sette it to the strong su{n}ne in somer tyme, þ{er}e to abide / and
soone aftir ȝe schal se as it were a liquor of oyle ascende vp,
fletynge aboue in man{er} of a skyn or of a reme. gadere þat awey 32
wiþ a sotil spone or ellis a feþ{er}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{a}t þer ascende nomore / and aftir
do vapoure awey þe watir at þe fier. And þe vta e{s}sencia of þe 36

[Evaporate the water left; the residuum is the Quinte Essence
of Gold.]


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gold wole abyde byneþe. And manye philosophoris clepiþ þis
q{ui}nta e{ss}encia an oile incombustible, þ{a}t is a greet p{ri}uytee /
And if ȝe wole
fixe þis q{ui}nta e{ss}encia i{n} o{ur}e heuene, þ{a}t[1] it

[And if you fix this Quinte Essence in our heaven, it will
restore man to the strength of his youth.]

[[1 then, MS. Harl.]]

may wiþoute doute restore aȝe{n} to man þ{a}t nature þat is lost, 4
and reduce hi{m} aȝe{n} i{n}to þe v{er}tu of þe strenkþe of ȝongþe, and
also lenkþiþ his lijf into þe laste terme of lijf set of god // Now

[Now I have told this most sovereign secret, which should not
be shewed. The Quinte Essence of gold is best to heal wounds.]