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[[N{ota}.]]

forsoþe I haue toold ȝou þe souereynest [*]pr{i}uytee and restorynge
of mannys kynde, and i{n} p{ar}t greet þing þat schulde not be 8
schewid / Forwhi. þis oyle, þat is to seie, q{ui}nta e{ss}encia of gold,
hath þe mooste swetnes and v{er}tu to a-swage and putte awei þe
ache of woundis, and for to heele woundis, oolde sooris, and
manye wondirful yuelis / Also i{n} þe same maner ȝe may drawe 12
out of siluir, q{ui}nte e{ss}encie //

[--How to get its Quinte Essence out of Antimony.--]

The science to drawe out of antymony, þat is, m{er}casite
of leed, þe v^te e{ss}encie, is a souereyn maistrie, and a p{ri}uytee

[Put powdered antimony into distilled vinegar; heat it till
the vinegar is red; take away the red vinegar, and put fresh;
take that away when red. Put the red vinegar into a distiller,
and 1000 drops of blessed wine shall come down the pipe;
collect this; it is an incomparable treasure.]

of alle p{ri}uytees / Take þe myn of antymony aforeseid, 16
and make þ{er}of al so sotil a poudre as ȝe kan / þanne
take þe beste vynegre distillid, and putte þ{er}inne þe poudre
of antymonye, and lete it stonde in a glas vpon a litil fier
into þe tyme þat þe vynegre be colourid reed. þanne take þ{a}t 20
vynegre awey, and kepe it clene, and putte aȝen þer-to of oþ{er}e