BOOK II.

Here bigj'nneth the secunde book of medicyns / The first To restore an

„ old cvanqelic

metlicvn is to reduce an oold leble euangehk man to ))e nrste man lo the

. strength o/his

sti-enkj)e of 5ong))e / Also to restore a3en his nature Jiat is youtii.

lost, and to lenkjje his lijf in greet gladnesse and pej-fijte heele

vnto be laste teei-me of his lijf bat is sett of god / 3^ schal take Give him our

Quinte Es-

oure i^te essencie aforeseid, bat is to seye, mannys heuene. and sencewitii

... . 1 some of tliat

pei-inne putte a litil q?<«ntite of 5 essencia of gold and of peerl. ^^'^-j^'^-j

and ]>e oolde feble man schal vse ])is deuyn drynk at morn and Peaii,

at euen, ech tyme a walnote schelle fulle / and wibimne a fewe awainut-sheii

^ ' full at mora

dayes he schal so hool bat he schal fele him silf of be statt and and eve. in

' ' a, few days lie

be strenkbe of xl leer. and he schal haue greet ioie bat he is simii feei only
' -' . . . y^^^^

come to be statt of songbe. And whanne his 5ongbe is recouerid, 'f'^n let him

' . . . . . talce little of

and his natm-e restorid, and heeljse had, it is nedeful ])at litil and ^"^^^"j"*^

seelde he vse 5 essence / Also it is nedeful bat he vse ofte good only tiiat of

Gold in good

wiyn at his mete and at ))e soper, in be which be nxid be 5. wineatdin-

ner and sup.

essence of gold as I tau3te 30U tofore. per. .

The secuwde *medicyn is to heele a man, and make h\Tii i^. Me.

. , , . [*roi.io6.]

lyue, bat is almoost consumed in nature, and so nya deed bat „ —

J ' I > J J y To cure a man

he is forsake of lechis. but if it be ]>e laste teemie of his lijf ^^''^oXri'

sett of god. 36 schal 3eue hi«i oure qmnte essence of gold wij) a Give him

litil quantite of watir of celendoyn 3[e]drawe, and meynge it "wijj sence of Gold

J>e o)>ere jjingis aforeseid / and anoon as ]>e sike hath resceyued dine wuer,
it into his stomak, it 3eue]) to jje herte influence of naturel heete

and of lijf. and jjanne 3e schal se him I'isc vp and speke, and ri^oupami"

wondirfully be comfortid and strenkj)id |>erby// jjanne comfortc Then comfort

Lim wij> ministraciouw of oure qztinte essencie afore scid, and he cj'IIhue Ks'-'''

schal be al hool / but if it be so )>at god wole algatis J^at he schal "hau he'^iure.i,

die / And I seie to 30U truly, J>at pis is ]>c hi3cste maistjt'e ]>at wuis'Tioshnii

maybe in transmutacioun of kynde. for ri3t fewc. lechis now rcwdoctoiM

lyiiyiige knowe })i.s pn'uytce. Z^^uli

«cciel.

16

MOW TO CURE I-EPUOSY AND PAI.SY.

[Book II.

:)'». Me.

To cure the
LcprD/ i/ lhal
is causal by
rollcn hu-
mours.

Use our
Quiiite E.-i-
sen'cii, with
those of Ciold
and Pearl;

(or Burning
Water, if you
have no
Quinte Es-
sence.)

Wash the
leper with
strawlierry or
mulberry
water; this

[* Fol. 20.]

is of great
virtue,

but is much
eiicrea.sed by
our Quinte
Essence.

4<». Me.

To cure Pal-
sy, which
comes from
viscous hu-
mours closing
the passages
of motive
power.

Blessed be
God, our
Uuiute Es-
sence will
restore the
paralitic.
Fix in it the
Quinte Es-
sence of eu-
pliorbium and
the like ; and,
if God will,
the palsied
man shall be
whole, if you
make hiui a
stew of ivy
'and sage.

Failing
Quinte Es-
sence, let him
drink Burn-
ing Water

The })ri(ldc niedicyn is to cure ))e lei)rc jmt is causid of
corrupcioun and putrifaccioun of ony of })e principal humouris
of man, but not ]>e lepre j)at comej? to man of kyudc of
\)e fadir and of \>e modir leprous, for it is callid morbus
liereditM^. ne ))e lepre jjat is sent af god by his ]>\a<re. but jjat
\>at is causid oonly of rotun humowris / take oure 5 essence
aforesaid. \y'\]> J)e qmnte essence of goold and pecrl, a litil quantite
at oonys, and vse it in maner as I seide afore / and wij)i;me a
fewe dales he schal be partily hool Jjerof. and if 30 haue non
prepowate redy oure 5 essence, jjanne take in )>e stide )>erof fyn
bre?iny«ge watir. but |)at ojjer is bettere.

Also, drawe a water of ]>e fruy3t of strawbery or mulbery
tree, whanne it is ripe, and waische })e lepre |)envij). J)is
watir is of so greet vertu. for a souereyn maistir took it a
leprous *womman. Jjat wij) \>e waischinge oonly of J)is watir,
wit/iyune schort tyme was maad al hool / but sikirly })e vertu
J>erof is myche worth if it be meyngid -with oure 5 essence, or
ellis brennynge watir. and jjanne it schal be no nede to vse in
})is perilous cure venemys, as su?n,me lechis doon.

The 4 medicyn is to cure palsie vniueisel. ForsoJ)e alle
philosophoris seyn Jjat \>e palesye vniuei-sel come]) of ha-
bouwdamice of viscows humouris closynge \>e metis of vertu
awimale, sensityue, and motyue. And ]>erfore it is necessarie \>at
})0 ))ingis ))at schal cure ])is sijknes be temperate, hoot, and moist,
and a litil att»'actyue, and to j^e synoMS confortatyue / Therfore,
blessid be god, makere of kynde, jjat ordeynede for ))e man
powalitike oure 5 essence aforseid, jjat souereynly to liiy)i com-
fortynge. restorynge. and temperatly worchynge / jjerfore fixe
yennne \>e 5 essence of \>o laxatyues ]>at purgen flewme and
viscous humouris. as a litil of euforbie, or turbit, or sambucy.
a/rtd jjanne Avi))Oute doute, if god wole, \>e paralitik man schal be
hool wij) comfoi-tynge and restorynge of kynde. if 5e make him
a stewe hoot and moist with herbis. ]>at is to seye. eerbe yuc.
and sauge, \>a,t haue an heuenly strenkjjc to coraforte ]>e joynctis.
and ))e senewis, and J)e vertu motyue. and if 3e haue not recli
p?-epcwate oure 5 essence, jjannc talce fyn brennynge watir til it