Book 1.] HOW TO OTHKK THINGS IN OUK QUINTE EHSKNCE.

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bat is ayr / initte it aside, banne her leeueb :itt fier wib erbe ; To seimmte

' ^ / 1 I r ... tire from tlie

to depay-te fier from erbe. putte be element of watir, bat is to earth, put 4

^ r 1 r . , . lbs. of water

seye .iiij lb of watir. vpon j lb af mater / and putte by .vij. daies on i ib. of

to encorpere wel as tofore in be bath of marieii / Aftirward it in tiie Ma.

' riaii liatli for

putte it to be fier of flawme rist strong, and be reed water schal 7 days ; then

^ > . . . >" bot flames;

ascende. be which jjadere toffidere as louge as oiiy *biuQ[ ascendib. [*foi. igb.]

r a a a J sr o _^red water

and to 30U schal remayne an er))e ri3t blak in J)e botum. ]>e which

sradere togidere aside / banne be redeste watir je schal take, forwhy. eai tii fail.

'r Y D _ J Put the red

ber be .ii. elemewtis, bat is to seie, be element of watir and fier. water into

. . the distiller;

ba«ne yn be stillatorie, to be fier of bab, cleer watir schal asende. P"fe water

' . *^ ' r . . shall rise ; red

and in be botum schal remayne be reed watir, bat is, be element ™ter, or fire,

' J r > r ' r sl,ai] remain ;

of fier. and so se haue now first oon oyle, bat is, ayer o side, and ^° .v" bave

^ J ' r ' J ' the4Element3

watir, and fier, and er]je. and note weel Ipat J)e?-fore ]>e element separate,
of watii- is putt a^en to drawe out from erjje fier and eyr, for jjei

wole not ascende. but ]?oru3 jje help of element of watir. bi-ynge Distu each

Si^en euerych into 5 beynge wijj J)e vessel of circulacioun as to- ]L*s°ence^ 0"

fore/ or ellis rectifie, makynge oon ascende .7 tymes hi an ojjir/ '"^'^'''^

but first 36 moste be i'i3t blak erbe of oon hide* natm-e, in be liatuer."HarK

853 1

fumeys of glas mon*, or ellis reuerbei-aciouw, xxj. dayes calcyne / [* of giasse

And for a cause I speke to 30U nomore of this science, but 853'!?'

ioie 36, and thanke oure glorio2is lord god of jjese )?ingis ]>a.t ^^tusGodtl'

IP ViniiP haA this bit of

36 naue naa. knowledge.

The science to fixe alle erjjely J)ingis in nostra 5*^ essencia, To,nxaii

... . , .jii-rt . earthly thivfls

pat is to seie, owre neuene, Jjat by her influence bei may 3eue inourQumte

Essence.

})erto J)er propertees and her hid vertues / oure glorious god Godi7iI"given

ha)) 3eue sich a uertu to oure qmnta essence. Jjat it may drawe oVdrawh?- aii

out of euery matier of fruy3t / tree / rote / flour, herbe / fleisch, outof'evSy
seed a/nd spice / And euery medicynable ])ing. alle \e vertues, ^
propirtees, and naturis, jje whiche god made in hem. and |>at
wi))i/me .iij. houri.s.

Now I haue schewid 30U a souereyn priuytee, how J)«t 36 mt therefore

may wi}, cure heuene drawe out euery 5 essencia from alle reeSin-'L

{jingis aforeseid / )jerfore alle necessarie ))ingis to euery syrup ouriiuinte''"

putte yn oure 5 esseucie, wnd wi))i«ne .iij. houris )jat watir schal hiThmusit''

be sich a sirup, vndirstonde wel, bettir by an hundrid prert by ihn"Xtt«r

causie of oure 5 em-ncic \>m\ it *scliulde be wi)7outc it / And ''["T-of lo.'j

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OUU QUINTE ESSKNCE IMPROVES EVERYTHING lOO I'OLD. [Book I.

Aviiutever SO I scic of luedicyiis comfoitatyues. digestyues. laxatyues. re-

niediciiius are p i •/•

put into our striktyues. and alle o\>ere ; forwhy. if 30 putte seedia or flouris.

scnce, fruy3tis. leeues. spicis. coold. hoot, sweet, sour, moist, do j>ci

good or yuel, i?ito owe 5 essencie. forsojje sich 5 e««ence 30
scliulen haue ))erfore. oure 5 essencie is Jje instrument of alle

it increases vertucs of ))i?ig tj'ansmutable if ))ei be putt in it, encreessynge

their power a ...

hiimii-ed fold, an limidrid fookl her worchmgis //

Kiid of Parti.

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