,transcriber's ,note3 ,this version of ,the ,book of ,quinte ,essence is intended for those readers who are unable to use either of the utf-#h versions 7text or html74 ,characters that could not be represented in #g-;bit ascii have been unpacked and shown in brackets3 gh th yogh1 thorn -n -a -e letter with overline 7abbreviation for following nasal7 'e e with acute accent l- l with bar lb pounds abbreviation 7lb with bar through both ascenders7 ,p pilcrow 7paragraph symbol7 transliterated ,greek ,the #ahff_/ahhi text printed many single letters in italics1 representing contractions in the #aeth-century original4 ,these italicized letters are shown within braces4 ,italics elsewhere in the text are indicated with lines in the usual way4 ,brackets from the original text are doubled where necessary to avoid ambiguity4 ,the printed text used headnotes1 footnotes and several kinds of sidenote4 ,in this e-text1 headnotes begin with the page number1 and footnotes are marked ,footnote4442 all other bracketed lines are sidenotes4 ,details are explained at the end of the text4 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,book of ,quinte ,essence or ,the ,fifth ,being2 ,that is to say1 ,man's ,heaven4 ,a tretice in englisch breuely drawe out of the book of quintis eessencijs in latyn1 that hermys the prophete and kyng of ,egipt1 after the flood of ,noe fadir of philosophris1 hadde by reuelacioun of an aungil of god to him sende4 ,edited from ,british ,museum ,,ms4 ,sloane #gc about #adfj-gj ,a4,d4 by ,,frederick ,j4 ,,furnivall ,published for ,,the ,,early ,,english ,,text ,,society by the ,,oxford ,,university ,,press ,,london 4 ,,new ,,york 4 ,,toronto ,,first ,,published #ahff ,,revised ,,edition #ahhi ,,reprinted #aife ,original ,series1 ,no4 #af ,reprinted in ,great ,britain by ,richard ,clay 7,the ,chaucer ,press7 ,ltd41 ,bungay1 ,suffolk 99 99 99 99 99 ,the odd account of the origin of this ,treatise--in its first lines--caught my eye as ,i was turning over the leaves of the ,sloane ,manuscript which contains it4 ,i resolved to print it as a specimen of the curious fancies our forefathers believed in 7as ,i suppose7 in ,natural ,science1 to go alongside of the equally curious notions they put faith in in matters religious4 ,and this ,i determined on with no idea of scoffing1 or pride in modern wisdom2 for ,i believe that as great fallacies now prevail in both the great branches of knowledge and feeling mentioned1 as ever were held by man4 ,because once held by other men1 and specially by older ,englishmen1 these fancies and notions have1 or should have1 an interest for all of us2 and in this belief1 one of them is presented here4 ,the loss of my sweet1 bright1 only child1 ,eena1 and other distress1 have prevented my getting up any cram on the subject of ,quintessence to form a regular ,preface4 ,the 7translated87 original of the text is attributed to ,hermes--,trismegistus1 or the thrice great ,interpreter1 so called as having three parts of the ,philosophy of the whole world#a--to whom were credited more works than he wrote4 ,the tract appears to be a great fuss about ,alcohol or ,spirits of ,wine2 how to make it1 and get more or less tipsy on it1 and what wonders it will work1 from making old men young1 and dying men well1 to killing lice4 ,the reading of the proof with the ,,ms4 was done by ,mr4 ,edmund ,brock1 the ,society's most careful and able helper4 ,to ,mr4 ,cockayne ,i am indebted for the identification of some names of plants1 c42 and to ,mr4 ,gill of ,university ,college1 ,london1 for some ,notes on the ,chemistry of the treatise1 made at the request of my friend ,mr4 ,moreshwar ,atmaram4#b ,the ,sloane ,,ms4 ,i judge to be about1 but after1 #adfj ,a4,d4#c ,the later copy 7,harleian ,,ms4 #hec1 fol4 #ff7 seems late #afth century or early #agth1#c and has been only collated for a few passages which require elucidation4 ,the pause marks of the ,,ms4 and text require to be disregarded occasionally in reading4 ,,egham1 #afth ,may1 #ahff4 ,p4,s4 ,the short side-notes in inverted commas on and after p4 #af 7save '#e ,me' and the like7 are by a later hand in the ,,ms4 ,the ',spheres' on p4 #bf1 and the ',contents1' p4 vii-viii1 are now added4--,f4 #ahhi4 ,footnote #a3 ,the ,mirror of ,alchimy1 composed by the thrice-famous and learned ,fryer1 ,roger ,bachon1 #aeig4 ,footnote #b3 ,mr4 ,m4,a4 ,tarkhad has been for many years ,vice-,principal of the ,rajkumar ,college1 for the sons of the native ,chiefs of ,rajkote4--#ahhi4 ,footnote #c3 ,mr4 ,e4,a4 ,bond of the ,british ,museum has kindly looked at the ,,mss41 and puts the ,sloane at #adfj-gj ,a4,d41 and the ,harleian at about #afjj4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,contents4 ,,book ,i4 ,,prolog3 ,,god',s ,,greatest ,,secret #a ,,quinte ,,essence ,,defined3 ,,its ,,qualities #b ,,how ,,to ,,make ,,quinte ,,essence #d #a,,st ,,way #d #b,,nd ,,way #e #c,,rd ,,way #e #d,,th ,,way #e #e,,th ,,way #f ,,how ,,poor ,,evangelic ,,men ,,may ,,get ,,the ,,gracious ,,influence ,,of ,,gold #f ,,how ,,to ,,gild ,,burning ,,water ,,or ,,wine ,,more ,,thoroughly #g ,,how ,,to ,,make ,,fire ,,without ,,coals1 ,,lime1 ,,light1 ,,etc4 #h ,,how ,,to ,,calcine ,,gold #h ,,how ,,to ,,separate ,,gold ,,from ,,silver #i ,,how ,,to ,,get ,,its ,,quinte ,,essence ,,out ,,of ,,gold #i ,,how ,,to ,,get ,,its ,,quinte ,,essence ,,out ,,of ,,antimony #aj ,,how ,,to ,,get ,,its ,,quinte ,,essence ,,out ,,of ,,man',s ,,blood #aa ,,how ,,to ,,get ,,its ,,quinte ,,essence ,,out ,,of ,,the #d ,,elements #ab ,,how ,,to ,,fix ,,all ,,earthly ,,things ,,in ,,our ,,quinte ,,essence #ac ,,book ,,ii4 ,,how ,,to ,,make ,,an ,,old ,,evangelic ,,man ,,young #ae ,,how ,,to ,,cure ,a ,,man ,,given ,,up ,,by ,,doctors #ae ,,how ,,to ,,cure ,,the ,,leprosy #af ,,how ,,to ,,cure ,,the ,,palsy #af ,,how ,,to ,,fatten ,,lean ,,and ,,consumptive ,,men #ag ,,how ,,to ,,cure ,,frensy1 ,,gout1 ,,and ,,troubles ,,from ,,devils1 ,,wicked ,,thoughts1 ,,etc4 #ag ,,and ,,how ,,our ,,quinte ,,essence ,,is ,,heaven #ai ,,how ,,to ,,cure ,,the ,,gout #ai ,,how ,,to ,,cure ,,the ,,itch1 ,,and ,,kill ,,lice #ai ,,how ,,to ,,cure ,,quartan ,,fever #bj ,,how ,,to ,,cure ,,continual 7,,chronic7 ,,fever #ba ,,how ,,to ,,cure ,,tertian ,,fever #ba ,,how ,,to ,,cure ,,daily ,,or ,,quotidian ,,fever #ba ,,how ,,to ,,cure ,,ague1 ,,fever1 ,,and ,,lunacy #bb ,,how ,,to ,,cure ,,frenzy ,,and ,,madness #bb ,,how ,,to ,,cure ,,cramp #bb ,,how ,,to ,,cast ,,poison ,,out ,,of ,a ,,man',s ,,body #bc ,,how ,,to ,,make ,a ,,coward ,,bold ,,and ,,strong #bc ,,how ,,to ,,cure ,,pestilential ,,fever #bc ,,how ,,this ,,quinte ,,essence ,,is ,,for ,,holy ,,men ,,only #be ,,the ,,spheres ,,and ,,the ,,planets #bf ,,mr4 ,,gill',s ,,notes ,,on ,,the ,,chemistry ,,of ,,the ,,text #bg ,,glossary #bi 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,book ,,of ,,quinte ,,essence ,,or ,,the ,,fifth ,,being2 ,,that ,,is ,,to ,,say1 ,,man',s ,,heaven4 ,sloane ,,ms4 #gc1 fol4 #aj4 ,brit4 ,mus4 ,,book ,i4 ,fol4 #aj4 ,by the grace of ,god ,i translate you this ,treatise revealed to ,hermes by an angel after ,noah's flood1 that the knowledge of this book may be preserved to the end of the world4 ,with the myght1 wisdom1 grace of the holy trynite1 ,i write to ghou a tretice in englisch breuely drawe out of the book of quintis essencijs in latyn1 that hermys the prophete and kyng of ,egipt1 after the flood of ,noe1 fadir of philosophris1 #d hadde by reuelacioun of an aungil of god to him sende1 that the wijsdom and the science of this book schulde not perische1 but be kept and preserued vnto the eende of the world1 of alle holy men from al wickid peple and tyrauntis1 for greet perilis #h that myghte falle therof4 ,for withinne this breue tretis1 with the grace of god1 ,i wole more determine of practif99 than of theorik4 99 practise1 ,,ms4 ,harl4 ,god's greatest secret for man's need is how to restore old feeble men to the strength of their youth1 except in case of thunder-blast1 and too much fasting1 and the term set for all men4 ghitt ben bothe nedeful _/ ,the firste and souereyneste priuyte that god1 maker of kynde1 ordeyned for mannys nede1 how that olde #ab euangelik men1 and feble in kynde1 myghte be restorid1 and haue aghen her firste strenkthis of ghongthe in the same degree that is in al kynde1 be mad hool parfightly1 except the strok of the thundir blast1 violent brusuris1 and oppressynge of to myche #af betynge _/ ,also perilous fallyngis of high placis1 to myche abstynence1 othere yuel gouernaunce aghens kynde1 ,and also the teerme that is sett of god1 that noman may a-schape1 as ,iob seith in latyn _/ ,breues dies hominis sunt c4 ,forsothe philosophoris #bj ',nota4' ,page #b3 ,,the ,,names ,,and ,,qualities ,,of ,,quinte ,,essence4 ,the purest substance of corruptible things is ,quinte ,essence or man's heaven4 clepen the purest substaunce of manye corruptible thingis elementid1 'quinta essencia1' that is to seie1 'mannys heuene1' drawe out by craft of mani2#a for whi1 as quinta essencia superior1 that is1 ,footnote #a3 8 ,,ms4 meant for 'man4' 99 ,fol4 #aj;b4 heuene of oure lord god1 in reward of the 4iiij elementis1 is #d yncorruptible vnchaungeable _/ right so 99quinta essencia superior ,quinte ,essence is incorruptible as to the four qualities of man's body1 but not as the heaven of ,god4 inferior1 that is to seie1 mannys heuene1 is incorruptible1 in reward of the 4#d4 qualitees of mannys body2 and so it is preued naturaly that oure quinta essencia1 that is1 mannes heuene1 #h in it-silf#b is incorruptible2 and so it is not hoot and drie with ,footnote #b3 ,,ms4 'siff4' fier _/ ne coold and moist with watir _/ ne hoot moist with eyr1 ne coold and drie with erthe2 but oure quinta essencia avaylith to the contrarie1 as heuene incorruptible _/ ,but vndirstonde that oure #ab quinta essencia is nought so incorruptible as is heuene of oure lord god2 but it is incorruptible in reward of composicioun ,it is called1 #a4 ,burning ,water2 #b4 the ,soul in the spirit of ,wine2 #c4 ,water of ,life2 and if you wish to conceal it1 ,quinte ,essence4 maad of the 4#d4 elementis2 it hath 4iij4 names by the philosophoris1 that is to seie _/ brennynge watir _/ the soule in the spirit of #af wyn1 watir of lijf _/ ,but whanne ghe wole concelle it1 thanne schal ghe clepe it 'oure quinta essencia'2 for this name1 the nature therof1 right fewe philosophoris wolde schewe _/ but sikurly thei biriede the truthe with hem4 and witith weel that it is clepid #bj ,it is neither moist and cold like water1 nor hot and moist like air1 nor cold and dry like earth1 nor hot and dry like fire4 brennynge watir2 and it is no brennyng watir3 forwhi1 it is not moist ne coold as comoun watir2 for it brenneth1 so doith not comyn watir2 ne it is nat hoot and moist as eir1 for eir corrumpith a thing a-noon1 as it schewith weel by generacioun of flies1 #bd areins1 and siche othere2 but sikirly this is alwey incorruptible1 if it be kept cloos fro flight _/ ,also it is not coold and drie as erthe4 for souereynly it worchith chaungith4 ,and it is not hoot and drie as fier1 as it schewith by experience2 for hoot thingis it kelith1 #bh ,it gives incorruptibility1 for it prevents dead flesh from rotting1 and much more the living flesh of man4 99 ,fol4 #aa4 hoot sijknessis it doith awey _/ ,also that it gheueth incorruptibilite1 and kepith a thing fro corruptibilite 99and rotynge1 it is preued thus _/ ,forwhi4 what pece of fleisch1 fisch1 or deed brid1 be putt therinne1 it schal not corrumpe ne rote whilis it is therinne _/ #cb miche more thanne it wole kepe quyk fleisch of mannys body ,it is ,man's ,heaven1 preserving his body as ,heaven does the world4 from al manere corruptibilite and rotynge _/ ,this is oure quinta essencia1 that is to seie1 mannys heuene1 that god made to the ,page #c3 ,,the ,,nature ,,and ,,working ,,of ,,quinte ,,essence4 conseruacioun of the 4#d4 qualitees of mannys body1 right as he made his heuene to the conseruacioun of al the world _/ ,and wite ghe for ,many know it not now for their covetousness and vice4 certeyn that manye philosophoris and lechis that ben now1 knowe nought this quinta essencia1 ne the truthe therof _/ ,forwhi2 god wole #d not that thei knowe it2 for her greet brennynge coueitise ,but as ,god's ,heaven is aided by sun and stars1 so our ,heaven1 or ,quinte ,essence1 is made fair by the sun mineral1 or pure gold of the mine1 not of alchemy4 vicious lyuynge _/ ,forsothe quinta essencia superior1 that is to seie1 heuene of oure lord god bi him silf _/ ,aloone _/ gheueth not conseruacioun in the world1 and wondirful influence1 but by the vertue #h of the sunne1 planetis1 and othere sterris2 right so oure quinta essencia1 that is1 mannys heuene1 wole be maad fair with the sunne mineralle1 fynyd1 schynynge1 incorruptibile2 and euene in qualite that fier may not appeire1 corrumpe1 ne distroie4 and this is verry #ab ',nota4' gold of the myn1 of the erthe1 or of the floodis gaderid _/ for gold of alkamy maad with corosyues distroieth kynde1 as aristotle and ,good natural gold is called ,sol1 because ,sol the planet gives gold its power1 colour1 c4 manye othere philosophoris prouen _/ and therfore good gold naturel1 of the myn of the erbe1 is clepid of philosophoris 'sol' in #af latyn2 for he is the sonne of oure heuene1 lich as sol the planet is in the heuene aboue2 for this planete gheueth to gold his influence1 ,our ,quinte ,essence is the colour of heaven2 gold makes it fair2 and the two work in us 7so far as is possible7 renewal of youth1 and give health plenteously4 99 ,fol4 #aa;b4 nature1 colour1 a substaunce incorruptible4 ,and oure quinta essencia1 mannys heuene1 is of the nature 99 the colour of heuene _/ #bj ,and oure sol1 that is1 fyn gold of the myne1 schal make it fair1 right as sol the planete makith heuene fair _/ and so these two togidere ioyned schal gheue influence in us1 and the condiciouns of heuene and of heuenly sonne _/ in as miche as it is possible in deedly #bd nature1 conseruacioun and restorynge of nature lost1 renewynge ,as ,aries1 ,taurus1 and ,gemini draw humours from the head and breast1 and not the limbs beneath1 so those spices that do draw from these limbs get their power from ,capricorn1 c4 of ghongthe _/ ,and it schal gheue plenteuously heelthe3 and so it is preued by astronomy aboue1 that sterris that hath influence vpon the heed and the necke of man _/ as ben the sterris of aries1 taurus1 #bh ',nota4' and gemini1 gheuen influence syngulerly vpo-n ,gerapigra galieni _/ ,and therfore it hath a synguler strenkthe1 by the ordynaunce of god1 to drawe awey the superflue humouris fro the heed1 the necke1 and the brest1 and not fro the membris bynethe _/ ,and so ,i seie of #cb spicis that drawith humouris fro the knees1 the leggis1 and the feet1 that resseyuen a synguler influence of the sterris of ,capricorn1 ,tell not these ,divine secrets to wicked men4 ,aquarie and pisces1 right so of othere1 et cetera _/ ,comounne ghe not this book of deuyne secretes to wickid men and auerous2 #cf ,page #d3 ,,the #ast ,,way ,,to ,,make ,,quinte ,,essence4 'aqua vite' --,to make ,quinte ,essence4-- ,take the best wine1 or any not sour2 distil it1 and the #d ,elements shall be left like dregs4 but kepe ghe it in priuytee _/ ,take the beste wiyn that ghe may fynde1 if ghe be of power2 if ghe be right pore1 thanne take corrupt wiyn1 that is1 rotyn1 of a watery humour1 but not egre1 that is1 sour1 for the quint essencia therof is naturaly incorruptible #d the which ghe schal drawe out by sublymacioun _/ ,and thanne schal ther leue in the ground of the vessel the 4#d4 elementis1 as it ,distil #g times to get ,burning ,water2 put this in a ,distiller in a furnace1 and let the vapour rise1 condense1 and be distilled till it is turned into ,quinte ,essence1 and parted from the #d elements4 were1 rotun fecis of wiyn _/ ,but firste ghe muste distille this wiyn 4#g4 tymes2 thanne haue ghe good brennynge watir _/ ,forsothe1 #h 99 ,fol4 #ab4 this is the watri mater 99fro which is drawe oure quinta essencia _/ ,thanne muste ghe do make in the furneis of aischin1 a distillatorie 'vas' of glas al hool of oo4 pece1 with an hoole a-boue in the heed1 where the watir schal be putt yn1 and be take out _/ ,and this is a #ab wondirful instrument that that thing that by vertues of fier ascendith and distillith withinne the vessel1 per canales brachiales1 that is1 by pipis lich to armys1 be bore aghen1 and eftsoones ascendith1 eft descendith contynuely day and nyght1 til the brennynge water #af heuenly be turned into quintam essenciam _/ ,and so bi continuelle ascenciouns discenciouns1 the quinta essencia is departid fro the corruptible composicioun of the 4#d4 elementis4 ,for bifore that thing that is twies sublymed is more glorified1 and #bj is more sotil1 and fer from the corrumpcioun of the 4#d4 elementis more separat than whanne it ascendith but oonys2 and so vnto ',nota4' ,distil it #ajjj times1 and it shall be glorified and become a medicine incorruptible as heaven4 a thousand tymes1 so that by coutynuel ascendynge and descendynge1 by the which it is sublymed to so myche highnes of glorificacioun1 #bd it schal come that it schal be a medicyn incorruptible almoost as heuene aboue1 and of the nature of heuene _/ ,and therfore oure quinta essencia worthily is clepid 'mannys heuene' _/ ,after many days unstop your distiller1 and if there issues out a heaven-sweet savour1 you have our ,quinte ,essence4 ,if not1 distil again till you have4 ,and aftir manye daies that it hath be in this sotil vessel of glas #bh distillid _/ ghe schulen opene the hoole of the vessel in the heed that 'lute' was selid with the seel of lute of wijsdom1 maad of the sotillest flour1 and of white of eyren1 and of moist papere1 ymeyngid so that no thing respire out _/ ,and whane ghe opene the hoole4 if ther #cb come out a passynge heuenly swete flauour that alle men that 99 ,fol4 #ab;b4 come yn naturely 99drawe therto4 thanne ghe haue oure quinta essencia _/ and ellis sele the vessel1 and putte it to the fier aghen til ghe haue it4 #cf ,page #e3 ,,the #bnd1 #crd1 ,,and #dth ,,ways ,,of ,,making ,,quinte ,,essence4 --,the second way to make ,quinte ,essence4-- ,put the strongest ,burning ,water into an 'amphora2' seal it up2 bury it neck downwards in horse-dung1 and the ,quinte ,essence will rise into the globe and the impurities settle in the neck4 ,and another maner worchinge of oure quinta essencia is this _/ ,take the noblest and the strengest brennynge watir that ghe may haue distillid out of pure myghty wiyn1 and putte it into a glas clepid amphora1 with a long necke _/ and close the mouth #d strongly with wex2 ,and loke that half or the thridde part be fulle2 and birie it al in hors dounge1 preparate as it is seid hereafter _/ so that the necke of the glas be turned dounward1 the botum be turned vpward1 that by vertu of the hors dounge the quinta #h essencia ascende vp to the botum4 ,and the grost'e of the mater ,take the glass out of the dung2 make a hole in the wax seal1 let out the impure earthy water1 and when the ,quinte ,essence would begin to run1 turn the glass up1 and keep your ,quinte ,essence4 of the watir descende dounward to the necke _/ ,and aftir manye daies1 whanne ghe take it out1 softly lift vp the glas as it stondith1 and ghe schal se in thickenes and cleernesse a difference bitwene #ab the quintam essenciam sublymed1 and the grose mater that is in the necke _/ the wondirful maistry of departynge of that oon fro that other is this _/ ,take a scharp poyntel1 or a pricke of yren1 peerse into the wex that hongith in the mouth of the glas aghens the #af erthe _/ and whanne ghe haue peersid al fully to the watir1 take out the poyntel or the pricke _/ ,and that erthely watir wole first come out that is in the necke _/ and so til it be come out vnto the departinge bitwixe it _/ and the quinte essence1 that is1 mannys #bj heuene sublymed4 and whane ghe se that this quint essence wole renne melte aftir that this erthely watir be voydid1 putte thanne swiftly ghoure fyngir to the hoole1 turne vp the glas1 and thanne 99 ,fol4 #ac4 ghe haue therinne oure quinte essence1 99and the erthely watir withoute #bd aside4 ,and this is a passyng souereyn priuytee4 --,the third way4-- ,put your amphora into a horse's belly instead of the dung1 and proceed as above4 ,the thridde maner is1 that ghe take a greet glas clepid amphora1 and seele it weel1 and birie it weel in the wombe of an hors al togidere4 and the puret'e of the quinte essencie schal be sublymed #bh aboue1 the grost'e schal abide bynethe in the botme _/ take out softli that that fletith a-boue2 and that that leeueth bihynde1 putte it to the fier4 --,the fourth way4-- ,substitute for the amphora a vessel of glass or earth1 with a tube running from the top and hanging in the air1 into which the vapour may fall and condense4 ,the 4iiij4 maner is this4 take what vessel of glas that ghe wole1 #cb or of erthe strongly glasid1 and ther-vpon a round foot of glas with a leg4 and seele the vessel with his couertour1 that the rod of the foot of the glas withinne the vessel honge in the eyr1 that that thing that ascendith to the couertour in the maner of a pott boilynge #cf ,page #f3 ,,the #eth ,,way ,,to ,,make ,,quinte ,,essence1 ,c4 --,the fifth way4-- ,distil your ,burning ,water ten times4 descende doun aghen by the foot of the glas4 and this instrument may ghe do make withoute greet cost _/ ,the fifthe maner is1 that the brennynge water be 4#aj tymes distillid in hors dounge contynuely digest4 #d --,to make fire without fire1 and ,quinte ,essence without cost or trouble4-- ,the science of makynge of fier withoute fier _/ wherby ghe may make oure quinte essence withoute cost or traueile1 and ,put horse-dung into a vessel or pit lined with ashes1 and place your vessel in it up to the middle4 ,the cold top part will condense the vapour caused by the heat of the dung4 withoute occupacioun and lesynge of tyme _/ ,take the beste horse dounge that may be had that is weel digest1 and putte it withine #h a uessel1 or ellis a pitt maad with the erthe anoyntid thorughout with past maad of aischin4 ,and in this vessel or pitt1 bete weel togidere the dounge2 ,and in the myddil of this doung1 sette the vessel of distillacioun vnto the myddis or more _/ ,for it is nede that al the #ab heed of the vessel be in the coold eir _/ that1 that thing that bi vertu of the fier of the doung that ascendith therby be turned into watir 99 ,fol4 #ac;b4 99by vertu of cooldnes of the eir and falle doun aghen and ascende vp aghen4 and thus ghe haue fier withoute fier1 and but with litil #af traueile4 ,or1 place your vessel in the sun's rays4 ,also another maner of fier4 sette ghoure vessel forseid to the strong reuerberacioun of the sunne in somer tyme1 and lete it stonde there nyght and day4 #bj --,how poor evangelic men may get the gracious influence of gold4-- ,here ,i wole teche ghou how pore euangelik men may haue withoute cost1 and almoost for nought1 the gracious influence of gold1 and the maner of the fixynge of it in oure heuene1 that is1 ,borrow a ,florence florin of a rich friend1 anneal 8heat it on a plate of iron1 and throw it into some ,burning ,water1 taking care to quench the fire quickly to prevent the ,water wasting4 oure quinta essencia4 if ghe be pore1 ghe schal preie a riche man #bd that is ghoure freend to leene ghou a good floreyn of florence _/ and anele it vpon a plate of yren as yren is anelid4 and haue biside ghou a uessel of erthe glasid1 fillid ful of the beste brennynge watir that ghe may fynde4 caste into the watir the floreyn anelid4 and #bh loke that ghe haue a sotilte and a sleighthe to quenche sodeynly the fier1 that the watir waaste not2 and be weel war that non yren touche ,repeat this #ej times in fresh ,water1 and then mix all the ,waters together4 the watir4 but after caste into the watir the floreyn1 and do so 4l4 tymes or more1 for the oftere the bettere it is _/ ,and if ghe se that the #cb watir waaste to myche1 chaunge it thanne1 and take newe1 do so ofte tymes4 and whanne ghe haue do ghoure quenchour1 putte ,the ,water draws out all the properties of the gold4 all the watris togidere _/ ,and ghe schulen vndirstonde that the vertu of brennynge watir is sich that naturely it drawith out of #cf ,page #g3 ,,how ,,to ,,gild ,,burning ,,water ,,or ,,wine4 ,mix the gilt ,burning ,water with ,quinte ,essence4 99 ,fol4 #ad4 gold alle the vertues propirtees of it1 it holdith incorrumptibilitee an euene heete4 99thanne meynge this brennynge watir thus giltid with oure quinte essence1 and vse it4 but be war that ghe quenche not the floreyn in oure quinte essence2 for thanne #d ,you may substitute for ,burning ,water best white wine1 which also retains the powers of gold4 it were lost _/ ,and if it so be that ghe haue not this brennynge watir redy1 thanne quenche ghoure floreyn in the beste whight wiyn that may be had _/ ,for sikirly the philosophore seith1 that wiyn hath also the propirtee to restreyne in it the influence and vertues of #h gold _/ ,and whanne ghe haue do ghoure werk1 ghe schal wite that the floreyn is als good1 almoost of the same weighte1 as it was afore _/ therfore vse wiyn or brennynge watir giltid1 so that ghe may ,this gilt ,water will make you well and young again4 ,in it you have the ,sun fixed in our ,heaven4 be hool1 and wexe glad1 and be ghong4 ,and thus ghe haue oure #ab heuene1 and the sunne in him fixid1 to the conseruacioun of mannys nature and fixacioun of oure heuene1 that is1 oure quinte essence4 'science4' --,how to gild ,burning ,water or ,wine more thoroughly4-- ,the science how ghe schule gilde more myghtily by brennynge #af watir or wiyn than ,i taughte you tofore1 wherby the water or the wiyn schal take to it myghtily the influence the vertues of fyne gold4 ,heat calcined gold in a silver spoon and put it in ,burning ,water or wine #ej times1 as with the florin before4 ,take the calx of fyn gold as it is declarid here-aftir in this #bj book1 and putte it in a siluer spone1 and anele it at the fier4 thanne caste the cals of the gold in the brennynge watir or in wiyn 4l4 times1 as ,i taughte ghou tofore with the floreyn4 and ,your liquor will be better gilt1 as the fire and ,water or wine work more powerfully on the grains of gold than on a plate4 ghe schule haue ghoure licour by an hundrid part bettir gilt than ghe #bd had tofore with the floreyn _/ ,forwhi4 fier worchith more strongly 99 ,fol4 #ad;b4 and bettere 99in sotil parties than it doith in an hool plate _/ ,and also brennynge watir or wiyn drawith out more myghtily bi a thousand part the propirtees of gold fro smale parties anelid1 than #bh ,wine retains the properties of all liquibles quenched in it4 it doith fro a thicke plate _/ ,and ghe schal vndirstonde that wiyn not aloonly holdith in it the propirtees of gold1 but myche more the propirtees of alle liquibles if thei be quenchid therinne4 and that ,if ,saturn 7lead7 liquefied be quenched in wine1 and then ,mars 7iron7 be quenched in it1 ,mars acquires the softness of ,saturn4 is a souereyn priuite3 ,forwhi1 if ghe quenche saturne liquified #cb in wiyn or in comoun watir 4#g4 tymes1 and aftirward in that wiyn or watir ghe quenche mars manye tymes1 thanne mars schal take algate the neischede and the softnes of saturne _/ ,and the same schal venus do1 alle othere liquibles _/ or ellis1 ,and ghe #cf ,page #h3 ,,to ,,make ,,fire ,,with ,,no ,,fire4 ,,to ,,calcine ,,gold4 ,again1 if you quench ,mars in wine and put in it ,saturn liquefied1 this will be made hard4 quenche mars in whight wiyn or in comoun watir manye tymes1 and aftirward in the same wiyn or watir ghe caste saturne liquified ofte tymes1 thanne withoute doute ghe schal fynde that the saturne is maad right hard _/ ,therfore the propirtees of alle liquibles may #d be brought into wiyn or watir2 but myche more myghtily into brennynge watir good and precious4 --,to make fire without coals1 lime1 light1 c4-- ,the science to make a fier1 that is1 withoute cole1 withoute lyme1 withoute light1 worchinge aghens al maner scharpnes or #h accioun of visible fier1 right as worchith the fier of helle _/ ,and this priuytee is so vertuous1 that the vertu therof may not al be declarid4 ,and thus it is maad4 ,take ,mercurie that is sublymed ,mix equal parts of sublimated ,mercury1 ,salt1 and ,sal ,ammoniac1 grind them small1 expose them to the air1 and they'll turn into water1 a drop of which will eat thro' your hand1 and make ,venus 7copper7 or ,jupiter 7tin7 like pearl4 99 ,fol4 #ae with vitriol1 99 comen salt1 sal- armoniac 4#g4 or 4#aj4 tymes #ab sublymed _/ and meynge hem togidere by euene porcioun4 and grynde it smal1 and leye it abrood vpon a marbil stoon2 and by nyghte sette it in a soft cleer eir1 or ellis in a coold seler2 and there it wole turne into watir _/ ,and thanne gadere it togidere in to #af a strong vessel of glas1 and kepe it _/ ,this water forsothe is so strong1 that if a litil drope therof falle vpon ghoure hond1 anoon it wole perce it thorugh-out2 and in the same maner it wole do1 if it falle vpon a plate of venus or ,iubiter1 into this watir1 it turneth #bj ,if it could be moderated it would cure the disease ,hell fire1 and every corrosive sickness4 hem into lijknes of peerl4 who so coude reparale preparate kyndely this fier1 withoute doute it wolde quenche anoon a brennynge sijknes clepid the fier of helle4 ,and also it wolde heele euery corosif sijknesse4 ,and manye philosophoris clepith this #bd 'sal amarus4' ,it is also called ',sal ,amarus4' thing in her bookis 'sal amarus1' al though thei teche not the maistrie therof _/ ,if it be so that this firy watir breke the glas1 and renne out into the aischen1 thanne gadere alle togidere that ghe fynde pastid in the aischen _/ and leye it vpon a marbil stoon as afore1 and it wole #bh turne into watir4 ,and this is a greet priuytee4 ',science4' --,to calcine gold4-- ,cut gold into shavings2 put it into a crucible with ,mercury2 heat it1 and it will crumble into dust like flour4 ,heat it more till the mercury goes his way2 or distil it1 and the gold powder will be in the crucible4 ,the science to brynge gold into calx _/ ,take fyn gold1 and make it into smal lymayl3 take a crusible with a good quantitee of ,mercurie1 and sette it to a litil fier so that it vapoure #cb not1 and putte therinne thi lymail of gold1 and stire it weel togidere _/ 99 ,fol4 #ae;b4 aftirward 99withinne a litil tyme ghe schal se al the gold withinne the ,mercurie turned into erthe as sotil as flour4 thanne gheue it a good fier1 that the ,mercurie arise and go his wey2 or ellis1 #cf ,page #i3 ,,to ,,get ,,the ,,quinte ,,essence ,,out ,,of ,,gold4 and ghe wole1 ghe may distille and gadere it1 puttynge ther-vpon a lembike _/ and in the corusible ghe schal fynde the gold calcyned and ,a thin plate of gold will do instead of shavings1 and ,silver may be treated like gold4 reducid into erthe _/ ,and if ghe wole not make lymayl of gold1 thanne make therof a sotil thinne plate1 as ghe kan1 and putte withinne #d the ,mercurie al warm2 and ghe schal haue ghoure desier _/ ,and in this same maner ghe may worche with siluir _/ ,thanne take the calx of these two bodies1 and bere hem openly with ghou2 and ther ,to carry these powders about1 mix them with pitch1 wax1 or gum1 melting the mass when you want the metal4 schal noman knowe what thei ben _/ ,and if ghe wole bere hem #h more priuyly withoute ony knowynge1 thanne meynge hem with pich melt1 or wex1 or ellis gumme1 for thanne noman schal knowe it what it is4 ,and whanne ghe wole dissolue ony of these calces by hem silf1 putte eithir by him silf in a test1 or ellis the pich or #ab the wex in which thei ben ynne2 and anoon schal come out verry gold siluer as thei were tofore4 --,how to separate gold from silver when mixed with it4-- ,now ,i wole teche ghou the maistrie of departynge of gold fro siluir whanne thei be meyngid togidere _/ ,forsothe ghe woot #af weel that ther be manye werkis in the whiche gold and siluir be meyngid1 as in giltynge of vessel ,iewellis _/ therfore ,put the mixture into a solution of vitriol and saltpetre1 and the silver will be dissolved4 whanne ghe wole drawe the toon fro that othir1 putte al that mixture into a strong watir maad of vitriol and of sal- petre4 and the #bj 99 ,fol4 #af4 ,corrosive water and sal ammoniac will dissolve the gold4 99siluyr wole be dissolued1 and not the gold3 thanne ghe haue that oon departid fro the tothir _/ ,and if ghe wole dissolue the gold to watir1 putte thanne yn the watir corosyue1 ,sal- armoniac2 and that watir withoute doute wole dissolue gold into watir4 #bd 'science4' ',nota4' --,how to get out of gold its ,quinte ,essence4-- ,put calcined gold into distilled vinegar or purified urine2 set it in a hot sun2 a film will soon rise2 skim it off1 collect all such in a glass vessel till no more rise4 ,the science to drawe out of fyn gold vta essencia is this _/ ,first ghe schal reduce gold into calx1 as ,i tolde ghou tofore _/ thanne take vynegre distillid1 or ellis oold vryne depurid fro the fecis1 and putte it in a uessel glasid2 and the liquor schal be in #bh the heighthe of #d4 ynchis2 and therinne caste the calx of gold1 sette it to the strong sunne in somer tyme1 there to abide _/ and soone aftir ghe schal se as it were a liquor of oyle ascende vp1 fletynge aboue in maner of a skyn or of a reme4 gadere that awey #cb with a sotil spone or ellis a fethere1 and putte it into a uessel of glas in the which be putt watir tofore4 and thus gadere it manye tymes in the day1 into the tyme that ther ascende nomore _/ and aftir do vapoure awey the watir at the fier4 ,and the vta essencia of the #cf ,evaporate the water left2 the residuum is the ,quinte ,essence of ,gold4 ,page #aj3 ,,to ,,get ,,the ,,quinte ,,essence ,,out ,,of ,,antimony1 ,c4 gold wole abyde bynethe4 ,and manye philosophoris clepith this quinta essencia an oile incombustible1 that is a greet priuytee _/ ,and if ghe wole fixe this quinta essencia in oure heuene1 that#a it ,and if you fix this ,quinte ,essence in our heaven1 it will restore man to the strength of his youth4 #a then1 ,,ms4 ,harl4 may withoute doute restore aghen to man that nature that is lost1 #d and reduce him aghen into the vertu of the strenkthe of ghongthe1 and also lenkthith his lijf into the laste terme of lijf set of god _/_/ ,now ,now ,i have told this most sovereign secret1 which should not be shewed4 ,the ,quinte ,essence of gold is best to heal wounds4 99 ,fol4 #af;b4 ,nota4 forsothe ,i haue toold ghou the souereynest 99priuytee and restorynge of mannys kynde1 and in part greet thing that schulde not be #h schewid _/ ,forwhi4 this oyle1 that is to seie1 quinta essencia of gold1 hath the mooste swetnes and vertu to a-swage and putte awei the ache of woundis1 and for to heele woundis1 oolde sooris1 and manye wondirful yuelis _/ ,also in the same maner ghe may drawe #ab out of siluir1 quinte essencie _/_/ --,how to get its ,quinte ,essence out of ,antimony4-- ,the science to drawe out of antymony1 that is1 mercasite of leed1 the vte essencie1 is a souereyn maistrie1 and a priuytee ,put powdered antimony into distilled vinegar2 heat it till the vinegar is red2 take away the red vinegar1 and put fresh2 take that away when red4 ,put the red vinegar into a distiller1 and #ajjj drops of blessed wine shall come down the pipe2 collect this2 it is an incomparable treasure4 of alle priuytees _/ ,take the myn of antymony aforeseid1 #af and make therof al so sotil a poudre as ghe kan _/ thanne take the beste vynegre distillid1 and putte therinne the poudre of antymonye1 and lete it stonde in a glas vpon a litil fier into the tyme that the vynegre be colourid reed4 thanne take that #bj vynegre awey1 and kepe it clene1 and putte aghen ther-to of othere vynegre distillid1 and lete it stonde vpon a soft fier til it be colourid reed4 so do ofte tymes4 and whanne ghe haue gaderid al ghoure vynegre colourid1 putte it thanne in a distillatorie4 and #bd first the vynegre wole ascende2 thanne after ghe schal se merueilis3 for ghe schal se as it were a thousand dropis of blessid wiyn discende doun in maner of reed dropis1 as it were blood1 by the pipe of the lymbike _/ the which licour1 gadere togidere in a #bh rotumbe _/ and thanne ghe haue a thing that al the tresour of the world ,nota4 may not be in comparisoun of worthines therto _/ aristotle seith that it is his lede in the book of secretis1 al though he 99telle not the name 99 ,fol4 #ag4 ,it cures the pain of all wounds1 and when fermented it works great secrets4 of the antymonye aforeseid _/ ,forsothe this doith awey ache of alle #cb woundis1 and wondirfully heelith4 the vertu therof is incorruptible merueilous profitable _/ it nedit to be putrified in a rotombe and seelid in fyme1 and thanne it worchith greet priuytees _/ ,forsothe the vta essencia of this antymony that is reed1 in the which is #cf ,page #aa3 ,,to ,,extract ,,the ,,quinte ,,essence ,,from ,,man',s ,,blood4 the secreet of alle secretis1 is swettere than ony hony1 or sugre1 or ony othir thing4 ',science4' --,how to get its ,quinte ,essence from ,man's ,blood4-- ,the science in the extraccioun of the 4#ec essencie from blood1 ,footnote #c3 #e for fifth1 or quinte4 and fleisch1 eggis _/ ,to ghou ,i seie1 that in euery elementid #d thing1 the 4#e4 essencie remayneth incorrupte3 it schal be thanne the moost thing of merueyle if ,i teche ghou to drawe out that fro mannys blood reserued of ,barbouris whanne thei lete blood2 also fro fleisch of alle brute beestis1 and fro alle eggis1 and othere #h ,man's blood is the perfectest work of nature in us1 and its ,quinte ,essence converts blood into flesh1 and works divine miracles of healing4 suche thingis4 for als myche as mannes blood is the perfitist werk of kynde in us1 as to the encrees of that that is lost1 it is certeyn that nature that 4#e4 essence maad so perfight that1 withoute ony othir greet preparacioun withoute the veynes1 it berith forth that blood #ab anoon aftir into fleisch4 and this #e essence is so nygh kynde that it is moost to haue#d _/ ,forwhy4 in it is merueylous vertu of oure ,footnote #d3 ,,ms4 ,harl4 reads 'and this fifte beinge so nighe kinde it is most to haue4' ,get from ,barbers the blood of young sanguine men2 let it stand2 pour off the serum2 mix the blood with a tenth of prepared salt2 put it in an amphora2 seal that up2 put it in a horse's belly1 renewing the dung weekly till all the blood turns into water2 distil that2 put the outcome on the pounded faeces1 and distil over again4 heuene sterrid1 and to the cure of nature of man worchith moost deuyn myraclis1 as withinne ,i schal teche ghou _/ therfore resceyue #af of ,barbouris1 of ghong sangueyn men1 or colerik men1 whanne thei be late blood1 the which vse good wynes4 take that blood aftir that it hath reste1 and cast awey the watir fro it1 and braie it with the 4#aj4 part of comen salt preparate to medicyns of men2 and putte #bj it into a uessel of glas clepid amphora1 the which1 sotely seele1 99 ,fol4 #ag;b4 and putte it withinne the 99wombe of an hors1 preparate as tofore1 and renewe the fyme oonys in the wike1 or more1 and lete it putrifie til al the blood be turned into watir _/ and it schal be doon #bd at the mooste in xxx4 or xl dayes1 or aftir1 more or lasse _/ thanne putte it in a lembike1 and distille it at a good fier _/ what so euere may ascende1 putte that watir vpon the fecis brayed1 meyngynge vpon a marbil stoon2 putte it aghen1 and aftir distille it aghen #bh manye tymes rehersynge _/ ,and whanne ghe haue this noble thing ,heat the water in the distiller till it comes to a heavenly savour4 ,this ,fifth ,being works miracles hardly credible unless seen4 of blood1 therof the 4#e4 beynge drawe out _/ putte aghen the watir in the stillatorie of circulacioun til ghe brynge it to so myche swetnes an heuenly sauour1 as ghe dide the brennynge watir4 and this is #cb the #e beynge of blood deuyn1 and miraclis more than man mai bileue but if he se it4 ,page #ab3 ,,to ,,get ,,the ,,quinte ,,essence ,,out ,,of ,,beasts ,,and ,,the #d ,,elements4 --,to get the ,quinte ,essence out of capons1 beasts1 eggs1 c4-- ,now wole ,i teche ghou to drawe out the 4#e beynge from capouns1 hennes1 and al maner fleisch of ,brut beestis1 and from al maner eggis of foulis that ben holsum and medicynable ,grind some of them with a tenth part of prepared salt2 put 'em into a horse's belly till they become water1 and distil that till it's heaven-sweet4 to ete for m-an kynde _/ ,grynde summe of these thingis #d forseid1 which that ghe wil1 as strongly as ghe can in a morter1 with the #aj part of him of sal comen preparate to the medicyne of men1 as ,i seide tofore4 putte it in the wombe of an hors til it be turned into water4 distille as it is aforeseid1 and in the stillatorie #h of circulacioun the watir that is distillid1 putte it in aghen til it be brought to the swete heuenly sauour and smel aforeseid _/ 'science4' --,to draw the ,fifth ,being out of each of the ,four ,elements1 and to separate them4-- ,the science to drawe out the #e beynge of euerych of the 4#d elementis1 and to schewe euerych of the forseid thing bi hem #ab silf2 that is right merueylous _/ ,i wole not leue for a litil to schewe a greet secreet1 how ghe may drawe out the #e beynge of ech of the #d elementis of al the thing rehersid afore1 and profitably ,take any thing rotted and turned into water1 as man's blood2 put it in a glass distiller1 and distil it over into an amphora4 99 ,fol4 #ah4 schewe hem _/ ,and the maner ys 99this _/ take that thing putrified #af and brought into watir1 what so euere ghe wole1 as ,i taughte ghou tofore2 and that thing be mannes blood brought into watir1 of the which ghe wole drawe out the #d elementis _/ putte therfore that water1 or that blood putrified1 in a stillatorie of glas1 and sette #bj it withinne a pott of watir1 and gheue vndirnethe a fier til the watir of blood be distillid by the pipe of the lembike into a glas clepid ,when no more vapour rises1 you have drawn out the water4 amphora1 right clene _/ ,and whanne no thing may more by that fier ascende1 for certeyn ghe haue of blood drawen out al oonly the #bd element of watir _/ ,forwhi4 fier of that bath hath no strenkthe to ,put the other #c elements for #g days into the same bath1 then into a coal fire1 and the water shall rise as oil shining like gold1 the air remaining at the bottom like oil of gold4 ,put these aside4 sublyme eyr1 or fier1 or erthe4 and so take tho thre elementis1 and sette in the same bath by 4vij4 dayes that thei be weel meyngid1 so cloos that no thing be distillid _/ aftir the 4vij4 dayes take the #bh stillatorie1 and putte it to the fier of aischen1 that is strongere than fier of bath clepid marien2 and the watir schal ascende in foorme of oyle schynynge as gold _/ and aftirward that no thing more schal ascende1 ghe haue thanne in the ampulle 4ij4 elementis1 that is to seie1 #cb watir and eyr4 oon from anothir ghe schal departe in the bath1 puttynge yn aghen wher al-oonly the cleer watir schal ascende _/ and the eyr schal al-oonly remayne i-n the botum of the vessel in lijknesse of oyle of gold4 the which oyle that is gold1 the which oyle #cf ,page #ac3 ,,how ,,to ,,fix ,,other ,,things ,,in ,,our ,,quinte ,,essence4 ,to separate fire from the earth1 put #d lbs4 of water on #a lb4 of earth2 place it in the ,marian bath for #g days2 then in hot flames2 red water shall ascend and black earth fall4 that is ayr _/ putte it aside4 thanne ther leeueth ghitt fier with erthe4 to departe fier from erthe1 putte the element of watir1 that is to seye 4iiij lb of watir1 vpon j lb of mater _/ and putte by 4vij4 daies ,put the red water into the distiller2 pure water shall rise2 red water1 or fire1 shall remain2 so you have the #d ,elements separate4 to encorpere wel as tofore in the bath of marie-n _/ ,aftirward #d putte it to the fier of flawme right strong1 and the reed water schal 99 ,fol4 #ah;b4 ascende4 the which gadere togidere as longe as ony 99thing ascendith4 and to ghou schal remayne an erthe right blak in the botum4 the which gadere togidere aside _/ thanne the redeste watir ghe schal take4 forwhy4 #h ther be 4ij4 elementis1 that is to seie1 the element of watir and fier4 thanne yn the stillatorie1 to the fier of bath1 cleer watir schal asende4 and in the botum schal remayne the reed watir1 that is1 the element of fier4 and so ghe haue now first oon oyle1 that is1 ayer o side1 and #ab watir1 and fier1 and erthe4 and note ghe weel that therfore the element of watir is putt aghen to drawe out from erthe fier and eyr1 for thei ,distil each into its ,quinte ,essence1 or rectify it1 and thank our glorious ,god for this bit of knowledge4 wole not ascende1 but thorugh the help of element of watir4 brynge aghen euerych into #e beynge with the vessel of circulacioun as tofore #af _/ or ellis rectifie1 makynge oon ascende 4#g tymes bi an othir _/ but first ghe moste the right blak erthe of oon hide#e nature1 in the furneys of glas mon#f1 or ellis reuerberacioun1 xxj4 dayes calcyne _/ ,footnote #e3 of vnkinde natuer4 ,harl4 #hec4 ,footnote #f3 of glasse made4 ,harl4 #hec4 ,and for a cause ,i speke to ghou nomore of this science4 but #bj ioie ghe1 and thanke oure glorious lord god of these thingis that ghe haue had4 --,to fix all earthly things in our ,quinte ,essence4-- ,the science to fixe alle erthely thingis in nostra #eta essencia1 that is to seie1 oure heuene1 that by her influence thei may gheue #bd therto ther propertees and her hid vertues _/ oure glorious god ,god has given it the power of drawing all the virtues out of every thing in #c hours4 hath gheue sich a uertu to oure quinta essence1 that it may drawe out of euery matier of fruyght _/ tree _/ rote _/ flour1 herbe _/ fleisch1 seed spice _/ ,and euery medicynable thing1 alle the vertues1 #bh propirtees1 and naturis1 the whiche god made in hem2 and that withinne 4iij4 houris4 ,put therefore every thing necessary for any syrup into our ,quinte ,essence1 and in #c hours it shall be #ajj times better than before4 ,now ,i haue schewid ghou a souereyn priuytee1 how that ghe may with oure heuene drawe out euery #e essencia from alle #cb thingis aforeseid _/ therfore alle necessarie thingis to euery syrup putte yn oure #e essencie1 withinne 4iij4 houris that watir schal be sich a sirup1 vndirstonde wel1 bettir by an hundrid part1 by ,page #ad3 ,,our ,,quinte ,,essence ,,improves ,,everything #ajj ,,fold4 99 ,fol4 #ai4 ,whatever medicines are put into our ,quinte ,essence1 it increases their power a hundred fold4 cause of oure #e essencie1 than it 99schulde be withoute it _/ ,and so ,i seie of medicyns comfortatyues1 digestyues1 laxatyues1 restriktyues1 and alle othere2 forwhy4 if ghe putte seedis or flouris1 fruyghtis1 leeues1 spicis1 coold1 hoot1 sweet1 sour1 moist1 do thei #d good or yuel1 into oure #e essencie1 forsothe sich #e essence ghe schulen haue therfore4 oure #e essencie is the instrument of alle vertues of thing transmutable if thei be putt in it1 encreessynge an hundrid foold her worchingis _/_/ #h ,end of ,part ,i4 ,explicit pars prima tractatus quinte essencie3 ,page #ae3 ,,to ,,make ,,old ,,men ,,young1 ,,and ,,dying ,,ones ,,well4 ,,book ,,ii4 --,to restore an old evangelic man to the strength of his youth4-- ,here bigynneth the secunde book of medicyns _/ ,the first medicyn is to reduce an oold feble euangelik man to the firste strenkthe of ghongthe _/ ,also to restore aghen his nature that is lost1 and to lenkthe his lijf in greet gladnesse and perfighte heele #d ,give him our ,quinte ,essence with some of that '#a;a4 ,me4' of ,gold and ,pearl1 a walnut-shell full at morn and eve4 ,in a few days he shall feel only #dj years old4 ,then let him take little of our ,quinte ,essence1 only that of ,gold in good wine at dinner and supper4 vnto the laste teerme of his lijf that is sett of god _/ ghe schal take oure #eta essencie aforeseid1 that is to seye1 mannys heuene1 and therinne putte a litil quantite of #e essencia of gold and of peerl4 and the oolde feble man schal vse this deuyn drynk at morn and #h at euen1 ech tyme a walnote-schelle fulle _/ and withinne a fewe dayes he schal so hool#g that he schal fele him silf of the statt and ,footnote #g3 8 'be so hool4' ,or is hool a verb1 become whole1 recover8 the strenkthe of xl gheer2 and he schal haue greet ioie that he is come to the statt of ghongthe4 ,and whanne his ghongthe is recouerid1 #ab and his nature restorid1 and heelthe had1 it is nedeful that litil and seelde he vse #e essence _/ ,also it is nedeful that he vse ofte good wiyn at his mete and at the soper1 in the which be fixid the #e4 essence of gold1 as ,i taughte ghou tofore4 #af '#b;a4 ,me4' 99 ,fol4 #ai;b4 --,to cure a man given up by his doctors4-- ,the secunde 99medicyn is to heele a man1 and make hym lyue1 that is almoost consumed in nature1 and so nygh deed that he is forsake of lechis4 but if it be the laste teerme of his lijf ,give him ,quinte ,essence of ,gold with celandine water1 and he shall rise up and speak4 sett of god1 ghe schal gheue him oure quinte essence of gold with a #bj litil quantite of watir of celendoyn ghdrawe1 and meynge it with ',aqua celidoyn4' the othere thingis aforeseid _/ and anoon as the sike hath resceyued it into his stomak1 it gheueth to the herte influence of naturel heete and of lijf4 and thanne ghe schal se him rise vp and speke1 and #bd ,then comfort him with our ,quinte ,essence1 and he shall be cured1 unless ,god wills he shall die4 wondirfully be comfortid and strenkthid therby _/_/ thanne comforte him with ministracioun of oure quinte essencie afore seid1 and he schal be al hool _/ but if it be so that god wole algatis that he schal die _/ ,and ,i seie to ghou truly1 that this is the higheste maistrie that #bh ,few doctors now know this highest secret4 may be in transmutacioun of kynde2 for right fewe lechis now lyuynge knowe this priuytee4 ,page #af3 ,,how ,,to ,,cure ,,leprosy ,,and ,,palsy4 '#c;a4 ,me4' --,to cure the ,leprosy that is caused by rotten humours4-- ,the thridde medicyn is to cure the lepre that is causid of corrupcioun and putrifaccioun of ony of the principal humouris of man2 but not the lepre that cometh to man of kynde of the fadir and of the modir leprous1--for it is callid morbus #d hereditus1--ne the lepre that is sent of god by his plage1 but that ,use our ,quinte ,essence1 with those of ,gold and ,pearl2 7or ,burning ,water1 if you have no ,quinte ,essence47 that is causid oonly of rotun humouris _/ take oure #e essence aforeseid1 with the quinte essence of goold and peerl1 a litil quantite at oonys1 and vse it in maner as ,i seide afore _/ and withinne a #h fewe daies he schal be partily hool therof4 and if ghe haue non preparate redy oure #e essence1 thanne take in the stide therof fyn brennynge watir _/ but that other is bettere4 ,wash the leper with strawberry or mulberry water2 this is of great virtue1 but is much encreased by our ,quinte ,essence4 ,also1 drawe a water of the fruyght of strawbery or mulbery #ab tree1 whanne it is ripe1 and waische the lepre therwith4 this watir is of so greet vertu2 for a souereyn maistir took it a leprous 99 ,fol4 #bj4 99womman1 that with the waischinge oonly of this watir1 withynne schort tyme was maad al hool _/ but sikirly the vertu therof is #af myche worth if it be meyngid with oure #e essence1 or ellis brennyng watir2 and thanne it schal be no nede to vse in this perilous cure1 venemys1 as summe lechis doon4 #d;a4 ,me4 --,to cure ,palsy1 which comes from viscous humours closing the passages of motive power4-- ,the #d medicyn is to cure palsie vniuersel4 ,forsothe alle #bj philosophoris seyn that the palesye vniuersel cometh of haboundaunce of viscous humouris closynge the metis of vertu animale1 sensityue1 and motyue4 ,and therfore it is necessarie that tho thingis that schal cure this sijknes be temperate1 hoot1 and moist1 #bd ,blessed be ,god1 our ,quinte ,essence will restore the paralitic4 and a litil attractyue1 and to the synous confortatyue _/ ,therfore1 blessid be god1 makere of kynde1 that ordeynede for the man paralitike oure #e essence aforseid1 that souereynly to him comfortynge1 ,fix in it the ,quinte ,essence of euphorbium and the like2 and1 if ,god will1 the palsied man shall be whole1 if you make him a stew of ivy and sage4 restorynge1 and temperatly worchynge _/ therfore fixe #bh therinne the #e essence of tho laxatyues that purgen flewme 'sawe' viscous humouris1 as a litil of euforbie1 or turbit1 or sambucy4 thanne withoute doute1 if god wole1 the paralitik man schal be hool with comfortynge and restorynge of kynde1 if ghe make him #cb ',nota yue sauge4' a stewe hoot and moist with herbis1 that is to seye1 eerbe yue1 sauge1 that haue an heuenly strenkthe to comforte the joynctis1 ,failing ,quinte ,essence1 let him drink ,burning ,water in fine wine1 and wash all over with burning water4 the senewis1 and the vertu motyue4 and if ghe haue not redi preparate oure #e essence1 thanne take fyn brennynge watir til it #cf ,page #ag3 ,,to ,,cure ,,consumption ,,and ,,drive ,,away ,,devils4 be redy1 and lete the pacient drynke therof a litil in fyn wiyn4 and also he schal waische al his body and his extremytees with brennynge watir ofte tymes4 and lete him vse this a good while1 he schal be hool4 _/ #d '#e4 ,me4' 99 ,fol4 #bj;b4 --,to fatten lean and consumptive men4-- 99,the 4#e medicyn for a man that is almoost al consumed1 waastid in al his body1 and right leene1 as that man that hath the tisik the etik _/ ,forsothe the verry cure to heele him is oure #e essence _/ ,forwhi4 it comfortith the feble nature2 and #h ,mix with our ,quinte ,essence a little celandine water2 give it the patient1 and he shall soon be wonderfully fat4 the nature that is lost it restorith1 so restorid it preserueth _/ ,and therfore if ghe wol restore the fleisch of a leene mannys body ',celidoyne4' almoost consumed awey1 drawe thanne a watir of celidoyne1 and take therof a litil quantite1 and meynge with oure #e essence if ghe #ab haue it redy1 or brennynge watir in stide therof1 and gheue it him to drinke2 and withinne fewe dayes he schal be wondirfully restorid and fat4 '4#f4 ,me4' --,to cure ,frensy1 ,gout1 and troubles from ,devils4-- ,the 4#f4 medicyn for passiouns of frenesie1 foly1 ymagynaciouns #af and noyous vexaciouns of deuelis1 and also for the goute als weel hoot as coold4 certeyn experience techith that 'colerike4' ',sangueyn4' ',fleumatyke4' 'blake coler4' 'malencoly4' ,dark melancholy men are troubled more with anxieties than any others1 being born under ',saturne1 a wykyd planete4' colerik men gheueth to summe ymagynaciouns2 and sangueyn men ben ocupied aboute summe othere ymagynaciouns2 ghitt #bj flewmatik men aboute othere _/ but tho men that habounde in blak coler1 that is1 malencoly1 ben occupied a thousand part with mo thoughtis than ben men of ony other complexioun _/ ,forwhi4 that humour of blak coler is so noyous1 that if it a-bounde and a-sende #bd vp to the heed1 it troublith alle the myghtis of the brayn1 engendrynge ',nota sequentia4' noyous ymagynaciouns1 bryngynge yn horrible thoughtis bothe wakynge and slepinge2 and siche maner of men ben born vndir the constillacioun of saturne1 the wickide planete _/ ,forsothe1 to #bh siche men deuelis wole gladly appere1 minister to hem99 her 99 ,,ms4 hom ,devils gladly appear to them and tempt them1 so that they often fall into despair and kill themselves4 99 ,fol4 #ba4 priuy temptaciouns withinne the cours of her thoughtis2 and these men thus 99turmentid with the passiouns of malencoly comounly speke with hem1 stryue and dispute with hem silf whanne thei be #cb a-loone1 that ofte tymes othere folk may heere it _/ ,these maner of men that ben thus turmentid1 as weel by passioun of malencoly as of deuelis1 ofte tymes falle in dispeir1 and at the laste sle hem silf _/ the perfight cure of alle these is oure #e essencie auri et #cf ,the cure is our ,quinte ,essence of ,gold and ,pearls1 with a little senna or lapis lazuli4 ,page #ah3 ,,to ,,cure ,,melancholy ,,and ,,drive ,,out ,,troubles ,,from ,,devils4 perelarum1 or ellis brennynge watir in stide therof1 in the whiche ghe fixe gold as it is aforeseid1 wherinne be putt a litil of se-n-e or watir of fumiter1 or poudre of lapis lasuly1 or ellis medullam ebuli1 and vse it discreetly4 forwhy4 not al oonly oure quinte #d ,burning ,water1 with a purge1 will also cure these diseases4 essence auri et perelarum heelith these disesis4 _/ but also brennynge watir in the which gold is fixid1 heelith hem1 with a litil of tho thingis that purgen and casten out blak coler superflue1 helith the splene4 #h ,these medicines put away wicked thoughts1 and bring in merry ones2 they dispel devils' temptations and despair1 and bring a man to reason4 ,forsothe these medicyns puttith awey wickid thoughtis and an heuy herte malencolious2 thei gladith and clense the brayn and alle hise myghtis1 and brynge yn gladnes and merye thoughtis4 thei putte awey also the craft of the feendis temptaciouns1 and #ab ymagynaciouns of dispeir4 thei distroie1 make a man to forghete almaner of yueles1 and naturaly bryngith him aghen to resonable ',saturne4 gamma4' ,saturn is an enemy to all creatures1 and has power over foul solitary places1 as ,vitas ,patrum says4 witt4 and for as myche as saturne the planete naturaly ys coold and drye1 and is enemye to al kynde _/ ,forwhy1 euery snow1 #af euery hayl1 euery tempest1 also the humour of malencoly cometh of him4 he hath his influence vpon derk leed1 vpon derk 99placis vnder the erf#h1 foule and stynkynge1 and derke 99 ,fol4 #ba;b4 ,footnote #h3 ,erf erthe4 wodis1 and vpon foule1 horrible1 solitarie placis1 as it is preued in #bj vitas patrum1 that is to seye1 in lyues colaciouns of fadris _/ ,the ,moon too is full of bane4 ,and also the moone1 naturely coold and moist1 hath his influence vpon the nyght1 and vpon myche moisture1 and vpon the placis whanne #d4 weyes metith togidere4 forsothe in alle siche placis thei #bd wole a-bide and schewe hem to her foloweris _/ but forsothe tho ',jubiter and ,sol 4,b4' ,jupiter and ,sol1 on the other hand1 make devils flee1 and betoken the joy of heaven1 as ,saturn and the ,moon do hell4 thingis that ben of the nature of ,iubiter and of sol1 goode planetis1 arne displesynge to him1 and contrarie1 and naturaly deuelis fle awei fro hem1 for thei haue greet abhominacioun of ther vertuous #bh influence _/ therfore it schewith weel that tho thingis that ben in this world1 summe ther ben that bitokene the glorious yoie of heuene1 and summe thing that figure the derknesse of euerlastynge peynes of helle _/ ,forsothe the sunne and iubiter1 goode planetis1 #cb gold1 pure metal1 and alle pure thingis that gladen a man1 figurynge by resoun the ioie of heuene _/ and blak ,saturne1 and the spotty moone1 figure bitokene the condicioun of helle _/ and ,page #ai3 ,,to ,,cure ,,the ,,gout ,,and ,,itch1 ,,and ,,kill ,,lice4 ,devils hate the joys of ,god and the brightness of the sun2 they delight in stinking places1 and melancholy and hell-like things4 sith that deuelis be dampned1 ful of wreche of helle1 therfore thei hate the clennesse the ioie of oure lord god of hise seyntis _/ also thei haten the sunne and his cleernes1 and pure thingis that maken a man glad4 and naturaly it plesith hem to #d dwelle in derk1 in blak1 orrible1 stynkynge placis1 in heuynesse1 ,but our ,quinte ,essence is heavenly1 like the joy of ,paradise1 and drives away anger and all that devils love1 so that it is fitly called ',man's ,heaven4' wreche1 malencoly1 in tho thingis that pretende the condicioun of helle _/ ,and sith oure #e4 essence aforeseid is so 99 ,fol4 #bb4 heuenly a thing1 by sotil craft 99brought to so myche swetnes1 #h it is so souereyn a medicyn that it may weel be lijkned to the ioie of paradice4 forwhi1 it makith a man light1 iocunde1 glad1 and merie1 puttith awey heuynesse#i1 angre1 melencoly1 wraththe1 ,footnote #i3 houynesse ,,ms4 ,to deliver a man from a devil1--give him some of our ,quinte ,essence with that of gold and pearl1 and ,st4 ,john's ,wort water3 at once the devil will flee away4 the whiche that deuelis loue _/ et ideo nostra #e essencia digne #ab vocatur celum humanum _/ ,also if a man be traueylid with a feend1 and may not be delyuerid fro him1 lete him drinke a litil quantite of oure #e essence1 with #e essence of gold peerl1 and 'fuga demonum' with an eerbe callid ypericon1 i4e4 fuga demonum1 and the seed #af therof grounden aftirward distillid1 the watir therof a litil quantite medlid with the othere #etis essenciis2 and anoon the deuel wole fle awey fro him fro his hous4 --,to cure the ,gout4-- ,also for the goute1 hoot or cold1 the pacient schal drynke #bj oure #e4 essence with a litil quantite at oonys of the letuarie de ,take a little ,quinte ,essence and ,rose-juice electuary1 and use daily our ,quinte ,essence with that of ,gold and ,pearl4 succo rosarum4 and lete him vse this letuarie a litil at oonys ech othere day1 til superflue humouris be purgid _/ but he schal vse euery day a litil of oure #e4 essence with #e essence of gold #bd peerle2 withinne a fewe dayes the pacient schal be hool4 _/_/ '4#g4 ,me4' --,to cure the ,itch and destroy ,lice4-- ,the 4#g4 medicyn1 for to heele ycche1 for to distrie lies#aj that ben engendrid of corrupt humouris4 take oure #e essence bi him silf a-loone1 and vse to drynke therof a litil quantite #bh ,footnote #aj3 ,a lous is a worme with manye fete1 it commeth out of the filthi and onclene skynne1 oftentymes for faute of atendaunce they come out of the flesshe through the skynne or swet holes4 ,to withdryue them _/ ,the best is for to wasshe the oftentimes1 and to chaunge oftentymes clene lynen4 --,the noble lyfe and nature of man1 ,of bestes1 serpentys1 fowles1 and fisshes yt be moste knowen4 ,capitulo4 ,c4 xix4 ,drink ,quinte ,essence4 ,mix ,mercury with spittle1 ,stavesacre and ,burning ,water4 ,wash the body or head where the itch and lice are4 at oonys _/ and take also a litil quantite of ,mercurie84 mortifie it with fastynge spotil1 medle it with a good quantite ,page #bj3 ,,to ,,cure ,,quartan ,,fever4 of poudre of stafi-sagre1 thanne put it in to a greet quantite of brennynge water1 thanne waische al his body1 or ellis the heed where the icche the lies ben4 vse this medicyn 4#b4 or #c4 the sijk 99man schal be hool4 #d 99 ,fol4 #bb;b4 '4#hua4 ,me4' ,the 4#h4 medicyn for to cure the quarteyn and alle the passiouns that cometh of malencoly in mannys body2 and the 'feuer quartene4' --,to cure ,quartan ,fever4-- maistrie to purge malencoly4 and ghe schal vndirstonde that the quarteyn is gendrid of myche haboundaunce of malencolye that #h 'ye quarten is ingendyrd of ,malyncoly4' ,the ,quartan arises from too much black choler1 and lasts a year or more4 ,to cure it soon1 drink our ,quinte ,essence2 if you have it not1 put pith of white dwarf elder in ,burning ,water1 and take a walnut-shell full morning and evening4 is corrumpid withynne the body4 and for this humour is erthely1 coold1 drie1 of the nature of slowe saturne1 therfore the accesse of this sijknes ben slowe1 and it durith comounly yn a man a gheer or more1 and it puttith fro him gladnesse1 bryngith yn heuynes #ab more than othere feueris do _/ ,if ghe wole heele this sijknes in schort 99 8 our tyme1 lete the pacient vse to drynke oon99 #e essence1 and he schal be al hool hastily _/ forwhi2 it consumeth the corrupt superflue humouris1 reducit nature to equalite1 and bryngith yn gladnesse1 #af chasith a-wey heuynes malencolie4 and if it so be that ghe haue nought oure #e essence _/ thanne take j lb of the beste brennynge watir1 and therinne putte medullam ebuli1 and namely the white1 if ghe may may haue it _/ of this watir gheue to the pacient1 #bj morowe and euen1 a walnot-schelle ful at oonys4 and he schal ,or1 take whatever purges black choler1 put it into ,burning ,water2 make small pellets of it1 and take one1 and then two1 gradually4 be al hool _/ or ellis thus3 take what thing ghe wole that purgith malencolye1 and putte a litil therof into brennynge watir1 vse that laxatif maad into smale pelotis1 wijsly resceyuyng right a #bd litil at oonys1 as oon litil pelot1 and preue therby how it worchith1 thanne another tyme 4ij4 at oonys1 if it be nede _/ so that the mater be a litil digestid and a litil egestid4 for bettere it is to worche a litil a litil at oonys1 than sodeynly greue the nature4 forwhi1 #bh 99 ,fol4 #bc4 two litil pelotis laxatif meyngid with brennynge watir 99wole worche more myghtily than 4#h4 pelotis wole do bi hem silf _/ ',nota for ye quartene4' ,it is said that a tooth from a live beast heals the ,quartan1 and the juice of ,hen-bit or ,chickweed put in a man's nostrils4 ,also philosophoris seyn that a tooth drawe out from a quyk beest1 born vpon a man1 delyuerith fro the quarteyn _/ ,also #cb thei seyn that if the yuis of the eerbe that is callid morsus galline rubri be putt in hise nose-thrillis whanne he bigynneth to suffre the accesse of the quarteyn1 he schal be hool1 with the grace of god4 #cf ,page #ba3 ,,to ,,cure ,,continual1 ,,tertian ,,and ,,daily ,,fevers4 '#i;a4 ,me4' --,to cure continual ,fever4-- ,it arises from putrefaction of blood and corruptions of humours4 ,the medicyn to heele the feuere contynuele4 alle philosophoris seyn that the feuere contynuele is gendrid of putrifaccioun of blood and of corrupcieun of humouris in it _/ therfore the cure therof is to purge blood1 and to putte awey the #d corrupcioun of it1 the humoris vneuene to make euene1 the nature lost to restore1 and so restorid to kepe _/ ,forsothe alle these thingis worcheth oure quinte essence2 and therfore it curith ,our ,quinte ,essence cures this1 7tho' ,burning ,water does not17 if mixed with ,quinte ,essence of ,gold and ,pearl1 and a little ,cassia or ,herb ,mercury4 perfightly the feuere contynuele _/ and though brennynge watir caste #h out fro blood watry humouris and corrupt1 ghitt take it nought in this cure _/ forwhi2 though brennynge watir be 4#g4 tymes distillid1 ghitt it is not fully depurid fro his brennynge heete1 the 4#d4 elementis _/ but sith oure #e4 essence is not hoot1 ne moist1 coold1 #ab ne drie1 as ben the #d4 elementis _/ therfore it heelith perfightly the contynuel feuere2 namely with commixtioun of the #e essence of gold peerle _/ and if ghe wole strenkthe ghoure medicyn1 thanne putte yn oure #e4 essence a litil quantite of pulpa cassie fistule _/ #af or ellis the iuys of the eerbe mercuriale4 if it so be that othere humouris habounde to myche with blood1 thanne take tho laxatyues 99 ,fol4 #bc;b4 that kyndely wole 99purge hem1 as comoun bookis of fisik declareth4 #bj '#aj4 ,me4' 'feuer tercyane4' --,to cure ,tertian ,fever4-- ,the #aj4 medicyn to cure the feuere tercian1 the which is causid of putrifaccioun1 or reed coler to myche haboundynge _/ ,take ,quinte ,essence1 with ,rhubarb and ,endive water1 morn and eve4 to cure thees sijknes1 tak oure #e essence1 or ellis fyn brennynge watir1--but the firste is bettere1--and putte therinne a litil #bd of rubarbe or of summe other laxatiue that purgith reed coler1 and 'water of endyue4' a greet quantite of watir of endyue2 and vse this medicyn at morowe euen4 and the pacient schal be hool withoute doute4 '4#aa4 ,me4' 'feuer cotydyan4' --,to cure ,daily ,fever4-- ,the #aa4 medicyn is for to heele the feuere cotidian1 the #bh which is causid of putrifaccioun of flewme to haboundynge _/ and sith flewme is coold and moist4 oure #e essence 7and in his absence take good brennynge watir47 hath strenkthe and vertu to consume the rotun watery inordinat1 and to myche coold humidite _/ #cb ,take our ,quinte ,essence1 and a little ,euphorbium1 c4 therfore take oure #e essence or brennynge watir1 and putte therinne a litil of euforbij1 turbit1 or sambuci1 or sum othir thing that purgith flewme2 and vse it morowe and eue1 the pacient schal be hool4 #cf ,page #bb3 ,,to ,,cure ,,ague ,,fever1 ,,lunacy1 ,,and ,,cramp4 '4#ab4 ,me4' ,the 4#ab4 medicyn for to cure the feuere agu1 and the lunatik man and womman _/ discreet maistris seyn1 that the feuere 'lunatyke persons4' --,to cure ,ague ,fever and ,lunacy4-- agu comounly is causid of a uyolent reed coler adust1 and of blood adust1 and of blak coler adust2 and sumtyme of oon of #d ,this fever comes of choler inflamed1 and is accompanied by lightheadedness4 these adust1 and sumtyme of two togidere1 and sumtyme of 4#c4 togidere _/ and therfore the feuere agu is the posityue degree1 and in the superlatyue degree1 comparatif gree superlatif gree _/ ,for the feuere agu hath comounly alienacioun of witt1 schewynge #h ',nota bene4' ',signa4' 99 ,fol4 #bd4 of thingis of fantasy _/ ,and ghe schal knowe weel whiche ben the humouris adust that causen the feuere1 be these 99tokenes _/ ,as the patient sees black1 gold1 or red things1 so the different humours are inflamed4 ,forwhi1 if the pacient seith that he seeth blak thingis1 thanne blak coler1 that is1 malencolie1 is adust _/ if he se thingis of gold _/ #ab reed coler is adust _/ if reed thingis1 and schewynge of bloodt thanne blood is adust _/ ,and if he seith that he seeth alle these 4iij1 thingis1 thanne alle the humouris ben adust _/ ,for as myche as brennynge watir ascendith to the heed1 and gladly wole a man #af ,burning ,water should not be taken1 but ,quinte ,essence of ,gold and ,pearl should1 with that of ,rose water1 ,violet1 c4 drynke _/ ,and sith that feuere agu regneth in the regioun of the heed _/ the philosophoris counceilis that the pacient schal not resceyue it in this sijknes _/ but it is nedeful that he take oure #e essence of gold and of peerl1 meynging the #f part of #bj ',rose violett ,borage lutuse' #e essence of watir of rose1 violet1 borage1 and letuse#a _/ and thanne ghe schulen haue an heuenly medicyn to cure perfightly this sijknesse4 'for ye frenesye wodnesse4' ,for to cure the frenesye and woodnes1 or ellis at the leeste #bd to swage it _/ take a greet quantite of popilion1 and the beste --,to cure or assuage ,frenzy and ,madness4-- vynegre that ghe may haue1 and a good quantite of rewe domestik1 weel brayed1 and meyngid with these forseid thingis2 and biclippe ,wrap the head and feet in1 and smell at1 ,popilion 7with ,vinegar mixed71 and ,rue4 the heed and the feet of the pacient with this medicyn2 and sum #bh therof putte to his nose-thrillis4 this medicyn anoon puttith awey the frenesye the schewynge of fantasies _/ it curith also wode men lunatike men4 and it restorith aghen witt and discrecioun1 makith al hool and weel at eese4 #cb '#ac;a4 ,me4' --,to cure ,cramp4-- ,the 4#ac4 medicyn is to put a-wey the craumpe fro a man4 for as myche as wise men seyn that the craumpe cometh of the ,use our ,quinte ,essence or ,burning ,water4 hurtynge the febilnes of the senewis1 as it schewith sumtyme yn medicyns maad of elebore1 ther is no thing that puttith awey the #cf ,page #bc3 ,,to ,,cure ,,poison ,,and ,,cowardice4 99 ,fol4 #bd;b4 craumpe as doith oure #e essence aforeseid1 or ellis 99brennynge watir in stede of it4 '#ad;a4 ,me4' --,to cast poison out of a man's body4-- ,the 4#ad4 medicyn1 to caste out venym fro mannys body _/ take oure #e essence1 and putte therine fleisch of a cok1 neysch #d soden sotilly brayed1 note kirnelis1 fyn triacle1 radisch1 ,take our ,quinte ,essence1 with cock's flesh1 nut-kernels1 c41 and ,quinte ,essence of ,gold and ,pearls4 garleek smal brayed1 and othere thingis that ben goode to caste out venym1 as comoun bookis of fisik declarith _/ ,and also1 to comforte the herte1 putte yn oure foreseid #e4 essence1 #h the #e4 essence of gold and of peerl4 and he schal be delyuerid therof be hool4 '#ae;a4 ,me4' --,to make a ,coward bold and strong4-- ,the 4#ae4 medicyn1 to make a man that is a coward1 hardy and strong1 and putte a-wey almaner of cowardise and drede _/ #ab ,i seye ghou forsothe that no thing may telle alle the myraclis vertues that god hath maad in oure #e essence1 and not al oonly in him1 but also in to his modir1 that is to seye1 fyn brennynge ,give him our ,quinte ,essence with twice as much ,burning ,water1 and a little ,peony juice and saffron1 and ,quinte ,essence of ,gold and ,pearl4 ,the coward shall lose all faintness of heart1 despise death1 and dread no perils4 ,therefore ,christian ,princes should have tuns of ,burning ,water1 and give every fighting man a cup before battle with the heathen4 watir4 for to cure this sijknesse1 take a litil quantite of oure #e #af essence1 putte therto double so myche of brennynge watir1 and a litil quantite of the iuys of eerbe pione and of saffron distillid togidere1 and a litil of #e essence of gold and of peerl2 and gheue it him to drinke4 and aftir sodeynly1 as it were by myracle1 #bj the coward man schal lese al maner drede and feyntnes of herte1 and he schal recouere strenkthe that ys lost by drede1 and take to him hardynesse1 and he schal dispise deeth2 he schal drede no perelis1 and passyngly he schal be maad hardy4 this is trewe1 for #bd it hath ofte tymes by oolde philosophoris bene preued _/ therfore it were a greet wisdom that cristen princis1 in bateilis aghen hethene men1 hadde with hem in tonnes brennynge watir1 that thei myght take to euery fightynge man half a right litil cuppe ful #bh therof to drynke in the bigynnynge of the batel4 this priuyte owith to be hid from alle enemyes of the chirche2 and also 99 ,fol4 #be4 99princis and lordis ministringe these thingis schulde not telle what it is4 #cb '#af;a4 ,me4' --,to cure ,pestilential ,fever 7when not sent as a punishment by ,god74-- ,the 4#af4 medicyn aghens the feuere pestilenciale1 and the maistrie to cure it4 forsothe holy scripture seith that summe tymes oure lord god sendith pestilence to sle summe maner of peple1 as it is seid deutronomium #bh in this maner ,si #cf ,page #bd3 ,,to ,,cure ,,pestilential ,,fever ,,and ,,plagues4 ,god says in ,deuteronomy xxviii4 that if men will not hear ,his voice and obey ,his commandments1 pestilences shall come on them4 audire nolueris#aa vocem domini dei tui1 ut custodias et facias ,footnote #aa3 ,,ms4 volueris4 omnia mandata eius1 veniant super te omnes maledicciones2 iste maledictus eris in ciuitate c4 et infra2 ad-iungat tibi pestilenciam donec consumat te de terra1 percuciat te dominus egestate1 #d febre1 et frigore1 ardore et estu1 et aere corrupto ac rubigine1 et persequatur donec pereas hec ibidem2 et infra percuciat te dominus vlcere egipti1 et partem corporis per quam stercora egerantur4 scabie quoque1 et prurigine1 ita ut curari nequeas2 percuciat te #h dominus necessitate ac furore mentis _/_/ ,therfore a gret fool ,these plagues a man would be a great fool to presume to cure1 but all other pestilences from evil planets may be cured by our ,quinte ,essence with ,aloes1 ,euphorbium1 c41 and a laxative ,quinte ,essence that will send the patient to stool once a day4 were he that wolde presume to cure these plagis of pestilence that ben vncurable1 that ben sent of god to ponysche synne _/_/ ,also ghe schal vndirstonde that men may die in 4iij4 maners4 in oon #ab maner by naturel deeth1 in the teerme that is sett of god _/ ,in anothir maner bi violent deeth1 and also in the 4iij4 maner occasionaly withinne the teerme that is sett of god2 as tho men that to myche replecioun1 or to greet abstynence or by disperacioun1 or #af ellis by necligence1 sle him silf _/ but sikirly alle othere maner of feueris pestilence that god suffrith to come to mankynde by perilous influence of yuele planetis1 by the grace of god good gouernaunce may be curid partialy with oure #e4 essence4 and #bj ',nota bene4' therinne putte a litil of aloes epatik euforbij1 a litil of ierapigra galieni of #e essence1 of the rote of lilie and also 99 ,fol4 #be;b4 of gold peerle1 capilli veneris 99and ysope2 for these thingis ben nedeful to siche feueris apostemes _/ it is nedeful also #bd that with these thingis ther be sich a quinta essencia laxatyue that wole purge the superflue humouris that abounde2 and that the pacient so myche resceyue in a natural day therof that he may go weel oonys to sege2 and so lete him vse this laxatif 4#c4 in the #bh ',caueas4' woke2 ,but be weel war that he take with oure quinta essencia but right a litil quantite of the laxatif at oonys1 as ,i tolde ghou ,he must also take every morning an egg-shell-full of ,burning ,water1 and #b or #c pestilence pills in our ,quinte ,essence1 and smoke his house with frankincense1 c4 tofore1 for peril that mighte bifalle4 euery day take he by the morowe an eye-schelle ful of good brennynge watir1 and the corrupt #cb eyr schal not noye him2 also vse in the dayes1 two or thre smale pelotis pestilenciales in oure #e essencia1 or in brennynge watir2 al the hous of the pacient schal be encensid ,page #be3 ,,may ,,this ,,book rest of line illegible strongly 4iij in the day with frank-encense1 mirre1 rosyn1 terbentyn rewe4 and this is perfight cure for the feuere pestilence _/ ,and thus ghe may1 with this #e essencijs1 cure alle these sijknesses aforeseid1 and manye othere1 as it were by myracle1 if ghe #d ,here is an end of this most sovereign of all secrets4 worche discreetly as ,i haue toold ghou tofore _/ ,now here ,i make an eende of this tretis that is clepid the mooste the souereyneste secrete of alle secretis1 and a passynge tresour ,what ills will befall if it gets into tyrants' and reprobates' hands and prolongs their life in evil4 ,i will keep it for holy men alone2 and ,i commend it to ,christ's keeping now and ever4 that may nought fayle _/_/ ,o quantum malum foret1 si hic #h liber perueniret ad manus hominum mundanorum1 ad noticiam tirannorum1 et ad seruicium reproborum6 quia1 sicut sancti per hunc librum poterunt continuare opera vite christiani diucius et vehemencius1 ita et reprobi possent peruerso vsi diucius #ab perseuerare in malo4 ego autem1 quantum in me est1 propter solos sanctos librum hunc constituo1 et ipsum custodiae ihesu ,christi commendo nunc et in eternum _/_/ _/_/ ,explicit librum de maximis secretis essencie quinte c4 #af ,page #bf3 ,,the ,,spheres ,,and ,,planets leaf #bf ,p ,philosofirs puttyn #i speris vndirewritten2 but ,diuinis puttin the tenthe spere1 where is heuyn empire1 in the whiche1 angelis sowlis#a of seyntis seruen god2 in the whiche is crist1 in the same forme that he walkid in erthe1 and also owre lady1 seyntis that arosen with criste4 ,footnote #a3 lis is the ,,ms4 l with a line at right angles to it4 ,p ,the first spere of the #i is clepid 'primum mobile1' the first mevabil thyng4 ,p ,the 4ij4 spere of sterris3 ,aries 4#a4 the rame4 ,p the secund hows of ,mars1 the bool1 ,p the secund hows of ,venus1 ,gemini1 ,p the secund hows of ,mercuri1 ,cancer4 ,p the hows of the mone1 leo4 the hows of the sonne1 ,virgo4 _/_/ the first hows of ,mercury1 ,libra _/_/ the first hows of ,venus1 ,scorpio _/_/ the first hows of ,mars1 ,sagittarius _/_/ the first hows of ,iubiter1 ,capricornus _/_/ the first hows of ,saturne1 ,aquarius _/_/ the secund hows of ,saturne1 ,piscis4 _/ the secunde hows of ,iubiter no more4 ,p ,saturn is a planete evel-willid and ful of sekenes4 ,wherfore he is peyntid with an hooke1 for he repeth down7 grene thyngis _/ he fulfillith his course in xxx gheere4 ,p ,iubiter is a planete wele willyng to alle thingis to be gendrid1 plentiful plesyng2 therfor he is y-seid ,iubiter as helpyn4 in xij gheere he fillith his course4 ,p ,mars is an enemy to alle thyngis to be gendrid2 wherfor he is clepid god of batel1 for he is ful of tempest4 he fulfillith his course in 4ij4 gheere4 leaf #bf1 back ,p ,the sonne is the worthiest planet1 y-set in myddis4 he fulfillith his course in ,c,c,clxv dayes vj4 howris1 the whiche causen bisext4 ,p ,venus is apte to alle thyngis to be gendrid4 he fulfillith his course in ,c,c,cxxxvj daies4 ,p ,mercuri swyft is y-seid a messenger of daies 8 heuene4 he fulfillith his course in ,c,c,cxxxvj daies4 ,p ,the mone is a planete ny the erthe4 ends4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,notes ,,on ,,the ,,chemistry ,,of ,,the ,,text ,by ,c4 ,h4 ,,gill1 ,esq41 of ,university ,college1 ,london ,p4 #d4 ,direction to submit any wine that is not sour to distillation4 7,sour wine is deficient in alcohol2 that body having been changed into acetic acid by oxidation47 ,in the language of the mystical ideas which prevailed in the dawn of ,chemistry1 the colouring matters1 sugar1 c4 of the wine are called 'the 4#d4 elementis1' or as it were the 'rotten faeces of wine'88 ,the direction to distill the wine seven times is a good practical suggestion for the obtaining of strong alcohol which will burn well4 ,then follows a description of the distilling apparatus1 which seems to have been arranged to ensure a very slow distillation1 so as to obtain a product as colourless and scentless as possible4 ,p4 #e4 ,the second way to make the ,quinte essence depends on distillation of alcohol by means of the heat of fermenting horse-dung2 also the fifth manner4 ,p4 #f4 ,the directions for gilding burning water are all nonsense2 but as the writer had no means of testing the truth of his statements1 they may have been made in good faith4 ,p4 #g4 ,the idea which he expresses1 that this gilt burning water will make you well and young1 is difficult to explain1 except on the assumption that1 it being the strongest of alcohol1 a very little served to produce that elevation of spirits which seemed to bring back the spring of youth4 ,p4 #g1 l4 #f from the bottom4 ,the word liquibles in the text does not mean liquids1 for a liquid cannot be made hot enough to be quenched4 ,if the original liquibles cannot be retained ,i should substitute the word liquiables1 meaning those things which can be liquefied by heat4 ,indeed in the next passage we find stated that if ,saturn 7the alchemists' mystical name for ,lead7 be quenched1 c41 and that if then ,mars 7,iron7 be quenched in the same liquid1 it will acquire the softness of ,saturn4 ,or if you quench lead in spirit which has had iron first cooled in it1 it becomes hard4 ,of course there is no truth whatever in the above statements4 ,p4 #h4 ,the fire without coals1 c41 is 'corrosive sublimate1' most probably containing an excess of ,sulphuric acid 7vitriol7 as an impurity4 ,if ,copper 7,venus7 or ,tin 7,jupiter7 be dipt into this solution of mercury they will have a deposit of mercury formed on their surface1 which will give them a pearly appearance4 ,p4 #h4 ,to bring ,gold into calx4 ,when gold is treated in the way directed1 a fine powder of gold of a brown or yellow colour is left4 ,this might readily have been mistaken for a calx by those who had no clear ideas of what calx really was4 ,p4 #i4 ,the departing of gold from silver is essentially the same as the plan practised at the present day4 ,to get the ,quintessence of ,gold4 ,i can make nothing of the directions1 that is1 ,i cannot see that they 7the directions7 hide any real truth4 ,p4 #aj4 ,how to get the ,quintessence of ,antimony4 ,i can make nothing of this part1 and can only suggest that the vinegar used contained hydrochloric acid1 and when distilled with ',myn ,antimony' 7native sulphide of antimony7 gave a distillate of ,chloride of ,antimony containing some 'kermes' which is red4 ,from this point onward there is little or nothing that can be explained by a ,chemist4 ,,glossary4 ,transcriber's ,note3 ,a number of the listed words are spelled differently in the text than in the glossary1 or have italics that will affect text searching4 ,the searchable spelling is given in braces at the end of the entry4 ,line references in braces were also added by the transcriber4 ,agu1 p4 #bb1 l4 #a1 ',intermittent ,feaver1 commonly called an ,ague1 has certain times of ,intermission or ceasing2 it begins for the most part with ,cold or ,shivering1 ends in ,heat1 and returns exactly at set ,periods4' ,phillips4 ,aischin1 p4 #d1 l4 #aj1 ashes4 ,amphora1 p4 #aa1 c41 'a large vessel which derived its name from its being made with a handle on each side of the neck1 from amphi on both sides1 and phero3 ,i carry4' ,dict4 of ,gr4 and ,rom4 ,ant4 ,anele1 p4 #f1 l4 #bf1 c41 heat8 ,apostemes1 p4 #bd1 l4 #bd1 imposthumes1 boils4 ,appeire1 p4 #c1 l4 #ab1 impair1 worsen4 ,arreins1 p4 #b1 l4 #be1 spiders4 areins ',cassia ,fistula 7,lat471 p4 #ba1 l4 #af1 ,cassia in the ,pipe or ,cane1 a kind of ,reed or ,shrub that grows in ,india and ,africa1 bearing black1 round1 and long ,cods1 in which is contain'd a soft black ,substance1 sweet like ,honey1 and of a purging ,quality4' ,phillips4 ,colaciouns1 p4 #ah1 l4 #ba1 8 comments1 homilies4 colaciouns ,comounne1 p4 #c1 l4 #ce1 communicate4 ,comounne ',continual ,feaver p4 #ba is that whose ,fit is continu'd for many ,days2 having its times of ,abatement1 and of more ,fierceness2 altho' it never intermits1 or leaves off4' ,phillips4 feuere contynuele ,deedly1 p4 #c1 l4 #bd1 liable to death1 mortal4 ,departynge1 p4 #e1 l4 #ad1 parting1 separating4 ,depurid1 p4 #i1 l4 #bg1 purified1 purged4 ,distillatorie1 p4 #aj1 l4 #bd1 a still4 ,randle ,holme1 7,academy1 p4 #dbb1 col4 #b17 speaks of 'a ,still or ,distillatory ,instrument1' and further on1 iv41 ',he beareth ,sable1 the ,head of a ,distillatory with #c pipes2 having as many ,receivers or ,bottles set to them4' ',ebulum or ,ebulus 7,lat471 p4 #ah1 l4 #c the ,herb ,wall-wort1 ,dane-wort1 or ,dwarf-elder4' ,phillips4 appears in form ebuli ,encorpere1 p4 #ac1 l4 #d1 mix1 incorporate4 encorpere ,euforbii1 p4 #ba1 l4 #c bot41 ',euphorbia1 the ,libyan ,ferula1 a ,tree or ,shrub first found by ,king ,juba1 and so call'd from the ,name of his ,physician ,euphorbus4' ,phillips4 euforbij ,euphorbium1 'the gummy ,juice or ,sap of that ,tree much us'd in ,physick and ,surgery4' ,phillips4 ,extremities1 p4 #ag1 l4 #b1 ends of the limbs4 extremytees ,fecis1 p4 #d1 l4 #g2 p4 #i1 dregs4 ,fire of hell1 p4 #h1 l4 #bc1 a disease4 fier of helle ,fumiter1 p4 #ah1 l4 #c1 fumitory4 fumiter ,fyme1 p4 #aj1 l4 #b bot41 mud1 clay4 ,gerapigra galieni1 p4 #c1 l4 #bi1 iera pikra ,gale3nou4 ,giltid1 p4 #g1 l4 #c1 having the properties of gold communicated by it4 ,groste1 p4 #e1 ll4 #i1 #bi1 grossness1 heavy particles1 residuum4 grost'e ,hide1 p4 #ac1 l4 #ah1 8 for hideus2 compare the ,harleian reading 'unkinde4' ,hool1 p4 #ae1 l4 #aj1 recover1 improve4 ,incombustible1 p4 #aj1 l4 #b4 ,incorruptibility1 p4 #g1 l4 #b4 incorrumptibilitee ,kynde1 p4 #a1 l4 #ab1 all creatures2 l4 #ac1 nature4 ',lapis ,lazuli p4 #ah1 l4 #c a kind of ,azure or ,sky-colour'd ,stone1 of which the ,blew ,colour call'd ,ultramarine is made 44 much us'd in ,physick4' ,phillips4 lapis lasuly ,lembike1 p4 #i1 l4 #b1 ',alembick or ,limbeck 7,arab471 a ,still1 a ,chymical ,vessel used in ,distilling1 shaped like a ,helmet1 and towards the ,bottom having a ,beak or ,nose1 about a ,foot and a half long1 by which the ,vapours descend4 ,they are commonly made of ,copper tinn'd over on the inside1 and often of ,glass4' ,phillips4 ,liquibles1 p4 #g1 l4 #f bot41 meltable metals4 ,lymayl1 p4 #h1 l4 #f bot41 ,fr4 'limaille3 f4 ,file-dust1 pinne-dust4' ,cotgrave4 ,marien ,bath1 p4 #ab1 l4 #g bot41 ,balneum ,mariae1 a ,chemist's bath4 ',bain de ,marie4 ,maries bath2 a cauldron1 or kettle full of hot water4' ,cotgrave4 bath clepid marien ,medle1 p4 #ai last line1 mix4 ,medulla1 p4 #ah1 l4 #c1 pith4 ,mercasite1 p4 #aj1 l4 #ad1 'a kind of ,mineral ,stone1 hard and brittle1 partaking of the ,nature and ,colour of the ,metal it is mixed with2 some call it a ,fire-,stone4' ,phillips4 mercasite ,mercuriale1 mercurie1 p4 #ba1 #ai1 c41 ',mercury 44 among ,chymists 44 signifies ,quick-silver2 and is also taken for one of their active ,principles1 commonly call'd ,spirit 44 ,also the ,name of a purging ,herb1 of which there are two sorts1 viz4 ,good ,harry and ,dog's ,mercury4' ,metis1 p4 #af1 l4 #bb1 meatus1 passages4 ,mon1 p4 #ac1 l4 #ai4 8 question mark in original3 see footnote ,morsus ,gallinae1 the ,herb ,henbit or ,chick-weed4 ,phillips4 cited at p4 #bj l4 #cc ,mortifie1 p4 #ai last line1 ',among ,chymists to change the outward ,form or ,shape of a ,mixt ,body2 as when ,quicksilver1 or any other ,metal1 is dissolved in an acid ,menstruum4' ,phillips4 ,neischede1 p4 #g1 l4 #b bot41 neshness1 softness1 pliancy4 ,oo1 p4 #d1 one4 cited at line #aa and later ,popilion1 p4 #bb1 l4 #bd2 ',populeum1 an ,ointment made of ,poplar buds1 of a cooling and allaying ,quality4' ,phillips4 ,fr4 ',populeon4 ,popilion1 a ,pompillion2 an ointment made of blacke ,poplar buds4' ,cot4 word appears on line #be1 not #bd ,preparate1 p4 #h1 l4 #ba1 prepare4 preparate ',quartan ,ague p4 #bj is that whose ,fit returns every fourth ,day4' ,phillips4 quarteyn ,quenchour1 p4 #f at foot1 cooling the florin 8 ,quintessence is defined by ,phillips as 'the purest ,substance drawn out of any ,natural ,body2 a ,medicine made of the efficacious active ,particles of its ,ingredients separated from all ,faeces or ,dregs2 the ,spirit1 chief ,force1 or ,virtue of any thing4' ,reme1 p4 #i1 l4 #e bot41 ,a4,s4 reoma1 a strap1 thong4 ,reparale1 p4 #h1 l4 #ba1 make1 compound4 reparale ,respire1 p4 #d1 l4 #e from foot1 exhale4 ,restreyne1 p4 #g1 l4 #h1 retain4 ,reward1 p4 #b1 l4 #d1 #g1 regard4 ,rotombe1 p4 #aj1 l4 #c bot41 a retort4 ,sambucy1 p4 #af1 l4 #g bot41 ',sambucus1 the ,elder-,tree2 a ,shrub of very great use in ,physic4' ,phillips4 ,stafisagre1 p4 #bj1 l4 #a1 ',staphis agria1 the ,herb ,staves-acre1 or ,lice-bane4' ,phillips4 stafi-sagre ',tertian ,ague or ,feaver p4 #ba is that which intermits entirely1 and returns again every third ,day with its several ,symptoms at a set ,time4' ,phillips4 tercian ,to1 p4 #a1 l4 #af1 too4 ,triacle1 p4 #bc1 l4 #e1 cordial1 ',treacle1 a ,physical ,composition1 made of ,vipers and other ,ingredients4' ,phillips4 ,turbit1 p4 #af1 l4 #g bot41 ',turbit1 ,tripoly1 an ,herb called ,turbith1 or blew ,camomel4' ',turbith1 an ,herb so call'd by the ,arabians1 which grows in ,cambaya1 ,surat1 and other parts of ,asia2 a dangerous ,drug upon account of its violent purging ,quality4' ,phillips4 ,vapoure1 p4 #h1 l4 #e from foot2 p4 #i at foot1 evaporate4 ,woodnes1 p4 #bb1 l4 #bc1 wildness1 madness4 ,ypericon1 p4 #ai1 l4 #af1 ',hypericon1 ,st4 ,john's-,wort1 an excellent ,herb for ,wounds1 and to provoke ,urine4' ,phillips4 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 ,technical ,notes and ,errata3 ,two entries in the ,table of ,contents were merged in the printed book1 apparently for reasons of space4 ,the original form was3 ,,how ,,to ,,cure ,,frensy1 ,,gout1 ,,and ,,troubles ,,from ,,devils1 ,,wicked ,,thoughts1 ,,etc41 p4 #ag2 ,,and ,,how ,,our ,,quinte ,,essence ,,is ,,heaven #ai ,the main title page has been left as printed3 eessencijs444 ,the internal title page was changed from ,sloane ,,ms4 #gc1 fol4 #aj4 ,brit1 ,mus4 ,the superfluous e and the comma after ,brit appear to be the only typographical errors in the book4 ,each page of body text was surrounded by the following3 ,top of ,page3 ,synopsis of page contents4 ,this e-text preserves the page breaks and line divisions of the #ahff_/ahhi book4 ,inner ,margin3 ,line numbers in increments of #d1 used for ,index4 ,bottom of ,page3 ,footnotes1 originally numbered from #a on each page4 ,outer ,margin3 ,side footnotes3 ,identified by asterisk rather than by number4 ,in this e-text they are printed directly below the referring line1 in the same way as page-bottom footnotes4 ,folio number3 ,marked with an asterisk at the exact point of page break4 ,it appears to be mere coincidence that the text of folio 7leaf7 #bf was printed on page #bf of the #ahhi book4 ,marginal notations3 ,these are described in the ,p4,s4 of the editor's introduction4 ,subheads3 ,printed in italics1 with horizontal lines above and below4 ,running summary3 ,provided by the #ahff editor4 ,in this e-text1 some of the more fragmentary summary notes have been combined into one block4 ,special ,case3 ,on page #bb1 in the space at the end of a paragraph1 a numbered footnote reads in margin1 ',rose _/ violett _/ ,borage _/ lutuse_/'4 ,in this e-text1 the words have been shown as a marginal notation4