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Gentleman's Jockey and Approved Farrier, 17th century

A 17th-century manuscript concerning the treatment of ailments and injuries in horses entitled "The Gentleman's Jockey and Approved Farrier, Instructing in the Natures, Causes and Cures of all Diseases incident to horses, approved by Matthew Hodson, Mr. Hooland, Mr. Willis, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Holden, Tho. Easome, Mr. Roper, Mr. Medcalf, Mat. Shaw, J.Y., Esqr." The twenty-one page manuscript is sewn in a vellum cover having a late 15th or early 16th-century instrument of sasine written in Latin on its verso. The manuscript contains two dozen recipes for medications accompanied by instructions on how to administer them. They range from remedies for strained muscles and wounds to remedies for intestinal problems and for ridding horses of lice and worms.

  1. Colonial Williamsburg

Receipts for Horses, 1769

A bound volume containing handwritten recipes and instructions for medical treatments for horses. It includes remedies for both illnesses and injuries and lists the ingredients needed to prepare purging drinks, ointments for sores and strained muscles, and cures for worms. The manuscript also contains instructions for treating a few human ailments, such as colds and rheumatism.

  1. Colonial Williamsburg

Veterinarian's Horse Remedy Book, 18th century

Manuscript volume of anonymous veterinarian lists remedies for 120 ailments of horses. Includes a list of diseases or medical conditions. Text consists of instructions for making each medicine and instructions for applying the medicine.

  1. Colonial Williamsburg

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