The Royal Pastime of Cock-fighting: The art of breeding, feeding, fighting, and curing cocks of the gameR. H. (Robert Howlett)
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The Royal Pastime of Cock-fighting: The art of breeding, feeding, fighting, and curing cocks of the game
R. H. (Robert Howlett)
Cockfighting
The Powder of _Herb-Robin_ is rare good for a Green Wound in a Cock, if
after you have bathed his Wounds in Stale, you put it into a fine Ragg,
and pounce the Sore therewith.
_Another for the same._
The greater Wild _Daisy_ is also a Wound Herb of good respect both for
inward, and outward Wounds; and used in Oyls, Ointments, and Salves:
the Leaves being bruised, and applied to any part that is Swell’d and
hot, doth dissolve it, and temper the Heat.
_An excellent Remedy for the Eyes._
The Juice of _Daisies_ droped into the running Eyes of any Cock that
hath received a blow, or bruise therein, seldom fails to heal them, and
that quickly too.
_Another for the same._
_Ground-Ivy_ is an admirable thing for a Cock that is hurt in the Eye;
take a Leaf or two, and chew it in your Mouth, and spit the Juice into
the Eye of the Wounded Cock, and it will not only cure the present
Malady, but prevent the growth of Films, Haws, Warts, and the like,
which are things very destructive to the Eye-sight.
_Another for the same._
Take also young Hazell Twigs, and crush them hard, and they will yield
a Drop or two of Juice, and with this dress your Cock’s Eye that has
any Haw, Web, or Film a coming, and it will speedily Cure it.
_An easy Purge for Cocks._
_Dandelion_ or _Piss-a-bed_, vulgarly so called, is of an opening,
cleansing quality, and therefore a good Cock-herb, if rightly applied,
and fitly made use of; but some Feeders make too much use of it.
_For the Gangreens and Cankers in Cocks._
The Meal, or fine Flower of _Darnell_ is very good to stay Gangreens,
and other such like fretting, and eating Cankers, and Putrid Sores,
which often happen to old Wounded Cocks, towards their later end.
_An excellent healing Remedy for Wounds._
The Juice of _Fox-glove-leaves_ is of rare use to cleanse, dry, and
heal any Sore in a Cock of the Game, be it a green Wound, or of long
standing.
_A great Cooler for Feeding Cocks._
_Sorrel_ is moderately cold, and dry, somewhat binding, and cutteth
tough humours, it cools the Blood and greatly provokes Appetite, and
therefore is a rare thing for a Cock in his Food when the Season is
hot, it being one of the best Coolers that I know.
_A Remedy for the Looseness in Cocks._
The Leaves of _Box_ are very binding, and of Singular use for Cocks
of the Game that are troubled with a loosness, and too much Scowring,
provided you powder the Leaves, and mix therewith a tenth part of the
inner Bark of _Elm-tree_: Sift this Powder thro’ a fine Searce, and
make it up into Pills with Sweet Butter, and give it the Cocks in two
or three Pills as big as large Filberts, and let them Fast an Hour or
more after them before they Eat or Drink.
_For the Flux._
If your Cock, or Hen of the Game have the Flux, which often times
happens thro’ the overmuch eating of moist Meat, I have known them
divers times cured by giving them scalded Pease Bran, and truly ’tis a
Medicine that seldom fails to effect the Cure.
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