[After many days unstop your distiller, and if there issues
out a heaven-sweet savour, you have our Quinte Essence. If
not, distil again till you have.]

And aftir manye daies þat it hath be in þis sotil vessel of glas 28
distillid / ȝe schulen opene þe hoole of þe vessel in þe heed þat

[‘lute’]

w{a}s selid with þe seel of lute of wijsdom, maad of þe sotillest
flour, and of white of eyren, and of moist pap{er}e, ymeyngid so
þat no þing respire out / And wh{a}ne ȝe opene þe hoole. if þ{er} 32
come out a passynge heuenly swete flauour þat alle me{n} þ{a}t

[[* Fol. 12b.]]

come yn naturely [*]drawe þ{er}to. þanne ȝe haue oure q{ui}nta
e{ss}encia / and ellis sele þe vessel, and putte it to þe fier aȝen
til ȝe haue it. 36


[Page 5: THE 2nd, 3rd, AND 4th WAYS OF MAKING QUINTE ESSENCE.]

[--The second way to make Quinte Essence.--]

[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.]