re{n}ne & melte aftir þ{a}t þis erþely watir be voydid, putte þanne
swiftly ȝoure fyngir to þe hoole, & t{ur}ne vp þe glas, and þanne

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ȝe haue þ{er}i{n}ne oure
q{ui}nte e{ss}ence, [*]and þe erþely watir wiþoute 24
aside. And þis is a passy{n}g souereyn p{ri}uytee.

[--The third way.--]

[Put your amphora into a horse’s belly instead of the dung,
and proceed as above.]

The þridde man{er} is, þ{a}t ȝe take a greet glas clepid ampho{ra},
and seele it weel, and birie it weel in þe wombe of an hors al
togidere. and þe pureté of þe q{ui}nte e{ss}encie schal be sublymed 28
aboue, & þe grosté schal abide byneþe in þe botme / take out
softli þ{a}t þ{a}t fletiþ a-boue; and þat þat leeueþ bihynde, putte it
to þe fier.

[--The fourth way.--]

[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.]

The .iiij. maner is þis. take wh{a}t vessel of glas þ{a}t ȝe wole, 32
or of erþe strongly glasid, and þ{er}-vpon a round foot of glas
wiþ a leg. and seele þe vessel w{i}t{h} his couerto{ur}, þ{a}t þe rod