of blood, þerof þe .5. beynge d{ra}we out / putte aȝen þe watir in
þe stillatorie of circulaciou{n} til ȝe brynge it to so myche swetnes
& an heuenly sauour, as ȝe dide þe brennynge watir. and þis is 32
þe 5 beynge of blood deuyn, and miraclis more þan man mai
bileue but if he se it.


[Page 12: TO GET THE QUINTE ESSENCE OUT OF BEASTS AND THE 4 ELEMENTS.]

[--To get the Quinte Essence out of capons, beasts, eggs, &c.--]

Now wole I teche ȝou to drawe out þe .5 beynge from
capou{n}s, he{n}nes, and al man{er} fleisch of Brut beestis, and
from al maner eggis of foulis þat ben holsum and medicynable

[Grind some of them with a tenth part of prepared salt; put
’em into a horse’s belly till they become water, and distil
that till it’s heaven-sweet.]

to ete for mān kynde / Grynde summe of þese þingis 4
forseid, which þat ȝe wil, as strongly as ȝe can in a morter, wiþ
þe 10 p{ar}t of hi{m} of sal co{m}e{n} p{re}p{ar}ate to þe medicyne of
me{n}, as I seide tofore. putte it in þe wombe of an hors til it be
turned into water. distille as it is aforeseid, and in þe stillatorie 8
of circulac{i}ou{n}
þe watir þat is distillid, putte it in aȝen til it be
brouȝt to þe swete heuenly sauour and smel aforeseid /

[‘science.’]