Book 11.] TO CmiE CONSUMPTION AND DRIVE AWAY DEVILS.

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be redy, and lete ]>e pacient drynke jjerof a litil in fyn wiyii. in fine wine^
and also he scbal waisclie al his body and bis extremytees wib over «itii

burning

breunynge watir ofte tjTnes. and lete him vse \iis a good while, water.
a7id he schal be hool. /

* The .5 medicyn for a man Jjat is almoost al consumed, ^1*^°^' ^o^'-]

and waastid in al his body, and rijt leene, as ])at man jjcst Tofaiuniean

hath j>e tisik and \q etik / Forsojje \& veny cure to heele him ZeZlt!""^'

is oure K essence / Forwhi. it comfortib be feble nature, and Mix with our

. ^ . Quinte Es-

pe natm-e jjat is lost it restorij), and so restorid it preserue)) / sence

And Jjerfore if 30 wol restore |)e fleisch of a leene mannys body

almoost consumed awey. drawe banne a watir of celidoyne, and a little ceian-

. . . diue water ;

take Jjerof a litil qwantite, and meynge yn]> oure 5 essence if ^e

haue it redy, or brennynge watir in stide jjerof. and 3eue it him give it^tiie ^

to di-inke, and wibiwne fewe dayes he schal be wondirfully iieshaiisoon

' be wonder-

restorid and fat. fuiiyfat.

The .6. medicyn for passioums of frenesie. foly. ymagyna- -S. Me.

ci'ouns and noyous vexacioum of deuelis, and also for ]>e l,j^'^GoiaJand

goute als weel hoot as coold. certeyn experience techij) jjat %°cviis! "^'^
colerik me« 3eue)j to summe ymagynaciouws. and saugueyn vaen
hen ocupied aboute summe o^ere ymagynaciouns. and 3itt

flewmatik men aboute obere / but bo men bat habounde in blak D-arkmeian-

clioly men are

coler, ]>at is, malencoly, ben occupied a Jjousai/id paH wi]) mo troubiedinore
})0U3tis. })an ben men of ony ojjer complexiouw / Forwhi. ]}«t ti^ianany
humour of blak coler is so noyous \at if it a-bounde and a-sende
vp to jje heed, it troubli)) alle \e my3tis of )je brayn, engendrynge
noyous ymag3'naciou?is, bryngynge yn hon-ible ))0U3tis bo]je
wakynge and slepinge ; and siche maner of men ben born vndir being bom

•11 • p 1 • 1 • 1 t / -n iniderSaturn,

J)e constiUacioun 01 satume, the wickide planete / Forsoj^e to tiie wicked
siche men deuelis wole gladly appere, and mim'ster to hem* her ['ms. iiom]

priuy tewptaciouws wijjiwne ]>e cours of her )30U3tis, and jjese J|fp'eir?o'"^

men })us * turmentid wijj \e passiouws of malencoly comoimly te,npt"tifem,
speke wij) hem, .str}ue and dispute wij) hem silf whanne J)ei be ['Foi ^i.]

a-loone. jwt ofte tymcs o))ere folk may hecrc it / These manor so that tiioy

of men Jwtt ben )rM« turmentid, as wcel by passioun of malencoly am pair and

a.s of deuelis, ofte tymes fallc in dispcir, and at j)e laste sle hem selves,

silf / be p^rfiit cure of alle bcsc is oure K csscncic anri el riie enrols

2

18 TO CURE MELANCHOLY AND UIIIVE OUT TROUBLES FllOM UEVII^. [Book II.

Essence of
Gold and
Pearls, witli ii
little .senna or
lapis laiciili.

Burning
Water, with a
purge, will
alsu cure the.se
diseoiies.

Tliese medi-
cines put
away wicked
thoughts, and
bring in
merry ones ;
they dispel
devils' temp-
tations and
despair, and
bring a man
to reason.
Satuni is an
enemy to all
creatures,

and has power
over foul

[• Fol. 21A.]
solitary
places, as
Vitas Palrum
says.

The Moon too
is full of bane.

Jupiter and
Sol. on the
other hand,

make devils
flee,

and betoken
the joy of
heaven,

as Saturn and
the Moon do
hell.

perelarajM, or ellis breiinynge watir in stide jjerofjlu j)e wliiclie
3e fixe gold as it is aforeseid. wherirone be putt a litil of seue or
watir of fuuter, or poudre of lapis lasuly, or ellis medullam ebuli,
and vse it discreetly, forwhy. not al oonly oure qwiute essence
auri et ])ere\&rwn lieelith J>ese disesis. / but also breniiynge
watir in Jje which gold is fixid, heelij? hem, wi)> a litil of ))o
))ingis \>at purgen and casten out blak coler superflue, and helij)
]>e splene.

Forso])e J^ese medicyns puttij) awey wickid j)0U3tis and an
heuy herte malencolious, \>ei gladith and dense J>e brayn and
all© hise my3tis, and brynge yn gladnes and merye |)0U3tis.
Jjei putte aAvey also ))e craft of ]>e feendis temptactouws, and
ymagynaciouns of dispeir })ei distroie, and make a man to for3ete
almaner of yueles. and naturaly bryngi)) him a5en to resonable
witt. and for as myche as saturne )je planete naturaly ys coold
and drye. and is enemye to al kynde / Forwhy, euery snow,
euery hayl, euery tempest, and also ]>e humour of malencoly
come]) of him. and he haj) his influence vpou derk leed, and
vjion der-k *placis vnder jjc erf, foule and stynkynge. and derke
wodis, and vpon foule, horrible, solitarie placis, as it is pmied in
vitas patru7«, J)at is to seye, in lyues aiid colaciou?is of fadris /
And also Jje moone, naturely coold and moist, haJ? his influence
vpon ny3t, and vpon myche moisture, and vpon ))e placis
whawne 4. weyes metij? togidere. forsojje in alle siche placis j^ei
Avole a-bide and schewe hem to her foloweris / but forso})e \>o
))ingis \>Rt ben of ]>e nature of lubiter and of sol, goode planetis,
arne displesynge to hi??*, and contrarie, and naturaly. deuelis fle
awei fi'o hem. for J)ei haue greet abhomiuaciomi of \>er vertuous
influence / jjerfore it schewi]) weel ^at j)o ))ingis jiat ben in jjis
world, summe ))er ben ]>at bitokene glorious yoie of heuenc.
and sumrae ))ing ]>a,t figure ]>e derknesse of euerlastynge peynes
of helle / Forso})e ]>e su«ne and iubitei-, goode planetis, and
gold, pure metal, and alle pure ))iwgis jjat gladen a man, figu-
rynge by resou7i |>e ioie of heuene / and blak Saturne, and \>o
spotty moone, figure and bitokene ))e condiciou7i of helle / anil

1 Erf = erj)e.

IlOl.K II.]

TO CUKE THE GOUT AND ITCH, AND KILL LICK.

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sib brtt deuelis be danipiied, and ful of Avreclie of helle. berforc neviis iiate

' ' ^ ' ' _ the joy of God

bei hate be cleiiuesse and be ioie of oure lord god and of liisc t]'"

' ' ' ° bnglitiiess of

senilis / also bei huten be suwiie and his cleernes, and pure ti'e sun ;

' i ! ' ^ tliey delight

|>i«gis ))at maken a mau glad, and naturaly it plesi]) he??i to iJjj^'if^"'''!^",^,
dwelie in derk, and in blak, orrible, stynkynge placis, in heuy-
iiesse, -Nvreche, and maleucoly, and \n \o JjiJigis \a\. pretende ))e """s^-
coudiciouw of helle / And si)) oure 5. essence aforeseid is so q",!,,"" es-
lieuenly a ))i;ig, and by sotil c?-«ft *brou5t to so myche swetnes. veXr
it is so soueveyn a medicyji ])«t it may weel be lijkned to ])e ioie in*e^he joylf
of pffj'adice. forwhi, it maki]) a mau li3t, iocunde, glad, and drlrasaway"
merie, and puttij) awey heuynesse^, angre, maleucoly, and wrajjjje, ti'ft devils'^
jie whiche jjat deuelis loue / et ideo nos<ra 5 essencict digne irfi^ti.y°cailed'
vocattw celum hmnanuwi / Also if a man be traueylid wi]) a yen"" ^
feend, and may not be delyuerid fro \\\m. lete \\\m drivike a litil man from a
quantite of om*e 5 essence, wi]) 5 essence of gold and peerl, and hhusome^of
wij) an eerbe callid ypericon, i.[e.] fuga demoun7?i, and ))e seed Esseuee with
\eroi grounden and aftirward distillid, and J)e watir a litil and pearl,

. . .. andSt. John's

quantite medlid wij) ])e o])ere 5*13 essencizs. and anoon })e deuel wort water :
wole fle awey fi"o him and fi'o his hous. devil win flee

away.

Also for j)e goute, hoot or cold, ])e pacient schal drynke i-oaircThe

oure 5. essence wij) a litil qwantite at oonys of ]>e letuarie de ^""h

succo rosantm. and lete him vse ))is letuarie a litil at oonys ech Quinte es^^

oj>ere day. til superflue huraou'ris be purgid / but he schal vse RoTe-.iuice

euejy day a litil of oure 5. essence wit/i 5 essence of gold and alufuse daily

peerle, atid wi))iiine a fewe dayes j)e pacient schal be hool. // Essence wUh

The .7. medicyn, for to heele ycche, and for to distWe lies^ and Peari.
bat ben engendrid of corrupt humouris. take oure n essence

, ^ To cure the

hi him silf a-loone and vse to diynke berof a litil quantite and de-

•/ > 1 slroij Lice.

at oonys / and take also a litil q?fantite of Mer[cMHe?]. and nrink~Qiiinte
rnortifie it wi|) fastynge spotil, and medle it wij) a good quantite Mtx'Mercury

' houynes.se MS.

' " A I0U8 18 a worme wit/t many fete, & it commetli out of the filtlii aiul
onclene gkynne, & oftentymeH for faute of atendaunce they come out of the
fles-the through the skywne or «wet holes.

To withflryue theni / Tlie best ia for to wawHhe tlie ofte»^time8, .and
to chaunge oftentymeH clene lynen." — The noble lyfe and nature of man, Of
hute», tcrpenlyg, fowles, andfmhet he mostc Icnowen. Capitulo. C. xix.

with spittle,

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TO CUIUS QUARTAN FK\T51l.

[HOUK II.

nndTu?!nng poudrc of stafi-siigre, and jjanne put it in to a greet qmtiitite

ufe boV or'' l>re?inynge water, and jjaniie waifiche al his body, or ellis \>c

thettei'iand ^^^'^ wliere ))e icche and \>e lies beu. ami vse ))is inedicyn .2. or

[•Fou'm.] 3- sijk *nian schal be hool.

.8.Me^ The .8. medicyn for to cure the quarteyn and alle be

TociircQiiar- . ^ j r

tan Fever. passiouiis j>at comej) of malewcoly iu mannys body and ))e
Irise^from'"' maistrie to pwge malencoly. and 36 sclial vndirstonde j)at ))e
Waokchoier ^iwartcyu is geudrid of myche habouudaunce of maleucolje j»at
is corrumpid wit/iy«ne J)e body, and for J)is humour is erjjely,
coold, and drie, of ))e nature of slowe saturne. jjerfore ))e accesse
and lasts a of bis sijkues bcu slowe, and it durib comounly yn a man a jeer

year or more. > •) ? r j j d

or more, and it puttijj fro him gladnesse, and bryngij) yn heuynes
To cure it more ))an o]je/-e feueris do / If 3e wole heele ])is sijknes in schort
drink our tyme, lete be pacient vse to diynke oon 5 ei'sence, and he sclial

Qiiinte Es-
sence ; be al hool hastily / forwhi ; it consume)) ))e corrupt superflue

humouris, amd reducit nature to eqztalitd, and bryngij) yn glad-

if you have it ncssc, o/Thd chasib a-wcy heuynes a/nd malencolie. and if it so be

not, put pith > J J 1 . /.

of white dwarf bat 36 haue noust oure < essence / banne take i lb of be beste

elder in Burn- ' ^ ■> ' .

ing^ Water, brcwnynge watir, and ^erinne putte medullam ebuli. and namelj*,

wainut-siieii jje whitc, if jc may haue it / of ]>\s watir jeue to \>e pacient,

and evening, morowe and eucTO, a walnot schelle ful at oonys. and he schal

Or.takewhat- be al hool / or ellis bus. take what biwg 56 wole bat purgib

ever purges , i a j

wack ciioier, malencolye. and putte a litil ]>ero{ into brcTinynge watir. and
Burning ysc jxzt laxatif maad into smale pelotis, wijsly resceyuywg ri3t a
small pellets Htil at oonys, as oon litil nelot, and p?-eiie berby how it worchib.

of it.and take ' . . r J r

two '^ad*'"^" J)anne anoJ)er tyme .ij. at oonys, if it be nede / so ])at \>e mater
""y- be a litil digestid and a litil egestid. for bettere it is to worche

a litil a7id a litil at oonys, ]>&n sodeynly gi-eue \>e nature, forwhi,
[• Foi. 23.] two litil pelotis laxatif meyngid wij) brewnywge watir * wole

worche more my3tily J)an .8. pelotis wole do bi hem silf /
It is said that Also philosophoris seyn bat a toob drawe out from a quyk

a tooth from a

jive heast bccst, born vpon a man, delyuerij) fro ))e quarteyn / Also

Quartan, and j,ei seyn J)at if j)e yuis of })e eerbe \>a.t is callid morsus gallijic

Hen-bit or rubri bc putt in hise nose-brillis whaiine he bigynueth to suft'rc

Chickweed ■ ' \

i»«ynaman's j,e acccsse of J)e q?«»rteyn, he schal bc hool, wij) j)e grace of
god.