 Ofhorfesfor travell, and how to \ 
 
 :kea IPorfe amble ib 
 15 \ Divers trapes of ambling 37 
 
 26 j Of travelling ib 
 
 ib dfwifping ib 
 
 27 {Helps in ambling ib 
 
 ib I The ordering and dieting of the 
 
 ib Hunting-horfe 38 
 
 28 f akjn r up the hunting horfc, ib 
 
 29 1 C'oa hing the hunting horfe, ib 
 DrcJ]l g the hunting horfe. 39 
 Ofwa.trino and feeding thehun- 
 
 tfng-hoffe^ 40 
 
 The exercife of the horfe. 42 
 The fcowring of the horfe ib 
 Ordering .a horfe after exercife, 
 ib 
 
 Of ordering-, djetlng, takfng up) 
 cloath 'no^ drejfvig, waterings 
 and feeding the Running-horfe. 
 
 4 ^ 
 
 Of his exercife by ayring and 
 catirftng ^3 
 
 Offwea.ts ib 
 
 Offcourin 1 him ib 
 
 ib i Ordering after exercifj ib 
 ■icfs j General-rules for arunning horfe 
 
 ib; 46 
 
 Generali rules fora travelling- 
 
 horfe ^7 
 
 Howte cure all inwardfick>>ejjes, 
 48 
 
 Of the head-ach) rente ie^ or 
 
 Stagger.s ib 
 
 Of the (Iseping evill 49 
 
 Of the fallhg,evill, Planet- 
 
 . firuck. 
 
The Table. 
 
 Ol 
 
 ff-.-'iicb ■ Ni0 he ■ m,ire,or l\eljie 
 
 ib 
 
 n^-fir convul- 
 hon of hnvees^ 50 
 
 ornj ^ o!dJi Cough,wet 
 or for a 7 co-ifumitkn or purre- 
 faction of [heLiir,gs,wbmfoever 
 ib 
 
 Of the r''r:i'.rn 'G 'a'iudeys, or 
 ?..o!ir>h:-!g ofth. Chine ib 
 
 Of hidi-bnrnciyjr cor,fnrnption of 
 'the fh;h . ■ 51 
 
 if the brcnfl patne, or anj ficf- 
 rejfe ofihe he.irt ib 
 
 Of ijredhorfes. ib 
 
 Of dfeafcj of the fiomack^, as 
 Sii'rtcits, loath,no of meat) or 
 
 fhrdli 
 Of the 
 
 r of feed 
 faniCt 
 
 drinli 
 
 Offoundrina in the body. ■ ib. 
 OftheWiingty-evill ib 
 
 Ofdife/tfesmthcLlvery&c.-^:^ 
 
 : Of the Telloms and dffeafes of 
 \ the Gall ib 
 
 ' Ofthtpckneffeofthefflee-n. ib 
 : Of the droffeyor evill habit of the 
 body 54 
 
 ■ Of the Chollkhjybellj-akeypr bel- 
 
 ■ Ij-bound ib 
 
 . Of the laxyor b'oodj flux. ib 
 ' Of the failing of the Fandamem, 
 
 ; 0/ Bots and Worms of all forts, 
 
 ib 
 
 ; Of paine in the KidneyeSy Paine . 
 : ioWyidfione . ib‘ 
 
 Oft he flrangulllon ib 
 
 Ofpijjing blood ib 
 
 Of the Colt' evilly mattering of 
 thejardy falling of theyard, 
 
 5 ^ 
 
 i-J flf 
 
 j MareSyiis b.:rrennefs,confnmp- 
 
 • tun,rage of lovcyCaflingJoa'eSy 
 
 hardficfe to foa/c,artd to'malte a 
 Mar e baft herfoa'e ' ib ' 
 Ofdrinfingvenome. 8CC.57 
 Of fa fpofiaries.fi lifter s,& Par- 
 Q^atlons ib' 
 
 \Ofnc.ing,andfidions 58 
 , Of all h^ dfeafes in the eyes, ib 
 ^ Of the 'irnpoftime in the eare, 
 
 ' Poie-evflfFJftuL’yfwelllng afS^ 
 ter-bi'ind 4 ettino-,any gald-baclg 
 Canbcrfti.f.tft, wennesy navell- 
 
 gall See. ib. 
 
 Of the rivet , 59 ' 
 
 Of the ftrangle, biky botchy or, 
 Impofhime 'lb- 
 
 Of the Canker in the nofe, or any 
 Other pan ■ ib 
 
 Offtiincbing blond in any part,, 
 
 -- ""ib ' 
 
 OfthedifeafesiH the meuthy as 
 bloody-riftSy figSy Lampas, Car 
 mery, Infammatiovy tongne-p 
 hurtyor the barbs, ^ . , 607 
 
 Of pain in the teethyor lop ft teeth^' 
 
 ib 
 
 Ofthecrick^intheneck; . ib' 
 Of the falling of the Creftyman- 
 gineffem the main, or ftedding 
 
 • of hair e ' , ■ , 61 
 
 Of pain in the Withers -.lb. 
 
 Offwaymgthebdck,,y or weaff 
 
 nejft in the back, - ib- 
 
 Of the Itch in the tayleyfcalr,. 
 
 mfngineffe . farcie ib 
 
Thcmie. 
 
 " Of^ iy haitwawhatfoever.tic.\h | 
 OffoHtidring in the feet 6 2 
 
 Of the ff’ent^curhe^ ho»e-ff avert-, 
 or anj k>!oh,gr bony excreffm, 
 or ringtbone 6? 
 
 Of the Mall-vtder^ SelLmder, 
 Parries , Scratches, Mallat, 
 Males flroTX'n-fcab,^' c, ib 
 
 Of any npfer attaint- or tieathei\ 
 or any over-reaching ib 
 
 Qf all the infirniities of, 
 
 im the hoves^&Ca 
 
 pricking, fg, retrait, or cloy trig. 
 
 ,36 
 
 To draw out fiab,or thorn?, ib 
 
 Of any Amh.ry,or Tetter. ib 
 
 Of the cords,or flring-halt, ib 
 
 Offptir-gallingjdrc. 6y 
 
 To he ale any fore or wound, ib 
 Offinewesctti ib 
 
 Ofeating away dead fefh, ib 
 
 Of knots in joynts ib 
 
 Ofvetiemaus wounds,&c. 
 
 6± I of Lice or Nits 
 I A. ^ u.-r. 
 
 Of the blond fpaven, hough, bo¬ 
 ny,or any other ttmaturall fwel- 
 ling ib 
 
 Ofwind_gals ib 
 
 Ofenterfearingfhackle-gall^&c 
 
 I ^ • - 
 
 on the cronet, as qt!ilter,\ ahorfe that is lean, and that is 
 bone,ormatlo?ig ib 1 fullof inward ftckneffe found,& 
 
 Of wounds in the foot,gravelling I fatfn fourteen dayes. ib 
 
 [Tomakeawhitefar, . 69 
 
 ib I 
 
 To defend a ho fe from pet, <^ 8 , 
 Of bones broken, or omofjoynt 
 
 it » 
 
 Qf drying or sk inning fores,whea 1 
 t hey are almofl whole, ib I 
 
 A fhojl famous Receipt, to niakg | 
 
 Qf the BulljGalf^jCoWjOr Oxe. 
 
 O F the Bul!,Cow,Calfe,orO.\-e 
 &c, 69 
 
 The Countries for breed. 70 
 
 Qfr.otmtxhg,&mixing breeds. 
 
 \ ib 
 
 The (hapeoftheBuS- ib 
 
 The uje of the Bull ib 
 
 The p ape of the Cow ib 
 
 The ufeofthe Cp-w . ' 71. 
 
 of Calves and their nourijhingi- 
 
 Obfervations for Calves 
 Of the Oxe, and his ufe 
 Of the Oxes food for lobdur- 72 
 Oxenta feed for the Butcher ib- 
 
 To prefer ve Cattell in health, ib 
 Of the Feaver in Cattell yl 
 
 Of any inward ficknefe , ib I 
 
 Oftbedifeafes-in the head,as the | 
 fiirrdy, &c. ib | 
 
 oj all the difeafes inthe -eyes of | 
 I Cattell, cc-c ; ' ib 
 
 ' Qifdifeafes inthe math', as bdrbs 
 • bleans, &c ■ - . , 74 
 
 Ofdifeafes-lnthe necks sis being 
 ■ failed,bruifed^fwoln, clop, &c, 
 
 " ' I? 
 
 'Of the PeJlilence^ .Gargill, or 
 
 I Mvendin. ' ~ ' ib 
 
The Table, 
 
 Oftn'.fl'.l^tnr^'jrleannejfe 76 
 Ofd fea[es"in the gm^ asfinx, 
 "coftivenejfe ib 
 
 Of dropping iwflrils^ or any cold, 
 
 ib 
 
 Of all manner of f veilings 77 
 
 Of the fw//f ib 
 
 Or a»y covgh or fhortneffe of 
 
 breath ib 
 
 Of any Impofltime^Vtls^or Botch 
 
 ib 
 
 Of dfcafes in the fmewes^ as 
 weakttefe, fiifnef.or forenefs 
 
 ib 
 
 Of the generall fcab, particular 
 fcabyor fcnife 78 
 
 Of the htdi-bamd, or dry skin, 
 
 ib 
 
 Ofdifeafes in theLttngs^as Istng^ 
 'eromt&c ^ ih 
 
 Of the biting with a mad dogy h' 
 other venomous beafts 79 
 Of the falling dewne of the pa¬ 
 late 
 
 Of any paine in the hoof0 
 
 ib 
 
 ib 
 
 foaf (frc 
 
 Ofalltfndofbruifmgs 
 Of [wallowing hens-dung, 
 
 ny pojfon 
 
 ofymgliceyOrTic'ttes ib 
 ^Ofthedew-bowle ib 
 
 \Ofthe Ioffe of theCud 8 1 
 
 Of the killing of all forts ^ 
 wormes _ib 
 
 Of vomiting blood •.-ib 
 
 Of the Gout ib 
 
 Of mi ting lb 
 
 Ofprovokjng a beafite pijfe 8a 
 '^the over-flowing of thegallj^ 
 V,, ' a beafi that is goared\ ,, yib 
 0 fthe Cow that is wethered ,', ib 
 Of drawing om of ThorneSj or 
 
 Stubs . Tb 
 
 Q(j>ur0tg (fatten 
 Of being \hrew-r«»ne .; 
 Offaintneffe w 
 
 0 fbreed'ng Milkjn a Cow ' ib 
 
 Of bones out offoyntor broken, \is 
 Of the rot in Beafis ' ib 
 
 OfthePantas ^ 
 
 Pfall manner of wounds A ''lb 
 
 ib 
 
 Of the Shecpr 
 
 O p Sheepe^ their ufe.y choice^ 
 (hapcyand prefervation^ 8^^ 
 Of the flap's of Wooil . ^ 
 
 Of the Lea-'e ofjheepe' 
 
 The jhape of Sheep: . 
 when Ewsfould bring forth.. ib 
 Ordering of Lambs ^ 
 Needfuil iifflrfldtiims }•' '87 
 
 The prefervation of Sheep ■ ib 
 The [ones to know a found 
 
 Sheep, and an unfoiiytd 
 &f[iihefe.infheefy asfhife)- 
 
 i (^filfigener'ail'fcab lb 
 
 I OfkiUktg Maggots g 
 j^Oflhe'ied-'w'ater ib 
 
 \Ofhng-flck^^ or MJl%oiigh} fy 
 ^ "r /■' b 
 
 (yf the wormefin theclawf of ih 
 X 2 any 
 
__ ThfcFableji ; 
 
 ar:y other f Art ib. J Of making an E,ve_ love her oW» 
 
 Of wild-firs ■' jn 1 Lambe or any other EwcsLamj^ 
 
 Of the difeafes of ths gall, kf | • . 
 
 CbollerfjMif:d"es,&c_ ‘Oflichjngiippoyfon 
 
 'Ofthetotighfegm.-jorfioppings Of Lamb:, caned fcb, 7 ^^3 
 
 ib Of making an Ewetdbe eajity 
 Of the bones brolrsn, dr ontpf. delivered '., 5b 
 
 Pprt ib Of teeth lojfe jb 
 
 Of any fckitefe in Ldmbes ib Of increafmgmilke . ib 
 Of the fturdy tHrning-evill, q Of iheStaggers of leaffckiiefs 
 ‘ mrrefound ‘fl ' " ib 
 
 'Ofall difeafes fnthesjesinge- Ofallfortsofrvdrmer ib 
 nerall ' ^ ib Of the Ioffe of the Cud ■ 94 
 
 Of water in a Sheeps belly ib Offaving Sheep from the rot.ib 
 
 Of the tag*d or felt Sheep ib AfewpreceptsforiheShepherd- 
 
 Of the Pox in Sheepe , ib 
 
 Of the wood-ev'.Hvr cramp ib ■ 
 
 ^ OfGoates. . , , 
 
 O F Goats, 'and their natures Offlopping the Teats. ;' 1, ■ 
 
 96 Of JScats that cannot hfd'j.:' 
 
 Thefhape of Goats . ib OftheTetter,:rdrj/Scabbe, 
 
 Theordering of Goats - ib OfdeldinoKLs- _ 
 
 Of any inward flckpeffe, as the Ofthe kch In GoaiS' 
 
 : peflilence,iSrc \ Qfthe tuellflopping 
 
 Ofthe drop fie Hb'iOf the faggers ' ‘ 
 
 O F all manner of Swine fiifi Catarrfie. , ., .ib' 
 
 The nature of Swine ib Op the fjall in Swine 'djUi 
 
 Of the choice-ondfiepeofSwine-. OftheMea^els , ‘-..I ^tbj. 
 
 ib Of the Impbflumes in./iny. 'part 
 
 Of the ufe and'profit of Swine.. ' - . jb 
 
 lOi! Of vomiting,: 7 u, V. ifij 
 
 Of the Feaverf or any-hidden Ofleannefsyyntfjliiieffldmfeydir 
 fltkneft in Swine lOj. ma»ginefs : \ • ' ■ib ' 
 
 Of Murrmci Veflilmey or\, , - ". 'Of 
 
Tlie Table, 
 
 Of //(■■“/);« (f w 7 / - 104’ 
 
 Ofjn'.nwtheA'Llt ibi 
 
 l{yr,idlu'‘tl>icf' >r‘ 
 
 Oftbc L.IXC or fl ;.v , ib 
 
 Of the of Striae with 
 
 D:><ts " 10(5 
 
 Of,)u’ Pjx in Striae ib 
 
 Of lulling Mtrgois ia euiyfm 
 
 ib 
 
 j O'lfeeJ.'ng Swine either pr 
 
 I con or Lard ib 
 
 1 Offeed-ng Swine i'i wood*coHn- 
 trUs ^ 10 ^. 
 
 Offeed'ng at the Reefp ib 
 0/ feeding Sivine in or abo'n 
 areat Cities ib 
 
 Of fee ding Hogs for Lard} or 
 Bores for Brawn ^ ib 
 
 Of Conks. 
 
 O F tamo Conies ingcnerall. f conies lo8 
 
 I 08 ' j Of the feeding and frefervation 
 1 henattp-e rf thecony of conks 10'^ 
 
 Of boxes for tame conies ib 1 Of the rot amongfl conies no 
 
 Of the choice and profit of rich [ Ofmimfe in conies . ib 
 
 The T .■ it I-E of ih; Second Booke. ' 
 
 0 
 
 of Poultry. 
 
 the BuyKshillCock Jhnne 
 Cbickea^ndCapn.Ui.to 
 
 Of the Capon to leadChickjns.lh 
 'Offeeding and cramming Ca-- 
 
 pons 
 
 OftbePipinBotthry ■ 
 I OftheroKpe 
 Of the flax ~ .< 
 
 0 /flopping in tie belly 
 Of Lie* in Poultry 
 
 ib 
 
 ii6 
 
 ib 
 
 ib 
 
 ib 
 
 ib 
 
 OftheDtinghlllCock^ .. ib 
 Of the chojee md jhape. of the 
 Cock^ jb 
 
 0 / the Hcnnc}, herjtfoyce and, 
 
 jhape ,»i-ou.try lu 
 
 Offettimr Hens UZ ( O/ ftinkjnf with venomous 
 
 OfthectojeeofEgs \ht .rvormes .,f ■ , rx^ 
 
 OfChickfns ' ■.ilAOfMforeeya ,,..\., ib 
 
 Offeedlnt? & crammng Chicks: r Of Henswhieh crow , , ib 
 
 ens ib j Of Hens which-eat their Egit. ib 
 
 Ofpreferving Egr ib 1 Of kfepjng a Hetnfe'fromfttung 
 
 OfgatheringEggs . I 15 S| c'l io 
 
 Oft he Capon andrvhen to cdr'uelOfmdJngHmlt^.fmtftifl # 
 him il*' ; ■ . ^ 
 
TheTable. 
 
 of making Hens lean ii8 {Of the Henne-houfefiitftatipn 
 QftheCrtm’trodden ib 1 
 
 Cecil 
 
 theGoofe ingener-^H, iig 
 \JOf thechoyceofGeefs ib 
 
 Oflnying Egs^ani fating ib 
 
 Of the ordering of Go [lings. 120 
 Of green Geefe, and their fai- 
 ing ib i 
 
 OfGanders ib 
 
 Of fatting of elder Geefe ib 
 
 Of gathering of Geefe feathers 
 
 ib 
 
 Of the Gargell m Geefe ib 
 
 OfTurkieSr 
 
 /^fTurkJes in generall 1211 Of the Turkey Hen, and her'fa- 
 K^Oftke choyceoftheTurkiy- I ting ib 
 
 Cock, iialOfttefeedingofTurkejss.tii 
 
 Of Wace^fov 
 
 /'^f the tame Duck, Ill 
 
 xJOfmldDuc'-y, and their 
 ordering ib 
 
 OFfaans andtheir feeding. 123 
 Of Pea-Ccchs and Pea-hens, ib 
 Of the tame Pigeon or roughr 
 ■foted _ 124- 
 
 Of noHri\bing and fatting 
 
 ^Icjind ochcrs* 
 
 Hearnes’,Puets,GulS') and Bit¬ 
 ters 125 
 
 Of feeding Partridgh Fhefatf^^ 
 andOuiiUe, . T 
 
 Of Godroits.Knots ,(ireiy pldver 
 ‘ or Curlews 1 . . , 
 
 Ofhlack,Herns, ThrufhesJPeh 
 ■fares 1° 
 
 Oih 
 
 'jjr\F Hawhj in generall'of 'all 
 
 ipkfads ■ lij. 
 
 Of fapwrings' . . 
 
 JitTfofhmesinHAivki ■' 
 
 Of fore eye's inHanrks. lb 
 
 QfthePantas Jb 
 
 OfcifirhgtheGorge & 
 
 of all forts of Worraes or PilSh- 
 
 ^wk?. -VIV 
 
 faers iv:.i^Q 
 
 Of all Jwelling in Hawk^felf.^ 
 Of the brer^ngofdPpUkcA.: ife 
 Of bones broke,or out dfjoynt, ib 
 Ofaliinwardiriiijings V IJT; 
 Qf kjl ingLiee ■' 
 
 ('V Of 
 
T^Tabie. 
 
 OftheFromce 132 Of a that cannot mute. Uh 
 
 Oififtethenm :il> 
 
 OftheFortiicat ib, '. 
 
 QfthetifuU f I'^yOfthifcmnf ^.^i^ 
 
 Ofailjfrts^ofwonnift . 
 
 , Ofthe'fbpflixUi orfdUngBm 0 fthe 6 e^tinii 4 fkp ‘ .127 
 
 pill ' - ^ i h 0 fthefianchfng-pfX^af 4 
 
 Of the purging of Haw^ ^351 ' 
 
 OfBees. 
 
 QfBeesingenerall 138 ring the Smarmt ib 
 
 Of the namrepf Bees ib Ofjetting hives .-I40 
 
 OftheBee-hive ib Ofthe .prefervatioHof toealte 
 
 OfthetrimntingoftheHive.^g ';"ibr 
 
 Of the placing of hives ib A» excellent fecret concerning 
 
 OfthecafiingofBees^andorde^ Bses ' 141 
 
 
 OfFifliing. 
 
 ^^^lat-forme for 
 
 fifh-pondsi 1 
 
 1 Of the taking of allforts of Filh: 
 
 ■ 
 
 1: with FFetSfir oiherwife. 
 
 Offifhing in getter all 
 
 143 1 
 
 
 
 Ibi 
 
j . The.Dwifion of the Tiller iittreatedof 
 
 irt ibcfe Bookes. 
 
 F ^i ft;Of cl:e Horf^mi Nature, Diffafts, and C ures ; with the' 
 whole Art ofriding, and ordering all forts olH^r/er, from 
 ?Vi.t0 70.- ' 
 
 2.' Of the p!ll,Ccw/ afr,or O.vr, their brec^iing', feeding, and)' 
 curing,from/V.70,to 83- A 
 
 3. OiSheepe their choice,life,fllapcjinfirmitieSjand prefervation " 
 
 _ffoni/ff/.S j.to 96. - -- - ' 
 
 4. OfOwrer,their NaturCjfhape,ordering, and curing, from/a/. 
 96. to too. ! ' 
 
 5' Ofi>/wr,theirchoyce,t(rceding,cur!ng,and feeding','in ci-r 
 therChampianor Wood Countries,fionr/tf/. 100.10107. 
 6- Of tame Conie.r^ivomfol io9.to 111. 
 
 7. Of Awr/rr)',their orderingjfatcingjCramndng, and curing all. 
 
 the difeafts to them incident,from/»/.i 11 to 128. 
 
 8. OfH.-'H^j-jeithcr fhort winged,or long-winged; thegenc- 
 rail cures for theirdifeafes and infirmities, froro/^AnS. 
 10138. 
 
 9. Of.Sefr;theirordering,profic, and prefervation ffoni/tf/.ijg. 
 to 142, 
 
 lo- Of F.;^,>7^rj and making from143. to the 
 
 end