unds; (all babling and flying Curs being left at
home:) and a _Hare being the best entering Chase_, get a _Hare_ ready
before, and putting her from her Form, view which way she takes, and
then lay on your Hounds, giving them all the Advantages may be; if she
is caught, do not suffer them to break her, but immediately taking her,
strip off her Skin, and cutting her to pieces, give every part to your
young Whelps; and that beget in them a Delight in Hunting.
_Diseases incident to Dogs, and their Cures._
_For Sick Dogs._ Take Sheeps-heads, Wooll and all, hack, and bruise them
into pieces, make Pottage of it with Oatmeal, and _Penny-Royal_, and
give it warm.
_Lice and Fleas._ Boyl four or five handfuls of _Rue_, or _Herb of
Grace_, in a Gallon of running Water, till a Pottle be consumed, strain
it, and put two Ounces of _Staves-acre_ poudered, and bathe them with it
warm.
_Itch._ Take Oyl of _Flower-de-Lys_, Powder of _Brimstone_, and dry'd
_Elicampane-Roots_, of each a like quantity, and _Bay-Salt_ powdered;
mix these Powders with the Oyl, and warm it, anoint, scratch, and make
it bleed, it will do well.
_Tetter._ Take _Black Ink_, Juice of _Mint_ and _Vinegar_, of each
alike, mix them altogether with Powder of _Brimstone_ to a Salve, and
anoint it.
_Worms._ Give your Hound _Brimstone_ and new _Milk_, it will kill them.
_Gauling._ May _Butter_, yellow _Wax_ and unflackt _Lime_, made to a
Salve, and Anoint therewith, is a present Remedy.
_Mange._ Take two Handfuls of _Wild-Cresses_, of _Elicampane_, of the
Leaves and Roots of _Roerb_ and _Sorrel_, the like quantity, and two
Pound of the Roots of _Frodels_, Boyl them all well in Lye and Vinegar,
strain it, and put therein two Pound of _Grey Soap_, and after 'tis
melted, rub your Hound with it four or five days together.
_For any Ear Disease._ Mix _Verjuice_ and _Chervile_ Water together, and
drop into his Ears a spoonful or two, Morning and Evening.
_Sore Eyes._ Chew a Leaf or two of _Ground Ivy_, and spit the Juice into
his Eyes.
_Surbaiting._ Wash his feet with _Beer_ and _Butter_, and bind young red
_Nettles_ beaten to a Salve to his Soles.
_Biting by Snake, Adder_, &c. Beat the Herb _Calaminth_ with
_Turpentine_, and yellow _Wax_ to a Salve, and apply it. To expel the
inward Poyson, give the said Herb in Milk.
_Biting by a Mad Dog._ Wash the place with _Sea-Water_; or strong
_Brine_, will Cure him. The quantity of a Hazel-Nut of _Mithridate
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