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16 For a cow that has cast her calf; take grains long-pepper, of each two pennyworth in powder and give it her to drink in milk.

For a cow that hath calfed and cannot glea take a quart of good ale, boil it, and scum it then put in a handful of the flour of barley  and give it her to drink in a warm mash.

To help calfs from worms, when they are troubled therewith, they will run up and down, and not stand still in a place, but quiver and shake, and hold their heads towards their sides. Take or wormwood, and bruise it with dry f and fitches, and make a  thereof, and put into their throat.

For the weaning of calves, take five branches tanfey, five branches of rosemary, and sprigs  mint stomp them, and give the juice to drink with four fpoonfuls of verjuice.

To increase milk, take sugar candy, cinnamon and strong drink, and give it to drink now and then.

To help a beast that cannot piss, take and bruise Carduus Benedictus, then strain it with white wine and so give it to drink.

For the cholic, take the powder of one penny worth of ginger, and so much of the powder of liquorice; give it in a quart of mead, and it wil help her.

For the loss of cud take half a pint of urine baysalt, and wall-earth, of each a handful, mix them well together, and wash the roof of the mouth but pull out the tongue, and force some down.

For a beast that cannot dung, take hay, seethe it well, atamp it and the liquor, and put into it fresh grease and soap, and give it.

For the staggers, take cloves and fennel-seeds, beat them to powder, and with milk give it the