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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: The Book Of Quinte Essence Or The Fifth Being (1889) + Edited from British Museum MS. Sloane 73 about 1460-70 A.D. + +Author: Unknown + +Editor: Frederick James Furnivall + +Release Date: November 29, 2005 [EBook #17179] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: UTF-8 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BOOK OF QUINTE ESSENCE *** + + + + +Produced by Louise Hope, David Starner and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + + + + + +</pre> + + +<div class = "mynote"> +This e-text uses a number of characters that depend on utf-8 encoding, +particularly yogh (ȝ) and thorn (þ). If they do not display properly, +you may have an incompatible browser or unavailable fonts. As a first +resort, try changing your browser’s default font.<br /> +The more unusual characters are underlined and identified with +<span class = "character" title = "description here">popups</span>.<br +/> +Text in brackets [ ] is original; material added by the transcriber +is in braces { }. <a href = "#errata">Further notes</a> are given +at the end of this file. +</div> + +<h4>The</h4> + +<h1>Book of Quinte Essence</h1> + +<h5>or</h5> + +<h2>The Fifth Being;</h2> + +<h5>That is to say,</h5> + +<h3>Man’s Heaven.</h3> + +<br /> + +<h5>A tretice in englisch breuely drawe out of þe book of quintis<br /> +<ins class = "correction" title = +"so in original">e<i>e</i></ins><i>ss</i>encijs +in latyn, þ<i>a</i>t hermys þe p<i>ro</i>phete and<br /> +kyng of Egipt, aft<i>er</i> þe flood of Noe<br /> +fadir of philosophris, hadde by<br /> +reuelaciou<i>n</i> of an aungil<br /> +of god to him<br /> +sende.</h5> + +<h6>Edited from<br /> +British Museum MS. Sloane 73<br /> +about 1460-70 A.D.<br /> +by<br /> +FREDERICK J. FURNIVALL</h6> + +<br /> + +<h6><i>Published for</i><br /> +THE EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY<br /> +<i>by the</i><br /> +OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS<br /> +LONDON · NEW YORK · TORONTO</h6> + +<br /> + +<br /> + +<table align = "center"> +<tr> +<td class = "small">FIRST PUBLISHED</td><td>1866</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "small">REVISED EDITION</td><td>1889</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "small">REPRINTED</td><td>1965</td> +</tr> +</table> + +<br /> + +<br /> + +<h6>Original Series, No. 16</h6> +<hr class = "tiny" /> +<h6>REPRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY RICHARD CLAY<br /> + +(THE CHAUCER PRESS) LTD., BUNGAY, SUFFOLK</h6> + +<hr /> + +<span class = "pagenum">v</span> +<a name = "pagev" id = "pagev"> </a> + +<br /> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +The odd account of the origin of this Treatise—in its first +lines—caught my eye as I was turning over the leaves of the Sloane +Manuscript which contains it. I resolved to print it as a specimen of +the curious fancies our forefathers believed in (as I suppose) in +Natural Science, to go alongside of the equally curious notions they put +faith in in matters religious. And this I determined on with no idea of +scoffing, or pride in modern wisdom; for I believe that as great +fallacies now prevail in both the great branches of knowledge and +feeling mentioned, as ever were held by man. Because once held by other +men, and specially by older Englishmen, these fancies and notions have, +or should have, an interest for all of us; and in this belief, one of +them is presented here.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +The loss of my sweet, bright, only child, Eena, and other distress, have +prevented my getting up any cram on the subject of Quintessence to form +a regular Preface. The (translated?) original of the text is attributed +to Hermes—Trismegistus, “or the thrice great Interpreter,” so +called as “having three parts of the Philosophy of the whole world”<a +class = "tag" href = "#note1" id = "tag1">1</a>—to whom were +credited more works than he wrote. The tract appears to be a great fuss +about Alcohol or Spirits of Wine; how to make it, +<span class = "pagenum">vi</span> +<a name = "pagevi" id = "pagevi"> </a> +and get more or less tipsy on it, and what wonders it will work, from +making old men young, and dying men well, to killing lice.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +The reading of the proof with the MS. was done by Mr. Edmund Brock, the +Society’s most careful and able helper. To Mr. Cockayne I am indebted +for the identification of some names of plants, &c.; and to Mr. Gill +of University College, London, for some Notes on the Chemistry of the +treatise, made at the request of my friend Mr. Moreshwar Atmaram.<a +class = "tag" href = "#note2" id = "tag2">2</a> The Sloane MS. I judge +to be about, but after, <span class = "smallcaps">a.d.</span><a class = +"tag" href = "#note3" id = "tag3">3</a> The later copy (Harleian MS. +853, fol. 66) seems late 16th century or early 17th,<a class = "tag" +href = "#note3">3</a> and has been only collated for a few passages +which require elucidation. The pause marks of the MS. and text require +to be disregarded occasionally in reading.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +<span class = "inset"><span class = "smallcaps">Egham</span>, <i>16th +May, 1866</i>.</span></p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +P.S. The short side-notes in inverted commas on and after p. 16 (save ‘5 +M<sup>e</sup>’ and the like) are by a later hand in the MS. The +‘Spheres’ on p. 26, and the ‘Contents,’ p. vii-viii, are now +added.—F. 1889.</p> + +<br /> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tag1" id = "note1">1.</a> <i>The Mirror of +Alchimy</i>, composed by the thrice-famous and learned Fryer, Roger +Bachon, 1597. +</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tag2" id = "note2">2.</a> Mr. M.A. Tarkhad +has been for many years Vice-Principal of the Rajkumar College, for the +sons of the native Chiefs of Rajkote.—1889. +</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tag3" id = "note3">3.</a> Mr. E.A. Bond of +the British Museum has kindly looked at the MSS., and puts the Sloane at +1460-70 <span class = "smallcaps">a.d.</span>, and the Harleian at about +1600. +</div> + +<hr /> + +<span class = "pagenum">vii</span> +<a name = "pagevii" id = "pagevii"> </a> + + + +<h4>CONTENTS.</h4> + +<hr class = "tiny" /> + +<h5><a href = "#book_i">BOOK I.</a></h5> + +<table class = "toc"> +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1">PROLOG: GOD’S GREATEST SECRET</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#book_i">1</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1">QUINTE ESSENCE DEFINED: ITS QUALITIES</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#defined">2</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1">HOW TO MAKE QUINTE ESSENCE</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#firstway">4</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc2">1ST WAY</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#firstway">4</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc2">2ND WAY</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#secondway">5</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc2">3RD WAY</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#thirdway">5</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc2">4TH WAY</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#fourthway">5</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc2">5TH WAY</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#fifthway">6</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW POOR EVANGELIC MEN MAY GET THE GRACIOUS INFLUENCE OF GOLD</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#poormen">6</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO GILD BURNING WATER OR WINE MORE THOROUGHLY</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#gildwater">7</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO MAKE FIRE WITHOUT COALS, LIME, LIGHT, ETC.</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#firewithout">8</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO CALCINE GOLD</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#calcine">8</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO SEPARATE GOLD FROM SILVER</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#separate">9</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO GET ITS QUINTE ESSENCE OUT OF GOLD</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#gold">9</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO GET ITS QUINTE ESSENCE OUT OF ANTIMONY</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#antimony">10</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO GET ITS QUINTE ESSENCE OUT OF MAN’S BLOOD</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#blood">11</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO GET ITS QUINTE ESSENCE OUT OF THE 4 ELEMENTS</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#elements">12</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO FIX ALL EARTHLY THINGS IN OUR QUINTE ESSENCE</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#earthly">13</a></td> +</tr> +</table> + +<span class = "pagenum">viii</span> +<a name = "pageviii" id = "pageviii"> </a> + +<h5><a href = "#book_ii">BOOK II.</a></h5> + +<table class = "toc"> +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO MAKE AN OLD EVANGELIC MAN YOUNG</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#oldyoung">15</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO CURE A MAN GIVEN UP BY DOCTORS</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#givenup">15</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO CURE THE LEPROSY</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#leprosy">16</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO CURE THE PALSY</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#palsy">16</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO FATTEN LEAN AND CONSUMPTIVE MEN</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#leanmen">17</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO CURE FRENSY, GOUT, AND TROUBLES FROM DEVILS, WICKED THOUGHTS, +ETC.</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#frensy">17</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW OUR QUINTE ESSENCE IS HEAVEN</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#heaven">19</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO CURE THE GOUT</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#gout">19</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO CURE THE ITCH, AND KILL LICE</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#lice">19</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO CURE QUARTAN FEVER</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#quartan">20</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO CURE CONTINUAL (CHRONIC) FEVER</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#continual">21</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO CURE TERTIAN FEVER</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#tertian">21</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO CURE DAILY OR QUOTIDIAN FEVER</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#daily">21</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO CURE AGUE, FEVER, AND LUNACY</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#ague">22</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO CURE FRENZY AND MADNESS</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#madness">22</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO CURE CRAMP</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#cramp">22</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO CAST POISON OUT OF A MAN’S BODY</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#poison">23</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO MAKE A COWARD BOLD AND STRONG</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#coward">23</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO CURE PESTILENTIAL FEVER</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#fever">23</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW THIS QUINTE ESSENCE IS FOR HOLY MEN ONLY</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#holymen">25</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td colspan = "2"> +<hr class = "tiny" /> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +THE SPHERES AND THE PLANETS</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#spheres">26</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +MR. GILL’S NOTES ON THE CHEMISTRY OF THE TEXT</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#chemistry">27</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td> +<div class = "toc1">GLOSSARY</div></td> +<td class = "number"><a href = "#glossary">29</a></td> +</tr> +</table> + +<br /> +<hr /> + +<span class = "pagenum">1</span> +<a name = "page1" id = "page1"> </a> + + + + +<h3>THE BOOK OF QUINTE ESSENCE</h3> + +<h3>OR THE FIFTH BEING;</h3> + +<h6>THAT IS TO SAY,</h6> + +<h3>MAN’S HEAVEN.</h3> + +<h6>[Sloane MS. 73, fol. 10. Brit<ins class = "correction" +title = "text has comma">. </ins>Mus.]</h6> + + +<hr class = "tiny" /> + +<h3><a id = "book_i">BOOK I.</a></h3> + +<table> +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[Fol. 10.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +<span class = "firstletter">W</span>ith þe myȝt, wisdom, & grace of +þe holy trynite, I write to ȝou a tretice in englisch breuely drawe out +of þe book of quintis e<i>ss</i>encijs in latyn, þ<i>a</i>t hermys þe +p<i>ro</i>phete and kyng of Egipt, aft<i>er</i> the flood of Noe, fadir +of philosophris, hadde by reuelaciou<i>n</i> of an aungil of god to him +sende, þ<i>a</i>t þe wijsdom and þe science of þis book schulde not +p<i>er</i>ische, but be kept and p<i>re</i>serued vnto þe eende of þe +world, of alle holy men from al wickid peple and tyrauntis, for greet +p<i>er</i>ilis þat myȝte falle þerof. For wiþi<i>n</i>ne þis breue +tretis, wiþ þe g<i>ra</i>ce of god, I wole more determine of practif<a +class = "tag" href = "#noteq1" id = "tagq1">1</a> þan of theorik. ȝitt +ben boþe nedeful / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +By the grace of God I translate you this Treatise revealed to Hermes by +an angel after Noah’s flood, that the knowledge of this book may be +preserved to the end of the world. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The firste and souereyneste p<i>ri</i>uyte þat god, maker of <a class = +"gloss" id = "t_kynde" href = "#g_kynde">kynde</a>, ordeyned for mannys +nede, how þat olde euangelik men, and feble in kynde, myȝte be restorid, +and haue aȝen her firste strenkþis of ȝongþe in þe same degree þat is in +al kynde, & be m<i>a</i>d hool p<i>ar</i>fiȝtly,</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +God’s greatest secret for man’s need is how to restore old feeble men to +the strength of their youth, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +except þe strok of þe þundir blast, & violent brusuris, and +oppressynge of <a class = "gloss" id = "t_to" href = "#g_to">to</a> +myche betynge / +Also p<i>er</i>ilous fallyngis of hiȝ placis, to myche abstynence, & +oþ<i>er</i>e yuel gou<i>er</i>naunce aȝens kynde, And also þe teerme +þ<i>a</i>t is sett of god, þ<i>a</i>t noman may a-schape, as Iob seiþ in +latyn / + +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +except in case of thunder-blast, and too much fasting, and the term set +for all men. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +“Breues dies ho<i>min</i>is s<i>un</i>t &c.” +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘N<i>ot</i>a.’</p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +<span class = "pagenum">2</span> +<a name = "page2" id = "page2"> </a> +<a id = "defined"> +THE NAMES AND QUALITIES OF QUINTE ESSENCE.</a> +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Forsoþe philosophoris clepen þe purest substau<i>n</i>ce of manye +corruptible þi<i>n</i>gis elementid, ‘qui<i>n</i>ta e<i>ss</i>encia,’ +þat is to seie, ‘ma<i>n</i>nys heuene,’ drawe out by craft of mani;<a +class = "tag" href = "#noteq2" id = "tagq2">2</a> for whi, as quinta +e<i>ss</i>encia sup<i>er</i>ior, þ<i>a</i>t is, heuene of oure lord god, +in <a class = "gloss" id = "t_reward" href = "#g_reward">reward</a> of +þe .iiij elementis, is yncorruptible & vnchau<i>n</i>geable / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +The purest substance of corruptible things is Quinte Essence or man’s +heaven. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 10<i>b</i>.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +riȝt so *q<i>ui</i>nta e<i>ss</i>encia sup<i>er</i>ior inferior, þat is +to seie, ma<i>n</i>nys heuene, is incorruptible, in reward of þe .4. +q<i>ua</i>litees of mannys body; and so it is p<i>re</i>ued naturaly þat +oure quinta e<i>ss</i>encia, þat is, mannes heuene, in it-silf<a class = +"tag" href = "#noteq3" id = "tagq3">3</a> is incorruptible; and so it is +not hoot and drie wiþ fier / +ne coold and moist wiþ watir / +ne hoot & moist w<i>i</i>t<i>h</i> eyr, ne coold and drie wiþ erþe; +but oure q<i>ui</i>nta e<i>ss</i>e<i>nci</i>a avayliþ to þe +cont<i>ra</i>rie, as heuene incorruptible / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Quinte Essence is incorruptible as to the four qualities of man’s body, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +But vndirstonde þ<i>a</i>t oure q<i>ui</i>[n]ta e<i>ss</i>e<i>nci</i>a +is nouȝt so incorruptible as is heuene of oure lord god; but it is +incorruptible in reward of composiciou<i>n</i> maad of þe .4. elementis; +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +but not as the heaven of God. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +& it hath .iij. names by the philosophoris, þ<i>a</i>t is to +seie / +bre<i>n</i>nynge watir / +þe soule in þe spirit of wyn, & watir of lijf / +But whanne ȝe wole concelle it, þa<i>n</i>ne schal ȝe clepe it ‘oure +q<i>ui</i>nta e<i>ss</i>e<i>nci</i>a’; for þis name, & þe nature +þ<i>er</i>of, riȝt fewe philosophoris wolde schewe / +but sikurly þei biriede þe truþe with hem. and witiþ weel that it is +clepid brennynge watir; and it is no bre<i>n</i>ny<i>n</i>g watir: +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +It is called, 1. Burning Water; 2. the Soul in the spirit of Wine; 3. +Water of Life; and if you wish to conceal it, Quinte Essence. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +forwhi, it is not moist ne coold as comou<i>n</i> watir; for it +bre<i>n</i>neþ, & so doiþ not comyn watir; +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +It is neither moist and cold like water, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +ne it is nat hoot and moist as eir, for eir corru<i>m</i>piþ a +þi<i>n</i>g a-noon, as it schewiþ weel by +gen<i>er</i>ac<i>i</i>ou<i>n</i> of flies, & <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_arreins" href = "#g_arreins">areins</a>, and siche oþ<i>er</i>e; but +sikirly þis is alwey incorruptible, if it be kept cloos fro fliȝt / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +nor hot and moist like air, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Also it is n<i>o</i>t coold and drie as erþe. for souereynly it worchiþ +& chaungiþ. And it is not hoot and drie as fier, as it schewiþ by +exp<i>er</i>ience; for hoot þingis it keliþ, & hoot sijknessis it +doiþ awey / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +nor cold and dry like earth, nor hot and dry like fire. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 11.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Also þ<i>a</i>t it ȝeueþ incorruptibilite, and kepiþ a þi<i>n</i>g fro +corruptibilite *and rotynge, it is p<i>re</i>ued þ<i>us</i> / +Forwhi. what pece of fleisch, fisch, or deed brid, be putt +þ<i>er</i>i<i>n</i>ne, it schal not corru[m]pe ne rote whilis it is +þ<i>er</i>i<i>n</i>ne / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +It gives incorruptibility, for it prevents dead flesh from rotting, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +miche more þanne it wole kepe quyk fleisch of mannys body from al +man<i>er</i>e corruptibilite and rotynge / +This is oure q<i>ui</i>nta e<i>ss</i>encia, þ<i>a</i>t is to seie, +mannys heuene, þ<i>a</i>t god made to þe +<span class = "pagenum">3</span> +<a name = "page3" id = "page3"> </a> +conseruac<i>i</i>ou<i>n</i> of þe .4. q<i>ua</i>litees of mannys body, +riȝt as he made his heuene to þe conseruac<i>i</i>ou<i>n</i> of al þe +world / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +and much more the living flesh of man. It is Man’s Heaven, preserving +his body as Heaven does the world. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And wite ȝe for certeyn þat manye philosophoris and lechis þat ben now, +knowe nouȝt þis q<i>ui</i>nta e<i>ss</i>encia, ne þe truþe +þ<i>er</i>of / +Forwhi; god wole not þ<i>a</i>t þei knowe it; for her greet +bre<i>n</i>nynge coueitise & vicious lyuynge / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Many know it not now for their covetousness and vice. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +THE NATURE AND WORKING OF QUINTE ESSENCE. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Forsoþe q<i>ui</i>nta e<i>ss</i>encia sup<i>er</i>ior, þ<i>a</i>t is to +seie, heuene of oure lord god bi hi<i>m</i> silf / +Aloone / +ȝeueþ not conseruacioun in þe world, and wondirful influence, but by þe +v<i>er</i>tue of þe su<i>n</i>ne, planetis, and oþ<i>er</i>e sterris; +riȝt so oure q<i>ui</i>nta e<i>ss</i>encia, þat is, mannys heuene, wole +be maad fair wiþ þe su<i>n</i>ne min<i>er</i>alle, fynyd, schynynge, +incorruptibile; and euene in qualite þat fier may not <a class = "gloss" +id = "t_appeire" href = "#g_appeire">appeire</a>, corru<i>m</i>pe, ne +distroie. and þis is v<i>er</i>ry gold of þe myn, of þe erþe, or of þe +floodis gaderid / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +But as God’s Heaven is aided by sun and stars, so our Heaven, or Quinte +Essence, is made fair by the sun mineral, or pure gold of the mine, not +of alchemy. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +for gold of alkamy maad w<i>i</i>t<i>h</i> corosyues distroieþ kynde, as +aristotle and manye oþere philosophoris p<i>ro</i>uen / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘N<i>ot</i>a.’</p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and þ<i>er</i>fore good gold naturel, & of þe myn of þe erbe, is +clepid of ph<i>ilosophor</i>is ‘sol’ in latyn; for he is þe son<i>ne</i> +of oure heuene, lich as sol þe planet is in þe heuene aboue; for þis +planete ȝeueþ to gold his influence, nature, colo<i>ur</i>, & a +substaunce i<i>n</i>corruptible. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Good natural gold is called <i>Sol</i>, because Sol the planet gives +gold its power, colour, &c. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 11<i>b</i>.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And oure q<i>ui</i>nta e<i>ss</i>encia, mannys heuene, is of þe nature +*& þe colour of heuene / +And oure sol, þ<i>a</i>t is, fyn gold of þe myne, schal make it fair, +riȝt as sol þe planete makiþ heuene fair / +and so þese two togidere ioyned schal ȝeue influence in us, and þe +condiciou<i>n</i>s of heuene and of heuenly so<i>n</i>ne / +in as miche as it is possible in <a class = "gloss" id = "t_deedly" href += "#g_deedly">deedly</a> nature, conseruac<i>i</i>ou<i>n</i> and +restorynge of nature lost, & renewynge of ȝongþe / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Our Quinte Essence is the colour of heaven; gold makes it fair; and the +two work in us (so far as is possible) renewal of youth, and give health +plenteously. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And it schal ȝeue plenteuously heelþe: and so it is p<i>re</i>ued by +astronomy aboue, þat sterris þat haþ influence vpon þe heed and þe necke +of ma<i>n</i> / +as be<i>n</i> þe sterris of aries, taurus, and gemini, ȝeue<i>n</i> +influence syngulerly vpon̅ <a class = "gloss" id = "t_gerapigra" href = +"#g_gerapigra">Gerapigra</a> galieni / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +As Aries, Taurus, and Gemini draw humours from the head and breast, and +not the limbs beneath, +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘N<i>ot</i>a.’</p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And þ<i>er</i>fore it haþ a synguler strenkþe, by þe ordynau<i>n</i>ce +of god, to drawe awey þe sup<i>er</i>flue humouris fro þe heed, þe +necke, and þe brest, and not fro þe membris byneþe / +And so I seie of spicis þat drawiþ humouris fro þe knees, þe leggis, and +þe feet, þat resseyuen a synguler influence of þe sterris of +Cap<i>ri</i>corn, Aquarie and pisces, & riȝt so of oþ<i>er</i>e, +<i>et</i> c<i>etera</i> / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +so those spices that do draw from these limbs get their power from +Capricorn, &c. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +<a class = "gloss" id = "t_comounne" href = +"#g_comounne">Comou</a><i>n</i>ne ȝe not þis book of deuyne secretes to +wickid me<i>n</i> and auerous; +<span class = "pagenum">4</span> +<a name = "page4" id = "page4"> </a> +but kepe ȝe it in p<i>ri</i>uytee / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Tell not these Divine secrets to wicked men. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +THE 1<sup>ST</sup> WAY TO MAKE QUINTE ESSENCE. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Take þe beste wiyn þat ȝe may fynde, if ȝe be of power; & if ȝe be +riȝt pore, þanne take corrupt wiyn, þ<i>a</i>t is, rotyn, of a +wat<i>er</i>y humour, but not egre, þ<i>a</i>t is, sour, for þe +q<i>ui</i>nt e<i>ss</i>encia þ<i>er</i>of is naturaly incorruptible þe +which ȝe schal drawe out by sublymac<i>i</i>ou<i>n</i> / +And þa<i>n</i>ne schal þ<i>er</i> leue in þe grou<i>n</i>d of þe vessel +þe .4. eleme<i>n</i>tis, as it were, rotu<i>n</i> <a class = "gloss" id += "t_fecis" href = "#g_fecis">fecis</a> of wiyn / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘aq<i>u</i>a vite’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "firstway"> +To make Quinte Essence.</a></p> +Take the best wine, or any not sour; +distil it, and the 4 Elements shall be left like dregs. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 12.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +But firste ȝe muste distille þis wiyn .7. tymes; & þa<i>n</i>ne haue +ȝe good bre<i>n</i>nynge watir / +Forsoþe, þis is þe watri mat<i>er</i> *fro which is drawe oure +q<i>ui</i>nta e<i>ss</i>encia / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Distil 7 times to get Burning Water; +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Thanne muste ȝe do make in þe furneis of <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_aischin" href = "#g_aischin">aischin</a>, a distillatorie +of glas al hool of <a class = "gloss" id = "t_oo" href = "#g_oo">oo</a>. +pece, wiþ an hoole a-boue in þe heed, where þe watir schal be putt yn, +and be take out / +And þis is a wondirful instrument þ<i>a</i>t þ<i>a</i>t þing þ<i>a</i>t +by v<i>er</i>tues of fier ascendith and distillith wiþi<i>n</i>ne þe +vessel, p<i>er</i> canales brachiales, þ<i>a</i>t is, by pipis lich to +armys, be bore aȝen, and eftsoones ascendith, & eft desce<i>n</i>diþ +contynuely day and nyȝt, til þe bre<i>n</i>nynge wat<i>er</i> heuenly be +turned into q<i>ui</i>nta<i>m</i> e<i>ss</i>encia<i>m</i> / +And so bi continuell<i>e</i> ascenciou<i>n</i>s & +discenciou<i>n</i>s, þe q<i>ui</i>nta e<i>ss</i>encia is dep<i>ar</i>tid +fro þe corruptible composiciou<i>n</i> of þe .4. eleme<i>n</i>tis. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘vas’</p> +put this in a Distiller in a furnace, and let the vapour rise, condense, +and be distilled till it is turned into Quinte Essence, and parted from +the 4 elements. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +For bifore þ<i>a</i>t þing þ<i>a</i>t is twies sublymed is more +glorified, and is more sotil, and fer fro<i>m</i> þe +corru<i>m</i>pciou<i>n</i> of þe .4. eleme<i>n</i>tis more +sep<i>ar</i>at þa<i>n</i> wha<i>n</i>ne it ascendith but oonys; +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘N<i>ot</i>a.’</p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and so vnto a þousand tymes, so þat by coutynuel ascendynge and +descendynge, by the which it is sublymed to so myche hiȝnes of +glorificaciou<i>n</i>, it schal come þ<i>a</i>t it schal be a medicyn +incorruptible almoost as heuene aboue, and of þe nature of heuene / +And þ<i>er</i>fore oure q<i>ui</i>nta e<i>ss</i>encia worþily is clepid +‘mannys heuene’ / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Distil it 1000 times, and it shall be glorified and become a medicine +incorruptible as heaven. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And aftir manye daies þat it hath be in þis sotil vessel of glas +distillid / +ȝe schulen opene þe hoole of þe vessel in þe heed þat +w<i>a</i>s selid with þe seel of lute of wijsdom, maad of þe sotillest +flour, and of white of eyren, and of moist pap<i>er</i>e, ymeyngid so +þat no þing <a class = "gloss" id = "t_respire" href = +"#g_respire">respire</a> out / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +After many days unstop your distiller,<br /> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘lute’</p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 12<i>b</i>.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And wh<i>a</i>ne ȝe opene þe hoole. if þ<i>er</i> come out a passynge +heuenly swete flauour þat alle me<i>n</i> þ<i>a</i>t +come yn naturely *drawe þ<i>er</i>to. þanne ȝe haue oure q<i>ui</i>nta +e<i>ss</i>encia / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +and if there issues out a heaven-sweet savour, you have our Quinte +Essence. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and ellis sele þe vessel, and putte it to þe fier aȝen til ȝe haue it. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +If not, distil again till you have. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +<span class = "pagenum">5</span> +<a name = "page5" id = "page5"> </a> +THE 2<sup>ND</sup>, 3<sup>RD</sup>, AND 4<sup>TH</sup> WAYS OF MAKING +QUINTE ESSENCE. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And anoþ<i>er</i> maner worchinge of oure q<i>ui</i>nta e<i>ss</i>encia +is þis / +Take þe noblest and þe strengest bre<i>n</i>nynge watir þ<i>a</i>t ȝe +may haue distillid out of pure myȝty wiyn, and putte it into +a glas clepid ‘<a class = "gloss" id = "t_amphora" href = +"#g_amphora">ampho<i>ra</i></a>, w<i>i</i>t<i>h</i> a long necke / +and close þe mouþ strongly wiþ wex; And loke þat half or þe þridde +p<i>ar</i>t be fulle; and birie it al in hors dou<i>n</i>ge, +p<i>re</i>p<i>ar</i>ate as it is seid hereaft<i>er</i> / +so þ<i>a</i>t þe necke of þe glas be turned dou<i>n</i>ward, & þe +botu<i>m</i> be turned vpward, þ<i>a</i>t by v<i>er</i>tu of þe hors +dou<i>n</i>ge þe q<i>ui</i>nta e<i>ss</i>encia ascende vp to þe +botu<i>m</i>. And þe <a class = "gloss" id = "t_groste" href = +"#g_groste">grosté</a> of þe mater of þe watir descende dou<i>n</i>ward +to þe necke / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "secondway"> +The second way to make Quinte Essence.</a></p> +Put the strongest Burning Water into an ‘amphora;’ seal it up; bury it +neck downwards in horse-dung, and the Quinte Essence will rise into the +globe and the impurities settle in the neck. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And aftir manye daies, whanne ȝe take it out, softly lift vp þe glas as +it stondith, and ȝe schal se in þickenes and cleernesse a difference +bitwene þe q<i>ui</i>nta<i>m</i> e<i>ss</i>encia<i>m</i> sublymed, and +þe grose mat<i>er</i> þ<i>a</i>t is in þe necke / +þe wondirful maistry of dep<i>ar</i>tynge of þ<i>a</i>t oon fro +þ<i>a</i>t oþ<i>er</i> is þis / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Take the glass out of the dung; +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Take a scharp poyntel, or a pricke of yren, & peerse into þe wex +þat hongiþ i<i>n</i> þe mouþ of þe glas aȝens þe erþe / +and wha<i>n</i>ne ȝe haue peersid al fully to þe watir, take out +þe poyntel or þe pricke / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +make a hole in the wax seal, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And þ<i>a</i>t erþely watir wole first come out þ<i>a</i>t is in þe +necke / +and so til it be come out vnto þe dep<i>ar</i>ti<i>n</i>ge bitwixe +it / +and þe q<i>ui</i>nte e<i>ss</i>ence, þ<i>a</i>t is, mannys heuene +sublymed. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +let out the impure earthy water, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 13.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and wh<i>a</i>ne ȝe se þ<i>a</i>t þis q<i>ui</i>nt e<i>ss</i>ence wole +re<i>n</i>ne & melte aftir þ<i>a</i>t þis erþely watir be voydid, +putte þanne swiftly ȝoure fyngir to þe hoole, & t<i>ur</i>ne vp þe +glas, and þanne ȝe haue þ<i>er</i>i<i>n</i>ne oure q<i>ui</i>nte +e<i>ss</i>ence, *and þe erþely watir wiþoute aside. +And þis is a passy<i>n</i>g souereyn p<i>ri</i>uytee. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +and when the Quinte Essence would begin to run, turn the glass up, and +keep your Quinte Essence. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The þridde man<i>er</i> is, þ<i>a</i>t ȝe take a greet glas clepid +ampho<i>ra</i>, and seele it weel, and birie it weel in þe wombe of an +hors al togidere. and þe pureté of þe q<i>ui</i>nte e<i>ss</i>encie +schal be sublymed aboue, & þe grosté schal abide byneþe in þe +botme / +take out softli þ<i>a</i>t þ<i>a</i>t fletiþ a-boue; and þat þat leeueþ +bihynde, putte it to þe fier. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "thirdway"> +The third way.</a></p> +Put your amphora into a horse’s belly instead of the dung, and proceed +as above. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The .iiij. maner is þis. take wh<i>a</i>t vessel of glas þ<i>a</i>t ȝe +wole, or of erþe strongly glasid, and þ<i>er</i>-vpon a round foot of +glas wiþ a leg. and seele þe vessel w<i>i</i>t<i>h</i> his +couerto<i>ur</i>, þ<i>a</i>t þe rod of þe foot of þe glas wiþi<i>n</i>ne +þe vessel honge in þe eyr, þ<i>a</i>t þ<i>a</i>t þi<i>n</i>g þ<i>at</i> +asce<i>n</i>dith to þe couertour in þe maner of a pott boilynge +<span class = "pagenum">6</span> +<a name = "page6" id = "page6"> </a> +descende doun aȝen by þe foot of þe glas. and this instrument may ȝe do +make wiþoute greet cost / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "fourthway"> +The fourth way.</a></p> +Substitute for the amphora a vessel of glass or earth, with a tube +running from the top and hanging in the air, into which the vapour may +fall and condense. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +THE 5<sup>TH</sup> WAY TO MAKE QUINTE ESSENCE, &C. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The fifþe maner is, þat þe brennynge wat<i>er</i> be .10 tymes distillid +in hors dou<i>n</i>ge contynuely digest. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "fifthway"> +<ins class = "correction" title = "not italicized in original">The +fifth way.</ins></a></p> +Distil your Burning Water ten times. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The sci<i>en</i>ce of makynge of fier wiþoute fier / +wherby ȝe +may make oure q<i>ui</i>nte e<i>ss</i>ence wiþoute cost or traueile, and +w<i>i</i>t<i>h</i>oute occupac<i>i</i>ou<i>n</i> and lesynge of +tyme / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "notehead"> +To make fire without fire, and Quinte Essence without cost or +trouble.</p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Take þe beste horse dou<i>n</i>ge þat may be had þ<i>a</i>t is weel +digest, and putte it wiþine a uessel, or ellis a pitt maad wiþ þe erþe +anoy<i>n</i>tid þoruȝout w<i>i</i>t<i>h</i> past maad of aischin. And in +þis vessel or pitt, bete weel togidere þe dou<i>n</i>ge; And i<i>n</i> +þe myddil of þis dou<i>n</i>g, sette þe vessel of +distillac<i>i</i>ou<i>n</i> v<i>n</i>to þe myddis or more / +For it is nede þ<i>a</i>t al þe heed of þe vessel be in þe coold +eir / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Put horse-dung into a vessel or pit lined with ashes, and place your +vessel in it up to the middle. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 13<i>b</i>.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +þ<i>a</i>t, þ<i>a</i>t þ<i>in</i>g þ<i>a</i>t bi v<i>er</i>tu of þe fier +of þe dou<i>n</i>g þ<i>a</i>t ascendith þ<i>er</i>by be turned into +watir *by v<i>er</i>tu of cooldnes of þe eir and falle dou<i>n</i> aȝen +and ascende vp aȝen. and þus ȝe haue fier wiþoute fier, and but wiþ +litil traueile. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +The cold top part will condense the vapour caused by the heat of the +dung. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Also anoþ<i>er</i> maner of fier. sette ȝoure vessel forseid to þe +strong reuerberaciou<i>n</i> of þe su<i>n</i>ne in somer tyme, and lete +it stonde þ<i>er</i>e nyȝt and day. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Or, place your vessel in the sun’s rays. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Here I wole teche ȝou how pore eua<i>n</i>gelik me<i>n</i> may haue +wiþoute cost, and almoost for nouȝt, þe g<i>ra</i>cious influence of +gold, and þe maner of þe fixynge of it in oure heuene, þat is, +oure q<i>ui</i>nta e<i>ss</i>encia. </td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "poormen"> +How poor evangelic men may get the gracious influence of gold.</a></p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +if ȝe be pore, ȝe schal p<i>re</i>ie a riche man þat is ȝo<i>ur</i>e +free<i>n</i>d to leene ȝou a good floreyn of florence / +and <a class = "gloss" id = "t_anele" href = "#g_anele">anele</a> it +vpon a plate of yren as yren is anelid. and haue biside ȝou a uessel of +erþe glasid, fillid ful of the beste brennynge watir þat ȝe may fynde. +& caste into þe watir þe floreyn anelid. and loke þat ȝe haue a +sotilte and a sleiȝþe to quenche sodeynly þe fier, þat þe watir waaste +not; and be weel war þat no<i>n</i> yren touche þe watir. but af[t]er +caste into þe watir þe floreyn, +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Borrow a Florence florin of a rich friend, anneal [?heat] it on a plate +of iron, and throw it into some Burning Water, taking care to quench the +fire quickly to prevent the Water wasting. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and do so .l. tymes or more, for þe oftere þe bettere it is / +And if ȝe se þ<i>a</i>t þe watir waaste to myche, chaunge it þanne, and +take newe, & do so ofte tymes. and whanne ȝe haue do ȝoure <a class += "gloss" id = "t_quenchour" href = "#g_quenchour">quenchour</a>, putte +all þe wat<i>ri</i>s togidere / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Repeat this 50 times in fresh Water, and then mix all the Waters +together. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote" rowspan = "2"> +HOW TO GILD BURNING WATER OR WINE.<br /> +[* Fol. 14.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And ȝe schulen vndirstonde þat þe v<i>er</i>tu of bre<i>n</i>nynge +watir is sich þat naturely it drawiþ out of +<span class = "pagenum">7</span> +<a name = "page7" id = "page7"> </a> +gold alle þe v<i>er</i>tues & p<i>ro</i>pirtees of it, & it +holdiþ <a class = "gloss" id = "t_incorruptibility" href = +"#g_incorruptibility">incorru<i>m</i>ptibilitee</a> +& an euene heete.</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +The Water draws out all the properties of the gold. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<!--<td></td>--> +<td class = "maintext"> +*þanne meynge þis brennynge watir þus <a class = "gloss" id = "t_giltid" +href = "#g_giltid">giltid</a> wiþ oure q<i>ui</i>nte +e<i>ss</i>ence, and vse it. but be war þ<i>a</i>t ȝe quenche not þe +floreyn in oure q<i>ui</i>nte e<i>ss</i>ence; for þanne it were +lost / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Mix the gilt Burning Water with Quinte Essence. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And if it so be þat ȝe haue not þis brennynge watir redy, þanne +que<i>n</i>che ȝoure floreyn in þe beste whiȝt wiyn þat may be +had / +For sikirly þe philosophore seiþ, þat wiyn hath also þe p<i>ro</i>pirtee +to <a class = "gloss" id = "t_restreyne" href = +"#g_restreyne">restreyne</a> in it þe influence and v<i>er</i>tues of +gold / +And whanne ȝe haue do ȝo<i>ur</i>e werk, ȝe schal wite þat þe floreyn is +als good, & almoost of þe same weiȝte, as it was afore / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +You may substitute for Burning Water best white wine, which also retains +the powers of gold. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +þerfore vse wiyn or bre<i>n</i>nynge watir giltid, so þ<i>a</i>t ȝe may +be hool, and wexe glad, and be ȝong. +And þus ȝe haue oure heuene, and þe su<i>n</i>ne in him fixid, to þe +conseruac<i>i</i>ou<i>n</i> of mannys nature and fixaciou<i>n</i> of +o<i>ur</i>e heuene, þ<i>a</i>t is, oure q<i>ui</i>nte e<i>ss</i>ence. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +This gilt Water will make you well and young again.<br /> +In it you have the Sun fixed in our Heaven. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The sci<i>enc</i>e how ȝe schule gilde more myȝtily by brennynge +watir or wiyn þan I tauȝte you tofore, wherby þe wat<i>er</i> or þe wiyn +schal take to it myȝtily þe influence & þe v<i>er</i>tues of fyne +gold. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘science.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "gildwater"> +How to gild Burning Water or Wine more thoroughly.</a></p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Take þe calx of fy<i>n</i> gold as it is declarid here-aftir in þis +book, and putte it in a siluer spone, and anele it at þe fier. & +þa<i>n</i>ne caste þe cals of the gold in þe brennynge watir or +i<i>n</i> wiyn .l. times, as I tauȝte ȝou tofore wiþ þe floreyn. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Heat calcined gold in a silver spoon and put it in Burning Water or wine +50 times, as with the florin before. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 14<i>b</i>.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and ȝe schule haue ȝoure lico<i>ur</i> by an hu<i>n</i>drid p<i>ar</i>t +bettir gilt þan ȝe had tofore wiþ þe floreyn / +Forwhi. fier worchiþ more strongly and bett<i>er</i>e *in sotil +p<i>ar</i>ties þan it doiþ in an hool plate / +And also bre<i>n</i>nynge watir or wiyn drawiþ out more myȝtily bi a +þousand p<i>ar</i>t þe p<i>ro</i>pirtees of gold fro smale +p<i>ar</i>ties anelid, þan it doiþ fro a þicke plate / +And ȝe schal vndirstonde þ<i>a</i>t wiyn not aloonly holdiþ in it þe +p<i>ro</i>pirtees of gold, but myche more þe p<i>ro</i>pirtees of alle +<a class = "gloss" id = "t_liquibles" href = +"#g_liquibles">liquibles</a> if þei be quenchid þ<i>er</i>i<i>n</i>ne. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Your liquor will be better gilt, as the fire and Water or wine work more +powerfully on the grains of gold than on a plate.<br /> +Wine retains the properties of all liquibles quenched in it. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and þat is a souereyn p<i>ri</i>uite: Forwhi, if ȝe quenche saturne +liquified in wiyn or in comou<i>n</i> watir .7. tymes, and aftirward in +þat wiyn or watir ȝe quenche mars manye tymes, þa<i>n</i>ne mars schal +take algate þe <a class = "gloss" id = "t_neischede" href = +"#g_neischede">neischede</a> and þe softnes of saturne / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +If Saturn (lead) liquefied be quenched in wine, and then Mars (iron) be +quenched in it, Mars acquires the softness of Saturn. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And þe same schal venus do, & alle oþ<i>er</i>e liquibles / +or ellis, And ȝe +<span class = "pagenum">8</span> +<a name = "page8" id = "page8"> </a> +quenche mars in whiȝt wiyn or in comou<i>n</i> watir manye tymes, and +aftirward in þe same wiyn or watir ȝe caste saturne liq<i>ui</i>fied +ofte tymes, þanne wiþoute doute ȝe schal fynde þat þe saturne is +m<i>aad</i> riȝt hard / +Therfore þe p<i>ro</i>pirtees of alle liquibles may be brouȝt into wiyn +or watir; but myche more myȝtily into brennynge watir good and +p<i>re</i>cious. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Again, if you quench Mars in wine and put in it Saturn liquefied, this +will be made hard. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +TO MAKE FIRE WITH NO FIRE. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The sci<i>enc</i>e to make a fier, þat is, wiþoute cole, +w<i>i</i>t<i>h</i>oute lyme, wiþoute liȝt, worchinge aȝens al maner +scharpnes or acc<i>i</i>ou<i>n</i> of visible fier, riȝt as worchiþ þe +<a class = "gloss" id = "t_fire_of_hell" href = "#g_fire_of_hell">fier +of helle</a> / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "firewithout"> +To make fire without coals, lime, light, &c.</a></p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 15] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And þis p<i>ri</i>uytee is so v<i>er</i>tuous, þ<i>a</i>t þe +v<i>er</i>tu þ<i>er</i>of may not al be declarid. And þus it is maad. +Take Mercurie þ<i>a</i>t is sublymed w<i>i</i>t<i>h</i> vit<i>ri</i>ol, +*& co<i>m</i>e<i>n</i> salt, & sał armoniac .7. or .10. tymes +sublymed / +and meynge hem togidere by euene porc<i>i</i>ou<i>n</i>. and grynde it +smal, and leye it abrood vpon a marbil stoon; and by nyȝte sette it +i<i>n</i> a soft cleer eir, or ellis in a coold seler; and þ<i>er</i>e +it wole turne into watir / +And þanne gadere it togidere i<i>n</i> to a strong vessel of glas, and +kepe it / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Mix equal parts of sublimated Mercury, Salt, and Sal Ammoniac, grind +them small, expose them to the air, and they’ll turn into water, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +This wat<i>er</i> forsoþe is so strong, þat if a litil drope +þ<i>er</i>of falle vpon ȝoure hond, anoon it wole p<i>er</i>ce it +þoruȝ-out; and i<i>n</i> þe same maner it wole do, if it falle vpon a +plate of venus or Iubiter, into þis watir, it turneþ hem into lijknes of +peerl. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +a drop of which will eat thro’ your hand, and make Venus (copper) or +Jupiter (tin) like pearl. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +who so coude <a class = "gloss" id = "t_reparale" href = +"#g_reparale">rep<i>ar</i>ale</a> & <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_preparate" href = "#g_preparate">p<i>re</i>p<i>ar</i>ate</a> kyndely +þis fier, wiþoute doute it wolde que<i>n</i>che anoon a brennynge +sijknes clepid þe fier of helle. And also it wolde heele eu<i>er</i>y +cor[os]if sijknesse. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +If it could be moderated it would cure the disease Hell fire, and every +corrosive sickness. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And manye philosophoris clepiþ þis þi<i>n</i>g in her bookis ‘sal +amarus,’ al þouȝ þei teche not þe maistrie þ<i>er</i>of / +If it be so þ<i>a</i>t þis firy watir breke þe glas, and re<i>n</i>ne +out into þe aischen, þanne gadere alle togidere þ<i>a</i>t ȝe fynde +pastid in þe aischen / +and leye it vpon a marbil stoon as afore, and it wole +t<i>ur</i>ne into watir. And þis is a greet p<i>ri</i>uytee. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘sal amarus.’</p> +It is also called ‘Sal Amarus.’ +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +TO CALCINE GOLD.<br /> +[* Fol. 15<i>b</i>.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The sci<i>enc</i>e to brynge gold into calx / +Take fyn gold, and make it into smal <a class = "gloss" id = "t_lymayl" +href = "#g_lymayl">lymayl</a>: take a crusible wiþ a good +q<i>ua</i>ntitee of Mercur<i>ie</i>, and sette it to a litil fier so +þ<i>a</i>t it <a class = "gloss" id = "t_vapoure" href = +"#g_vapoure">vapoure</a> not, and putte þ<i>er</i>i<i>n</i>ne þi lymail +of gold, and stire it weel togidere / +& aftirward *wiþi<i>n</i>ne a litil tyme ȝe schal se al þe gold +wiþi<i>n</i>ne þe M<i>er</i>cur<i>ie</i> turned into erþe as sotil as +flour. þa<i>n</i>ne ȝeue it a good fier, þat þe M<i>er</i>cur<i>ie</i> +arise and go his wey; +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘Scie<i>n</i>ce.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "calcine"> +To calcine gold.</a></p> +Cut gold into shavings; put it into a crucible with Mercury; heat it, +and it will crumble into dust like flour.<br /> +Heat it more till the mercury goes his way; +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td> +<span class = "pagenum">9</span> +<a name = "page9" id = "page9"> </a> +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +or ellis, and ȝe wole, ȝe may distille and gadere it, puttynge +þ<i>er</i>-vpon a <a class = "gloss" id = "t_lembike" href = +"#g_lembike">lembike</a> / +and in þe corusible ȝe schal fynde þe gold calcyned and reducid into +erþe / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +or distil it, and the gold powder will be in the crucible. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And if ȝe wole not make lymayl of gold, þanne make þ<i>er</i>of a sotil +þi<i>n</i>ne plate, as ȝe kan, and putte wiþi<i>n</i>ne þe +M<i>er</i>cur<i>i</i>e al warm; and ȝe schal haue ȝoure desier / +And in þis same maner ȝe may worche wiþ siluir / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +A thin plate of gold will do instead of shavings, and Silver may be +treated like gold. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Thanne take þe calx of þese two bodies, and bere hem openly wiþ ȝou; +and þ<i>er</i> schal noman knowe what þei ben / +And if ȝe wole bere +hem more p<i>ri</i>uyly wiþoute ony knowynge, þanne meynge hem wiþ +pich melt, or wex, or ellis gu<i>m</i>me, for þanne noman schal knowe +it what it is.</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +To carry these powders about, mix them with pitch, wax, or gum, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And whanne ȝe wole dissolue ony of þese calces by hem silf, putte eiþir +by hi<i>m</i> silf in a test, or ellis þe pich or þe wex in which þei +be<i>n</i> y<i>n</i>ne; and anoon schal come out verry gold & +silu<i>er</i> as þei were tofore. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +melting the mass when you want the metal. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Now I wole teche ȝou þe maistrie of <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_departynge" href = "#g_departynge">departynge</a> of gold fro siluir +wha<i>n</i>ne þei be meyngid togidere / +Forsoþe ȝe woot weel þat þer be manye werkis in þe whiche gold and +siluir be meyngid, as in giltynge of vessel & Iewellis / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "separate"> +How to separate gold from silver when mixed with it.</a></p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 16.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +þ<i>er</i>fore whanne ȝe wole drawe þe toon fro þat oþir, putte al þat +mixture into a strong watir maad of vitriol and of sał pet<i>re</i>. and +þe *siluyr wole be dissolued, and not þe gold: þa<i>n</i>ne ȝe haue +þat oon departid fro þe toþir / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Put the mixture into a solution of vitriol and saltpetre, and the silver +will be dissolved. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And if ȝe wole dissolue þe gold to watir, putte þa<i>n</i>ne yn þe watir +corosyue, Sał ar<i>moni</i>ac; and þat watir wiþoute doute wole dissolue +gold into watir. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Corrosive water and sal ammoniac will dissolve the gold. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +TO GET THE QUINTE ESSENCE OUT OF GOLD. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The sci<i>enc</i>e to drawe out of fyn gold v<sup>ta</sup> +e<i>ss</i>encia is þis / +First ȝe schal reduce gold into calx, as I tolde ȝou tofore / +þanne take vynegre distillid, or ellis oold vryne <a class = "gloss" id += "t_depurid" href = "#g_depurid">depurid</a> fro þe fecis, and putte it +in a uessel glasid; and þe liquor schal be in þe heiȝþe of 4. ynchis; +and þ<i>er</i>i<i>n</i>ne caste þe calx of gold, & sette it to the +strong su<i>n</i>ne in somer tyme, þ<i>er</i>e to abide / +and soone aftir ȝe schal se as it were a liquor of oyle ascende vp, +fletynge aboue in man<i>er</i> of a skyn or of a <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_reme" href = "#g_reme">reme</a>. gadere þat awey wiþ a sotil spone or +ellis a feþ<i>er</i>e, and putte it into a uessel of glas in þe which be +putt watir tofore. and þus gadere it manye tymes in þe day, into þe tyme +þ<i>a</i>t þer ascende nomore / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘science.’</p> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘N<i>ota</i>.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "gold"> +How to get out of gold its Quinte Essence.</a></p> +Put calcined gold into distilled vinegar or purified urine; set it in a +hot sun; a film will soon rise; skim it off, collect all such in a glass +vessel till no more rise. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and aftir do vapoure awey þe watir at þe fier. And þe v<sup>ta</sup> +e<i>s</i>sencia of þe +<span class = "pagenum">10</span> +<a name = "page10" id = "page10"> </a> +gold wole abyde byneþe. And manye philosophoris clepiþ þis q<i>ui</i>nta +e<i>ss</i>encia an oile <a class = "gloss" id = "t_incombustible" href = +"#g_incombustible">incombustible</a>, þ<i>a</i>t is a greet +p<i>ri</i>uytee / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Evaporate the water left; the residuum is the Quinte Essence of Gold. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And if ȝe wole fixe þis q<i>ui</i>nta e<i>ss</i>encia i<i>n</i> +o<i>ur</i>e heuene, þ<i>a</i>t<a class = "tag" href = "#noteq4" id = +"tagq4">4</a> it may wiþoute doute restore aȝe<i>n</i> to man þ<i>a</i>t +nature þat is lost, and reduce hi<i>m</i> aȝe<i>n</i> i<i>n</i>to þe +v<i>er</i>tu of þe strenkþe of ȝongþe, and also lenkþiþ his lijf into þe +laste terme of lijf set of god // +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +And if you fix this Quinte Essence in our heaven, it will restore man to +the strength of his youth. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 16<i>b</i>.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Now forsoþe I haue toold ȝou þe souereynest *pr<i>i</i>uytee and +restorynge of mannys kynde, and i<i>n</i> p<i>ar</i>t greet þing þat +schulde not be schewid / +Forwhi. þis oyle, þat is to seie, q<i>ui</i>nta e<i>ss</i>encia of gold, +hath þe mooste swetnes and v<i>er</i>tu to a-swage and putte awei þe +ache of woundis, and for to heele woundis, oolde sooris, and manye +wondirful yuelis / +Also i<i>n</i> þe same maner ȝe may drawe out of siluir, q<i>ui</i>nte +e<i>ss</i>encie // +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Now I have told this most sovereign secret, which should not be shewed. +<p class = "oldnote"> +[N<i>ota</i>.]</p> +The Quinte Essence of gold is best to heal wounds. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +TO GET THE QUINTE ESSENCE OUT OF ANTIMONY, &C. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The science to drawe out of antymony, þat is, <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_mercasite" href = "#g_mercasite">m<i>er</i>casite</a> of leed, +þe v<sup>te</sup> e<i>ss</i>encie, is a souereyn maistrie, and a +p<i>ri</i>uytee of alle p<i>ri</i>uytees / +Take þe myn of antymony aforeseid, and make þ<i>er</i>of al so sotil a +poudre as ȝe kan / +þanne take þe beste vynegre distillid, and putte þ<i>er</i>inne þe +poudre of antymonye, and lete it stonde in a glas vpon a litil fier into +þe tyme þat þe vynegre be colourid reed. þanne take þ<i>a</i>t vynegre +awey, and kepe it clene, and putte aȝen þer-to of oþ<i>er</i>e vynegre +distillid, and lete it stonde vpon a soft fier til it be colourid reed. +& so do ofte tymes. and whanne ȝe haue gaderid al ȝo<i>ur</i>e +vynegre colourid, putte it þanne in a <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_distillatorie" href = "#g_distillatorie">distillatorie</a>. and first +þe vynegre wole ascende; þanne aft<i>er</i> ȝe schal se merueilis: for +ȝe schal se as it were a þousand dropis of blessid wiyn discende doun in +maner of reed dropis, as it were blood, by þe pipe of þe lymbike / +þe which lico<i>ur</i>, gadere togidere in a rotu<i>m</i>be / +and þanne ȝe haue a þing þ<i>a</i>t al þe tresour of þe world may not be +in comp<i>ar</i>isou<i>n</i> of worþines þ<i>er</i>to / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "antimony"> +How to get its Quinte Essence out of Antimony.</a> +</p> +Put powdered antimony into distilled vinegar; heat it till the vinegar +is red; take away the red vinegar, and put fresh; take that away when +red. Put the red vinegar into a distiller, and 1000 drops of blessed +wine shall come down the pipe; collect this; it is an incomparable +treasure. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 17.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +aristo<i>t</i>le seiþ þ<i>a</i>t it is his lede in þe book of secretis, +al þouȝ he *telle not þe name of þe antymonye aforeseid / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +[No<i>ta</i>.]</p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Forsoþe þis doiþ awey ache of alle woundis, and wondirfully heeliþ. þe +v<i>er</i>tu þ<i>er</i>of is incorruptible & merueilo<i>u</i>s +p<i>ro</i>fitable / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +It cures the pain of all wounds, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +it nedit to be putrified in a <a class = "gloss" id = "t_rotombe" href = +"#g_rotombe">rotombe</a> and seelid i<i>n</i> <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_fyme" href = "#g_fyme">fyme</a>, and þanne it worchiþ greet +p<i>ri</i>uytees / +Forsoþe þe v<sup>ta</sup> e<i>ss</i>encia of þis antymony þat is reed, +i<i>n</i> þe which is +<span class = "pagenum">11</span> +<a name = "page11" id = "page11"> </a> +þe secreet of alle secretis, is swettere þan ony +hony, or sugre, or ony oþir þing. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +and when fermented it works great secrets. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +TO EXTRACT THE QUINTE ESSENCE FROM MAN’S BLOOD. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The science in the extraccioun of þe .5<a class = "tag" href = "#noteq5" +id = "tagq5">5</a> e<i>ss</i>encie from blood, and fleisch, & +eggis / +To ȝou I seie, þat in eu<i>er</i>y elementid þing, þe .5. +e<i>ss</i>encie remayneþ incorrupte: it schal be þanne þe moost +þi<i>n</i>g of merueyle if I teche ȝou to drawe out þat fro mannys blood +reserued of Barbouris whanne þei lete blood; also fro fleisch of alle +brute beestis, and fro alle eggis, and oþ<i>er</i>e suche þingis. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘Science.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "blood"> +How to get its Quinte Essence from Man’s Blood.</a></p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +for als myche as mannes blood is þe p<i>er</i>fitist werk of kynde in +us, as to þe encrees of þ<i>a</i>t þat is lost, it is certeyn þat nature +þat .5. e<i>ss</i>ence maad so p<i>er</i>fiȝt þ<i>a</i>t, wiþoute ony +oþir greet p<i>re</i>p<i>ar</i>acioun wiþoute þe veynes, it beriþ forþ +þat blood anoon aftir into fleisch. and þis 5 e<i>ss</i>ence is so nyȝ +kynde þat [it] is moost to haue<a class = "tag" href = "#noteq6" id = +"tagq6">6</a> / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Man’s blood is the perfectest work of nature in us, and its Quinte +Essence converts blood into flesh, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Forwhy. in it is merueylous v<i>er</i>tu of oure heuene sterrid, and to +þe cure of nature of man worchiþ moost deuyn myraclis, as wiþi<i>n</i>ne +I schal teche ȝou / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +and works divine miracles of healing. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +þerfore resceyue of Barbouris, of ȝong sangueyn men, or colerik men, +wha<i>n</i>ne þei be late blood, þe which vse good wynes. take þat blood +aftir þ<i>a</i>t it haþ reste, and cast awey þe watir fro it, and braie +it wiþ þe .10. p<i>ar</i>t of co<i>men</i> salt p<i>re</i>p<i>ar</i>ate +to medicyns of me<i>n</i>; and putte it into a uessel of glas clepid +ampho<i>ra</i>, +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Get from Barbers the blood of young sanguine men; let it stand; +pour off the serum; mix the blood with a tenth of prepared salt; +put it in an amphora; +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 17<i>b</i>.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +þe which, sotely seele, and putte it wiþi<i>n</i>ne þe *wombe of an +hors, p<i>re</i>p<i>ar</i>ate as tofore, and renewe þe fyme oonys in þe +wike, or more, and lete it putrifie til al þe blood be turned into +watir / +and it schal be doon at þe mooste in xxx. or xl dayes, or aftir, more or +lasse / +þanne putte it in a lembike, and distille it at a good fier / +what so euere may ascende, putte þat watir vpon þe fecis brayed, +mey<i>n</i>gynge vpon a marbil stoon; putte it aȝen, and aftir distille +it aȝen manye tymes rehersynge / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +seal that up; put it in a horse’s belly, renewing the dung weekly till +all the blood turns into water; distil that; put the outcome on the +pounded fæces, and distil over again. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And whanne ȝe haue þis noble þing of blood, þerof þe .5. beynge +d<i>ra</i>we out / +putte aȝen þe watir in þe stillatorie of circulaciou<i>n</i> til ȝe +brynge it to so myche swetnes & an heuenly sauour, as ȝe dide þe +brennynge watir. and þis is þe 5 beynge of blood deuyn, and miraclis +more þan man mai bileue but if he se it. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Heat the water in the distiller till it comes to a heavenly savour. This +Fifth Being works miracles hardly credible unless seen. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +<span class = "pagenum">12</span> +<a name = "page12" id = "page12"> </a> +TO GET THE QUINTE ESSENCE OUT OF BEASTS AND THE 4 ELEMENTS. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Now wole I teche ȝou to drawe out þe .5 beynge from capou<i>n</i>s, +he<i>n</i>nes, and al man<i>er</i> fleisch of Brut beestis, and from al +maner eggis of foulis þat ben holsum and medicynable to ete for mān +kynde / +Grynde summe of þese þingis forseid, which þat ȝe wil, as strongly as ȝe +can in a morter, wiþ þe 10 p<i>ar</i>t of hi<i>m</i> of sal +co<i>m</i>e<i>n</i> p<i>re</i>p<i>ar</i>ate to þe medicyne of +me<i>n</i>, as I seide tofore. putte it in þe wombe of an hors til it be +turned into water. distille as it is aforeseid, and in þe stillatorie of +circulac<i>i</i>ou<i>n</i> þe watir þat is distillid, putte it in aȝen +til it be brouȝt to þe swete heuenly sauour and smel aforeseid / +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "notehead"> +To get the Quinte Essence out of capons, beasts, eggs, &c.</p> +Grind some of them with a tenth part of prepared salt; put ’em into a +horse’s belly till they become water, and distil that till it’s +heaven-sweet. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The science to drawe out þe 5 beynge of eu<i>er</i>ych of þe .4 +elementis, and to schewe eu<i>er</i>ych of þe forseid þing bi he<i>m</i> +silf; & þ<i>a</i>t is riȝt merueylous / +I wole not leue for a litil to schewe a greet secreet, how ȝe may drawe +out þe 5 beynge of ech of þe 4 elementis of al þe þing rehersid afore, +and p<i>ro</i>fitably +schewe hem /</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘science.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "elements"> +To draw the Fifth Being out of each of the Four Elements, and to +separate them.</a></p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 18.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And þe man<i>er</i> ys *þis / +take þ<i>a</i>t þing putrified +and brouȝt into watir, what so eu<i>er</i>e ȝe wole, as I tauȝte ȝou +tofore; and þat þing be mannes blood brouȝt into watir, of þe which ȝe +wole drawe out þe 4 elementis / +putte þ<i>er</i>fore þat +wat<i>er</i>, or þat blood putrified, in a stillatorie of glas, and +sette +it wiþi<i>n</i>ne a pott of watir, and ȝeue vndirneþe a fier til þe +watir +of blood be distillid by þe pipe of þe lembike into a glas clepid +ampho<i>ra</i>, riȝt clene / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Take any thing rotted and turned into water, as man’s blood; put it in a +glass distiller, and distil it over into an amphora. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And whanne no þing may more by þat fier ascende, for certeyn ȝe haue of +blood drawen out al oonly þe element of watir / +Forwhi. fier of þat bath hath no strenkþe to sublyme eyr, or fier, or +erþe. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +When no more vapour rises, you have drawn out the water. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and so [take] þo þre elementis, and sette in þe same bath by .vij. +dayes þat þei be weel meyngid, & so cloos þ<i>a</i>t no þing be +distillid / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Put the other 3 elements for 7 days into the same bath, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +aftir þe .vij. dayes take þe stillatorie, and putte it to þe fier of +aischen, þ<i>a</i>t is strongere þa<i>n</i> fier of bath clepid <a class += "gloss" id = "t_marien" href = "#g_marien">marien</a>; and þe watir +schal ascende in foorme of oyle schynynge as gold / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +then into a coal fire, and the water shall rise as oil shining like +gold, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and aftirward þ<i>a</i>t no þing more schal ascende, ȝe haue þanne in þe +ampulle .ij. elementis, þat is to seie, watir and eyr. & oon from +anoþir ȝe schal dep<i>ar</i>te in þe bath, puttynge yn aȝen wher +al-oonly þe cleer watir schal ascende / +and þe eyr schal al-oonly remayne in̅ þe botu<i>m</i> of þe vessel in +lijknesse of oyle of gold. þe which oyle þat is gold, þe which oyle +<span class = "pagenum">13</span> +<a name = "page13" id = "page13"> </a> +þat is ayr / +putte it aside. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +the air remaining at the bottom like oil of gold. Put these aside. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +þanne þ<i>er</i> leeueþ ȝitt fier wiþ erþe. to dep<i>ar</i>te fier from +erþe, putte þe element of watir, þat is to seye .iiij <span class = +"character" title = "'pounds' symbol (lb-bar)">℔</span> of watir, vpon j +<span class = "character" title = "'pounds' symbol (lb-bar)">℔</span> of +mat<i>er</i> / +and putte by .vij. daies to <a class = "gloss" id = "t_encorpere" href = +"#g_encorpere">encorp<i>er</i>e</a> wel as tofore in þe bath of +marien̅ / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +To separate fire from the earth, put 4 lbs. of water on 1 lb. of earth; +place it in the Marian bath for 7 days; +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 18<i>b</i>.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Aftirward putte it to þe fier of flawme riȝt strong, and þe reed +wat<i>er</i> schal ascende. þe which gadere togidere as longe as ony +*þing ascendiþ. and to ȝou schal remayne an erþe riȝt blak in þe botum. +þe which gadere togidere aside / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +then in hot flames; red water shall ascend and black earth fall. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +þanne þe redeste watir ȝe schal take. forwhy. þer be .ij. +eleme<i>n</i>tis, þat is to seie, þe element of watir and fier. +þa<i>n</i>ne yn þe stillatorie, to þe fier of baþ, cleer watir schal +asende. and in þe botu<i>m</i> schal remayne þe reed watir, þat is, þe +element of fier. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Put the red water into the distiller; pure water shall rise; red water, +or fire, shall remain; +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and so ȝe haue now first oon oyle, þat is, ayer o side, and watir, and +fier, and erþe. and note ȝe weel þ<i>a</i>t þ<i>er</i>fore þe element of +watir is putt aȝe<i>n</i> to drawe out from erþe fier and eyr, for þei +wole not ascende, but þoruȝ þe help of element of watir. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +so you have the 4 Elements separate. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +brynge aȝe<i>n</i> eu<i>er</i>ych into 5 beynge wiþ þe vessel of +circulacioun as tofore / +or ellis rectifie, makynge oon ascende .7 tymes bi an oþir / +but first ȝe moste þe riȝt blak erþe of oon <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_hide" href = "#g_hide">hide</a><a class = "tag" href = "#noteq7" id = +"tagq7">7</a> nature, in þe furneys of glas <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_mon" href = "#g_mon">mon</a><a class = "tag" href = "#noteq8" id = +"tagq8">8</a>, or ellis reu<i>er</i>berac<i>i</i>ou<i>n</i>, xxj. dayes +calcyne / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Distil each into its Quinte Essence, or rectify it, and +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And for a cause I speke to ȝou nomore of this science. but ioie ȝe, and +thanke oure glorio<i>us</i> lord god of þese þingis þat ȝe haue had. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +thank our glorious God for this bit of knowledge. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +HOW TO FIX OTHER THINGS IN OUR QUINTE ESSENCE. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The science to fixe alle erþely þingis in n<i>ost</i>ra 5<sup>ta</sup> +e<i>ss</i>encia, þat is to seie, o<i>ur</i>e heuene, þat by her +influence þei may ȝeue þerto þer p<i>ro</i>p<i>er</i>tees and her hid +vertues / +oure glorious god haþ ȝeue sich a uertu to oure q<i>ui</i>nta +e<i>ss</i>ence, þat it may drawe out of euery matier of fruyȝt / +tree / rote / flour, herbe / +fleisch, seed & spice / +And eu<i>er</i>y medicynable þing, alle þe v<i>er</i>tues, +p<i>ro</i>pirtees, and naturis, þe whiche god made in he<i>m</i>; and +þat wiþi<i>n</i>ne .iij. houris. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "earthly"> +To fix all earthly things in our Quinte Essence.</a></p> +God has given it the power of drawing all the virtues out of every thing +in 3 hours. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote" rowspan = "2"> +OUR QUINTE ESSENCE IMPROVES EVERYTHING 100 FOLD. +<br /> +[* Fol. 19.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Now I haue schewid ȝou a souereyn p<i>ri</i>uytee, how þ<i>a</i>t ȝe may +wiþ oure heuene drawe out eu<i>er</i>y 5 e<i>ss</i>encia from alle +þingis aforeseid / +þ<i>er</i>fore alle necessarie þingis to eu<i>er</i>y syrup putte yn +oure 5 e<i>ss</i>encie, & wiþi<i>n</i>ne .iij. houris þ<i>a</i>t +watir schal be sich a sirup, vndirstonde wel, bettir by an hundrid +p<i>ar</i>t, by +<span class = "pagenum">14</span> +<a name = "page14" id = "page14"> </a> +cause of oure 5 e<i>ss</i>encie, þan it *schulde be wiþoute it / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Put therefore every thing necessary for any syrup into our Quinte +Essence, and in 3 hours it shall be 100 times better than before. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<!--<td></td>--> +<td class = "maintext"> +And so I seie of medicyns comfortatyues, digestyues, laxatyues, +rest<i>ri</i>ktyues, and alle oþ<i>er</i>e; forwhy. if ȝe putte seedis +or flouris, fruyȝtis, leeues, spicis, coold, hoot, sweet, sour, moist, +do þei good or yuel, i<i>n</i>to o<i>ur</i>e 5 e<i>ss</i>enci<i>e</i>, +forsoþe sich 5 e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> ȝe schulen haue þerfore. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Whatever medicines are put into our Quinte Essence, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +oure 5 e<i>ss</i>encie is þe instrument of alle v<i>er</i>tues of +þi<i>n</i>g t<i>ra</i>nsmutable if þei be putt in it, encreessynge an +hu<i>n</i>drid foold her worchingis // +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +it increases their power a hundred fold. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td><br /></td> +<td></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +<p class = "explicit"> +Explicit p<i>ar</i>s p<i>ri</i>ma tractatus q<i>ui</i>nte +e<i>ss</i>encie:</p> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<b>End of Part I.</b> +</td> +</tr> +</table> + +<br /><br /> + +<hr class = "tiny" /> + +<h3><a id = "book_ii">BOOK II.</a></h3> + +<table> +<tr> +<td class = "ednote" rowspan = "2"> +<span class = "pagenum">15</span> +<a name = "page15" id = "page15"> </a> +TO MAKE OLD MEN YOUNG, AND DYING ONES WELL. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Here bigynneth the secunde book of medicyns / +The first medicyn is to reduce an oold feble euangelik man to þe firste +strenkþe of ȝongþe / +Also to restore aȝen his nat<i>ur</i>e þ<i>a</i>t is lost, and to lenkþe +his lijf in greet gladnesse and p<i>er</i>fiȝte heele +vnto þe laste teerme of his lijf þat is sett of god / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "oldyoung"> +To restore an old evangelic man to the strength of his youth.</a></p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<!--<td></td>--> +<td class = "maintext"> +ȝe schal take oure 5<sup>ta</sup> e<i>ss</i>enc<i>ie</i> aforeseid, þat +is to seye, mannys heuene, and þ<i>er</i>i<i>n</i>ne putte a litil +q<i>ua</i>ntite of 5 e<i>ss</i>encia of gold and of peerl. +and þe oolde feble man schal vse þis deuyn drynk at morn and at euen, +ech tyme a walnote-schelle fulle / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Give him our Quinte Essence with some of that ‘1<sup>a</sup>. +M<sup>e</sup>.’ of Gold and Pearl, a walnut-shell full at morn and eve. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and wiþi<i>n</i>ne a fewe dayes he schal so <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_hool" href = "#g_hool">hool</a><a class = "tag" href = "#noteq9" id = +"tagq9">9</a> þat he schal fele him silf of þe statt and þe strenkþe of +xl ȝeer; and he schal haue greet ioie þat he is come to þe statt of +ȝongþe. And whanne his ȝongþe is recouerid, and his nature restorid, and +heelþe had, it is nedeful þat litil and +seelde he vse 5 essence / +Also it is nedeful þat he vse ofte good wiyn at his mete and at þe +soper, in þe which be fixid þe 5. essence of gold, as I tauȝte ȝou +tofore. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +In a few days he shall feel only 40 years old. +Then let him take little of our Quinte Essence, only that of Gold in +good wine at dinner and supper. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 19<i>b</i>.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The secu<i>n</i>de *medicyn is to heele a man, and make hym +lyue, þ<i>a</i>t is almoost consumed in nature, and so nyȝ deed þat he +is forsake of lechis. +but if it be þe laste teerme of his lijf sett of god, ȝe schal ȝeue +hi<i>m</i> oure q<i>ui</i>nte e<i>ss</i>ence of gold wiþ a litil +quantite of watir of celendoyn ȝdrawe, and meynge it wiþ þe oþ<i>er</i>e +þingis aforeseid / +and anoon as þe sike hath resceyued it into his stomak, it ȝeueþ to þe +herte influence of naturel heete and of lijf. +and þanne ȝe schal se hi<i>m</i> rise vp and speke, and wondirfully be +comfortid and strenkþid þ<i>er</i>by // +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘2<sup>a</sup>. M<sup>e</sup>.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "givenup"> +To cure a man given up by his doctors.</a></p> +Give him Quinte Essence of Gold with celandine water,<br /> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘Aq<i>u</i>a celidoyn.’</p> +and he shall rise up and speak. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +þanne comforte him wiþ minist<i>ra</i>ciou<i>n</i> of our<i>e</i> +q<i>ui</i>nte e<i>ss</i>encie afore seid, and he schal be al hool / +but if it be so þat god wole algatis þat he schal die / +And I seie to ȝou truly, þat þis is þe hiȝeste maist<i>ri</i>e +þ<i>a</i>t may be in transmutaciou<i>n</i> of kynde; for riȝt fewe +lechis now lyuynge knowe þis p<i>ri</i>uytee. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Then comfort him with our Quinte Essence, and he shall be cured, unless +God wills he shall die.<br /> +Few doctors now know this highest secret. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +<span class = "pagenum">16</span> +<a name = "page16" id = "page16"> </a> +HOW TO CURE LEPROSY AND PALSY. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The þridde medicyn is to cure þe lepre þat is causid of +corrupcioun and putrifaccioun of ony of þe p<i>ri</i>ncipal humouris of +man; but not þe lepre þ<i>a</i>t comeþ to man of kynde of þe fadir and +of þe modir leprous,—for it is callid morbus +heredit<i>us</i>,—ne þe lepre þat is sent of god by his plage, but +þat +þ<i>a</i>t is causid oonly of rotu<i>n</i> humo<i>ur</i>is / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘3<sup>a</sup>. M<sup>e</sup>.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "leprosy"> +To cure the Leprosy that is caused by rotten humours.</a></p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +take oure 5 e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> aforeseid, wiþ þe q<i>ui</i>nte +e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> of goold and peerl, a litil quantite at oonys, and +vse it in maner as I seide afore / +and wiþi<i>n</i>ne a fewe daies he schal be p<i>ar</i>tily hool +þ<i>er</i>of. +and if ȝe haue n<i>o</i>n p<i>re</i>p<i>ar</i>ate redy oure 5 +e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i>, þanne take in þe stide þ<i>er</i>of fyn +bre<i>n</i>ny<i>n</i>ge watir / +but þat oþ<i>er</i> is bettere. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Use our Quinte Essence, with those of Gold and Pearl;<br /> +(or Burning Water, if you have no Quinte Essence.) +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 20.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Also, drawe a wat<i>er</i> of þe fruyȝt of strawbery or mulbery tree, +whanne it is ripe, and waische þe lepre þ<i>er</i>wiþ. þis watir is of +so greet vertu; for a souereyn maistir took it a leprous +*womman, þat wiþ þe waischinge oonly of þis watir, +w<i>i</i>t<i>h</i>ynne schort tyme was maad al hool / +but sikirly þe vertu þerof is myche worth if it be meyngid +w<i>i</i>t<i>h</i> oure 5 e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i>, or ellis brennyng +watir; and þanne it schal be no nede to vse in þis p<i>er</i>ilous cure, +venemys, as su<i>m</i>me lechis doon. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Wash the leper with strawberry or mulberry water; this is of great +virtue, but is much encreased by our Quinte Essence. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The 4 medicyn is to cure palsie vniuersel. Forsoþe alle +philosophoris seyn þat þe palesye vniuersel comeþ of +habou<i>n</i>dau<i>n</i>ce of visco<i>us</i> humouris closynge þe <a +class = "gloss" id = "t_metis" href = "#g_metis">metis</a> of vertu +a<i>n</i>i<i>m</i>ale, sensityue, and motyue. And þerfore it is +necessarie þat þo þingis þat schal cure þis sijknes be temp<i>er</i>ate, +hoot, and moist, and a litil att<i>ra</i>ctyue, and to þe syno<i>us</i> +confortatyue / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +4<sup>a</sup>. M<sup>e</sup>. +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "palsy"> +To cure Palsy, which comes from viscous humours closing the passages of +motive power.</a></p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Therfore, blessid be god, makere of kynde, þat ordeynede for þe +ma<i>n</i> p<i>ar</i>alitike oure 5 e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> aforseid, +þ<i>a</i>t souereynly to hi<i>m</i> comfortynge, restorynge, and +temp<i>er</i>atly worchynge / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Blessed be God, our Quinte Essence will restore the paralitic. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +þ<i>er</i>fore fixe þ<i>er</i>i<i>n</i>ne þe 5 e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> of +þo laxatyues þ<i>a</i>t purgen flewme & +viscous humouris, as a litil of euforbie, or <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_turbit" href = "#g_turbit">turbit</a>, or <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_sambucy" href = "#g_sambucy">sambucy</a>. & þanne wiþoute doute, +if god wole, þe p<i>ar</i>alitik man schal be hool wiþ comfortynge and +restorynge of kynde, if ȝe make him +a stewe hoot and moist with herbis, þat is to seye, eerbe yue, & +sauge, þat haue an heuenly strenkþe to comforte þe joynctis, & þe +senewis, and þe vertu motyue. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Fix in it the Quinte Essence of euphorbium and the like; and, if God +will, the palsied man shall be whole, if you make him a stew of ivy and +sage.<br /> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘sawe’</p> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘No<i>t</i>a / yue / sauge.’</p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and if ȝe haue not redi p<i>re</i>p<i>ar</i>ate oure 5 +e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i>, þanne take fyn brennynge watir til it +<span class = "pagenum">17</span> +<a name = "page17" id = "page17"> </a> +be redy, and lete þe pacient drynke þerof a litil i<i>n</i> fyn wiyn. +and also he schal waische al his body and his <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_extremities" href = "#g_extremities">extremytees</a> wiþ brennynge +watir ofte tymes. and lete him vse þis a good while, & he schal be +hool. / +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Failing Quinte Essence, let him drink Burning Water in fine wine, and +wash all over with burning water. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote" rowspan = "2"> +[* Fol. 20<i>b</i>.]<br /> +TO CURE CONSUMPTION AND DRIVE AWAY DEVILS. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +*The .5 medicyn for a man þat is almoost al co<i>n</i>sumed, +& waastid in al his body, and riȝt leene, as þ<i>a</i>t man +þ<i>a</i>t hath þe tisik & þe etik / +Forsoþe þe v<i>er</i>ry cure to heele him is oure 5 +e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> / +Forwhi. it comfortiþ þe feble nature; and þe nature þat is lost it +restoriþ, & so restorid it p<i>re</i>serueþ / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘5. M<sup>e</sup>.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "leanmen"> +To fatten lean and consumptive men.</a></p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<!--<td></td>--> +<td class = "maintext"> +And þ<i>er</i>fore if ȝe wol restore þe fleisch of a leene mannys body +almoost consumed awey, drawe þanne a watir of celidoyne, and take +þ<i>er</i>of a litil q<i>ua</i>ntite, and meynge wiþ oure 5 +e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> if ȝe haue it redy, or brennynge watir in stide +þ<i>er</i>of, +and ȝeue it hi<i>m</i> to dri<i>n</i>ke; and wiþi<i>n</i>ne fewe dayes +he schal be wondirfully restorid and fat. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Mix with our Quinte Essence a little celandine water;<br /> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘Celidoyne.’</p> +give it the patient, and he shall soon be wonderfully fat. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The .6. medicyn for passiou<i>n</i>s of frenesie, foly, +ymagynac<i>i</i>ou<i>n</i>s and noyous vexac<i>i</i>ou<i>n</i>s of +deuelis, and also for þe goute als weel hoot as coold. +certeyn exp<i>er</i>ience techiþ þat colerik me<i>n</i> ȝeueþ to +su<i>m</i>me ymagynac<i>i</i>ou<i>n</i>s; and sangueyn me<i>n</i> +be<i>n</i> ocupied aboute su<i>m</i>me oþ<i>er</i>e +ymagynaciou<i>n</i>s; & ȝitt flewmatik men aboute +oþ<i>er</i>e / +but þo me<i>n</i> þat habounde in blak coler, þat is, malencoly, ben +occupied a þ<i>o</i>usa<i>n</i>d p<i>ar</i>t wiþ mo þouȝtis þan ben men +of ony oþ<i>er</i> complexiou<i>n</i> / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘.6. M<sup>e</sup>.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "frensy"> +To cure Frensy, Gout, and troubles from Devils.</a></p> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘colerike.’<br /> +‘Sangueyn.’<br /> +‘Fleumatyke.’<br /> +‘blake coler.’<br /> +‘malencoly.’</p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Forwhi. þ<i>a</i>t humour of blak coler is so noyous, þ<i>a</i>t if it +a-bounde and a-sende vp to þe heed, it troubliþ alle þe myȝtis of þe +brayn, engendrynge noyous ymagynaciou<i>n</i>s, bryngynge yn horrible +þouȝtis boþe wakynge and slepinge; and siche man<i>er</i> of men ben +born vndir þe constillacioun of saturne, the wickide planete / + +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Dark melancholy men are troubled more with anxieties than any others,<br +/> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘Nota sequentia.’</p> +being born under ‘Saturne, a wykyd planete.’ +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote" rowspan = "2"> +TO CURE MELANCHOLY AND DRIVE OUT TROUBLES FROM DEVILS.<br /> +[* Fol. 21.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Forsoþe, to siche me<i>n</i> deuelis wole gladly appere, & +mi<i>ni</i>st<i>er</i> to hem<a class = "tag" href = "#noteq10" +id = "tagq10">10</a> her p<i>ri</i>uy te<i>m</i>ptaciou<i>n</i>s +wiþi<i>n</i>ne þe cours of her þouȝtis; +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Devils gladly appear to them and tempt them, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<!--<td></td>--> +<td class = "maintext"> +and þese men þus *turmentid wiþ þe passiou<i>n</i>s of malencoly +comou<i>n</i>ly speke wiþ hem, stryue and dispute wiþ hem silf whanne +þei be a-loone, þ<i>a</i>t ofte tymes oþ<i>er</i>e folk may heere +it / +These maner of me<i>n</i> þat ben þ<i>us</i> turmentid, as weel by +passioun of malencoly as of deuelis, ofte tymes falle in dispeir, and at +þe laste sle hem silf / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +so that they often fall into despair and kill themselves. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +þe p<i>er</i>fiȝt cure of alle þese is oure 5 e<i>ss</i>encie auri +<i>et</i> +<span class = "pagenum">18</span> +<a name = "page18" id = "page18"> </a> +p<i>er</i>ela<i>rum</i>, or ellis brennynge watir in stide þ<i>er</i>of, +in þe whiche ȝe fixe gold as it is aforeseid, wheri<i>n</i>ne be putt a +litil of sen̅ē or watir of <a class = "gloss" id = "t_fumiter" href = +"#g_fumiter">f[u]mit<i>er</i></a>, or poudre of <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_lapis" href = "#g_lapis">lapis lasuly</a>, or ellis <a class = +"gloss" id = "t_medulla" href = "#g_medulla">medulla<i>m</i></a> <a +class = "gloss" id = "t_ebulum" href = "#g_ebulum">ebuli</a>, and vse it +discreetly. forwhy. not al oonly oure q<i>ui</i>nte +e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> auri <i>et</i> p<i>er</i>ela<i>rum</i> heelith +þese disesis. / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +The cure is our Quinte Essence of Gold and Pearls, with a little senna +or lapis lazuli. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +but also brennynge watir in þe which gold is fixid, heeliþ hem, wiþ a +litil of þo þingis þ<i>a</i>t purgen and casten out blak coler +sup<i>er</i>flue, & heliþ þe splene. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Burning Water, with a purge, will also cure these diseases. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Forsoþe þese medicyns puttiþ awey wickid þouȝtis and an heuy herte +malencolious; þei gladith and clense þe brayn and alle hise myȝtis, and +brynge yn gladnes and merye þouȝtis. þei putte awey also þe craft of þe +feendis temptac<i>i</i>ou<i>n</i>s, and ymagynaciouns of dispeir. þei +distroie, & make a man to forȝete almaner of yueles, and naturaly +bryngiþ him aȝen to resonable witt. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +These medicines put away wicked thoughts, and bring in merry ones; they +dispel devils’ temptations and despair, and bring a man to reason. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and for as myche as saturne þe planete naturaly ys coold and drye, and +is enemye to al kynde / +Forwhy, euery snow, euery hayl, euery tempest, & also þe humour of +malencoly comeþ of hi<i>m</i>. +& he haþ his influence vpon derk leed, & +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘Saturne. γ.’</p> +Saturn is an enemy to all creatures, and has power over foul solitary +places, as Vitas Patrum says. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 21<i>b</i>.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +vpon derk *placis vnder þe erf<a class = "tag" href = "#noteq11" id = +"tagq11">11</a>, foul<i>e</i> and stynkynge, and derke wodis, and vpon +foule, horrible, solitarie placis, as it is pr<i>e</i>ued in vitas +patru<i>m</i>, þat is to seye, in lyues & <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_colaciouns" href = "#g_colaciouns">colac<i>i</i>ou<i>n</i>s</a> of +fadris / +</td> +<td></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And also þe moone, naturely coold and moist, haþ his influence vpon þe +nyȝt, and vpon myche moisture, and vpon þe placis wha<i>n</i>ne 4. weyes +metiþ togidere. forsoþe in alle siche placis þei wole a-bide and schewe +hem to her foloweris / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +The Moon too is full of bane. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +but forsoþe þo þingis þat ben of þe nature of Iubiter and of sol, goode +planetis, arne displesynge to hi<i>m</i>, and contrarie, and naturaly +deuelis fle awei fro he<i>m</i>, for þei haue greet abhominaciou<i>n</i> +of þer v<i>er</i>tuous influence /</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘Jubiter and Sol | .B.’</p> +Jupiter and Sol, on the other hand, make devils flee, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +þ<i>er</i>fore it schewiþ weel þ<i>a</i>t þo þingis þat ben in þis +world, su<i>m</i>me þer ben þat bitokene þe glorious yoie of heuene, and +su<i>m</i>me þing þat figure þe derknesse of euerlastynge peynes of +helle / +Forsoþe þe su<i>n</i>ne and iubiter, goode planetis, & gold, pure +metal, and alle pure þi<i>n</i>gis þat gladen a man, figurynge +by resou<i>n</i> þe ioie of heuene / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +and betoken the joy of heaven, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and blak Saturne, and þe spotty moone, figure & bitokene þe +condicioun of helle / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +as Saturn and the Moon do hell. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +<span class = "pagenum">19</span> +<a name = "page19" id = "page19"> </a> +TO CURE THE GOUT AND ITCH, AND KILL LICE. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and siþ þ<i>a</i>t deuelis be dampned, & ful of wreche of helle, +þerfore þei hate þe clennesse & þe ioie of oure lord god & of +hise seyntis / +also þei haten þe su<i>n</i>ne and his cleernes, and pure þi<i>n</i>gis +þ<i>a</i>t maken a man glad. and naturaly it plesiþ he<i>m</i> to dwelle +in derk, & in blak, orrible, stynkynge placis, in heuynesse, wreche, +& malencoly, & i<i>n</i> þo þi<i>n</i>gis þ<i>a</i>t +p<i>re</i>tende þe condiciou<i>n</i> of helle / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Devils hate the joys of God and the brightness of the sun; they delight +in stinking places, and melancholy and hell-like things. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 22.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And siþ oure 5. e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> aforeseid is so +heuenly a þi<i>n</i>g, & by sotil c<i>ra</i>ft *brouȝt to so myche +swetnes, it is so sou<i>er</i>eyn a medicy<i>n</i> þ<i>a</i>t it may +weel be lijkned to þe ioie of p<i>ar</i>adice. forwhi, it makiþ a man +liȝt, iocunde, glad, and merie, & puttiþ awey heuynesse<a class = +"tag" href = "#noteq12" id = "tagq12">12</a>, angre, melencoly, & +wraþþe, þe whiche þat deuelis loue / +<b>et ideo n<i>os</i>tra 5 e<i>ss</i>enc<i>ia</i> digne vocat<i>ur</i> +celu<i>m</i> humanu<i>m</i></b> / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<a id = "heaven"> +But our Quinte Essence is heavenly</a>, like the joy of Paradise, and +drives away anger and all that devils love, so that it is fitly called +‘Man’s Heaven.’ +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Also if a man be traueylid wiþ a feend, and may not be delyuerid fro +hi<i>m</i>, lete hi<i>m</i> dri<i>n</i>ke a litil quantite of oure 5 +e<i>ss</i>en<i>ce</i>, wiþ 5 e<i>ss</i>en<i>ce</i> of gold & peerl, +and wiþ an eerbe callid <a class = "gloss" id = "t_ypericon" href = +"#g_ypericon">ypericon</a>, i.[e.] fuga demonu<i>m</i>, and þe seed +þ<i>er</i>of grounden & aftirward distillid, & þe watir +þ<i>er</i>of a litil quantite medlid wiþ þe oþere 5<sup>tis</sup> +e<i>ss</i>enc<i>iis</i>; <i>and</i> anoon þe deuel wole fle awey fro him +& fro his hous. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +To deliver a man from a devil,—give him some of our Quinte Essence +with that of gold and pearl, and St. John’s Wort water: at once the +devil will flee away. +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘fuga demonu<i>m</i>’</p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Also for þe goute, hoot or cold, þe pacient schal drynke oure 5. +e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> wiþ a litil q<i>ua</i>ntite at oonys of þe +letuarie de +succo rosa<i>rum</i>. +and lete hi<i>m</i> vse þis letuarie a litil at oonys ech oþ<i>er</i>e +day, til sup<i>er</i>flue humouris be purgid / +but he schal vse eu<i>er</i>y day a litil of oure 5. +e<i>ss</i>en<i>ce</i> w<i>i</i>t<i>h</i> 5 e<i>ss</i>en<i>ce</i> of gold +& peerle; & wiþi<i>n</i>ne a fewe dayes þe pacient schal be +hool. // +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "gout"> +To cure the Gout.</a></p> +Take a little Quinte Essence and Rose-juice electuary, and use daily our +Quinte Essence with that of Gold and Pearl. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The .7. medicyn, for to heele ycche, & for to dist<i>ri</i>e lies<a +class = "tag" href = "#noteq13" id = "tagq13">13</a> þat ben engendrid +of corrupt humouris. take <i>o</i>ure 5 e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> bi +hi<i>m</i> silf a-loone, and vse to drynke þ<i>er</i>of a litil quantite +at oonys / +and take also a litil q<i>ua</i>ntite of M<i>er</i>[<i>curie</i>?]. +& <a class = "gloss" id = "t_mortifie" href = +"#g_mortifie">mortifie</a> it wiþ fastynge spotil, & <a class = +"gloss" id = "t_medle" href = "#g_medle">medle</a> it wiþ a good +quantite +<span class = "pagenum">20</span> +<a name = "page20" id = "page20"> </a> +of poudre of <a class = "gloss" id = "t_stafisagre" href = +"#g_stafisagre">stafi-sagre</a>, & þanne put it i<i>n</i> to a greet +q<i>ua</i>ntite of bre<i>n</i>nynge wat<i>er</i>, +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘.7. M<sup>e</sup>.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "lice"> +To cure the Itch and destroy Lice.</a></p> +Drink Quinte Essence.<br /> +Mix Mercury with spittle, Stavesacre and Burning Water. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 22<i>b</i>.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +& þanne waische al his body, or ellis þe heed where þe icche & +þe lies ben. & vse þis medicyn .2. or 3. & þe sijk *man schal be +hool. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Wash the body or head where the itch and lice are. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +TO CURE QUARTAN FEVER. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The .8. medicyn for to cure the <a class = "gloss" id = "t_quartan" href += "#g_quartan">quarteyn</a> and alle þe passiouns þ<i>a</i>t comeþ of +male<i>n</i>coly in mannys body; and þe maistrie to p<i>ur</i>ge +malencoly. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘.8<sup>ua</sup>. M<sup>e</sup>.’</p> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘feu<i>er</i> q<i>ua</i>rtene.’</p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and ȝe schal vndirstonde þat þe q<i>ua</i>rteyn is gendrid of myche +haboundau<i>n</i>ce of malencolye þ<i>a</i>t is corru<i>m</i>pid +w<i>i</i>t<i>h</i>y<i>n</i>ne þe body. and for þis humour is erþely, +coold, & drie, of þe nature of slowe saturne, þerfore þe accesse of +þis sijknes ben slowe, and it duriþ comou<i>n</i>ly yn a man a ȝeer or +more, and it puttiþ fro hi<i>m</i> gladnesse, & bryngiþ yn heuynes +more þan oþ<i>er</i>e feueris do / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "quartan"> +To cure Quartan Fever.</a></p> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘ye q<i>ua</i>rten is ingendyrd of Malyncoly.’</p> +The Quartan arises from too much black choler, and lasts a year or more. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +If ȝe wole heele þis sijknes in schort tyme, lete þe pacient vse to +drynke oon<a class = "tag" href = "#noteq14" id = "tagq14">14</a> 5 +e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i>, and he schal +be al hool hastily / +forwhi; it consumeþ þe corrupt sup<i>er</i>flue humouris, & reducit +nature to eq<i>ua</i>lite, and bryngiþ yn gladnesse, & chasiþ a-wey +heuynes & malencolie. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +To cure it soon, drink our Quinte Essence; +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and if it so be þ<i>a</i>t ȝe haue nouȝt oure 5 +e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> / +þanne take j <span class = "character" +title = "'pounds' symbol (lb-bar)">℔</span> +of þe beste bre<i>n</i>nynge watir, and þ<i>er</i>i<i>n</i>ne putte +medullam ebuli, and namely þe white, if ȝe may may haue it / +of þis watir ȝeue to þe pacient, morowe and eue<i>n</i>, a +walnot-schelle ful at oonys. and he schal be al hool / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +if you have it not, put pith of white dwarf elder in Burning Water, and +take a walnut-shell full morning and evening. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +or ellis þus: take what þi<i>n</i>g ȝe wole þ<i>a</i>t purgiþ +malencolye, and putte a litil þ<i>er</i>of into brennynge watir, & +vse þ<i>a</i>t laxatif maad into smale pelotis, wijsly resceyuy<i>n</i>g +riȝt a litil at oonys, as oon litil pelot, and p<i>re</i>ue þerby how it +worchiþ, þa<i>n</i>ne anoþ<i>er</i> tyme .ij. at oonys, if it be +nede / +so þat þe mater be a litil digestid and a litil egestid. for bettere it +is to worche a litil & a litil at oonys, þan sodeynly greue þe +nature. </td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Or, take whatever purges black choler, put it into Burning Water; make +small pellets of it, and take one, and then two, gradually. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 23.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +forwhi, two litil pelotis laxatif meyngid wiþ bre<i>n</i>ny<i>n</i>ge +watir *wole worche more myȝtily þan .8. pelotis wole do bi hem +silf / +</td> +<td></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Also philosophoris seyn þat a tooþ drawe out from a quyk +beest, born vpon a man, delyueriþ fro þe quarteyn / +Also þei seyn þat if þe yuis of þe eerbe þat is callid <a class = +"gloss" id = "t_morsus" href = "#g_morsus">morsus</a> galli<i>n</i>e +rub<i>r</i>i be putt in hise nose-þrillis whanne he bigynneth to suffre +þe accesse of þe q<i>ua</i>rteyn, he schal be hool, wiþ þe g<i>ra</i>ce +of god. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘Nota for y<sup>e</sup> q<i>ua</i>rtene.’</p> +It is said that a tooth from a live beast heals the Quartan, and the +juice of Hen-bit or Chickweed put in a man’s nostrils. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +<span class = "pagenum">21</span> +<a name = "page21" id = "page21"> </a> +TO CURE CONTINUAL, TERTIAN AND DAILY FEVERS. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The medicyn to heele þe feu<i>er</i>e <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_continual" href = "#g_continual">contynuel<i>e</i></a>. alle +philosophoris seyn þat þe feu<i>er</i>e contynuel<i>e</i> is +ge<i>n</i>drid of putrifaccioun of blood and of corrupcieu<i>n</i> of +humouris in it / +þ<i>er</i>fore þe cure þ<i>er</i>of is to p<i>ur</i>ge blood, and to +putte awey þe corrupcioun of it, & þe humoris vneuene to make euene, +þe nature lost to restore, and so restorid to kepe / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘9<sup>a</sup>. M<sup>e</sup>.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "continual"> +To cure continual Fever.</a></p> +It arises from putrefaction of blood and corruptions of humours. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Forsoþe alle þese þingis worcheþ o<i>ur</i>e q<i>ui</i>nte +e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i>; and þerfore it curiþ p<i>er</i>fiȝtly þe +feu<i>er</i>e co<i>n</i>tynuel<i>e</i> / +and þouȝ bre<i>n</i>nynge watir caste out fro blood watry humouris and +corrupt, ȝitt take it nouȝt in þis cure / +forwhi; þouȝ bre<i>n</i>nynge watir be .7. tymes distillid, ȝitt it is +[not] fully depurid fro his brennynge heete, & þe .4. +elementis / +but siþ oure 5. e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> is not hoot, ne moist, coold, ne +drie, as ben þe 4. eleme<i>n</i>tis / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Our Quinte Essence cures this, (tho’ Burning Water does not,) +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +þ<i>er</i>fore it heeliþ p<i>er</i>fiȝtly þe contynuel feu<i>er</i>e; +namely wiþ co<i>m</i>mixtioun of þe 5 e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> of gold +& peerle / +and if ȝe wole strenkþe ȝoure medicyn, þa<i>n</i>ne putte yn oure 5. +e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> a litil quantite of pulpa <a class = "gloss" id = +"t_cassia" href = "#g_cassia">cassie</a> fistule / +or ellis þe iuys of þe eerbe <a class = "gloss" id = "t_mercuriale" href += "#g_mercuriale">m<i>er</i>curial<i>e</i></a>. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +if mixed with Quinte Essence of Gold and Pearl,<br /> +and a little Cassia or Herb Mercury. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 23<i>b</i>.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +& if it so be þat oþ<i>er</i>e humouris habounde to myche +w<i>i</i>t<i>h</i> blood, þanne take þo laxatyues þat kyndely wole +*purge hem, as comou<i>n</i> bookis of fisik declareþ. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The 10. medicyn to cure þe feuere <a class = "gloss" id = "t_tertian" +href = "#g_tertian">tercian</a>, þe which is causid of putrifaccioun, or +reed +coler to myche haboundynge / +to cure þees sijknes, tak oure 5 e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i>, or ellis fyn +brennynge watir,—but þe firste is bettere,—and putte +þ<i>er</i>i<i>n</i>ne a litil of rubarbe or of su<i>m</i>me oþ<i>er</i> +laxatiue þat purgiþ reed coler, and +a greet q<i>ua</i>ntite of watir of endyue; and vse þis medicyn at +morowe & euen. and þe pacient schal be hool wiþoute doute. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘10. M<sup>e</sup>.’</p> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘feu<i>er</i> t<i>er</i>cyane.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "tertian"> +To cure Tertian Fever.</a></p> +Take Quinte Essence, with Rhubarb and Endive water, morn and eve.<br /> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘wat<i>er</i> of endyue.’</p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The 11. medicyn is for to heele þe feu<i>er</i>e cotidian, þe which is +causid of putrifaccioun of flewme to haboundynge / +and siþ flewme is coold and moist. oure 5 e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> (and in +his absence take good brennynge watir.) haþ stre<i>n</i>kþe and vertu to +consume þe rotu<i>n</i> wat<i>er</i>y inordinat, and to myche coold +humidite / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘.11. M<sup>e</sup>.’</p> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘feu<i>er</i> cotydyan.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "daily"> +To cure Daily Fever.</a></p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +þerfore take oure 5 e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> or brennynge watir, and putte +þ<i>er</i>i<i>n</i>ne a litil of <a class = "gloss" id = "t_euforbii" +href = "#g_euforbii">euforbij</a>, turbit, or sambuci, or sum oþir þing +þat purgiþ flewme; and vse it morowe and eue, & þe pacient schal be +hool. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Take our Quinte Essence, and a little Euphorbium, &c. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +<span class = "pagenum">22</span> +<a name = "page22" id = "page22"> </a> +TO CURE AGUE FEVER, LUNACY, AND CRAMP. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The .12. medicyn for to cure þe feuere agu, and þe lunatik man and +womman / +discreet maist<i>ri</i>s seyn, þ<i>a</i>t þe feu<i>er</i>e +<a class = "gloss" id = "t_agu" href = "#g_agu">agu</a> comou<i>n</i>ly +is causid of a uyolent reed coler adust, and of blood adust, and of blak +coler adust; and sumtyme of oon of +þese adust, and sumtyme of two togidere, and sumtyme of .3. +togidere / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘.12. M<sup>e</sup>.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "ague"> +To cure Ague Fever and Lunacy.</a></p> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘lunatyke p<i>er</i>sons.’</p> +This fever comes of choler inflamed, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and þerfore þe feu<i>er</i>e agu is þe posityue degree, and in þe +sup<i>er</i>latyue degree, comp<i>ar</i>atif gree & +sup<i>er</i>latif gree / +For þe feu<i>er</i>e agu haþ comou<i>n</i>ly alienacioun of witt, & +schewynge of þingis of fantasy / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +and is accompanied by lightheadedness. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 24.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And ȝe schal knowe weel whiche ben þe humouris adust þat causen þe +feu<i>er</i>e, be þese *tokenes / +Forwhi, if þe pacient seiþ þ<i>a</i>t he seeþ blak þi<i>n</i>gis, þanne +blak coler, þat is, malencolie, is adust / & if he se þingis of +gold / reed coler is adust / if reed þi<i>n</i>gis, and +schewynge of bloodt þanne blood is adust / And if he seiþ þat he +seeþ alle þese .iij, þingis, þanne alle þe humouris ben adust / +For as myche as brennynge watir ascendiþ to þe heed, and gladly wole a +man drynke / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘No<i>t</i>a b<i>e</i>n<i>e</i>.’</p> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘Signa.’</p> +As the patient sees black, gold, or red things, so the different humours +are inflamed. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +And siþ þ<i>a</i>t feuere agu regneþ in þe regiou<i>n</i> of þe +heed / +þe philosophoris counceilis þat þe pacient schal not resceyue it in þis +sijknes / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Burning Water should not be taken, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +but it is nedeful þat he take oure 5 e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> of gold and +of peerl, meyngi<i>n</i>g þe 6 p<i>ar</i>t of 5 e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> of +watir of rose, violet, borage, and letuse<a class = "tag" href = +"#noteq15" id = "tagq15">15</a> / +and þanne ȝe schulen haue an heuenly medicyn to cure p<i>er</i>fiȝtly +þis sijknesse. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +but Quinte Essence of Gold and Pearl should, with that of Rose water, +Violet, &c. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +For to cure þe frenesye and <a class = "gloss" id = "t_woodnes" href = +"#g_woodnes">woodnes</a>, or ellis at þe leeste to swage it / +take a greet quantite of <a class = "gloss" id = "t_popilion" href = +"#g_popilion">popilion</a>, and þe beste +vynegre þat ȝe may haue, and a good q<i>ua</i>ntite of rewe domestik, +weel brayed, and meyngid wiþ þese forseid þi<i>n</i>gis; +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘for y<sup>e</sup> frenesye & wodnesse.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "madness"> +To cure or assuage Frenzy and Madness.</a></p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and biclippe þe heed and þe feet of þe pacient w<i>i</i>t<i>h</i> þis +medicyn; and sum þerof putte to his nose-þrillis. þis medicyn anoon +puttiþ awey þe frenesye & þe schewy<i>n</i>ge of fantasies / +it curiþ also wode me<i>n</i> & lunatike me<i>n</i>. and it restoriþ +aȝen witt and discrecioun, & makiþ al hool and weel at eese. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Wrap the head and feet in, and smell at, Popilion (with Vinegar mixed), +and Rue. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 24<i>b</i>.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The .13. medicy<i>n</i> is to put a-wey þe craumpe fro a man. for as +myche as wise me<i>n</i> seyn þ<i>a</i>t þe craumpe cometh of þe +hurtynge & þe febilnes of þe senewis, as it schewiþ sumtyme yn +medicyns maad of elebore, þer is no þi<i>n</i>g þ<i>a</i>t puttiþ awey +þe +<span class = "pagenum">23</span> +<a name = "page23" id = "page23"> </a> +craumpe as doiþ oure 5 e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> aforeseid, or ellis +*brennynge watir in stede of it. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘13<sup>a</sup>. M<sup>e</sup>.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "cramp"> +To cure Cramp.</a></p> +Use our Quinte Essence or Burning Water. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +TO CURE POISON AND COWARDICE. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The .14. medicyn, to caste out venym fro mannys body / +take o<i>ur</i>e 5 e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i>, and putte þ<i>er</i>in<i>e</i> +fleisch of a cok, neysch soden & sotilly brayed, note kirnelis, fyn +<a class = "gloss" id = "t_triacle" href = "#g_triacle">triacle</a>, +radisch, +& garleek smal brayed, and oþ<i>er</i>e þingis þ<i>a</i>t ben goode +to caste out venym, as comou<i>n</i> bookis of fisik declariþ / +And also, to comforte þe herte, putte yn oure foreseid 5. +e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i>, þe 5. e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> of gold and of peerl. +and he schal be delyuerid þerof & be hool. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘14<sup>a</sup>. M<sup>e</sup>.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "poison"> +To cast poison out of a man’s body.</a></p> +Take our Quinte Essence, with cock’s flesh, nut-kernels, &c., and +Quinte Essence of Gold and Pearls. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The .15. medicyn, to make a man þat is a coward, hardy +and strong, and putte a-wey almaner of cowardise and drede / +I seye ȝou forsoþe þ<i>a</i>t no þi<i>n</i>g m<i>a</i>y telle alle þe +myraclis vertues þat god h<i>a</i>þ m<i>aa</i>d in o<i>ur</i>e 5 +e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i>, and not al oonly in him, but also in to his +modir, þat is to seye, fyn brennynge watir. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘15a. M<sup>e</sup>.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "coward"> +To make a Coward bold and strong.</a></p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +for to cure þis sijknesse, take a litil quantite of oure 5 +e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i>, & putte þerto double so myche of brennynge +watir, and a litil q<i>ua</i>ntite of þe iuys of eerbe pione and of +saffron distillid togidere, and a litil of 5 e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i> of +gold and of peerl; and ȝeue it him to drinke. and aftir sodeynly, as it +were by myracle, þe coward man schal lese al maner drede and feyntnes of +herte, and he schal recou<i>er</i>e strenkþe þat ys lost by drede, and +take to him hardynesse, and he schal dispise deeþ; he schal drede no +perelis, and passyngly he schal be maad hardy. þis is trewe, for it haþ +ofte tymes by oolde philosophoris [bene] p<i>re</i>ued / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Give him our Quinte Essence with twice as much Burning Water, and a +little Peony juice and saffron, and Quinte Essence of Gold and Pearl. +The coward shall lose all faintness of heart, despise death, and dread +no perils. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 25.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +þ<i>er</i>fore it were a greet wisdom þat cristen p<i>ri</i>ncis, in +bateilis aȝen heþene me<i>n</i>, hadde wiþ hem in tonnes brennynge +watir, þ<i>a</i>t þei myȝt take to eu<i>er</i>y fiȝtynge man half a riȝt +litil cuppe ful þ<i>er</i>of to drynke in þe bigynnynge of þe batel. +& þis p<i>ri</i>uyte owith to be hid from alle enemyes of þe +chirche; and also +*p<i>ri</i>ncis and lordis ministri<i>n</i>ge þese þingis schulde +n<i>o</i>t telle what it is. +<br /> +<br /> +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Therefore Christian Princes should have tuns of Burning Water, and give +every fighting man a cup before battle with the heathen. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +TO CURE PESTILENTIAL FEVER AND PLAGUES. +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +The .16. medicyn aȝens þe feu<i>er</i>e pestile<i>n</i>cial<i>e</i>, and +þe maistrie to cure it. forsoþe holy scripture seiþ þat su<i>m</i>me +tymes oure lord god sendiþ pestilence to sle su<i>m</i>me maner of +peple, as it is seid deutrono<i>miu</i>m 28 in þis man<i>er</i> “Si +<span class = "pagenum">24</span> +<a name = "page24" id = "page24"> </a> +audire nolu<i>er</i>is<a class = "tag" href = "#noteq16" id = +"tagq16">16</a> vocem d<i>omi</i>ni dei tui, ut custodias <i>et</i> +facias om<i>n</i>ia mandata eius, ve<i>n</i>iant sup<i>er</i> te +om<i>n</i>es maledicc<i>i</i>ones; iste maledictus eris in ciuitate +&c.” <i>et</i> infra; “ad-iu<i>n</i>gat t<i>ib</i>i +pestilenc<i>iam</i> donec consumat te de t<i>er</i>ra, p<i>er</i>cuciat +te d<i>omin</i>us egestate, febre, <i>et</i> frigore, ardore <i>et</i> +estu, <i>et</i> aere corrupto ac rubigi<i>n</i>e, <i>et</i> +p<i>er</i>seq<i>ua</i>tur donec p<i>er</i>eas” hec ib<i>ide</i>m; +<i>et</i> infra “<ins class = "correction" title = +"so in original (both times)">p<i>er</i>cuciat</ins> te d<i>omin</i>us +vlc<i>er</i>e egipti, <i>et</i> p<i>ar</i>tem corp<i>or</i>is p<i>er</i> +q<i>uam</i> stercora eg<i>er</i>ant<i>ur</i>. scabie q<i>uoque</i>, +<i>et</i> p<i>ru</i>rigine, ita ut curari nequeas; p<i>er</i>cuciat te +d<i>omin</i>us necessitate ac furore mentis” // </td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘16<sup>a</sup>. M<sup>e</sup>.’</p> +<p class = "notehead"> +<a id = "fever"> +To cure Pestilential Fever (when not sent as a punishment by +God).</a></p> +God says in Deuteronomy xxviii. that if men will not hear His voice and +obey His commandments, pestilences shall come on them. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Therfore a gret fool were he þat wolde p<i>re</i>sume to cure þese +plagis of pestilence þ<i>a</i>t ben vncurable, þat ben sent of god to +ponysche synne // Also ȝe schal vndirstonde þ<i>a</i>t me<i>n</i> +may die in .iij. maners. in oon maner by naturel deeþ, in þe teerme +þ<i>a</i>t is sett of god / +In anoþir maner bi violent deeþ, and also in þe .iij. maner occasionaly +wiþi<i>n</i>ne þe teerme þ<i>a</i>t is sett of god; as þo me<i>n</i> +þ<i>a</i>t to myche replecioun, or to greet abstynence or by +disp<i>er</i>aciou<i>n</i>, or ellis by necligence, sle hi<i>m</i> +silf / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +These plagues a man would be a great fool to presume to cure, +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +but sikirly alle oþ<i>er</i>e maner of feueris pestilence þat god +suffriþ to come to ma<i>n</i>kynde by +p<i>er</i>ilous influence of yuele planetis, by þe g<i>ra</i>ce of god +& good gou<i>er</i>nau<i>n</i>ce may be curid p<i>ar</i>ti<i>a</i>ly +wiþ oure 5. e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i>. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +but all other pestilences from evil planets may be cured by our Quinte +Essence with Aloes, Euphorbium, &c., +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +[* Fol. 25<i>b</i>.] +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and þ<i>er</i>i<i>n</i>ne putte a litil of aloes epatik & euforbij, +& a litil of ierapigra galieni & of 5 e<i>ss</i>enc<i>e</i>, of +þe rote of lilie and also of gold & peerle, capilli ven<i>er</i>is +*and ysope; for þese þi<i>n</i>g<i>is</i> ben nedeful to siche feueris +& <a class = "gloss" id = "t_apostemes" href = +"#g_apostemes">apostemes</a> / +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘N<i>ot</i>a b<i>e</i>n<i>e</i>.’</p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +it is nedeful also þ<i>a</i>t wiþ þese þingis þer be sich a +q<i>ui</i>nta e<i>ss</i>encia laxatyue þat wole purge þe +sup<i>er</i>flue humouris þat abounde; and þat þe pacient so myche +resceyue in a natural day þ<i>er</i>of þat he may go weel oonys to sege; +and so lete him vse þis laxatif .3. i<i>n</i> þe woke; +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +and a laxative Quinte Essence that will send the patient to stool once a +day. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +But be weel war þ<i>a</i>t he take wiþ oure q<i>ui</i>nta +e<i>ss</i>encia but riȝt a litil q<i>ua</i>ntite of þe laxatif at oonys, +as I tolde ȝou +tofore, for peril þ<i>a</i>t miȝte bifalle. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<p class = "oldnote"> +‘Caueas.’</p> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +& eu<i>er</i>y day take he by þe morowe an eye-schelle ful of good +brennynge watir, and þe corrupt eyr schal not noye hi<i>m</i>; & +also vse in þe dayes, two or þre smale pelotis pestilenciales in oure 5 +e<i>ss</i>encia, or in brennynge watir; & al þe hous of þe pacient +schal be encensid +<span class = "pagenum">25</span> +<a name = "page25" id = "page25"> </a> +strongly .iij in þe day wiþ frank-encense, mirre, & rosyn, +terbe<i>n</i>tyn & rewe. +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +He must also take every morning an egg-shell-full of Burning Water, and +2 or 3 pestilence pills in our Quinte Essence, and smoke his house with +frankincense, &c. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td class = "ednote"> +<ins class = "correction" title = "illegible">MAY THIS BOOK...</ins> +</td> +<td class = "maintext"> +and þis is p<i>er</i>fiȝt cure for þe feu<i>er</i>e pestilence / +And þus ȝe may, wiþ þis 5 e<i>ss</i>encijs, cure alle þese +sijkness<i>es</i> aforeseid, and manye oþ<i>er</i>e, as it were by +myracle, if ȝe worche disc[r]eetly as I haue toold ȝou tofore / +</td> +<td></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +Now here I make an eende of þis tretis þat is clepid þe mooste & þe +sou<i>er</i>eyneste secrete of alle secretis, and a passynge tresour +þat may nouȝt fayle // +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +Here is an end of this most sovereign of all secrets. +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +O quantu<i>m</i> malu<i>m</i> foret, si hic liber p<i>er</i>ueniret ad +manus ho<i>m</i>i<i>nu</i>m mundano<i>rum</i>, ad noticia<i>m</i> +tiranno<i>rum</i>, <i>et</i> ad s<i>er</i>uiciu<i>m</i> +rep<i>ro</i>bo<i>rum</i>! q<i>ui</i>a, si<i>c</i>ut s<i>anct</i>i +p<i>er</i> hunc libru<i>m</i> pot<i>er</i>unt continuare op<i>er</i>a +vite <i>christian</i>i diuci<i>us</i> <i>et</i> vehemenci<i>us</i>, ita +<i>et</i> rep<i>ro</i>bi possent p<i>er</i>u<i>er</i>so vsi +diuci<i>us</i> p<i>er</i>seu<i>er</i>are in malo. ego aute<i>m</i>, +q<i>ua</i>ntu<i>m</i> in me est, p<i>ro</i>pt<i>er</i> solos +s<i>an</i>c<i>t</i>os libru<i>m</i> hunc co<i>n</i>stituo, <i>et</i> +ip<i>su</i>m custod[iæ] ih<i>es</i>u <i>Christ</i>i c<i>om</i>mendo nunc +et in eternu<i>m</i> //=// +</td> +<td class = "sidenote"> +<a id = "holymen"> +What ills will befall if it gets into tyrants’ and reprobates’ hands and +prolongs their life in evil. I will keep it for holy men alone; and I +commend it to Christ’s keeping now and ever.</a> +</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td><br /></td> +<td></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td></td> +<td class = "maintext"> +<p class = "explicit"> +Explicit librum de maximis secretis e<i>ss</i>encie quinte &c.</p> +</td> +<td></td> +</tr> + +</table> + +<hr /> + +<h3>FOOTNOTES</h3> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tagq1" id = "noteq1">1.</a> +practise, MS. Harl. +<span class = "myinset"> +Printed as a sidenote in the original text.</span> +</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tagq2" id = "noteq2">2.</a> +? MS. meant for ‘man.’ +</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tagq3" id = "noteq3">3.</a> +MS. ‘siff.’ +</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tagq4" id = "noteq4">4.</a> +then, MS. Harl. +<span class = "myinset"> +Printed as sidenote.</span> +</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tagq5" id = "noteq5">5.</a> +5 for <i>fifth</i>, or <i>quinte</i>. +</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tagq6" id = "noteq6">6.</a> +MS. Harl. reads ‘and this fifte beinge so nighe kinde it is most +to haue.’ +</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tagq7" id = "noteq7">7.</a> +of vnkinde natuer. Harl. 853. +</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tagq8" id = "noteq8">8.</a> +of glasse made. Harl. 853. +</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tagq9" id = "noteq9">9.</a> +? ‘be so hool.’ Or is <i>hool</i> a verb, become whole, recover? +</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tagq10" id = "noteq10">10.</a> +MS. hom +<span class = "myinset"> +Printed as sidenote.</span> +</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tagq11" id = "noteq11">11.</a> +Erf = erþe. +</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tagq12" id = "noteq12">12.</a> +houynesse MS. +</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tagq13" id = "noteq13">13.</a> +“A lous is a worme w<i>i</i>t<i>h</i> manye fete, & it +co<i>m</i>meth +out of the filthi and onclene sky<i>n</i>ne, & oftentymes for faute +of atendau<i>n</i>ce they come out of the flesshe through the skynne or +swet holes.<br /> +To withdryue them / +The best is for to wasshe the ofte<i>n</i>times, +and to chaunge oftentymes clene lynen.”—<i>The noble lyfe and +nature of man, Of bestes, serpentys, fowles, and fisshes y<sup>t</sup> +be +moste knowen</i>. Capitulo. C. xix. +</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tagq14" id = "noteq14">14.</a> +? our +<span class = "myinset"> +Printed as sidenote.</span> +</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tagq15" id = "noteq15">15.</a> +<i>in margin</i>, ‘Rose / +violett / +Borage / +lutuse /’ +<div class = "myinset"> +Printed in the space at the end of its paragraph +(<a href = "images/pg22image.png">page image</a>): may have been +intended for a sidenote.</div> +</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tagq16" id = "noteq16">16.</a> +MS. volu<i>er</i>is. +</div> + +<hr /> + +<span class = "pagenum">26</span> +<a name = "page26" id = "page26"> </a> + +<h3> +<a id = "spheres"> +THE SPHERES AND PLANETS</a></h3> + +<div class = "rightnote"> +[<i>leaf</i> 26]</div> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +¶ Philosofirs puttyn 9 sper<i>is</i> vndirewritten; but Diuinis puttin +þe tenþe sper<i>e</i>, where is heuyn empir<i>e</i>, in þe whiche, +angel<i>is</i> & sowl<i>is</i><a class = "tag" href = "#notes1" id = +"tags1">1</a> of seynt<i>is</i> seruen god; i<i>n</i> þe whiche is +crist, in þe same forme that he walkid i<i>n</i> erþe, and also +owr<i>e</i> lady, & seynt<i>is</i> that arosen w<i>i</i>t<i>h</i> +criste.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +¶ Þe first spere of þe 9 is clepid ‘p<i>ri</i>mu<i>m</i> mobile,’ þe +first mevabil thyng.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +¶ Þe .ij. spere of sterr<i>is</i>: Arie<i>s</i> .1. þe rame. ¶ the +secund hows of Mars, þe bool, ¶ þe secund hows of Venus, Gemini, ¶ þe +secund hows of Mercuri, Canc<i>er</i>. ¶ þe hows of þe mone, leo. þe +hows of þe sonne, Virgo. // þe first hows of M<i>er</i>cury, +Libra // þe first hows of Venus, Scorpio // þe first hows of +Mars, Sagittari<i>us</i> // þe first hows of Iubit<i>er</i>, +Cap<i>ri</i>cornus // þe first hows of Saturne, +Aquari<i>us</i> // þe secund hows of Saturne, Piscis. / +þe secunde hows of Iubit<i>er</i></p> + +<div class = "rightnote"> +[<i>no more</i>].</div> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +¶ Saturn is a planete evel-willid and ful of sekenes. Wherfore he is +peyntid w<i>i</i>t<i>h</i> an hooke, for he repeþ dow{n)} grene +thyng<i>is</i> / +he fulfilliþ his course in xxx ȝeere.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +¶ Iubit<i>er</i> is a planete wele willyng to alle thi<i>n</i>g<i>is</i> +to be gendrid, plent[i]ful & plesyng; therfor he is y-seid +Iubit<i>er</i> as helpyn. i<i>n</i> xij [ȝ]eere he filliþ his +course.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +¶ Mars is an enemy to alle thyng<i>is</i> to be gendrid; wherfor he is +clepid god of batel, for he is ful of tempest. he fulfilliþ his course +i<i>n</i> .ij. ȝeere.</p> + +<div class = "rightnote"> +[<i>leaf</i> 26, back]</div> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +¶ Þe sonne is þe worthiest planet, y-set i<i>n</i> myddis. he fulfilliþ +his course in CCClxv dayes & vj. howr<i>is</i>, þe whiche causen +bisext.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +¶ Venus is apte to alle thyng<i>is</i> to be gendrid. he fulfilliþ his +course in CCCxxxvj daies.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +¶ Mercuri swyft is y-seid a messeng<i>er</i> of daies [? heuene]. he +fulfilliþ his course i<i>n</i> CCCxxxvj daies.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +¶ Þe mone is a planete ny þe erþe.</p> + +<div class = "rightnote"> +[<i>ends.</i>]</div> + +<div class = "footnote"> +<a class = "note" href = "#tags1" id = "notes1">1.</a> +l<i>is</i> is the MS. l with a line at right angles to it. +</div> + +<hr /> + +<span class = "pagenum">27</span> +<a name = "page27" id = "page27"> </a> + +<h3> +<a id = "chemistry">NOTES</a><br /> +ON THE CHEMISTRY OF THE TEXT</h3> + +<h5><span class = "smallcaps">By C.H. GILL, Esq., of University College, +London</span></h5> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +<a href = "#page4">P. 4.</a> Direction to submit any wine <i>that is not +sour</i> to distillation. (<i>Sour</i> wine is deficient in alcohol; +that body having been changed into acetic acid by oxidation.) In the +language of the mystical ideas which prevailed in the dawn of Chemistry, +the colouring matters, sugar, &c. of the wine are called ‘the .4. +elementis,’ or as it were the ‘rotten fæces of wine’??</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +The direction to distill the wine seven times is a good practical +suggestion for the obtaining of strong alcohol which will burn well. +Then follows a description of the distilling apparatus, which seems to +have been arranged to ensure a very slow distillation, so as to obtain a +product as colourless and scentless as possible.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +<a href = "#page5">P. 5.</a> The second way to make the Quinte essence +depends on distillation of alcohol by means of the heat of fermenting +horse-dung; also the fifth manner.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +<a href = "#page6">P. 6.</a> The directions for gilding burning water +are all nonsense; but as the writer had no means of testing the truth of +his statements, they may have been made in good faith.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +<a href = "#page7">P. 7.</a> The idea which he expresses, that this gilt +burning water will make you well and young, is difficult to explain, +except on the assumption that, it being the strongest of alcohol, a very +little served to produce that elevation of spirits which seemed to bring +back the spring of youth.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +<a href = "#page7">P. 7</a>, l. 6 from the bottom. The word +<i>liquibles</i> in the text does not mean liquids, for a liquid cannot +be made hot enough to be <i>quenched</i>. If +<span class = "pagenum">28</span> +<a name = "page28" id = "page28"> </a> +the original <i>liquibles</i> cannot be retained I should substitute the +word <i>liquiables</i>, meaning those things which can be liquefied by +heat. Indeed in the next passage we find stated that if Saturn (the +alchemists’ mystical name for Lead) be quenched, &c., and that if +then Mars (Iron) be quenched in the same liquid, it will acquire the +softness of Saturn. Or if you quench lead in spirit which has had iron +first cooled in it, it becomes hard.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +Of course there is no truth whatever in the above statements.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +<a href = "#page8">P. 8.</a> The fire without coals, &c., is +‘corrosive sublimate,’ most probably containing an excess of Sulphuric +acid (vitriol) as an impurity. If Copper (Venus) or Tin (Jupiter) be +dipt into this solution of mercury they will have a deposit of mercury +formed on their surface, which will give them a pearly appearance.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +<a href = "#page8">P. 8.</a> To bring Gold into calx. When gold is +treated in the way directed, a fine powder of gold of a brown or yellow +colour is left. This might readily have been mistaken for a calx by +those who had no clear ideas of what calx really was.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +<a href = "#page9">P. 9.</a> The departing of gold from silver is +essentially the same as the plan practised at the present day.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +To get the Quintessence of Gold. I can make nothing of the directions, +that is, I cannot see that they (the directions) hide any real +truth.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +<a href = "#page10">P. 10.</a> How to get the Quintessence of Antimony. +I can make nothing of this part, and can only suggest that the vinegar +used contained hydrochloric acid, and when distilled with ‘Myn Antimony’ +(native sulphide of antimony) gave a distillate of Chloride of Antimony +containing some ‘kermes’ which is red.</p> + +<p class = "fullwidth"> +From this point onward there is little or nothing that can be explained +by a Chemist.</p> + +<hr /> + +<span class = "pagenum">29</span> +<a id = "page29"> </a> +<h3><a id = "glossary">GLOSSARY.</a></h3> + +<table> +<tr> +<td class = "half"> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_agu" href = "#t_agu">Agu</a>, +p. 22, l. 1, ‘Intermittent Feaver, commonly called an <i>Ague</i>, has +certain times of Intermission or ceasing; it begins for the most part +with Cold or Shivering, ends in Heat, and returns exactly at set +Periods.’ <i>Phillips.</i></div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_aischin" href = "#t_aischin">Aischin</a>, +p. 4, l. 10, ashes.</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_amphora" href = "#t_amphora">Amphora</a>, +p. 11, &c., ‘a large vessel which derived its name from its being +made with a handle on each side of the neck, from ἀμφί <i>on both +sides</i>, and φέρω <i>I carry</i>.’ <i>Dict. of Gr. and Rom. +Ant.</i></div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_anele" href = "#t_anele">Anele</a>, +p. 6, l. 26, &c., heat?</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_apostemes" href = "#t_apostemes">Apostemes</a>, +p. 24, l. 24, imposthumes, boils.</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_appeire" href = "#t_appeire">Appeire</a>, +p. 3, l. 12, impair, worsen.</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_arreins" href = "#t_arreins">Arreins</a>, +p. 2, l. 25, spiders.</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +‘<a id = "g_cassia" href = "#t_cassia">Cassia Fistula</a> (Lat.), +Cassia in the Pipe or Cane, a kind of Reed or Shrub that grows in +<i>India</i> and <i>Africa</i>, bearing black, round, and long Cods, in +which is contain’d a soft black Substance, sweet like Honey, and of a +purging Quality.’ <i>Phillips.</i></div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_colaciouns" href = "#t_colaciouns">Colaciouns</a>, +p. 18, l. 21, ? comments, homilies.</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_comounne" href = "#t_comounne">Comounne</a>, +p. 3, l. 35, communicate.</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +‘<a id = "g_continual" href = "#t_continual">Continual Feaver</a> +is that whose Fit is continu’d for many Days; having its times of +Abatement, and of more Fierceness; altho’ it never intermits, or leaves +off.’ <i>Phillips.</i></div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_deedly" href = "#t_deedly">Deedly</a>, +p. 3, l. 24, liable to death, mortal.</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_departynge" href = "#t_departynge">Departynge</a>, +p. 5, l. 14, parting, separating.</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_depurid" href = "#t_depurid">Depurid</a>, +p. 9, l. 27, purified, purged.</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_distillatorie" href = "#t_distillatorie">Distillatorie</a>, +p. 10, l. 24, a still. Randle Holme, (<i>Academy</i>, p. 422, col. 2,) +speaks of ‘a Still or Distillatory Instrument,’ and further on, iv., ‘He +beareth Sable, the Head of a <i>Distillatory</i> with 3 pipes; having as +many Receivers or Bottles set to them.’</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +‘<a id = "g_ebulum" href = "#t_ebulum">Ebulum</a> or Ebulus (Lat.), +the Herb <i>Wall-wort</i>, <i>Dane-wort</i>, or <i>Dwarf-elder</i>.’ +<i>Phillips.</i> +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_encorpere" href = "#t_encorpere">Encorpere</a>, +p. 13, l. 4, mix, incorporate. +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_euforbii" href = "#t_euforbii">Euforbii</a>, +p. 21, l. 3 bot., ‘Euphorbia, the <i>Libyan Ferula</i>, a Tree or Shrub +first found by King <i>Juba</i>, and so call’d from the Name of his +Physician <i>Euphorbus</i>.’ <i>Phillips.</i> +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +Euphorbium, ‘the gummy Juice or Sap of that Tree much us’d in Physick +and Surgery.’ <i>Phillips.</i> +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_extremities" href = "#t_extremities">Extremities</a>, +p. 17, l. 2, ends of the limbs. +</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_fecis" href = "#t_fecis">Fecis</a>, +p. 4, l. 7; p. 9, dregs. +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_fire_of_hell" href = "#t_fire_of_hell">Fire of hell</a>, +p. 8, l. 23, a disease. +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_fumiter" href = "#t_fumiter">Fumiter</a>, +p. 18, l. 3, fumitory. +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_fyme" href = "#t_fyme">Fyme</a>, +p. 10, l. 2 bot., mud, clay. +</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_gerapigra" href = "#t_gerapigra">Gerapigra galieni</a>, +p. 3, l. 29, ἱερα πικρα Γαληνου. +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a name = "page30" id = "page30"> </a> +<a id = "g_giltid" href = "#t_giltid">Giltid</a>, +p. 7, l. 3, having the properties of gold communicated by it. +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_groste" href = "#t_groste">Groste</a>, +p. 5, ll. 9, 29, grossness, heavy particles, residuum. +</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_hide" href = "#t_hide">Hide</a>, +p. 13, l. 18, ? for hide<i>us</i>; compare the Harleian reading +‘unkinde.’ +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_hool" href = "#t_hool">Hool</a>, +p. 15, l. 10, recover, improve. +</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_incombustible" href = "#t_incombustible">Incombustible</a>, +p. 10, l. 2. +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_incorruptibility" href = +"#t_incorruptibility">Incorruptibility</a>, +p. 7, l. 2. +</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_kynde" href = "#t_kynde">Kynde</a>, +p. 1, l. 12, all creatures; l. 13, nature. +</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +‘<a id = "g_lapis" href = "#t_lapis">Lapis Lazuli</a> +a kind of Azure or Sky-colour’d Stone, of which the Blew Colour call’d +<i>Ultramarine</i> is made .. much us’d in Physick.’ <i>Phillips.</i> +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_lembike" href = "#t_lembike">Lembike</a>, +p. 9, l. 2, ‘Alembick or Limbeck (Arab.), a Still, a Chymical Vessel +used in Distilling, shaped like a Helmet, and towards the Bottom having +a Beak or Nose, about a Foot and a half long, by which the Vapours +descend. They are commonly made of Copper tinn’d over on the inside, and +often of Glass.’ <i>Phillips.</i> +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_liquibles" href = "#t_liquibles">Liquibles</a>, +p. 7, l. 6 bot., meltable metals. +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_lymayl" href = "#t_lymayl">Lymayl</a>, +p. 8, l. 6 bot., Fr. ‘<i>limaille</i>: f. File-dust, pinne-dust.’ +<i>Cotgrave.</i> +</div> +</td> + +<td class = "half"> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_marien" href = "#t_marien">Marien Bath</a>, +p. 12, l. 7 bot., Balneum Mariæ, a Chemist’s bath. ‘<i>Bain de +Marie.</i> Maries bath; a cauldron, or kettle full of hot water.’ +<i>Cotgrave.</i> +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_medle" href = "#t_medle">Medle</a>, +p. 19 last line, mix. +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_medulla" href = "#t_medulla">Medulla</a>, +p. 18, l. 3, pith. +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_mercasite" href = "#t_mercasite">Mercasite</a>, +p. 10, l. 14, ‘a kind of Mineral Stone, hard and brittle, partaking of +the Nature and Colour of the Metal it is mixed with; some call it a +Fire-Stone.’ <i>Phillips.</i> +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_mercuriale" href = "#t_mercuriale">Mercuriale</a>, +mercurie, p. 21, 19, &c., ‘Mercury .. among Chymists .. signifies +Quick-silver; and is also taken for one of their active Principles, +commonly call’d <i>Spirit</i> .. Also the Name of a purging Herb, of +which there are two sorts, <i>viz.</i> <i>Good Harry</i> and <i>Dog’s +Mercury</i>.’ +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_metis" href = "#t_metis">Metis</a>, +p. 16, l. 22, <i>meatus</i>, passages. +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_mon" href = "#t_mon">Mon</a>, +p. 13, l. 19. ? +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_morsus" href = "#t_morsus">Morsus Gallinæ</a>, +the Herb Henbit or Chick-weed. <i>Phillips.</i> +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_mortifie" href = "#t_mortifie">Mortifie</a>, +p. 19 last line, ‘Among Chymists to change the outward Form or Shape of +a Mixt Body; as when Quicksilver, or any other Metal, is dissolved in an +<i>acid Menstruum</i>.’ <i>Phillips.</i> +</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_neischede" href = "#t_neischede">Neischede</a>, +p. 7, l. 2 bot., neshness, softness, pliancy. +</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_oo" href = "#t_oo">Oo</a>, +p. 4, one. +</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_popilion" href = "#t_popilion">Popilion</a>, +p. 22, l. 24; ‘Populeum, an Ointment made of Poplar buds, of a cooling +and allaying Quality.’ <i>Phillips.</i> Fr. ‘<i>Populeon.</i> Popilion, +a Pompillion; an ointment made of blacke Poplar buds.’ <i>Cot.</i> +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_preparate" href = "#t_preparate">Preparate</a>, +p. 8, l. 21, prepare. +</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +‘<a id = "g_quartan" href = "#t_quartan">Quartan</a> Ague +is that whose Fit returns every fourth Day.’ <i>Phillips.</i> +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_quenchour" href = "#t_quenchour">Quenchour</a>, +p. 6 at foot, cooling the florin ? +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +Quintessence is defined by Phillips as ‘the purest Substance drawn out +of any Natural Body; a Medicine made of the efficacious active Particles +of its Ingredients separated from all <i>Fæces</i> or Dregs; the Spirit, +chief Force, or Virtue of any thing.’</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a name = "page31" id = "page31"> </a> +<a id = "g_reme" href = "#t_reme">Reme</a>, +p. 9, l. 5 bot., A.S. <i>reoma</i>, a strap, thong. +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_reparale" href = "#t_reparale">Reparale</a>, +p. 8, l. 21, make, compound. +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_respire" href = "#t_respire">Respire</a>, +p. 4, l. 5 from foot, exhale. +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_restreyne" href = "#t_restreyne">Restreyne</a>, +p. 7, l. 8, retain. +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_reward" href = "#t_reward">Reward</a>, +p. 2, l. 4, 7, regard. +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_rotombe" href = "#t_rotombe">Rotombe</a>, +p. 10, l. 3 bot., a retort. +</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_sambucy" href = "#t_sambucy">Sambucy</a>, +p. 16, l. 7 bot., ‘Sambucus, the Elder-Tree; a Shrub of very great use +in Physic.’ <i>Phillips.</i> +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_stafisagre" href = "#t_stafisagre">Stafisagre</a>, +p. 20, l. 1, ‘Staphis agria, the Herb Staves-acre, or Lice-bane.’ +<i>Phillips.</i> +</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +‘<a id = "g_tertian" href = "#t_tertian">Tertian</a> Ague or Feaver +is that which intermits entirely, +and returns again every third Day with its several Symptoms at a set +Time.’ <i>Phillips.</i> +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_to" href = "#t_to">To</a>, +p. 1, l. 16, too. +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_triacle" href = "#t_triacle">Triacle</a>, +p. 23, l. 5, cordial, ‘Treacle, a Physical Composition, made of Vipers +and other Ingredients.’ <i>Phillips.</i> +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_turbit" href = "#t_turbit">Turbit</a>, +p. 16, l. 7 bot., ‘Turbit, Tripoly, an Herb called Turbith, or blew +Camomel.’ +</div> +<div class = "glossary"> +‘Turbith, an Herb so call’d by the Arabians, which grows in Cambaya, +Surat, and other parts of Asia; a dangerous Drug upon account of its +violent purging Quality.’ <i>Phillips.</i></div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_vapoure" href = "#t_vapoure">Vapoure</a>, +p. 8, l. 5 from foot; p. 9 at foot, evaporate. +</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_woodnes" href = "#t_woodnes">Woodnes</a>, +p. 22, l. 23, wildness, madness. +</div> + +<div class = "glossary"> +<a id = "g_ypericon" href = "#t_ypericon">Ypericon</a>, +p. 19, l. 16, ‘Hypericon, St. <i>John’s-Wort</i>, an excellent Herb for +Wounds, and to provoke Urine.’ <i>Phillips.</i> +</div> +</td> +</tr> +</table> + +<hr /> + +<div class = "mynote"> +<a id = "errata"><b>Errata and Technical Notes</b></a><br /> +The character “l-bar” ƚ (html entity #410 or x019A) has been +represented in this text by “l-stroke” ł (#322 or x0142), as it is +much more widely available.<br /> +Two entries in the Table of Contents were merged in the printed book, +apparently for reasons of space. The original form was:<br /> +<table> +<tr> +<td><div class = "toc1"> +HOW TO CURE FRENSY, GOUT, AND TROUBLES FROM DEVILS, WICKED THOUGHTS, +ETC., p. 17; AND HOW OUR QUINTE ESSENCE IS HEAVEN</div></td> +<td class = "number">19</td> +</tr> +</table> +See also comments on footnotes, especially <a href = "#noteq15">Footnote +15</a> with linked page image. +</div> + + + + + + + + +<pre> + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Book Of Quinte Essence Or The +Fifth Being (1889), by Unknown + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BOOK OF QUINTE ESSENCE *** + +***** This file should be named 17179-h.htm or 17179-h.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/1/7/1/7/17179/ + +Produced by Louise Hope, David Starner and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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