is a souereyn p{ri}uite: Forwhi, if ȝe quenche saturne liquified 32
in wiyn or in comou{n} watir .7. tymes, and aftirward in þat wiyn
or watir ȝe quenche mars manye tymes, þa{n}ne mars schal take
algate þe neischede and þe softnes of saturne / And þe same
schal venus do, & alle oþ{er}e liquibles / or ellis, And ȝe 36


[Page 8: TO MAKE FIRE WITH NO FIRE. TO CALCINE GOLD.]

[Again, if you quench Mars in wine and put in it Saturn
liquefied, this will be made hard.]

quenche mars in whiȝt wiyn or in comou{n} watir manye tymes,
and aftirward in þe same wiyn or watir ȝe caste saturne liq{ui}fied
ofte tymes, þanne wiþoute doute ȝe schal fynde þat þe saturne
is m{aad} riȝt hard / Therfore þe p{ro}pirtees of alle liquibles may 4
be brouȝt into wiyn or watir; but myche more myȝtily into
brennynge watir good and p{re}cious.

[--To make fire without coals, lime, light, &c.--]

The sci{enc}e to make a fier, þat is, wiþoute cole, w{i}t{h}oute
lyme, wiþoute liȝt, worchinge aȝens al maner scharpnes or 8
acc{i}ou{n} of visible fier, riȝt as worchiþ þe fier of helle / And
þis p{ri}uytee is so v{er}tuous, þ{a}t þe v{er}tu þ{er}of may not al be
declarid. And þus it is maad. Take Mercurie þ{a}t is sublymed

[Mix equal parts of sublimated Mercury, Salt, and Sal
Ammoniac, grind them small, expose them to the air, and
they’ll turn into water, a drop of which will eat thro’ your