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',cont5ts1' p4 vii-viii1 are n[ add$4--,f4 #ahhi4 ,footnote #a3 ,! ,mirror ( ,al*imy1 compos$ by ! ?rice-fam\s & le>n$ ,fry]1 ,rog] ,ba*on1 #aeig4 ,footnote #b3 ,mr4 ,m4,a4 ,t>khad has be5 = _m ye>s ,vice-,pr9cipal ( ! ,rajkum> ,college1 = ! sons ( ! native ,*iefs ( ,rajkote4--#ahhi4 ,footnote #c3 ,mr4 ,e4,a4 ,bond ( ! ,briti% ,museum has k9dly look$ at ! ,,mss41 & puts ! ,sloane at #adfj-gj ,a4,d41 & ! ,h>leian at ab\t #afjj4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,cont5ts4 ,,book ,i4 ,,prolog3 ,,god',s ,,greate/ ,,secret #a ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce ,,def9$3 ,,its ,,qualities #b ,,h[ ,,to ,,make ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce #d #a,,/ ,,way #d #b,,nd ,,way #e #c,,rd ,,way #e #d,,? ,,way #e #e,,? ,,way #f ,,h[ ,,poor ,,evangelic ,,m5 ,,may ,,get ,,! ,,graci\s ,,influ5ce ,,( ,,gold #f ,,h[ ,,to ,,gild ,,burn+ ,,wat] ,,or ,,w9e ,,m ,,?or\ghly #g ,,h[ ,,to ,,make ,,fire ,,)\t ,,coals1 ,,lime1 ,,light1 ,,etc4 #h ,,h[ ,,to ,,calc9e ,,gold #h ,,h[ ,,to ,,sep>ate ,,gold ,,f ,,silv] #i ,,h[ ,,to ,,get ,,its ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce ,,out ,,( ,,gold #i ,,h[ ,,to ,,get ,,its ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce ,,out ,,( ,,antimony #aj ,,h[ ,,to ,,get ,,its ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce ,,out ,,( ,,man',s ,,blood #aa ,,h[ ,,to ,,get ,,its ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce ,,out ,,( ,,! #d ,,elem5ts #ab ,,h[ ,,to ,,fix ,,all ,,e>?ly ,,?+s ,,9 ,,our ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce #ac ,,book ,,ii4 ,,h[ ,,to ,,make ,,an ,,old ,,evangelic ,,man ,,"y #ae ,,h[ ,,to ,,cure ,a ,,man ,,giv5 ,,up ,,by ,,doctors #ae ,,h[ ,,to ,,cure ,,! ,,leprosy #af ,,h[ ,,to ,,cure ,,! ,,palsy #af ,,h[ ,,to ,,fatt5 ,,lean ,,& ,,consumptive ,,m5 #ag ,,h[ ,,to ,,cure ,,fr5sy1 ,,g\t1 ,,& ,,tr\bles ,,f ,,devils1 ,,wick$ ,,?\ghts1 ,,etc4 #ag ,,& ,,h[ ,,our ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce ,,is ,,heav5 #ai ,,h[ ,,to ,,cure ,,! ,,g\t #ai ,,h[ ,,to ,,cure ,,! ,,it*1 ,,& ,,kill ,,lice #ai ,,h[ ,,to ,,cure ,,qu>tan ,,fev] #bj ,,h[ ,,to ,,cure ,,cont9ual 7,,*ronic7 ,,fev] #ba ,,h[ ,,to ,,cure ,,t]tian ,,fev] #ba ,,h[ ,,to ,,cure ,,daily ,,or ,,quotidian ,,fev] #ba ,,h[ ,,to ,,cure ,,ague1 ,,fev]1 ,,& ,,lunacy #bb ,,h[ ,,to ,,cure ,,fr5zy ,,& ,,madness #bb ,,h[ ,,to ,,cure ,,cramp #bb ,,h[ ,,to ,,ca/ ,,poison ,,out ,,( ,a ,,man',s ,,body #bc ,,h[ ,,to ,,make ,a ,,c[>d ,,bold ,,& ,,/rong #bc ,,h[ ,,to ,,cure ,,pe/il5tial ,,fev] #bc ,,h[ ,,?is ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce ,,is ,,= ,,holy ,,m5 ,,only #be ,,! ,,sph]es ,,& ,,! ,,planets #bf ,,mr4 ,,gill',s ,,notes ,,on ,,! ,,*emi/ry ,,( ,,! ,,text #bg ,,gloss>y #bi 99 99 99 99 99 ,,! ,,book ,,( ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce ,,or ,,! ,,fif? ,,be+2 ,,t ,,is ,,to ,,say1 ,,man',s ,,heav54 ,sloane ,,ms4 #gc1 fol4 #aj4 ,brit4 ,mus4 ,,book ,i4 ,fol4 #aj4 ,by ! grace ( ,god ,i translate y ?is ,treatise reveal$ to ,h]mes by an angel aft] ,noah's flood1 t ! k ( ?is book may be pres]v$ to ! end ( ! _w4 ,) ?e myght1 wisdom1 grace ( ?e holy trynite1 ,i write to ghou a tretice 9 englis* breuely drawe out ( ?e book ( qu9tis essencijs 9 latyn1 ?at h]mys ?e prophete & kyng ( ,egipt1 after ! flood ( ,noe1 fadir ( philosophris1 #d hadde by reuelaci\n ( an aungil ( god to him s5de1 ?at ?e wijsdom & ?e sci5ce ( ?is book s*ulde n peris*e1 b be kept & pres]u$ vnto ?e e5de ( ?e _w1 ( alle holy m5 f al wickid peple & tyrauntis1 = greet perilis #h ?at myghte falle ?er(4 ,= wi?inne ?is breue tretis1 wi? ?e grace ( god1 ,i wole m det]m9e ( practif99 ?an ( !orik4 99 practise1 ,,ms4 ,h>l4 ,god's greate/ secret = man's ne$ is h[ to re/ore old feeble m5 to ! /r5g? ( _! y\?1 except 9 case ( ?und]-bla/1 & too mu* fa/+1 & ! t]m set = all m54 ghitt b5 bo?e n$eful _/ ,! fir/e & s\]eyne/e priuyte ?at god1 mak] ( kynde1 ordeyn$ = mannys n$e1 h[ ?at olde #ab euangelik m51 & feble 9 kynde1 myghte be re/orid1 & haue aghen h] fir/e /r5k?is ( ghong?e 9 ?e same degree ?at is 9 al kynde1 be mad hool parfightly1 except ?e /rok ( ?e ?undir bla/1 viol5t brusuris1 & oppressynge ( to my*e #af betynge _/ ,also peril\s fallyngis ( high placis1 to my*e ab/yn5ce1 o?ere yuel g\ernaunce aghens kynde1 ,& also ?e te]me ?at is sett ( god1 ?at noman may a-s*ape1 z ,iob sei? 9 latyn _/ ,breues dies hom9is sunt c4 ,=so?e philosophoris #bj ',nota4' ,page #b3 ,,! ,,names ,,& ,,qualities ,,( ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce4 ,! pure/ sub/ance ( corruptible ?+s is ,qu9te ,ess5ce or man's heav54 clep5 ?e pure/ sub/aunce ( manye corruptible ?ingis elem5tid1 'quinta essencia1' ?at is to seie1 'mannys heu5e1' drawe out by craft ( mani2#a = :i1 z qu9ta essencia superior1 ?at is1 ,footnote #a3 8 ,,ms4 meant = 'man4' 99 ,fol4 #aj;b4 heu5e ( oure "l god1 9 rew>d ( ?e 4iiij elem5tis1 is #d yncorruptible vn*aungeable _/ right s 99quinta essencia superior ,qu9te ,ess5ce is incorruptible z to ! f\r qualities ( man's body1 b n z ! heav5 ( ,god4 inf]ior1 ?at is to seie1 mannys heu5e1 is incorruptible1 9 rew>d ( ?e 4#d4 qualitees ( mannys body2 & s x is preu$ naturaly ?at oure qu9ta essencia1 ?at is1 mannes heu5e1 #h 9 x-silf#b is incorruptible2 & s x is n hoot & drie wi? ,footnote #b3 ,,ms4 'siff4' fi] _/ ne coold & moi/ wi? watir _/ ne hoot moi/ with eyr1 ne coold & drie wi? er?e2 b oure quinta essencia avayli? to ?e contrarie1 z heu5e incorruptible _/ ,b vndir/onde ?at oure #ab quinta essencia is n\ght s incorruptible z is heu5e ( oure "l god2 b x is incorruptible 9 rew>d ( composici\n ,x is call$1 #a4 ,burn+ ,wat]2 #b4 ! ,s\l 9 ! _s ( ,w9e2 #c4 ,wat] ( ,life2 & if y wi% to conceal x1 ,qu9te ,ess5ce4 maad ( ?e 4#d4 elem5tis2 x ha? 4iij4 names by ! philosophoris1 ?at is to seie _/ brennynge watir _/ ?e s\le 9 ?e _s ( #af wyn1 watir ( lijf _/ ,b :anne ghe wole concelle x1 ?anne s*al ghe clepe x 'oure quinta essencia'2 = ?is "n1 ?e nature ?er(1 right fewe philosophoris wolde s*ewe _/ b sikurly ?ei biri$e ?e tru?e ) hem4 & witi? weel t x is clepid #bj ,x is nei!r moi/ & cold l wat]1 nor hot & moi/ l air1 nor cold & dry l e>?1 nor hot & dry l fire4 br5nynge watir2 & x is no brennyng watir3 =:i1 x is n moi/ ne coold z com\n watir2 = x brenne?1 s doi? n comyn watir2 ne x is nat hoot & moi/ z eir1 = eir corrumpi? a ?ing a-noon1 z x s*ewi? weel by g5eracioun ( flies1 #bd are9s1 & si*e o?ere2 b sikirly ?is is alwey incorruptible1 if x be kept cloos fro flight _/ ,also x is not coold & drie z er?e4 = s\]eynly x wor*i? *aungi?4 ,& x is n hoot & drie z fi]1 z x s*ewi? by experi5ce2 = hoot ?+is x keli?1 #bh ,x gives incorruptibility1 = x prev5ts dead fle% f rott+1 & mu* m ! liv+ fle% ( man4 99 ,fol4 #aa4 hoot sijknessis x doi? awey _/ ,also ?at x gheue? incorruptibilite1 & kepi? a ?ing fro corruptibilite 99& rotynge1 x is preu$ ?u _/ ,=:i4 :at pece ( fleis*1 fis*1 or de$ brid1 be putt ?erinne1 x s*al n corrumpe ne rote :ilis x is ?erinne _/ #cb mi*e m ?anne x wole kepe quyk fleis* ( mannys body ,x is ,man's ,heav51 pres]v+ 8 body z ,heav5 does ! _w4 f al manere corruptibilite & rotynge _/ ,?is is oure quinta essencia1 ?at is to seie1 mannys heu5e1 ?at god made to ?e ,page #c3 ,,! ,,nature ,,& ,,work+ ,,( ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce4 cons]uacioun ( ?e 4#d4 qualitees ( mannys body1 right z he made 8 heu5e to ?e cons]uacioun ( al ?e _w _/ ,& wite ghe = ,_m "k x n n[ = _! covet\sness & vice4 c]teyn ?at manye philosophoris & le*is ?at b5 n[1 kn[e n\ght ?is quinta essencia1 ne ?e tru?e ?er( _/ ,=:i2 god wole #d n ?at ?ei kn[e x2 = h] greet brennynge c\eitise ,b z ,god's ,heav5 is aid$ by sun & />s1 s our ,heav51 or ,qu9te ,ess5ce1 is made fair by ! sun m9]al1 or pure gold ( ! m9e1 n ( al*emy4 vici\s lyuynge _/ ,=so?e quinta essencia superior1 ?at is to seie1 heu5e ( oure "l god bi him silf _/ ,aloone _/ gheue? n cons]uaci\n 9 ?e _w1 & wondirful influ5ce1 b by ?e vertue #h ( ?e sunne1 planetis1 & o?ere /]ris2 right s oure quinta essencia1 ?at is1 mannys heu5e1 wole be maad fair wi? ?e sunne m9eralle1 fynyd1 s*ynynge1 incorruptibile2 & eu5e 9 qualite ?at fi] may n appeire1 corrumpe1 ne di/roie4 & ?is is verry #ab ',nota4' gold ( ?e myn1 ( ?e er?e1 or ( ?e floodis gad]id _/ = gold ( alkamy maad with corosyues di/roie? kynde1 z ari/otle & ,good natural gold is call$ ,sol1 because ,sol ! planet gives gold its p[]1 col\r1 c4 manye o?ere philosophoris prou5 _/ & ?er=e good gold naturel1 ( ?e myn ( ?e erbe1 is clepid ( philosophoris 'sol' 9 #af latyn2 = he is ?e sonne ( oure heu5e1 li* z sol ?e planet is 9 ?e heu5e ab\e2 = ?is planete gheue? to gold 8 influ5ce1 ,our ,qu9te ,ess5ce is ! col\r ( heav52 gold makes x fair2 & ! two "w 9 u 7s f> z is possible7 r5ewal ( y\?1 & give heal? pl5te\sly4 99 ,fol4 #aa;b4 nature1 colour1 a sub/aunce incorruptible4 ,& oure quinta essencia1 mannys heu5e1 is ( ?e nature 99 ?e col\r ( heu5e _/ #bj ,& oure sol1 ?at is1 fyn gold ( ?e myne1 s*al make x fair1 right z sol ?e planete maki? heu5e fair _/ & s ?ese two togid]e ioyn$ s*al gheue influ5ce 9 u1 & ?e condici\ns ( heu5e & ( heu5ly snne _/ 9 z mi*e z x is possible 9 de$ly #bd nature1 cons]uacioun & re/orynge ( nature lo/1 r5ewynge ,z ,aries1 ,taurus1 & ,gem9i draw hum\rs f ! head & brea/1 & n ! limbs b5ea?1 s ^? spices t d draw f ^! limbs get _! p[] f ,capricorn1 c4 ( ghong?e _/ ,& x s*al gheue pl5teu\sly heel?e3 & s x is preu$ by a/ronomy ab\e1 ?at /]ris ?at ha? influ5ce vpon ?e he$ & ?e necke ( man _/ z ben ?e /]ris ( aries1 taurus1 #bh ',nota4' & gem9i1 gheuen influ5ce syngul]ly vpo-n ,g]apigra gali5i _/ ,& ?er=e x ha? a syngul] /r5k?e1 by ?e ordynaunce ( god1 to drawe awey ?e superflue hum\ris fro ?e he$1 ?e necke1 & ?e bre/1 & n fro ?e membris byne?e _/ ,& s ,i seie ( #cb spicis ?at drawi? hum\ris fro ?e knees1 ?e leggis1 & ?e feet1 ?at resseyu5 a syngul] influ5ce ( ?e /]ris ( ,capricorn1 ,tell n ^! ,div9e secrets to wick$ m54 ,aqu>ie & pisces1 right s ( o?ere1 et cet]a _/ ,com\nne ghe n ?is book ( deuyne secretes to wickid men & au]\s2 #cf ,page #d3 ,,! #a/ ,,way ,,to ,,make ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce4 'aqua vite' --,to make ,qu9te ,ess5ce4-- ,take ! be/ w9e1 or any n s\r2 di/il x1 & ! #d ,elem5ts %all be left l dregs4 b kepe ghe x 9 priuytee _/ ,take ?e be/e wiyn ?at ghe may fynde1 if ghe be ( p[]2 if ghe be right pore1 ?anne take corrupt wiyn1 ?at is1 rotyn1 ( a watery hum\r1 b n egre1 ?at is1 s\r1 = ?e quint essencia ?er( is naturaly incorruptible #d ?e :i* ghe s*al drawe out by sublymacioun _/ ,& ?anne s*al ?er leue 9 ?e gr\nd ( ?e vessel ?e 4#d4 elementis1 z x ,di/il #g times to get ,burn+ ,wat]2 put ?is 9 a ,di/ill] 9 a furnace1 & let ! vap\r rise1 cond5se1 & be di/ill$ till x is turn$ into ,qu9te ,ess5ce1 & p>t$ f ! #d elem5ts4 71 rotun fecis ( wiyn _/ ,b fir/e ghe mu/e di/ille ?is wiyn 4#g4 tymes2 ?anne haue ghe good brennynge watir _/ ,=so?e1 #h 99 ,fol4 #ab4 ?is is ?e watri mater 99fro :i* is drawe oure quinta essencia _/ ,?anne mu/e ghe d make 9 ?e furneis ( ais*91 a di/illatorie 'vas' ( glas al hool ( oo4 pece1 wi? an hoole a-b\e 9 ?e he$1 :]e ?e watir s*al be putt yn1 & be take out _/ ,& ?is is a #ab wondirful in/rum5t ?at ?at ?+ ?at by vertues ( fi] asc5di? & di/illi? wi?inne ?e vessel1 per canales bra*iales1 ?at is1 by pipis li* to armys1 be bore aghen1 & eftsoones asc5di?1 eft descendi? contynuely day & nyght1 til ?e brennynge water #af heu5ly be turn$ into quintam essenciam _/ ,& s bi cont9uelle asc5ci\ns disc5ci\ns1 ?e quinta essencia is departid fro ?e corruptible composici\n ( ?e 4#d4 elementis4 ,= bi=e ?at ?+ ?at is twies sublym$ is m glorifi$1 & #bj is m sotil1 & f] from ?e corrumpci\n ( ?e 4#d4 elementis m separat ?an :anne x asc5di? b oonys2 & s vnto ',nota4' ,di/il x #ajjj times1 & x %all be glorifi$ & become a m$ic9e incorruptible z heav54 a ?ous& tymes1 s ?at by c\tynuel asc5dynge & desc5dynge1 by ! :i* x is sublym$ to s my*e highnes ( glorificaci\n1 #bd x s*al come ?at x s*al be a m$icyn incorruptible almoo/ z heu5e ab\e1 & ( ?e nature ( heu5e _/ ,& ?er=e oure quinta essencia wor?ily is clepid 'mannys heu5e' _/ ,aft] _m days un/op y\r di/ill]1 & if !re issues out a heav5-sweet sav\r1 y h our ,qu9te ,ess5ce4 ,if n1 di/il aga9 till y h4 ,& aftir manye daies ?at x ha? be 9 ?is sotil vessel ( glas #bh di/illid _/ ghe s*ul5 op5e ?e hoole ( ?e vessel 9 ?e he$ ?at 'lute' was selid ) ?e seel ( lute ( wijsdom1 maad ( ?e sotille/ fl\r1 & ( :ite ( eyr51 & ( moi/ papere1 ymeyngid s ?at no ?+ respire out _/ ,& :ane ghe op5e ?e hoole4 if ?er #cb come out a passynge heu5ly swete flau\r ?at alle men ?at 99 ,fol4 #ab;b4 come yn naturely 99drawe ?erto4 ?anne ghe haue oure quinta essencia _/ & ellis sele ?e vessel1 & putte x to ?e fi] aghen til ghe haue x4 #cf ,page #e3 ,,! #bnd1 #crd1 ,,& #d? ,,ways ,,( ,,mak+ ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce4 --,! second way to make ,qu9te ,ess5ce4-- ,put ! /ronge/ ,burn+ ,wat] into an 'amphora2' seal x up2 bury x neck d[nw>ds 9 horse-dung1 & ! ,qu9te ,ess5ce w rise into ! globe & ! impurities settle 9 ! neck4 ,& ano?er man] wor*+e ( oure quinta essencia is ?is _/ ,take ?e noble/ & ?e /r5ge/ brennynge watir ?at ghe may haue di/illid out ( pure myghty wiyn1 & putte x into a glas clepid amphora1 with a long necke _/ & close ?e m\? #d /rongly wi? wex2 ,& loke ?at half or ?e ?ridde part be fulle2 & birie x al 9 hors d\nge1 preparate z x is seid h]eafter _/ s ?at ?e necke ( ?e glas be turn$ d\nw>d1 ?e botum be turn$ vpw>d1 ?at by vertu ( ?e hors d\nge ?e quinta #h essencia asc5de vp to ?e botum4 ,& ?e gro/'e ( ?e mat] ,take ! glass out ( ! dung2 make a hole 9 ! wax seal1 let out ! impure e>?y wat]1 & :5 ! ,qu9te ,ess5ce w\ld beg9 to run1 turn ! glass up1 & keep y\r ,qu9te ,ess5ce4 ( ?e watir desc5de d\nw>d to ?e necke _/ ,& aftir manye daies1 :anne ghe take x out1 s(tly lift vp ?e glas z x /ondi?1 & ghe s*al se 9 ?ick5es & cle]nesse a diff]5ce bitw5e #ab ?e quintam essenciam sublym$1 & ?e grose mater ?at is 9 ?e necke _/ ?e wondirful mai/ry ( departynge ( ?at oon fro ?at o?er is ?is _/ ,take a s*>p poyntel1 or a pricke ( yr51 pe]se into ?e wex ?at hongi? in ?e m\? ( ?e glas aghens ?e #af er?e _/ & :anne ghe haue pe]sid al fully to ?e watir1 take out ?e poyntel or ?e pricke _/ ,& ?at er?ely watir wole fir/ come out ?at is 9 ?e necke _/ & s til x be come out vnto ?e departinge bitwixe x _/ & ?e quinte essence1 ?at is1 mannys #bj heu5e sublym$4 & :ane ghe se ?at ?is quint essence wole renne melte aftir ?at ?is er?ely watir be voydid1 putte ?anne swiftly ghoure fyngir to ?e hoole1 turne vp ?e glas1 & ?anne 99 ,fol4 #ac4 ghe haue ?erinne oure quinte essence1 99& ?e er?ely watir wi?oute #bd aside4 ,& ?is is a passyng s\]eyn priuytee4 --,! ?ird way4-- ,put y\r amphora into a horse's belly in/ead ( ! dung1 & proce$ z above4 ,! ?ridde maner is1 ?at ghe take a greet glas clepid amphora1 & seele x weel1 & birie x weel 9 ?e wombe ( an hors al togid]e4 & ?e puret'e ( ?e quinte essencie s*al be sublym$ #bh ab\e1 ?e gro/'e s*al abide byne?e 9 ?e botme _/ take out s(tli ?at ?at fleti? a-b\e2 & ?at ?at leeue? bihynde1 putte x to ?e fi]4 --,! f\r? way4-- ,sub/itute = ! amphora a vessel ( glass or e>?1 ) a tube runn+ f ! top & hang+ 9 ! air1 into :i* ! vap\r may fall & cond5se4 ,! 4iiij4 man] is ?is4 take :at vessel ( glas ?at ghe wole1 #cb or ( er?e /rongly glasid1 & ?er-vpon a r\nd foot ( glas wi? a leg4 & seele ?e vessel with 8 c\]tour1 ?at ?e rod ( ?e foot ( ?e glas wi?inne ?e vessel honge 9 ?e eyr1 ?at ?at ?ing ?at ascendi? to ?e c\]t\r 9 ?e man] ( a pott boilynge #cf ,page #f3 ,,! #e? ,,way ,,to ,,make ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce1 ,c4 --,! fif? way4-- ,di/il y\r ,burn+ ,wat] t5 times4 desc5de d\n aghen by ?e foot ( ?e glas4 & ?is in/rum5t may ghe d make wi?oute greet co/ _/ ,! fif?e man] is1 ?at ?e br5nynge water be 4#aj tymes di/illid 9 hors d\nge contynuely dige/4 #d --,to make fire )\t fire1 & ,qu9te ,ess5ce )\t co/ or tr\ble4-- ,! science ( makynge ( fi] wi?oute fi] _/ :]by ghe may make oure quinte essence wi?oute co/ or traueile1 & ,put horse-dung into a vessel or pit l9$ ) a%es1 & place y\r vessel 9 x up to ! middle4 ,! cold top "p w cond5se ! vap\r caus$ by ! heat ( ! dung4 withoute occupacioun & lesynge ( tyme _/ ,take ?e be/e horse d\nge ?at may be _h ?at is weel dige/1 & putte x wi?ine #h a uessel1 or ellis a pitt maad wi? ?e er?e anoyntid ?orughout with pa/ maad ( ais*94 ,& 9 ?is vessel or pitt1 bete weel togid]e ?e d\nge2 ,& in ?e myddil ( ?is d\ng1 sette ?e vessel ( di/illacioun vnto ?e myddis or m _/ ,= x is n$e ?at al ?e #ab he$ ( ?e vessel be 9 ?e coold eir _/ ?at1 ?at ?9g ?at bi vertu ( ?e fi] ( ?e d\ng ?at asc5di? ?erby be turn$ into watir 99 ,fol4 #ac;b4 99by vertu ( cooldnes ( ?e eir & falle d\n aghen & asc5de vp aghen4 & ?u ghe haue fi] wi?oute fi]1 & b wi? litil #af traueile4 ,or1 place y\r vessel 9 ! sun's rays4 ,also ano?er man] ( fi]4 sette ghoure vessel =seid to ?e /rong reu]b]aci\n ( ?e sunne 9 som] tyme1 & lete x /onde ?ere nyght & day4 #bj --,h[ poor evangelic m5 may get ! graci\s influ5ce ( gold4-- ,"h ,i wole te*e ghou h[ pore euangelik men may haue wi?oute co/1 & almoo/ = n\ght1 ?e graci\s influ5ce ( gold1 & ?e man] ( ?e fixynge ( x 9 oure heu5e1 ?at is1 ,borr[ a ,flor5ce flor9 ( a ri* fri5d1 anneal 8heat x on a plate ( iron1 & ?r[ x into "s ,burn+ ,wat]1 tak+ c>e to qu5* ! fire quickly to prev5t ! ,wat] wa/+4 oure quinta essencia4 if ghe be pore1 ghe s*al preie a ri*e man #bd ?at is ghoure freend to le5e ghou a good floreyn ( flor5ce _/ & anele x vpon a plate ( yr5 z yr5 is anelid4 & haue biside ghou a uessel ( er?e glasid1 fillid ful ( ! be/e br5nynge watir ?at ghe may fynde4 ca/e into ?e watir ?e floreyn anelid4 & #bh loke ?at ghe haue a sotilte & a sleigh?e to qu5*e sodeynly ?e fi]1 ?at ?e watir waa/e n2 & be weel w> ?at non yr5 t\*e ,repeat ?is #ej times 9 fre% ,wat]1 & !n mix all ! ,wat]s toge!r4 ?e watir4 b after ca/e into ?e watir ?e floreyn1 & d s 4l4 tymes or m1 = ?e (t]e ?e bett]e x is _/ ,& if ghe se ?at ?e #cb watir waa/e to my*e1 *aunge x ?anne1 & take newe1 d s (te tymes4 & :anne ghe haue d ghoure qu5*\r1 putte ,! ,wat] draws out all ! prop]ties ( ! gold4 all ?e watris togid]e _/ ,& ghe s*ul5 vndir/onde ?at ?e vertu ( brennynge watir is si* ?at naturely x drawi? out ( #cf ,page #g3 ,,h[ ,,to ,,gild ,,burn+ ,,wat] ,,or ,,w9e4 ,mix ! gilt ,burn+ ,wat] ) ,qu9te ,ess5ce4 99 ,fol4 #ad4 gold alle ?e vertues propirtees ( x1 x holdi? incorrumptibilitee an eu5e heete4 99?anne meynge ?is br5nynge watir ?u giltid wi? oure quinte essence1 & vse x4 b be w> ?at ghe qu5*e n ?e floreyn 9 oure quinte essence2 = ?anne #d ,y may sub/itute = ,burn+ ,wat] be/ :ite w9e1 :i* also reta9s ! p[]s ( gold4 x 7 lo/ _/ ,& if x s be ?at ghe haue n ?is br5nynge watir r$y1 ?anne quen*e ghoure floreyn 9 ?e be/e :ight wiyn ?at may be _h _/ ,= sikirly ?e philosophore sei?1 ?at wiyn ha? also ?e propirtee to re/reyne 9 x ?e influ5ce & vertues ( #h gold _/ ,& :anne ghe haue d ghoure w]k1 ghe s*al wite ?at ?e floreyn is als good1 almoo/ ( ?e same weighte1 z x 0 a=e _/ ?er=e vse wiyn or brennynge watir giltid1 s ?at ghe may ,?is gilt ,wat] w make y well & "y aga94 ,9 x y h ! ,sun fix$ 9 our ,heav54 be hool1 & wexe glad1 & be ghong4 ,& ?u ghe haue oure #ab heu5e1 & ?e sunne 9 him fixid1 to ?e cons]uacioun ( mannys nature & fixaci\n ( oure heu5e1 ?at is1 oure quinte essence4 'sci5ce4' --,h[ to gild ,burn+ ,wat] or ,w9e m ?or\ghly4-- ,! science h[ ghe s*ule gilde m myghtily by br5nynge #af watir or wiyn ?an ,i taughte y t(ore1 :]by ?e water or ?e wiyn s*al take to x myghtily ?e influ5ce ?e vertues ( fyne gold4 ,heat calc9$ gold 9 a silv] spoon & put x 9 ,burn+ ,wat] or w9e #ej times1 z ) ! flor9 be=e4 ,take ?e calx ( fyn gold z x is decl>id "h-aftir 9 ?is #bj book1 & putte x 9 a silu] spone1 & anele x at ?e fi]4 ?anne ca/e ?e cals ( ! gold 9 ?e br5nynge watir or in wiyn 4l4 times1 z ,i taughte ghou t(ore wi? ?e floreyn4 & ,y\r liquor w be bett] gilt1 z ! fire & ,wat] or w9e "w m p[]fully on ! gra9s ( gold ?an on a plate4 ghe s*ule haue ghoure licour by an hundrid part bettir gilt ?an ghe #bd _h t(ore wi? ?e floreyn _/ ,=:i4 fi] wor*i? m /rongly 99 ,fol4 #ad;b4 & bettere 999 sotil parties ?an x doi? 9 an hool plate _/ ,& also brennynge watir or wiyn drawi? out m myghtily bi a ?ous& part ?e propirtees ( gold fro smale parties anelid1 ?an #bh ,w9e reta9s ! prop]ties ( all liquibles qu5*$ 9 x4 x doi? fro a ?icke plate _/ ,& ghe s*al vndir/onde ?at wiyn n aloonly holdi? 9 x ?e propirtees ( gold1 b my*e m ?e propirtees ( alle liquibles if ?ei be qu5*id ?erinne4 & ?at ,if ,saturn 7lead7 liquefi$ be qu5*$ 9 w9e1 & !n ,m>s 7iron7 be qu5*$ 9 x1 ,m>s acquires ! s(tness ( ,saturn4 is a s\]eyn priuite3 ,=:i1 if ghe qu5*e saturne liquifi$ #cb 9 wiyn or 9 com\n watir 4#g4 tymes1 & aftirw>d 9 ?at wiyn or watir ghe qu5*e m>s manye tymes1 ?anne m>s s*al take algate ?e neis*$e & ?e s(tnes ( saturne _/ ,& ?e same s*al v5us d1 alle o?ere liquibles _/ or ellis1 ,& ghe #cf ,page #h3 ,,to ,,make ,,fire ,,) ,,no ,,fire4 ,,to ,,calc9e ,,gold4 ,aga91 if y qu5* ,m>s 9 w9e & put 9 x ,saturn liquefi$1 ?is w be made h>d4 qu5*e m>s 9 :ight wiyn or 9 com\n watir manye tymes1 & aftirw>d 9 ?e same wiyn or watir ghe ca/e saturne liquifi$ (te tymes1 ?anne wi?oute d\te ghe s*al fynde ?at ?e saturne is maad right h>d _/ ,!r=e ?e propirtees ( alle liquibles may #d be br\ght into wiyn or watir2 b my*e m myghtily into br5nynge watir good & preci\s4 --,to make fire )\t coals1 lime1 light1 c4-- ,! science to make a fi]1 ?at is1 wi?oute cole1 withoute lyme1 wi?oute light1 wor*+e aghens al man] s*>pnes or #h accioun ( visible fi]1 right z wor*i? ?e fi] ( helle _/ ,& ?is priuytee is s vertu\s1 ?at ?e vertu ?er( may n al be decl>id4 ,& ?u x is maad4 ,take ,m]curie ?at is sublym$ ,mix equal p>ts ( sublimat$ ,m]cury1 ,salt1 & ,sal ,ammoniac1 gr9d !m small1 expose !m to ! air1 & !y'll turn into wat]1 a drop ( :i* w eat ?ro' y\r h&1 & make ,v5us 7copp]7 or ,jupit] 7t97 l pe>l4 99 ,fol4 #ae with vitriol1 99 comen salt1 sal- armoniac 4#g4 or 4#aj4 tymes #ab sublym$ _/ & meynge hem togid]e by eu5e porcioun4 & grynde x smal1 & leye x abrood vpon a m>bil /oon2 & by nyghte sette x in a s(t cle] eir1 or ellis 9 a coold sel]2 & ?ere x wole turne into watir _/ ,& ?anne gad]e x togid]e in to #af a /rong vessel ( glas1 & kepe x _/ ,?is water =so?e is s /rong1 ?at if a litil drope ?er( falle vpon ghoure hond1 anoon x wole perce x ?orugh-out2 & in ?e same man] x wole d1 if x falle vpon a plate ( v5us or ,iubit]1 into ?is watir1 x turne? #bj ,if x c\ld be mod]at$ x w\ld cure ! disease ,hell fire1 & e corrosive sickness4 hem into lijknes ( pe]l4 :o s c\de reparale preparate kyndely ?is fi]1 wi?oute d\te x wolde quen*e anoon a br5nynge sijknes clepid ?e fi] ( helle4 ,& also x wolde heele euery corosif sijknesse4 ,& manye philosophoris clepi? ?is #bd 'sal am>us4' ,x is also call$ ',sal ,am>us4' ?ing 9 h] bookis 'sal am>us1' al ?ough ?ei te*e n ?e mai/rie ?er( _/ ,if x be s ?at ?is firy watir breke ?e glas1 & renne out into ?e ais*51 ?anne gad]e alle togid]e ?at ghe fynde pa/id 9 ?e ais*5 _/ & leye x vpon a m>bil /oon z a=e1 & x wole #bh turne into watir4 ,& ?is is a greet priuytee4 ',science4' --,to calc9e gold4-- ,cut gold into %av+s2 put x into a crucible ) ,m]cury2 heat x1 & x w crumble into du/ l fl\r4 ,heat x m till ! m]cury goes 8 way2 or di/il x1 & ! gold p[d] w be 9 ! crucible4 ,! science to brynge gold into calx _/ ,take fyn gold1 & make x into smal lymayl3 take a crusible wi? a good quantitee ( ,m]curie1 & sette x to a litil fi] s ?at x vap\re #cb n1 & putte ?erinne ?i lymail ( gold1 & /ire x weel togid]e _/ 99 ,fol4 #ae;b4 aftirw>d 99wi?inne a litil tyme ghe s*al se al ?e gold wi?inne ?e ,mercurie turn$ into er?e z sotil z fl\r4 ?anne gheue x a good fi]1 ?at ?e ,mercurie arise & g 8 wey2 or ellis1 #cf ,page #i3 ,,to ,,get ,,! ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce ,,out ,,( ,,gold4 & ghe wole1 ghe may di/ille & gad]e x1 puttynge ?er-vpon a lembike _/ & 9 ?e corusible ghe s*al fynde ?e gold calcyn$ & ,a ?9 plate ( gold w d in/ead ( %av+s1 & ,silv] may be treat$ l gold4 r$ucid into er?e _/ ,& if ghe wole n make lymayl ( gold1 ?anne make ?er( a sotil ?inne plate1 z ghe kan1 & putte wi?inne #d ?e ,mercurie al w>m2 & ghe s*al haue ghoure desi] _/ ,& 9 ?is same man] ghe may wor*e wi? siluir _/ ,?anne take ?e calx ( ?ese two bodies1 & b]e hem op5ly wi? ghou2 & ?er ,to c>ry ^! p[d]s ab\t1 mix !m ) pit*1 wax1 or gum1 melt+ ! mass :5 y want ! metal4 s*al noman kn[e :at ?ei b5 _/ ,& if ghe wole b]e hem #h m priuyly wi?oute ony kn[ynge1 ?anne meynge hem wi? pi* melt1 or wex1 or ellis gumme1 = ?anne noman s*al kn[e x :at x is4 ,& :anne ghe wole dissolue ony ( ?ese calces by hem silf1 putte ei?ir by him silf 9 a te/1 or ellis ?e pi* or #ab ?e wex 9 :i* ?ei ben ynne2 & anoon s*al come out v]ry gold siluer z ?ei 7 t(ore4 --,h[ to sep>ate gold f silv] :5 mix$ ) x4-- ,n[ ,i wole te*e ghou ?e mai/rie ( dep>tynge ( gold fro siluir :anne ?ei be meyngid togid]e _/ ,=so?e ghe woot #af weel ?at ?er be manye w]kis 9 ?e :i*e gold & siluir be meyngid1 z 9 giltynge ( vessel ,iewellis _/ ?er=e ,put ! mixture into a solution ( vitriol & saltpetre1 & ! silv] w be dissolv$4 :anne ghe wole drawe ?e toon fro ?at o?ir1 putte al ?at mixture into a /rong watir maad ( vitriol & ( sal- petre4 & ?e #bj 99 ,fol4 #af4 ,corrosive wat] & sal ammoniac w dissolve ! gold4 99siluyr wole be dissolu$1 & n ?e gold3 ?anne ghe haue ?at oon dep>tid fro ?e to?ir _/ ,& if ghe wole dissolue ?e gold to watir1 putte ?anne yn ?e watir corosyue1 ,sal- armoniac2 & ?at watir wi?oute d\te wole dissolue gold into watir4 #bd 'sci5ce4' ',nota4' --,h[ to get out ( gold its ,qu9te ,ess5ce4-- ,put calc9$ gold into di/ill$ v9eg> or purifi$ ur9e2 set x 9 a hot sun2 a film w soon rise2 skim x (f1 collect all su* 9 a glass vessel till no m rise4 ,! science to drawe out ( fyn gold vta essencia is ?is _/ ,fir/ ghe s*al r$uce gold into calx1 z ,i tolde ghou t(ore _/ ?anne take vynegre di/illid1 or ellis oold vryne depurid fro ?e fecis1 & putte x 9 a uessel glasid2 & ?e liquor s*al be 9 #bh ?e heigh?e ( #d4 yn*is2 & ?erinne ca/e ?e calx ( gold1 sette x to ! /rong sunne 9 som] tyme1 ?ere to abide _/ & soone aftir ghe s*al se z x 7 a liquor ( oyle asc5de vp1 fletynge ab\e 9 maner ( a skyn or ( a reme4 gad]e ?at awey #cb wi? a sotil spone or ellis a fe?ere1 & putte x into a uessel ( glas 9 ?e :i* be putt watir t(ore4 & ?u gad]e x manye tymes 9 ?e day1 into ?e tyme ?at ?er asc5de nomore _/ & aftir d vap\re awey ?e watir at ?e fi]4 ,& ?e vta ess5cia ( ?e #cf ,evaporate ! wat] left2 ! residuum is ! ,qu9te ,ess5ce ( ,gold4 ,page #aj3 ,,to ,,get ,,! ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce ,,out ,,( ,,antimony1 ,c4 gold wole abyde byne?e4 ,& manye philosophoris clepi? ?is quinta essencia an oile incombu/ible1 ?at is a greet priuytee _/ ,& if ghe wole fixe ?is quinta essencia in oure heu5e1 ?at#a x ,& if y fix ?is ,qu9te ,ess5ce 9 our heav51 x w re/ore man to ! /r5g? ( 8 y\?4 #a !n1 ,,ms4 ,h>l4 may wi?oute d\te re/ore aghen to man ?at nature ?at is lo/1 #d & r$uce him aghen into ?e vertu ( ?e /r5k?e ( ghong?e1 & also l5k?i? 8 lijf into ?e la/e t]me ( lijf set ( god _/_/ ,n[ ,n[ ,i h told ?is mo/ sov]eign secret1 :i* %\ld n be %ew$4 ,! ,qu9te ,ess5ce ( gold is be/ to heal w\nds4 99 ,fol4 #af;b4 ,nota4 =so?e ,i haue toold ghou ?e s\]eyne/ 99priuytee & re/orynge ( mannys kynde1 & in part greet ?+ ?at s*ulde n be #h s*ewid _/ ,=:i4 ?is oyle1 ?at is to seie1 quinta essencia ( gold1 ha? ?e moo/e swetnes & vertu to a-swage & putte awei ?e a*e ( w\ndis1 & = to heele w\ndis1 oolde sooris1 & manye wondirful yuelis _/ ,also in ?e same man] ghe may drawe #ab out ( siluir1 quinte essencie _/_/ --,h[ to get its ,qu9te ,ess5ce out ( ,antimony4-- ,! sci5ce to drawe out ( antymony1 ?at is1 mercasite ( le$1 ?e vte essencie1 is a s\]eyn mai/rie1 & a priuytee ,put p[d]$ antimony into di/ill$ v9eg>2 heat x till ! v9eg> is r$2 take away ! r$ v9eg>1 & put fre%2 take t away :5 r$4 ,put ! r$ v9eg> into a di/ill]1 & #ajjj drops ( bless$ w9e %all come d[n ! pipe2 collect ?is2 x is an incomp>able treasure4 ( alle priuytees _/ ,take ?e myn ( antymony a=eseid1 #af & make ?er( al s sotil a p\dre z ghe kan _/ ?anne take ?e be/e vynegre di/illid1 & putte ?erinne ?e p\dre ( antymonye1 & lete x /onde 9 a glas vpon a litil fi] into ?e tyme ?at ?e vynegre be col\rid re$4 ?anne take ?at #bj vynegre awey1 & kepe x cl5e1 & putte aghen ?er-to ( o?ere vynegre di/illid1 & lete x /onde vpon a s(t fi] til x be col\rid re$4 s d (te tymes4 & :anne ghe haue gad]id al ghoure vynegre col\rid1 putte x ?anne 9 a di/illatorie4 & #bd fir/ ?e vynegre wole asc5de2 ?anne after ghe s*al se m]ueilis3 = ghe s*al se z x 7 a ?ous& dropis ( blessid wiyn disc5de d\n 9 man] ( re$ dropis1 z x 7 blood1 by ?e pipe ( ?e lymbike _/ ?e :i* licour1 gad]e togid]e 9 a #bh rotumbe _/ & ?anne ghe haue a ?+ ?at al ?e tres\r ( ?e _w ,nota4 may n be 9 comparis\n ( wor?ines ?erto _/ ari/otle sei? ?at x is 8 l$e 9 ?e book ( secretis1 al ?ough he 99telle n ?e "n 99 ,fol4 #ag4 ,x cures ! pa9 ( all w\nds1 & :5 f]m5t$ x works great secrets4 ( ?e antymonye a=eseid _/ ,=so?e ?is doi? awey a*e ( alle #cb w\ndis1 & wondirfully heeli?4 ?e vertu ?er( is incorruptible m]ueilous profitable _/ x n$it to be putrifi$ 9 a rotombe & seelid in fyme1 & ?anne x wor*i? greet priuytees _/ ,=so?e ?e vta essencia ( ?is antymony ?at is re$1 in ?e :i* is #cf ,page #aa3 ,,to ,,extract ,,! ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce ,,f ,,man',s ,,blood4 ?e secreet ( alle secretis1 is swett]e ?an ony hony1 or sugre1 or ony o?ir ?+4 ',sci5ce4' --,h[ to get its ,qu9te ,ess5ce f ,man's ,blood4-- ,! sci5ce 9 ! extracci\n ( ?e 4#ec essencie f blood1 ,footnote #c3 #e = fif?1 or qu9te4 & fleis*1 eggis _/ ,to ghou ,i seie1 ?at 9 euery elem5tid #d ?+1 ?e 4#e4 essencie remayne? incorrupte3 x s*al be ?anne ?e moo/ ?ing ( m]ueyle if ,i te*e ghou to drawe out ?at fro mannys blood res]u$ ( ,b>b\ris :anne ?ei lete blood2 also fro fleis* ( alle brute bee/is1 & fro alle eggis1 & o?ere #h ,man's blood is ! p]fecte/ "w ( nature 9 u1 & its ,qu9te ,ess5ce conv]ts blood into fle%1 & works div9e miracles ( heal+4 su*e ?+is4 = als my*e z mannes blood is ?e perfiti/ w]k ( kynde 9 u1 z to ?e encrees ( ?at ?at is lo/1 x is c]teyn ?at nature ?at 4#e4 essence maad s perfight ?at1 wi?oute ony o?ir greet preparaci\n wi?oute ?e veynes1 x b]i? =? ?at blood #ab anoon aftir into fleis*4 & ?is #e essence is s nygh kynde ?at x is moo/ to haue#d _/ ,=:y4 9 x is m]ueyl\s vertu ( oure ,footnote #d3 ,,ms4 ,h>l4 reads '& ?is fifte be+e s nighe k9de x is mo/ to haue4' ,get f ,b>b]s ! blood ( "y sangu9e m52 let x /&2 p\r (f ! s]um2 mix ! blood ) a t5? ( prep>$ salt2 put x 9 an amphora2 seal t up2 put x 9 a horse's belly1 r5ew+ ! dung weekly till all ! blood turns into wat]2 di/il t2 put ! outcome on ! p\nd$ faeces1 & di/il ov] aga94 heu5e /]rid1 & to ?e cure ( nature ( man wor*i? moo/ deuyn myraclis1 z wi?inne ,i s*al te*e ghou _/ ?er=e resceyue #af ( ,b>b\ris1 ( ghong sangueyn m51 or col]ik m51 :anne ?ei be late blood1 ?e :i* vse good wynes4 take ?at blood aftir ?at x ha? re/e1 & ca/ awey ?e watir fro x1 & braie x wi? ?e 4#aj4 part ( com5 salt preparate to m$icyns ( men2 & putte #bj x into a uessel ( glas clepid amphora1 ?e :i*1 sotely seele1 99 ,fol4 #ag;b4 & putte x wi?inne ?e 99wombe ( an hors1 preparate z t(ore1 & r5ewe ?e fyme oonys 9 ?e wike1 or m1 & lete x putrifie til al ?e blood be turn$ into watir _/ & x s*al be doon #bd at ?e moo/e 9 xxx4 or xl dayes1 or aftir1 m or lasse _/ ?anne putte x 9 a lembike1 & di/ille x at a good fi] _/ :at s eu]e may asc5de1 putte ?at watir vpon ?e fecis bray$1 meyngynge vpon a m>bil /oon2 putte x aghen1 & aftir di/ille x aghen #bh manye tymes reh]synge _/ ,& :anne ghe haue ?is noble ?+ ,heat ! wat] 9 ! di/ill] till x comes to a heav5ly sav\r4 ,?is ,fif? ,be+ works miracles h>dly cr$ible unless se54 ( blood1 ?er( ?e 4#e4 beynge drawe out _/ putte aghen ?e watir 9 ?e /illatorie ( circulaci\n til ghe brynge x to s my*e swetnes an heu5ly sau\r1 z ghe dide ?e br5nynge watir4 & ?is is #cb ?e #e beynge ( blood deuyn1 & miraclis m ?an man mai bileue b if he se x4 ,page #ab3 ,,to ,,get ,,! ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce ,,out ,,( ,,bea/s ,,& ,,! #d ,,elem5ts4 --,to get ! ,qu9te ,ess5ce out ( capons1 bea/s1 eggs1 c4-- ,n[ wole ,i te*e ghou to drawe out ?e 4#e beynge f cap\ns1 hennes1 & al maner fleis* ( ,brut bee/is1 & f al man] eggis ( f\lis ?at b5 holsum & m$icynable ,gr9d "s ( !m ) a t5? "p ( prep>$ salt2 put 'em into a horse's belly till !y become wat]1 & di/il t till x's heav5-sweet4 to ete = m-an kynde _/ ,grynde summe ( ?ese ?+is #d =seid1 :i* ?at ghe wil1 z /rongly z ghe c 9 a mort]1 wi? ?e #aj part ( him ( sal comen preparate to ?e m$icyne ( men1 z ,i seide t(ore4 putte x 9 ?e wombe ( an hors til x be turn$ into wat]4 di/ille z x is a=eseid1 & 9 ?e /illatorie #h ( circulacioun ?e watir ?at is di/illid1 putte x 9 aghen til x be br\ght to ?e swete heu5ly sau\r & smel a=eseid _/ 'sci5ce4' --,to draw ! ,fif? ,be+ out ( ea* ( ! ,f\r ,elem5ts1 & to sep>ate !m4-- ,! sci5ce to drawe out ?e #e beynge ( euery* ( ?e 4#d elem5tis1 & to s*ewe euery* ( ?e =seid ?+ bi hem #ab silf2 ?at is right m]ueyl\s _/ ,i wole n leue = a litil to s*ewe a greet secreet1 h[ ghe may drawe out ?e #e beynge ( e* ( ?e #d elem5tis ( al ?e ?+ reh]sid a=e1 & profitably ,take any ?+ rott$ & turn$ into wat]1 z man's blood2 put x 9 a glass di/ill]1 & di/il x ov] into an amphora4 99 ,fol4 #ah4 s*ewe hem _/ ,& ?e maner ys 99?is _/ take ?at ?+ putrifi$ #af & br\ght into watir1 :at s euere ghe wole1 z ,i taughte ghou t(ore2 & ?at ?+ be mannes blood br\ght into watir1 ( ?e :i* ghe wole drawe out ?e #d elem5tis _/ putte ?er=e ?at water1 or ?at blood putrifi$1 9 a /illatorie ( glas1 & sette #bj x wi?inne a pott ( watir1 & gheue vndirne?e a fi] til ?e watir ( blood be di/illid by ?e pipe ( ?e lembike into a glas clepid ,:5 no m vap\r rises1 y h drawn out ! wat]4 amphora1 right cl5e _/ ,& :anne no ?+ may m by ?at fi] asc5de1 = c]teyn ghe haue ( blood draw5 out al oonly ?e #bd elem5t ( watir _/ ,=:i4 fi] ( ?at ba? ha? no /r5k?e to ,put ! o!r #c elem5ts = #g days into ! same ba?1 !n into a coal fire1 & ! wat] %all rise z oil %9+ l gold1 ! air rema9+ at ! bottom l oil ( gold4 ,put ^! aside4 sublyme eyr1 or fi]1 or er?e4 & s take ?o ?re elem5tis1 & sette 9 ?e same ba? by 4vij4 dayes ?at ?ei be weel meyngid1 s cloos ?at no ?+ be di/illid _/ aftir ?e 4vij4 dayes take ?e #bh /illatorie1 & putte x to ?e fi] ( ais*51 ?at is /rong]e ?an fi] ( ba? clepid m>i52 & ?e watir s*al asc5de 9 foorme ( oyle s*ynynge z gold _/ & aftirw>d ?at no ?+ m s*al asc5de1 ghe haue ?anne 9 ?e ampulle 4ij4 elem5tis1 ?at is to seie1 #cb watir & eyr4 oon f ano?ir ghe s*al departe 9 ?e ba?1 puttynge yn aghen :] al-oonly ?e cle] watir s*al asc5de _/ & ?e eyr s*al al-oonly remayne i-n ?e botum ( ?e vessel 9 lijknesse ( oyle ( gold4 ?e :i* oyle ?at is gold1 ?e :i* oyle #cf ,page #ac3 ,,h[ ,,to ,,fix ,,o!r ,,?+s ,,9 ,,our ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce4 ,to sep>ate fire f ! e>?1 put #d lbs4 ( wat] on #a lb4 ( e>?2 place x 9 ! ,m>ian ba? = #g days2 !n 9 hot flames2 r$ wat] %all asc5d & black e>? fall4 ?at is ayr _/ putte x aside4 ?anne ?er leeue? ghitt fi] wi? er?e4 to departe fi] f er?e1 putte ?e elem5t ( watir1 ?at is to seye 4iiij lb ( watir1 vpon j lb ( mater _/ & putte by 4vij4 daies ,put ! r$ wat] into ! di/ill]2 pure wat] %all rise2 r$ wat]1 or fire1 %all rema92 s y h ! #d ,elem5ts sep>ate4 to encorpere wel z t(ore 9 ?e ba? ( m>ie-n _/ ,aftirw>d #d putte x to ?e fi] ( flawme right /rong1 & ?e re$ water s*al 99 ,fol4 #ah;b4 asc5de4 ?e :i* gad]e togid]e z longe z ony 99?+ asc5di?4 & to ghou s*al remayne an er?e right blak 9 ?e botum4 ?e :i* gad]e togid]e aside _/ ?anne ?e r$e/e watir ghe s*al take4 =:y4 #h ?er be 4ij4 elementis1 ?at is to seie1 ?e elem5t ( watir & fi]4 ?anne yn ?e /illatorie1 to ?e fi] ( ba?1 cle] watir s*al as5de4 & 9 ?e botum s*al remayne ?e re$ watir1 ?at is1 ?e elem5t ( fi]4 & s ghe haue n[ fir/ oon oyle1 ?at is1 ay] o side1 & #ab watir1 & fi]1 & er?e4 & note ghe weel ?at ?er=e ?e elem5t ( watir is putt aghen to drawe out f er?e fi] & eyr1 = ?ei ,di/il ea* into its ,qu9te ,ess5ce1 or rectify x1 & ?ank our glori\s ,god = ?is bit ( k4 wole n asc5de1 b ?orugh ?e help ( elem5t ( watir4 brynge aghen euery* into #e beynge wi? ?e vessel ( circulaci\n z t(ore #af _/ or ellis rectifie1 makynge oon asc5de 4#g tymes bi an o?ir _/ b fir/ ghe mo/e ?e right blak er?e ( oon hide#e nature1 9 ?e furneys ( glas mon#f1 or ellis reuerb]acioun1 xxj4 dayes calcyne _/ ,footnote #e3 ( vnk9de natu]4 ,h>l4 #hec4 ,footnote #f3 ( glasse made4 ,h>l4 #hec4 ,& = a cause ,i speke to ghou nomore ( ?is sci5ce4 b #bj ioie ghe1 & ?anke oure gloriou "l god ( ?ese ?+is ?at ghe haue _h4 --,to fix all e>?ly ?+s 9 our ,qu9te ,ess5ce4-- ,! sci5ce to fixe alle er?ely ?+is 9 no/ra #eta essencia1 ?at is to seie1 oure heu5e1 ?at by h] influ5ce ?ei may gheue #bd ?erto ?er propertees & h] hid v]tues _/ oure glori\s god ,god has giv5 x ! p[] ( draw+ all ! virtues out ( e ?+ 9 #c h\rs4 ha? gheue si* a u]tu to oure quinta essence1 ?at x may drawe out ( eu]y mati] ( fruyght _/ tree _/ rote _/ fl\r1 h]be _/ fleis*1 se$ spice _/ ,& euery m$icynable ?+1 alle ?e vertues1 #bh propirtees1 & naturis1 ?e :i*e god made 9 hem2 & ?at wi?inne 4iij4 h\ris4 ,put !re=e e ?+ necess>y = any syrup into our ,qu9te ,ess5ce1 & 9 #c h\rs x %all be #ajj times bett] ?an be=e4 ,n[ ,i haue s*ewid ghou a s\]eyn priuytee1 h[ ?at ghe may wi? oure heu5e drawe out euery #e essencia f alle #cb ?+is a=eseid _/ ?er=e alle necess>ie ?+is to euery syrup putte yn oure #e essencie1 wi?inne 4iij4 h\ris ?at watir s*al be si* a sirup1 vndir/onde wel1 bettir by an hundrid part1 by ,page #ad3 ,,our ,,qu9te ,,ess5ce ,,improves ,,ev]y?+ #ajj ,,fold4 99 ,fol4 #ai4 ,:atev] m$ic9es are put into our ,qu9te ,ess5ce1 x increases _! p[] a hundr$ fold4 cause ( oure #e essencie1 ?an x 99s*ulde be wi?oute x _/ ,& s ,i seie ( m$icyns com=tatyues1 dige/yues1 laxatyues1 re/riktyues1 & alle o?ere2 =:y4 if ghe putte se$is or fl\ris1 fruyghtis1 leeues1 spicis1 coold1 hoot1 sweet1 s\r1 moi/1 d ?ei #d good or yuel1 into oure #e essencie1 =so?e si* #e essence ghe s*ul5 haue ?er=e4 oure #e essencie is ?e in/rum5t ( alle vertues ( ?ing transmutable if ?ei be putt 9 x1 encreessynge an hundrid foold h] wor*+is _/_/ #h ,end ( ,"p ,i4 ,explicit pars prima tractatus quinte essencie3 ,page #ae3 ,,to ,,make ,,old ,,m5 ,,"y1 ,,& ,,dy+ ,,ones ,,well4 ,,book ,,ii4 --,to re/ore an old evangelic man to ! /r5g? ( 8 y\?4-- ,"h bigynne? ! secunde book ( m$icyns _/ ,! fir/ m$icyn is to r$uce an oold feble euangelik man to ?e fir/e /r5k?e ( ghong?e _/ ,also to re/ore aghen 8 nature ?at is lo/1 & to l5k?e 8 lijf 9 greet gladnesse & perfighte heele #d ,give him our ,qu9te ,ess5ce ) "s ( t '#a;a4 ,me4' ( ,gold & ,pe>l1 a walnut-%ell full at morn & eve4 ,9 a few days he %all feel only #dj ye>s old4 ,!n let him take little ( our ,qu9te ,ess5ce1 only t ( ,gold 9 good w9e at d9n] & supp]4 vnto ?e la/e te]me ( 8 lijf ?at is sett ( god _/ ghe s*al take oure #eta essencie a=eseid1 ?at is to seye1 mannys heu5e1 & ?erinne putte a litil quantite ( #e essencia ( gold & ( pe]l4 & ?e oolde feble man s*al vse ?is deuyn drynk at morn & #h at eu51 e* tyme a walnote-s*elle fulle _/ & wi?inne a fewe dayes he s*al s hool#g ?at he s*al fele him silf ( ?e /att & ,footnote #g3 8 'be s hool4' ,or is hool a v]b1 become :ole1 recov]8 ?e /r5k?e ( xl ghe]2 & he s*al haue greet ioie ?at he is come to ?e /att ( ghong?e4 ,& :anne 8 ghong?e is rec\]id1 #ab & 8 nature re/orid1 & heel?e _h1 x is n$eful ?at litil & seelde he vse #e ess5ce _/ ,also x is n$eful ?at he vse (te good wiyn at 8 mete & at ?e sop]1 9 ?e :i* be fixid ?e #e4 ess5ce ( gold1 z ,i taughte ghou t(ore4 #af '#b;a4 ,me4' 99 ,fol4 #ai;b4 --,to cure a man giv5 up by 8 doctors4-- ,! secunde 99m$icyn is to heele a man1 & make hym lyue1 ?at is almoo/ consum$ 9 nature1 & s nygh de$ ?at he is =sake ( le*is4 b if x be ?e la/e te]me ( 8 lijf ,give him ,qu9te ,ess5ce ( ,gold ) cel&9e wat]1 & he %all rise up & speak4 sett ( god1 ghe s*al gheue him oure quinte essence ( gold wi? a #bj litil quantite ( watir ( cel5doyn ghdrawe1 & meynge x wi? ',aqua celidoyn4' ?e o?ere ?+is a=eseid _/ & anoon z ?e sike ha? resceyu$ x into 8 /omak1 x gheue? to ?e h]te influ5ce ( naturel heete & ( lijf4 & ?anne ghe s*al se him rise vp & speke1 & #bd ,!n com=t him ) our ,qu9te ,ess5ce1 & he %all be cur$1 unless ,god wills he %all die4 wondirfully be com=tid & /r5k?id ?erby _/_/ ?anne com=te him wi? m9i/raci\n ( oure quinte essencie a=e seid1 & he s*al be al hool _/ b if x be s ?at god wole algatis ?at he s*al die _/ ,& ,i seie to ghou truly1 ?at ?is is ?e highe/e mai/rie ?at #bh ,few doctors n[ "k ?is highe/ secret4 may be 9 transmutaci\n ( kynde2 = right fewe le*is n[ lyuynge kn[e ?is priuytee4 ,page #af3 ,,h[ ,,to ,,cure ,,leprosy ,,& ,,palsy4 '#c;a4 ,me4' --,to cure ! ,leprosy t is caus$ by rott5 hum\rs4-- ,! ?ridde m$icyn is to cure ?e lepre ?at is causid ( corrupci\n & putrifacci\n ( ony ( ?e principal hum\ris ( man2 b n ?e lepre ?at come? to man ( kynde ( ?e fadir & ( ?e modir lepr\s1--= x is callid morbus #d h]$itu1--ne ?e lepre ?at is s5t ( god by 8 plage1 b ?at ,use our ,qu9te ,ess5ce1 ) ^? ( ,gold & ,pe>l2 7or ,burn+ ,wat]1 if y h no ,qu9te ,ess5ce47 ?at is causid oonly ( rotun humouris _/ take oure #e essence a=eseid1 wi? ?e quinte essence ( goold & pe]l1 a litil quantite at oonys1 & vse x 9 man] z ,i seide a=e _/ & wi?inne a #h fewe daies he s*al be partily hool ?er(4 & if ghe haue non preparate r$y oure #e essence1 ?anne take 9 ?e /ide ?er( fyn brennynge watir _/ b ?at o?er is bett]e4 ,wa% ! lep] ) /rawb]ry or mulb]ry wat]2 ?is is ( great virtue1 b is mu* encreas$ by our ,qu9te ,ess5ce4 ,also1 drawe a water ( ?e fruyght ( /rawb]y or mulb]y #ab tree1 :anne x is ripe1 & wais*e ?e lepre ?erwi?4 ?is watir is ( s greet v]tu2 = a s\]eyn mai/ir took x a lepr\s 99 ,fol4 #bj4 99womman1 ?at wi? ?e wais*+e oonly ( ?is watir1 withynne s*ort tyme 0 maad al hool _/ b sikirly ?e v]tu ?er( is #af my*e wor? if x be meyngid with oure #e essence1 or ellis br5nyng watir2 & ?anne x s*al be no n$e to vse 9 ?is peril\s cure1 v5emys1 z summe le*is doon4 #d;a4 ,me4 --,to cure ,palsy1 :i* comes f visc\s hum\rs clos+ ! passages ( motive p[]4-- ,! #d m$icyn is to cure palsie vniu]sel4 ,=so?e alle #bj philosophoris seyn ?at ?e palesye vniu]sel come? ( hab\ndaunce ( viscou hum\ris closynge ?e metis ( v]tu animale1 s5sityue1 & motyue4 ,& ?er=e x is necess>ie ?at ?o ?+is ?at s*al cure ?is sijknes be temperate1 hoot1 & moi/1 #bd ,bless$ be ,god1 our ,qu9te ,ess5ce w re/ore ! p>alitic4 & a litil attractyue1 & to ?e synou con=tatyue _/ ,!r=e1 blessid be god1 mak]e ( kynde1 ?at ordeyn$e = ?e man paralitike oure #e essence a=seid1 ?at s\]eynly to him com=tynge1 ,fix 9 x ! ,qu9te ,ess5ce ( euphorbium & ! l2 &1 if ,god w1 ! palsi$ man %all be :ole1 if y make him a /ew ( ivy & sage4 re/orynge1 & temperatly wor*ynge _/ ?er=e fixe #bh ?erinne ?e #e essence ( ?o laxatyues ?at purg5 flewme 'sawe' visc\s hum\ris1 z a litil ( eu=bie1 or turbit1 or sambucy4 ?anne wi?oute d\te1 if god wole1 ?e paralitik man s*al be hool wi? com=tynge & re/orynge ( kynde1 if ghe make him #cb ',nota yue sauge4' a /ewe hoot & moi/ ) h]bis1 ?at is to seye1 e]be yue1 sauge1 ?at haue an heu5ly /r5k?e to com=te ?e joynctis1 ,fail+ ,qu9te ,ess5ce1 let him dr9k ,burn+ ,wat] 9 f9e w9e1 & wa% all ov] ) burn+ wat]4 ?e s5ewis1 & ?e v]tu motyue4 & if ghe haue n r$i preparate oure #e essence1 ?anne take fyn br5nynge watir til x #cf ,page #ag3 ,,to ,,cure ,,consumption ,,& ,,drive ,,away ,,devils4 be r$y1 & lete ?e paci5t drynke ?er( a litil in fyn wiyn4 & also he s*al wais*e al 8 body & 8 extremytees wi? br5nynge watir (te tymes4 & lete him vse ?is a good :ile1 he s*al be hool4 _/ #d '#e4 ,me4' 99 ,fol4 #bj;b4 --,to fatt5 lean & consumptive m54-- 99,! 4#e m$icyn = a man ?at is almoo/ al consum$1 waa/id 9 al 8 body1 & right le5e1 z ?at man ?at ha? ?e tisik ?e etik _/ ,=so?e ?e verry cure to heele him is oure #e essence _/ ,=:i4 x com=ti? ?e feble nature2 & #h ,mix ) our ,qu9te ,ess5ce a little cel&9e wat]2 give x ! pati5t1 & he %all soon be wond]fully fat4 ?e nature ?at is lo/ x re/ori?1 s re/orid x pres]ue? _/ ,& ?er=e if ghe wol re/ore ?e fleis* ( a le5e mannys body ',celidoyne4' almoo/ consum$ awey1 drawe ?anne a watir ( celidoyne1 & take ?er( a litil quantite1 & meynge wi? oure #e essence if ghe #ab haue x r$y1 or br5nynge watir 9 /ide ?er(1 & gheue x him to drinke2 & wi?inne fewe dayes he s*al be wondirfully re/orid & fat4 '4#f4 ,me4' --,to cure ,fr5sy1 ,g\t1 & tr\bles f ,devils4-- ,! 4#f4 m$icyn = passi\ns ( fr5esie1 foly1 ymagynaciouns #af & noy\s vexaciouns ( deuelis1 & also = ?e g\te als weel hoot z coold4 c]teyn experi5ce te*i? ?at 'col]ike4' ',sangueyn4' ',fleumatyke4' 'blake col]4' 'mal5coly4' ,d>k melan*oly m5 are tr\bl$ m ) anxieties ?an any o!rs1 be+ born "u ',saturne1 a wykyd planete4' col]ik men gheue? to summe ymagynaciouns2 & sangueyn men ben ocupi$ ab\te summe o?ere ymagynaci\ns2 ghitt #bj flewmatik m5 ab\te o?ere _/ b ?o men ?at hab\nde 9 blak col]1 ?at is1 mal5coly1 b5 occupi$ a ?ousand part wi? mo ?oughtis ?an b5 m5 ( ony o?er complexi\n _/ ,=:i4 ?at hum\r ( blak col] is s noy\s1 ?at if x a-b\nde & a-s5de #bd vp to ?e he$1 x tr\bli? alle ?e myghtis ( ?e brayn1 eng5drynge ',nota sequ5tia4' noy\s ymagynaci\ns1 bryngynge yn horrible ?oughtis bo?e wakynge & slep+e2 & si*e maner ( m5 b5 born vndir ?e con/illaci\n ( saturne1 ! wickide planete _/ ,=so?e1 to #bh si*e men deuelis wole gladly app]e1 mini/er to hem99 h] 99 ,,ms4 hom ,devils gladly appe> to !m & tempt !m1 s t !y (t5 fall into despair & kill !mselves4 99 ,fol4 #ba4 priuy temptaci\ns wi?inne ?e c\rs ( h] ?oughtis2 & ?ese m5 ?u 99turm5tid wi? ?e passi\ns ( mal5coly com\nly speke wi? hem1 /ryue & dispute wi? hem silf :anne ?ei be #cb a-loone1 ?at (te tymes o?ere folk may he]e x _/ ,^! man] ( men ?at b5 ?u turm5tid1 z weel by passi\n ( mal5coly z ( deuelis1 (te tymes falle 9 dispeir1 & at ?e la/e sle hem silf _/ ?e perfight cure ( alle ?ese is oure #e essencie auri et #cf ,! cure is our ,qu9te ,ess5ce ( ,gold & ,pe>ls1 ) a little s5na or lapis lazuli4 ,page #ah3 ,,to ,,cure ,,melan*oly ,,& ,,drive ,,out ,,tr\bles ,,f ,,devils4 perelarum1 or ellis br5nynge watir 9 /ide ?er(1 9 ?e :i*e ghe fixe gold z x is a=eseid1 :]inne be putt a litil ( se-n-e or watir ( fumiter1 or p\dre ( lapis lasuly1 or ellis m$ullam ebuli1 & vse x discreetly4 =:y4 n al oonly oure quinte #d ,burn+ ,wat]1 ) a purge1 w also cure ^! diseases4 essence auri et perelarum heeli? ?ese disesis4 _/ b also br5nynge watir 9 ?e :i* gold is fixid1 heeli? hem1 wi? a litil ( ?o ?+is ?at purg5 & ca/5 out blak col] superflue1 heli? ?e spl5e4 #h ,^! m$ic9es put away wick$ ?\ghts1 & br+ 9 m]ry ones2 !y dispel devils' temptations & despair1 & br+ a man to reason4 ,=so?e ?ese m$icyns putti? awey wickid ?oughtis & an heuy h]te mal5coli\s2 ?ei gladi? & cl5se ?e brayn & alle hise myghtis1 & brynge yn gladnes & m]ye ?oughtis4 ?ei putte awey also ?e craft ( ?e fe5dis temptaciouns1 & #ab ymagynaci\ns ( dispeir4 ?ei di/roie1 make a man to =ghete alman] ( yueles1 & naturaly bryngi? him aghen to resonable ',saturne4 gamma4' ,saturn is an enemy to all creatures1 & has p[] ov] f\l solit>y places1 z ,vitas ,patrum says4 witt4 & = z my*e z saturne ?e planete naturaly ys coold & drye1 & is enemye to al kynde _/ ,=:y1 eu]y sn[1 #af eu]y hayl1 eu]y tempe/1 also ?e hum\r ( mal5coly come? ( him4 he ha? 8 influ5ce vpon d]k le$1 vpon d]k 99placis vnd] ?e erf#h1 f\le & /ynkynge1 & d]ke 99 ,fol4 #ba;b4 ,footnote #h3 ,erf er?e4 wodis1 & vpon f\le1 horrible1 solit>ie placis1 z x is preu$ 9 #bj vitas patrum1 ?at is to seye1 9 lyues colaciouns ( fadris _/ ,! ,moon too is full ( bane4 ,& also ?e moone1 naturely coold & moi/1 ha? 8 influ5ce vpon ?e nyght1 & vpon my*e moi/ure1 & vpon ?e placis :anne #d4 weyes meti? togid]e4 =so?e 9 alle si*e placis ?ei #bd wole a-bide & s*ewe hem to h] fol[]is _/ b =so?e ?o ',jubit] & ,sol 4,b4' ,jupit] & ,sol1 on ! o!r h&1 make devils flee1 & betok5 ! joy ( heav51 z ,saturn & ! ,moon d hell4 ?+is ?at b5 ( ?e nature ( ,iubit] & ( sol1 goode planetis1 arne displesynge to him1 & contr>ie1 & naturaly deuelis fle awei fro hem1 = ?ei haue greet abhom9aci\n ( ?er vertu\s #bh influ5ce _/ ?er=e x s*ewi? weel ?at ?o ?+is ?at b5 9 ?is _w1 summe ?er b5 ?at bitok5e ?e glori\s yoie ( heu5e1 & summe ?+ ?at figure ?e d]knesse ( eu]la/ynge peynes ( helle _/ ,=so?e ?e sunne & iubit]1 goode planetis1 #cb gold1 pure metal1 & alle pure ?ingis ?at glad5 a man1 figurynge by res\n ?e ioie ( heu5e _/ & blak ,saturne1 & ?e spotty moone1 figure bitok5e ?e condici\n ( helle _/ & ,page #ai3 ,,to ,,cure ,,! ,,g\t ,,& ,,it*1 ,,& ,,kill ,,lice4 ,devils hate ! joys ( ,god & ! brightness ( ! sun2 !y delight 9 /9k+ places1 & melan*oly & hell-l ?+s4 si? ?at deuelis be dampn$1 ful ( wre*e ( helle1 ?er=e ?ei hate ?e cl5nesse ?e ioie ( oure "l god ( hise seyntis _/ also ?ei hat5 ?e sunne & 8 cle]nes1 & pure ?ingis ?at mak5 a man glad4 & naturaly x plesi? hem to #d dwelle 9 d]k1 9 blak1 orrible1 /ynkynge placis1 9 heuynesse1 ,b our ,qu9te ,ess5ce is heav5ly1 l ! joy ( ,p>adise1 & drives away ang] & all t devils love1 s t x is fitly call$ ',man's ,heav54' wre*e1 mal5coly1 in ?o ?ingis ?at pret5de ?e condici\n ( helle _/ ,& si? oure #e4 essence a=eseid is s 99 ,fol4 #bb4 heu5ly a ?ing1 by sotil craft 99br\ght to s my*e swetnes1 #h x is s s\ereyn a m$icyn ?at x may weel be lijkn$ to ?e ioie ( paradice4 =:i1 x maki? a man light1 iocunde1 glad1 & m]ie1 putti? awey heuynesse#i1 angre1 mel5coly1 wra??e1 ,footnote #i3 h\ynesse ,,ms4 ,to deliv] a man f a devil1--give him "s ( our ,qu9te ,ess5ce ) t ( gold & pe>l1 & ,/4 ,john's ,wort wat]3 at once ! devil w flee away4 ?e :i*e ?at deuelis l\e _/ et ideo nostra #e essencia digne #ab vocatur celum humanum _/ ,also if a man be traueylid wi? a fe5d1 & may n be delyu]id fro him1 lete him drinke a litil quantite ( oure #e essence1 wi? #e essence ( gold pe]l1 & 'fuga demonum' wi? an e]be callid yp]icon1 i4e4 fuga demonum1 & ?e se$ #af ?er( gr\nd5 aftirw>d di/illid1 ?e watir ?er( a litil quantite m$lid wi? ?e o?ere #etis essenciis2 & anoon ?e deuel wole fle awey fro him fro 8 h\s4 --,to cure ! ,g\t4-- ,also = ?e g\te1 hoot or cold1 ?e paci5t s*al drynke #bj oure #e4 essence wi? a litil quantite at oonys ( ?e letu>ie de ,take a little ,qu9te ,ess5ce & ,rose-juice electu>y1 & use daily our ,qu9te ,ess5ce ) t ( ,gold & ,pe>l4 succo rosarum4 & lete him vse ?is letu>ie a litil at oonys e* o?ere day1 til superflue hum\ris be purgid _/ b he s*al vse euery day a litil ( oure #e4 essence with #e essence ( gold #bd pe]le2 wi?inne a fewe dayes ?e paci5t s*al be hool4 _/_/ '4#g4 ,me4' --,to cure ! ,it* & de/roy ,lice4-- ,! 4#g4 m$icyn1 = to heele yc*e1 = to di/rie lies#aj ?at b5 eng5drid ( corrupt hum\ris4 take oure #e essence bi him silf a-loone1 & vse to drynke ?er( a litil quantite #bh ,footnote #aj3 ,a l\s is a worme with manye fete1 x comme? out ( ! fil?i & oncl5e skynne1 (t5tymes = faute ( at5daunce !y come out ( ! fles%e ?r\gh ! skynne or swet holes4 ,to )dryue !m _/ ,! be/ is = to was%e ! (tentimes1 & to *aunge (t5tymes cl5e lyn54 --,! noble lyfe & nature ( man1 ,( be/es1 s]p5tys1 f[les1 & fis%es yt be mo/e kn[54 ,capitulo4 ,c4 xix4 ,dr9k ,qu9te ,ess5ce4 ,mix ,m]cury ) spittle1 ,/avesacre & ,burn+ ,wat]4 ,wa% ! body or head :]e ! it* & lice are4 at oonys _/ & take also a litil quantite ( ,mercurie84 mortifie x wi? fa/ynge spotil1 m$le x wi? a good quantite ,page #bj3 ,,to ,,cure ,,qu>tan ,,fev]4 ( p\dre ( /afi-sagre1 ?anne put x in to a greet quantite ( brennynge water1 ?anne wais*e al 8 body1 or ellis ?e he$ :]e ?e ic*e ?e lies b54 vse ?is m$icyn 4#b4 or #c4 ?e sijk 99man s*al be hool4 #d 99 ,fol4 #bb;b4 '4#hua4 ,me4' ,! 4#h4 m$icyn = to cure ! qu>teyn & alle ?e passi\ns ?at come? ( malencoly 9 mannys body2 & ?e 'feuer quart5e4' --,to cure ,qu>tan ,fev]4-- mai/rie to purge mal5coly4 & ghe s*al vndir/onde ?at ?e quarteyn is g5drid ( my*e hab\ndaunce ( mal5colye ?at #h 'ye quart5 is +5dyrd ( ,malyncoly4' ,! ,qu>tan arises f too mu* black *ol]1 & la/s a ye> or m4 ,to cure x soon1 dr9k our ,qu9te ,ess5ce2 if y h x n1 put pi? ( :ite dw>f eld] 9 ,burn+ ,wat]1 & take a walnut-%ell full morn+ & ev5+4 is corrumpid withynne ?e body4 & = ?is hum\r is er?ely1 coold1 drie1 ( ?e nature ( sl[e saturne1 ?er=e ?e accesse ( ?is sijknes b5 sl[e1 & x duri? com\nly yn a man a ghe] or m1 & x putti? fro him gladnesse1 bryngi? yn heuynes #ab m ?an o?ere feu]is d _/ ,if ghe wole heele ?is sijknes 9 s*ort 99 8 our tyme1 lete ?e paci5t vse to drynke oon99 #e essence1 & he s*al be al hool ha/ily _/ =:i2 x consume? ?e corrupt superflue hum\ris1 r$ucit nature to equalite1 & bryngi? yn gladnesse1 #af *asi? a-wey heuynes mal5colie4 & if x s be ?at ghe haue n\ght oure #e essence _/ ?anne take j lb ( ?e be/e brennynge watir1 & ?erinne putte m$ullam ebuli1 & namely ?e :ite1 if ghe may may haue x _/ ( ?is watir gheue to ?e paci5t1 #bj mor[e & euen1 a walnot-s*elle ful at oonys4 & he s*al ,or1 take :atev] purges black *ol]1 put x into ,burn+ ,wat]2 make small pellets ( x1 & take "o1 & !n two1 gradually4 be al hool _/ or ellis ?u3 take :at ?ing ghe wole ?at purgi? mal5colye1 & putte a litil ?er( into br5nynge watir1 vse ?at laxatif maad into smale pelotis1 wijsly resceyuyng right a #bd litil at oonys1 z oon litil pelot1 & preue ?erby h[ x wor*i?1 ?anne ano?er tyme 4ij4 at oonys1 if x be n$e _/ s ?at ?e mat] be a litil dige/id & a litil ege/id4 = bett]e x is to wor*e a litil a litil at oonys1 ?an sodeynly greue ?e nature4 =:i1 #bh 99 ,fol4 #bc4 two litil pelotis laxatif meyngid wi? brennynge watir 99wole wor*e m myghtily ?an 4#h4 pelotis wole d bi hem silf _/ ',nota = ye quart5e4' ,x is said t a too? f a live bea/ heals ! ,qu>tan1 & ! juice ( ,h5-bit or ,*ickwe$ put 9 a man's no/rils4 ,also philosophoris seyn ?at a too? drawe out f a quyk bee/1 born vpon a man1 delyu]i? fro ?e qu>teyn _/ ,also #cb ?ei seyn ?at if ?e yuis ( ?e e]be ?at is callid morsus galline rubri be putt 9 hise nose-?rillis :anne he bigynne? to suffre ?e accesse ( ?e quarteyn1 he s*al be hool1 wi? ?e grace ( god4 #cf ,page #ba3 ,,to ,,cure ,,cont9ual1 ,,t]tian ,,& ,,daily ,,fev]s4 '#i;a4 ,me4' --,to cure cont9ual ,fev]4-- ,x arises f putrefaction ( blood & corruptions ( hum\rs4 ,! m$icyn to heele ?e feuere contynuele4 alle philosophoris seyn ?at ?e feuere contynuele is gendrid ( putrifacci\n ( blood & ( corrupcieun ( hum\ris 9 x _/ ?er=e ?e cure ?er( is to purge blood1 & to putte awey ?e #d corrupci\n ( x1 ?e humoris vneu5e to make eu5e1 ?e nature lo/ to re/ore1 & s re/orid to kepe _/ ,=so?e alle ?ese ?+is wor*e? oure quinte essence2 & ?er=e x curi? ,our ,qu9te ,ess5ce cures ?is1 7?o' ,burn+ ,wat] does n17 if mix$ ) ,qu9te ,ess5ce ( ,gold & ,pe>l1 & a little ,cassia or ,h]b ,m]cury4 perfightly ?e feuere contynuele _/ & ?ough brennynge watir ca/e #h out fro blood watry hum\ris & corrupt1 ghitt take x n\ght 9 ?is cure _/ =:i2 ?ough brennynge watir be 4#g4 tymes di/illid1 ghitt x is n fully depurid fro 8 br5nynge heete1 ?e 4#d4 elem5tis _/ b si? oure #e4 essence is n hoot1 ne moi/1 coold1 #ab ne drie1 z b5 ?e #d4 elementis _/ ?er=e x heeli? perfightly ?e contynuel feuere2 namely wi? commixti\n ( ?e #e essence ( gold pe]le _/ & if ghe wole /r5k?e ghoure m$icyn1 ?anne putte yn oure #e4 essence a litil quantite ( pulpa cassie fi/ule _/ #af or ellis ?e iuys ( ?e e]be mercuriale4 if x s be ?at o?ere hum\ris hab\nde to my*e with blood1 ?anne take ?o laxatyues 99 ,fol4 #bc;b4 ?at kyndely wole 99purge hem1 z com\n bookis ( fisik decl>e?4 #bj '#aj4 ,me4' 'feuer tercyane4' --,to cure ,t]tian ,fev]4-- ,! #aj4 m$icyn to cure ?e feu]e t]cian1 ?e :i* is causid ( putrifacci\n1 or re$ col] to my*e hab\ndynge _/ ,take ,qu9te ,ess5ce1 ) ,rhub>b & ,endive wat]1 morn & eve4 to cure ?ees sijknes1 tak oure #e essence1 or ellis fyn br5nynge watir1--b ?e fir/e is bett]e1--& putte ?erinne a litil #bd ( rub>be or ( summe o?er laxatiue ?at purgi? re$ col]1 & 'water ( endyue4' a greet quantite ( watir ( endyue2 & vse ?is m$icyn at mor[e eu54 & ?e paci5t s*al be hool wi?oute d\te4 '4#aa4 ,me4' 'feuer cotydyan4' --,to cure ,daily ,fev]4-- ,! #aa4 m$icyn is = to heele ?e feuere cotidian1 ?e #bh :i* is causid ( putrifacci\n ( flewme to hab\ndynge _/ & si? flewme is coold & moi/4 oure #e essence 7& 9 8 abs5ce take good br5nynge watir47 ha? /renk?e & v]tu to consume ?e rotun watery inord9at1 & to my*e coold humidite _/ #cb ,take our ,qu9te ,ess5ce1 & a little ,euphorbium1 c4 ?er=e take oure #e essence or br5nynge watir1 & putte ?erinne a litil ( eu=bij1 turbit1 or sambuci1 or sum o?ir ?+ ?at purgi? flewme2 & vse x mor[e & eue1 ?e paci5t s*al be hool4 #cf ,page #bb3 ,,to ,,cure ,,ague ,,fev]1 ,,lunacy1 ,,& ,,cramp4 '4#ab4 ,me4' ,! 4#ab4 m$icyn = to cure ?e feu]e agu1 & ?e lunatik man & womman _/ discreet mai/ris seyn1 ?at ?e feuere 'lunatyke persons4' --,to cure ,ague ,fev] & ,lunacy4-- agu com\nly is causid ( a uyol5t re$ col] adu/1 & ( blood adu/1 & ( blak col] adu/2 & sumtyme ( oon ( #d ,?is fev] comes ( *ol] inflam$1 & is accompani$ by ligh!ad$ness4 ?ese adu/1 & sumtyme ( two togid]e1 & sumtyme ( 4#c4 togid]e _/ & ?er=e ?e feuere agu is ?e posityue degree1 & 9 ?e superlatyue degree1 comparatif gree superlatif gree _/ ,= ?e feuere agu ha? com\nly ali5aci\n ( witt1 s*ewynge #h ',nota bene4' ',signa4' 99 ,fol4 #bd4 ( ?+is ( fantasy _/ ,& ghe s*al kn[e weel :i*e b5 ?e hum\ris adu/ ?at caus5 ?e feuere1 be ?ese 99tok5es _/ ,z ! pati5t sees black1 gold1 or r$ ?+s1 s ! diff]5t hum\rs are inflam$4 ,=:i1 if ?e paci5t sei? ?at he see? blak ?ingis1 ?anne blak col]1 ?at is1 mal5colie1 is adu/ _/ if he se ?+is ( gold _/ #ab re$ col] is adu/ _/ if re$ ?ingis1 & s*ewynge ( bloodt ?anne blood is adu/ _/ ,& if he sei? ?at he see? alle ?ese 4iij1 ?+is1 ?anne alle ?e hum\ris b5 adu/ _/ ,= z my*e z br5nynge watir asc5di? to ?e he$1 & gladly wole a man #af ,burn+ ,wat] %\ld n be tak51 b ,qu9te ,ess5ce ( ,gold & ,pe>l %\ld1 ) t ( ,rose wat]1 ,violet1 c4 drynke _/ ,& si? ?at feu]e agu regne? 9 ?e regi\n ( ?e he$ _/ ?e philosophoris c\nceilis ?at ?e paci5t s*al n resceyue x 9 ?is sijknes _/ b x is n$eful ?at he take oure #e essence ( gold & ( pe]l1 meynging ?e #f part ( #bj ',rose violett ,borage lutuse' #e essence ( watir ( rose1 violet1 borage1 & letuse#a _/ & ?anne ghe s*ul5 haue an heu5ly m$icyn to cure perfightly ?is sijknesse4 '= ye fr5esye wodnesse4' ,= to cure ?e fr5esye & woodnes1 or ellis at ?e lee/e #bd to swage x _/ take a greet quantite ( popilion1 & ?e be/e --,to cure or assuage ,fr5zy & ,madness4-- vynegre ?at ghe may haue1 & a good quantite ( rewe dome/ik1 weel bray$1 & meyngid wi? ?ese =seid ?ingis2 & biclippe ,wrap ! head & feet 91 & smell at1 ,popilion 7) ,v9eg> mix$71 & ,rue4 ?e he$ & ?e feet ( ?e paci5t with ?is m$icyn2 & sum #bh ?er( putte to 8 nose-?rillis4 ?is m$icyn anoon putti? awey ?e fr5esye ?e s*ewynge ( fantasies _/ x curi? also wode men lunatike men4 & x re/ori? aghen witt & discreci\n1 maki? al hool & weel at eese4 #cb '#ac;a4 ,me4' --,to cure ,cramp4-- ,! 4#ac4 m$icyn is to put a-wey ?e craumpe fro a man4 = z my*e z wise men seyn ?at ?e craumpe come? ( ?e ,use our ,qu9te ,ess5ce or ,burn+ ,wat]4 hurtynge ?e febilnes ( ?e s5ewis1 z x s*ewi? sumtyme yn m$icyns maad ( elebore1 ?er is no ?ing ?at putti? awey ?e #cf ,page #bc3 ,,to ,,cure ,,poison ,,& ,,c[>dice4 99 ,fol4 #bd;b4 craumpe z doi? oure #e essence a=eseid1 or ellis 99br5nynge watir 9 /$e ( x4 '#ad;a4 ,me4' --,to ca/ poison out ( a man's body4-- ,! 4#ad4 m$icyn1 to ca/e out v5ym fro mannys body _/ take oure #e essence1 & putte ?er9e fleis* ( a cok1 neys* #d sod5 sotilly bray$1 note kirnelis1 fyn triacle1 radis*1 ,take our ,qu9te ,ess5ce1 ) cock's fle%1 nut-k]nels1 c41 & ,qu9te ,ess5ce ( ,gold & ,pe>ls4 g>leek smal bray$1 & o?ere ?+is ?at b5 goode to ca/e out v5ym1 z com\n bookis ( fisik decl>i? _/ ,& also1 to com=te ?e h]te1 putte yn oure =eseid #e4 essence1 #h ?e #e4 essence ( gold & ( pe]l4 & he s*al be delyu]id ?er( be hool4 '#ae;a4 ,me4' --,to make a ,c[>d bold & /rong4-- ,! 4#ae4 m$icyn1 to make a man ?at is a c[>d1 h>dy & /rong1 & putte a-wey alman] ( c[>dise & dr$e _/ #ab ,i seye ghou =so?e ?at no ?ing may telle alle ?e myraclis v]tues ?at god ha? maad 9 oure #e essence1 & n al oonly 9 him1 b also 9 to 8 modir1 ?at is to seye1 fyn br5nynge ,give him our ,qu9te ,ess5ce ) twice z mu* ,burn+ ,wat]1 & a little ,peony juice & saffron1 & ,qu9te ,ess5ce ( ,gold & ,pe>l4 ,! c[>d %all lose all fa9tness ( he>t1 despise dea?1 & dread no p]ils4 ,!re=e ,*ri/ian ,pr9ces %\ld h tuns ( ,burn+ ,wat]1 & give e fight+ man a cup be=e battle ) ! hea!n4 watir4 = to cure ?is sijknesse1 take a litil quantite ( oure #e #af essence1 putte ?erto d\ble s my*e ( br5nynge watir1 & a litil quantite ( ?e iuys ( e]be pione & ( saffron di/illid togid]e1 & a litil ( #e essence ( gold & ( pe]l2 & gheue x him to dr9ke4 & aftir sodeynly1 z x 7 by myracle1 #bj ?e c[>d man s*al lese al man] dr$e & feyntnes ( h]te1 & he s*al rec\ere /r5k?e ?at ys lo/ by dr$e1 & take to him h>dynesse1 & he s*al dispise dee?2 he s*al dr$e no p]elis1 & passyngly he s*al be maad h>dy4 ?is is trewe1 = #bd x ha? (te tymes by oolde philosophoris b5e preu$ _/ ?er=e x 7 a greet wisdom ?at cri/5 princis1 9 bateilis aghen he?ene men1 hadde wi? hem 9 tonnes br5nynge watir1 ?at ?ei myght take to euery fightynge man half a right litil cuppe ful #bh ?er( to drynke 9 ?e bigynnynge ( ?e batel4 ?is priuyte o) to be hid f alle enemyes ( ?e *ir*e2 & also 99 ,fol4 #be4 99princis & lordis m9i/ringe ?ese ?+is s*ulde not telle :at x is4 #cb '#af;a4 ,me4' --,to cure ,pe/il5tial ,fev] 7:5 n s5t z a puni%m5t by ,god74-- ,! 4#af4 m$icyn aghens ?e feuere pe/ilenciale1 & ?e mai/rie to cure x4 =so?e holy scripture sei? ?at summe tymes oure "l god s5di? pe/il5ce to sle summe man] ( peple1 z x is seid deutronomium #bh 9 ?is maner ,si #cf ,page #bd3 ,,to ,,cure ,,pe/il5tial ,,fev] ,,& ,,plagues4 ,god says 9 ,deut]onomy xxviii4 t if m5 w n he> ,8 voice & obey ,8 comm&m5ts1 pe/il5ces %all come on !m4 audire nolueris#aa vocem domini dei tui1 ut cu/odias et facias ,footnote #aa3 ,,ms4 volueris4 omnia m&ata eius1 veniant super te omnes mal$icciones2 i/e mal$ictus eris 9 ciuitate c4 et infra2 ad-iungat tibi pe/il5ciam donec consumat te de terra1 percuciat te dom9u ege/ate1 #d febre1 et frigore1 ardore et e/u1 et a]e corrupto ac rubigine1 et persequatur donec pereas hec ibidem2 et infra percuciat te dom9u vlcere egipti1 et partem corporis per quam /]cora egerantur4 scabie quoque1 et prurig9e1 ita ut cur>i nequeas2 percuciat te #h dom9u necessitate ac furore m5tis _/_/ ,!r=e a gret fool ,^! plagues a man w\ld be a great fool to presume to cure1 b all o!r pe/il5ces f evil planets may be cur$ by our ,qu9te ,ess5ce ) ,aloes1 ,euphorbium1 c41 & a laxative ,qu9te ,ess5ce t w s5d ! pati5t to /ool once a day4 7 he ?at wolde presume to cure ?ese plagis ( pe/il5ce ?at b5 vncurable1 ?at b5 s5t ( god to ponys*e synne _/_/ ,also ghe s*al vndir/onde ?at men may die 9 4iij4 man]s4 9 oon #ab man] by naturel dee?1 9 ?e te]me ?at is sett ( god _/ ,9 ano?ir man] bi viol5t dee?1 & also 9 ?e 4iij4 man] occasionaly wi?inne ?e te]me ?at is sett ( god2 z ?o men ?at to my*e repleci\n1 or to greet ab/yn5ce or by disperaci\n1 or #af ellis by neclig5ce1 sle him silf _/ b sikirly alle o?ere man] ( feu]is pe/il5ce ?at god suffri? to come to mankynde by peril\s influ5ce ( yuele planetis1 by ?e grace ( god good g\ernaunce may be curid partialy wi? oure #e4 essence4 & #bj ',nota bene4' ?erinne putte a litil ( aloes epatik eu=bij1 a litil ( i]apigra gali5i ( #e essence1 ( ?e rote ( lilie & also 99 ,fol4 #be;b4 ( gold pe]le1 capilli v5eris 99& ysope2 = ?ese ?ingis b5 n$eful to si*e feu]is apo/emes _/ x is n$eful also #bd ?at wi? ?ese ?+is ?er be si* a quinta essencia laxatyue ?at wole purge ?e superflue hum\ris ?at ab\nde2 & ?at ?e paci5t s my*e resceyue 9 a natural day ?er( ?at he may g weel oonys to sege2 & s lete him vse ?is laxatif 4#c4 in ?e #bh ',caueas4' woke2 ,b be weel w> ?at he take wi? oure quinta essencia b right a litil quantite ( ?e laxatif at oonys1 z ,i tolde ghou ,he mu/ also take e morn+ an egg-%ell-full ( ,burn+ ,wat]1 & #b or #c pe/il5ce pills 9 our ,qu9te ,ess5ce1 & smoke 8 h\se ) frank9c5se1 c4 t(ore1 = p]il ?at mighte bifalle4 euery day take he by ?e mor[e an eye-s*elle ful ( good br5nynge watir1 & ?e corrupt #cb eyr s*al n noye him2 also vse 9 ?e dayes1 two or ?re smale pelotis pe/il5ciales 9 oure #e essencia1 or 9 br5nynge watir2 al ?e h\s ( ?e paci5t s*al be enc5sid ,page #be3 ,,may ,,?is ,,book re/ ( l9e illegible /rongly 4iij 9 ?e day wi? frank-enc5se1 mirre1 rosyn1 t]bentyn rewe4 & ?is is perfight cure = ?e feuere pe/il5ce _/ ,& ?u ghe may1 wi? ?is #e essencijs1 cure alle ?ese sijknesses a=eseid1 & manye o?ere1 z x 7 by myracle1 if ghe #d ,"h is an end ( ?is mo/ sov]eign ( all secrets4 wor*e discreetly z ,i haue toold ghou t(ore _/ ,n[ "h ,i make an e5de ( ?is tretis ?at is clepid ?e moo/e ?e s\ereyne/e secrete ( alle secretis1 & a passynge tres\r ,:at ills w befall if x gets into tyrants' & reprobates' h&s & prolongs _! life 9 evil4 ,i w keep x = holy m5 alone2 & ,i comm5d x to ,*ri/'s keep+ n[ & ev]4 ?at may n\ght fayle _/_/ ,o quantum malum =et1 si hic #h lib] peru5iret ad manus hominum mundanorum1 ad noticiam tirannorum1 et ad seruicium reproborum6 quia1 sicut sancti per hunc librum poterunt cont9u>e opera vite *ri/iani diuciu et vehem5ciu1 ita et reprobi poss5t peruers vsi diuciu #ab perseuerare 9 malo4 ego autem1 quantum 9 me e/1 propter solos sanctos librum hunc con/ituo1 et ipsum cu/odiae ihesu ,*ri/i comm5do nunc et 9 et]num _/_/ _/_/ ,explicit librum de maximis secretis essencie qu9te c4 #af ,page #bf3 ,,! ,,sph]es ,,& ,,planets leaf #bf ,p ,philos(irs puttyn #i sp]is vndirewritt52 b ,diu9is putt9 ?e t5?e sp]e1 :]e is heuyn empire1 9 ?e :i*e1 angelis s[lis#a ( seyntis s]u5 god2 in ?e :i*e is cri/1 9 ?e same =me t he walkid in er?e1 & also owre lady1 seyntis t aros5 with cri/e4 ,footnote #a3 lis is ! ,,ms4 l ) a l9e at "r angles to x4 ,p ,?e fir/ sp]e ( ?e #i is clepid 'primum mobile1' ?e fir/ mevabil ?yng4 ,p ,?e 4ij4 sp]e ( /]ris3 ,aries 4#a4 ?e rame4 ,p ! secund h[s ( ,m>s1 ?e bool1 ,p ?e secund h[s ( ,v5us1 ,gem9i1 ,p ?e secund h[s ( ,m]curi1 ,cancer4 ,p ?e h[s ( ?e mone1 leo4 ?e h[s ( ?e sonne1 ,virgo4 _/_/ ?e fir/ h[s ( ,mercury1 ,libra _/_/ ?e fir/ h[s ( ,v5us1 ,scorpio _/_/ ?e fir/ h[s ( ,m>s1 ,sagitt>iu _/_/ ?e fir/ h[s ( ,iubiter1 ,capricornus _/_/ ?e fir/ h[s ( ,saturne1 ,aqu>iu _/_/ ?e secund h[s ( ,saturne1 ,piscis4 _/ ?e secunde h[s ( ,iubiter no m4 ,p ,saturn is a planete evel-willid & ful ( sek5es4 ,:]=e he is peyntid with an hooke1 = he repe? d[n7 gr5e ?yngis _/ he fulfilli? 8 c\rse 9 xxx ghe]e4 ,p ,iubiter is a planete wele willyng to alle ?ingis to be g5drid1 pl5tiful plesyng2 !r= he is y-seid ,iubiter z helpyn4 in xij ghe]e he filli? 8 c\rse4 ,p ,m>s is an enemy to alle ?yngis to be g5drid2 :]= he is clepid god ( batel1 = he is ful ( tempe/4 he fulfilli? 8 c\rse in 4ij4 ghe]e4 leaf #bf1 back ,p ,?e sonne is ?e wor?ie/ planet1 y-set in myddis4 he fulfilli? 8 c\rse 9 ,c,c,clxv dayes vj4 h[ris1 ?e :i*e caus5 bisext4 ,p ,v5us is apte to alle ?yngis to be g5drid4 he fulfilli? 8 c\rse 9 ,c,c,cxxxvj daies4 ,p ,m]curi swyft is y-seid a mess5ger ( daies 8 heu5e4 he fulfilli? 8 c\rse in ,c,c,cxxxvj daies4 ,p ,?e mone is a planete ny ?e er?e4 ends4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,notes ,,on ,,! ,,*emi/ry ,,( ,,! ,,text ,by ,c4 ,h4 ,,gill1 ,esq41 ( ,univ]sity ,college1 ,london ,p4 #d4 ,direction to submit any w9e t is n s\r to di/illation4 7,s\r w9e is defici5t 9 alcohol2 t body hav+ be5 *ang$ into acetic acid by oxidation47 ,9 ! language ( ! my/ical ideas :i* prevail$ 9 ! dawn ( ,*emi/ry1 ! col\r+ matt]s1 sug>1 c4 ( ! w9e are call$ '! 4#d4 elem5tis1' or z x 7 ! 'rott5 faeces ( w9e'88 ,! direction to di/ill ! w9e sev5 times is a good practical sugge/ion = ! obta9+ ( /rong alcohol :i* w burn well4 ,!n foll[s a description ( ! di/ill+ app>atus1 :i* seems to h be5 arrang$ to ensure a v sl[ di/illation1 s z to obta9 a product z col\rless & sc5tless z possible4 ,p4 #e4 ,! second way to make ! ,qu9te ess5ce dep5ds on di/illation ( alcohol by means ( ! heat ( f]m5t+ horse-dung2 also ! fif? mann]4 ,p4 #f4 ,! directions = gild+ burn+ wat] are all nons5se2 b z ! writ] _h no means ( te/+ ! tru? ( 8 /atem5ts1 !y may h be5 made 9 good fai?4 ,p4 #g4 ,! idea :i* he expresses1 t ?is gilt burn+ wat] w make y well & "y1 is difficult to expla91 except on ! assumption t1 x be+ ! /ronge/ ( alcohol1 a v little s]v$ to produce t elevation ( spirits :i* seem$ to br+ back ! spr+ ( y\?4 ,p4 #g1 l4 #f f ! bottom4 ,! ^w liquibles 9 ! text does n mean liquids1 = a liquid _c be made hot en\gh to be qu5*$4 ,if ! orig9al liquibles _c be reta9$ ,i %\ld sub/itute ! ^w liquiables1 mean+ ^? ?+s :i* c be liquefi$ by heat4 ,inde$ 9 ! next passage we f9d /at$ t if ,saturn 7! al*emi/s' my/ical "n = ,lead7 be qu5*$1 c41 & t if !n ,m>s 7,iron7 be qu5*$ 9 ! same liquid1 x w acquire ! s(tness ( ,saturn4 ,or if y qu5* lead 9 _s :i* has _h iron fir/ cool$ 9 x1 x becomes h>d4 ,( c\rse !re is no tru? :atev] 9 ! above /atem5ts4 ,p4 #h4 ,! fire )\t coals1 c41 is 'corrosive sublimate1' mo/ probably conta9+ an excess ( ,sulphuric acid 7vitriol7 z an impurity4 ,if ,copp] 7,v5us7 or ,t9 7,jupit]7 be dipt into ?is solution ( m]cury !y w h a deposit ( m]cury =m$ on _! surface1 :i* w give !m a pe>ly appe>ance4 ,p4 #h4 ,to br+ ,gold into calx4 ,:5 gold is treat$ 9 ! way direct$1 a f9e p[d] ( gold ( a br[n or yell[ col\r is left4 ,?is might readily h be5 mi/ak5 = a calx by ^? :o _h no cle> ideas ( :at calx really 04 ,p4 #i4 ,! dep>t+ ( gold f silv] is ess5tially ! same z ! plan practis$ at ! pres5t day4 ,to get ! ,qu9tess5ce ( ,gold4 ,i c make no?+ ( ! directions1 t is1 ,i _c see t !y 7! directions7 hide any real tru?4 ,p4 #aj4 ,h[ to get ! ,qu9tess5ce ( ,antimony4 ,i c make no?+ ( ?is "p1 & c only sugge/ t ! v9eg> us$ conta9$ hydro*loric acid1 & :5 di/ill$ ) ',myn ,antimony' 7native sulphide ( antimony7 gave a di/illate ( ,*loride ( ,antimony conta9+ "s 'k]mes' :i* is r$4 ,f ?is po9t onw>d !re is little or no?+ t c be expla9$ by a ,*emi/4 ,,gloss>y4 ,transcrib]'s ,note3 ,a numb] ( ! li/$ words are spell$ diff]5tly 9 ! text ?an 9 ! gloss>y1 or h italics t w affect text se>*+4 ,! se>*able spell+ is giv5 9 braces at ! end ( ! entry4 ,l9e ref]5ces 9 braces 7 also add$ by ! transcrib]4 ,agu1 p4 #bb1 l4 #a1 ',int]mitt5t ,feav]1 commonly call$ an ,ague1 has c]ta9 times ( ,int]mission or ceas+2 x beg9s = ! mo/ "p ) ,cold or ,%iv]+1 ends 9 ,heat1 & returns exactly at set ,p]iods4' ,phillips4 ,ais*91 p4 #d1 l4 #aj1 a%es4 ,amphora1 p4 #aa1 c41 'a l>ge vessel :i* d]iv$ its "n f its be+ made ) a h&le on ea* side ( ! neck1 f amphi on bo? sides1 & ph]o3 ,i c>ry4' ,dict4 ( ,gr4 & ,rom4 ,ant4 ,anele1 p4 #f1 l4 #bf1 c41 heat8 ,apo/emes1 p4 #bd1 l4 #bd1 impo/humes1 boils4 ,appeire1 p4 #c1 l4 #ab1 impair1 wors54 ,arre9s1 p4 #b1 l4 #be1 spid]s4 are9s ',cassia ,fi/ula 7,lat471 p4 #ba1 l4 #af1 ,cassia 9 ! ,pipe or ,cane1 a k9d ( ,re$ or ,%rub t gr[s 9 ,india & ,africa1 be>+ black1 r\nd1 & long ,cods1 9 :i* is conta9'd a s(t black ,sub/ance1 sweet l ,honey1 & ( a purg+ ,quality4' ,phillips4 ,colaci\ns1 p4 #ah1 l4 #ba1 8 comm5ts1 homilies4 colaciouns ,com\nne1 p4 #c1 l4 #ce1 communicate4 ,com\nne ',cont9ual ,feav] p4 #ba is t ^: ,fit is cont9u'd = _m ,days2 hav+ its times ( ,abatem5t1 & ( m ,fi]c5ess2 al?o' x nev] int]mits1 or leaves (f4' ,phillips4 feuere contynuele ,de$ly1 p4 #c1 l4 #bd1 liable to dea?1 mortal4 ,dep>tynge1 p4 #e1 l4 #ad1 p>t+1 sep>at+4 ,depurid1 p4 #i1 l4 #bg1 purifi$1 purg$4 ,di/illatorie1 p4 #aj1 l4 #bd1 a /ill4 ,r&le ,holme1 7,academy1 p4 #dbb1 col4 #b17 speaks ( 'a ,/ill or ,di/illatory ,in/rum5t1' & fur!r on1 iv41 ',he be>e? ,sable1 ! ,head ( a ,di/illatory ) #c pipes2 hav+ z _m ,receiv]s or ,bottles set to !m4' ',ebulum or ,ebulus 7,lat471 p4 #ah1 l4 #c ! ,h]b ,wall-wort1 ,dane-wort1 or ,dw>f-eld]4' ,phillips4 appe>s 9 =m ebuli ,encorp]e1 p4 #ac1 l4 #d1 mix1 incorporate4 encorpere ,eu=bii1 p4 #ba1 l4 #c bot41 ',euphorbia1 ! ,libyan ,f]ula1 a ,tree or ,%rub fir/ f\nd by ,k+ ,juba1 & s call'd f ! ,"n ( 8 ,physician ,euphorbus4' ,phillips4 eu=bij ,euphorbium1 '! gummy ,juice or ,sap ( t ,tree mu* u'd 9 ,physick & ,surg]y4' ,phillips4 ,extremities1 p4 #ag1 l4 #b1 ends ( ! limbs4 extremytees ,fecis1 p4 #d1 l4 #g2 p4 #i1 dregs4 ,fire ( hell1 p4 #h1 l4 #bc1 a disease4 fi] ( helle ,fumit]1 p4 #ah1 l4 #c1 fumitory4 fumiter ,fyme1 p4 #aj1 l4 #b bot41 mud1 clay4 ,g]apigra gali5i1 p4 #c1 l4 #bi1 i]a pikra ,gale3n\4 ,giltid1 p4 #g1 l4 #c1 hav+ ! prop]ties ( gold communicat$ by x4 ,gro/e1 p4 #e1 ll4 #i1 #bi1 grossness1 heavy p>ticles1 residuum4 gro/'e ,hide1 p4 #ac1 l4 #ah1 8 = hideu2 comp>e ! ,h>leian read+ 'unk9de4' ,hool1 p4 #ae1 l4 #aj1 recov]1 improve4 ,incombu/ible1 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 k9d ( ,azure or ,sky-col\r'd ,/one1 ( :i* ! ,blew ,col\r call'd ,ultram>9e is made 44 mu* u'd 9 ,physick4' ,phillips4 lapis lasuly ,lembike1 p4 #i1 l4 #b1 ',alembick or ,limbeck 7,arab471 a ,/ill1 a ,*ymical ,vessel us$ 9 ,di/ill+1 %ap$ l a ,helmet1 & t[>ds ! ,bottom hav+ a ,beak or ,nose1 ab\t a ,foot & a half long1 by :i* ! ,vap\rs desc5d4 ,!y are commonly made ( ,copp] t9n'd ov] on ! inside1 & (t5 ( ,glass4' ,phillips4 ,liquibles1 p4 #g1 l4 #f bot41 meltable metals4 ,lymayl1 p4 #h1 l4 #f bot41 ,fr4 'limaille3 f4 ,file-du/1 p9ne-du/4' ,cotgrave4 ,m>i5 ,ba?1 p4 #ab1 l4 #g bot41 ,balneum ,m>iae1 a ,*emi/'s ba?4 ',ba9 de ,m>ie4 ,m>ies ba?2 a cauldron1 or kettle full ( hot wat]4' ,cotgrave4 ba? clepid m>i5 ,m$le1 p4 #ai la/ l9e1 mix4 ,m$ulla1 p4 #ah1 l4 #c1 pi?4 ,m]casite1 p4 #aj1 l4 #ad1 'a k9d ( ,m9]al ,/one1 h>d & brittle1 p>tak+ ( ! ,nature & ,col\r ( ! ,metal x is mix$ )2 "s call x a ,fire-,/one4' ,phillips4 mercasite ,m]curiale1 m]curie1 p4 #ba1 #ai1 c41 ',m]cury 44 among ,*ymi/s 44 signifies ,quick-silv]2 & is also tak5 = "o ( _! active ,pr9ciples1 commonly call'd ,_s 44 ,also ! ,"n ( a purg+ ,h]b1 ( :i* !re are two sorts1 viz4 ,good ,h>ry & ,dog's ,m]cury4' ,metis1 p4 #af1 l4 #bb1 meatus1 passages4 ,mon1 p4 #ac1 l4 #ai4 8 "q m>k 9 orig9al3 see footnote ,morsus ,gall9ae1 ! ,h]b ,h5bit or ,*ick-we$4 ,phillips4 cit$ at p4 #bj l4 #cc ,mortifie1 p4 #ai la/ l9e1 ',among ,*ymi/s to *ange ! outw>d ,=m or ,%ape ( a ,mixt ,body2 z :5 ,quicksilv]1 or any o!r ,metal1 is dissolv$ 9 an acid ,m5/ruum4' ,phillips4 ,neis*$e1 p4 #g1 l4 #b bot41 ne%ness1 s(tness1 pliancy4 ,oo1 p4 #d1 "o4 cit$ at l9e #aa & lat] ,popilion1 p4 #bb1 l4 #bd2 ',populeum1 an ,o9tm5t made ( ,popl> buds1 ( a cool+ & allay+ ,quality4' ,phillips4 ,fr4 ',populeon4 ,popilion1 a ,pompillion2 an o9tm5t made ( blacke ,popl> buds4' ,cot4 ^w appe>s on l9e #be1 n #bd ,prep>ate1 p4 #h1 l4 #ba1 prep>e4 preparate ',qu>tan ,ague p4 #bj is t ^: ,fit returns e f\r? 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