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[‘aq{u}a vite’]

[--To make Quinte Essence.--]

[Take the best wine, or any not sour; distil it, and the 4
Elements shall be left like dregs.]

but kepe ȝe it in p{ri}uytee / Take þe beste wiyn þat ȝe may
fynde, if ȝe be of power; & if ȝe be riȝt pore, þanne take
corrupt wiyn, þ{a}t is, rotyn, of a wat{er}y humour, but not egre,
þ{a}t is, sour,
for þe q{ui}nt e{ss}encia þ{er}of is naturaly incorruptible 4
þe which ȝe schal drawe out by sublymac{i}ou{n} / And þa{n}ne
schal þ{er} leue in þe grou{n}d of þe vessel þe .4. eleme{n}tis, as it

[Distil 7 times to get Burning Water; 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.]

were, rotu{n} fecis of wiyn / But firste ȝe muste distille þis wiyn
.7. tymes; & þa{n}ne haue ȝe good bre{n}nynge watir / Forsoþe, 8

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þis is þe watri mat{er} [*]fro which is drawe oure q{ui}nta e{ss}encia /