Book 1.] TO EXTRACT THE QUINTE ESSENCE FllOM MAN^S BLOOD.

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]>e secreet of alle secretis, is swetterc ])iin ony bony or sugrc or
ony o\)\r ]>ing.

The science in be extraccioun of be .5^ essencie from blood, ijawtoixt
and fleiscb, and esjffis / To 50u I seie bat in ewery elementid ff";«/'<"»

' ' y r •/ Man's Blood,

})ing ]je .5. essencie remaynej) incorrupte, it scbal be J)anne
J>e moost \>mg of meriieyle if I teche 50U to drawe out J)at
fro mannys blood reserued of Bai-bouris wbanne ))ei lete blood,
also fro fleisch of alle brute beestis, and fro alle eggis, and o])ere
suche binffis. for als myche as mannes blood is be perfitist werk Man's blood

^ ° ... tlie perfect-

of kynde in us, as to be encrees of bat bat is lost, it is certeyn est work of

■* _ _ nature in us,

nature jjat .5 essence maad so perfi3t jwzt wijjoute ony ojjir midUsQuinte

greet prepaj-acioun wijioute jje veynes, it beri|> for]? ])at blood

anoon aftir into fleiscb. and ]>is 5 essence is so ny3 kynde Jjat

[it] is moost to baue^ / Forwby. in it is merueyloiis vertu of oure and works di-
vine miracles

Leuene steiTid, and to be cure of nature of man worchib moost ofiieaiing.

' Get from bar-

deuyn mjTaclis, as yn^mne. I scbal tecbe 30U / jjerfore resceyue bers the biood
of Barbouris of 3ong sangueyn men, or colerik men, wbawne jjei s'jine men^;
be late blood, be wbich vse tcood wvnes. take bat blood aftir bat vo^^ off the

' o - J > serum ; mix

it hab reste, and cast awey be watir fro it, and braie it wib be tiie blood mtii

' •' ' ' ' ' a, tenth of

.10. part of eomen salt pj'eparate to medicyns of men. and putte prepared salt ;

'■ ^ ^ put it m an

it into a uessel of glas clepid ampbom, ]>e which, sotely seele, ti^fup^'p^yf
and putte it wijjiTine jje *Avombe of an hors, preparate as tofore, ^"fo/' i?i J
and renewe ]>& fyme oonys in \>e wike, or more, and lete it the Xng

putrifie til al ]ie blood be turned into watir / and it scbal be doon tJig^'^i^jo^"

at )je mooste in xxx. or xl dayes, or aftir, more or lasse / Jjanne *TOter!"mstii

putte it in a lembike and distille it at a good fier /what so euere ou'tconl'e"on''^

may ascende, putte )>at watir vpon ))e fecis brayed, meywgynge fece<anddts-

Tpon a marbil stoon, putte it a3en, and aftir distille it a3en ^'^ ^snin.
manye tymes rehersynge / And wbanne 36 haue ]>is noble ]>mg

of blood, ))erof ))e 5. beynge dmwe out / putte a3en J)e watir in Heat the

)>e stillatorie of circulacioure til 36 biynge it to so myche swctnes distiller tin it

7-11 T 1 -1 . comes to a

awJ, an heuenly sauour. as 3e dide ))e brennynge watir. and jjis is heavenly sa-
]>e 5 beynge of blood deuyn, and miraclis more ban man mai I'if"' "eing

., works niira-

blleue but 11 he Se it, clcs hardly

credililo un-

I , f ardi • , less seen.

5 fifth, or quinle.

' MS. Harl. reads 'and this fifte beingc so nighe kinde it is most to haue.'

12 TO GET THE qUlNTE ESSENCE OUT OK BEASTS AXlJ TJIE 4 ELEMENTS. [Book I.

Qum/ks '^"^ ^^"^^ ^ 5*^" <lni\ve out ]>e .5 beyiige from

ca,Z!!"bc^i^ capouws, hejiiies, and al mauer fleisch of Brut beestis, and

fflfls.jk ' from al mauer eggis of foulis \>&t ben holsum and medicyu-
u'em wit"?' *° ®*® ^y"de / Grynde summe of J,ese jjingis

{.rqmredlu; ^orscid, wliicli ),at wil, as strongly as 30 can in a morter, wi),

Thorr-sblny ''^ ^° I'"'"*' comen preparate to Jjc medicyne of

come'trater', ^ ^^^^^ 1'"**^ it in ],e wombe of an liors til it l;e

wur™''' turned into water, distille as it is aforescid, and in ))e stillaturie

ven-sweet. of circulaciouw ]>e watir ]>&t is distillid. putte it in a3en til it be

broujt to \>e swete beuenly sauour and smel aforesaid /
To draw the The sciencc to drawe out be k beync;e of euervch of be .4.

Fifth Behii/ , i ^ J o j r t

out each dementis and to schewe eue?-ych of be forseid bina bi he?/i

((/ the tour _ J r r o

Eiemmts,and silf, and bat is riit merueylous / I wole not leue for a litil to
to separate ' j '

Bcbewe a greet secreet, how 3e may drawe out \>e 5 beyngc of

ech of })e 4 elementis of al ]>e ]>mg rehersid afore, and profitably

[•Foi. 18.] schewe hem/ And \>e maner ys *])is /take )>at ))ing pu trifled

tiling rotted 8-"^ brou3t into watir. what so euere 3e wole, as I tau3te 30U

into water, as toforc. and J)at jjing be maunes blood brou3t into Avatir, of J>e

p'ut"itiM°a ' which 36 wole drawe out ]>e 4 elementis / putte jjerfore ))at

anTafstn-'a"^' water, or J)at blood putrified, in a stillatorie of glas, and sette

ampiiora."" it wij)i?ine a pott of watir, and 3eue vndirnejje a fier til ))e watir
of blood be distillid by ))e pipe of \>e lembike into a glas clepid

Wien no amphora, rist clene / And whanne no bing may more by bat fier

more vapour i ' j i r o j j r

rises.youiiave ascende, for certeyn se haue of blood drawen out al oonly be

draw 11 out the ' j j j r

water. element of watir / Forwhi. fier of ])at bath hath no strenkjje to

Put the other sublyuie eyr, or fier, or erbe. and so [take] j)o j>re elementis, and

3 elements . ^ -i i -ii

for 7 days scttc m be Same bath by .vij. dayes bat bei be weel meyngid, arid

into the same , „ . .. i

bath, 80 cloos jjftt uo )>ing be distillid / aftir J)e .vij. dayes take ]>e

then into a stillatorie, and putte it to ]>& fier of aischen, ]>at is strongere ]>(in

coal fire, and . t .-ii i-i-

the water fier of bath clepid marien. and jje watir sciial ascende in toorme

shall rise as i i i c • i • i i

oil shining of oylc schynyngc as gold / and aitirward Jjat no Jjing more schal

hkegoid, jigcende, 30 haue jjanne in Jje ampulle .ij. elementis, )>at is to seie,
watir and eyi-. and oon from ano))ir 30 schal departe in ))e bath,

the air re- j)uttynge yn a3en wlier al oonly ))e cleer watir schal ascende/

the'botfom and ]>c eyr schal al oonly remaync in ))e botuwi. of ]>e vessel in

gold. Put lijkncsse of oylc of gold. |)e which oylc |)at is gold. )io wliich oyle

these aside.