ȝe fixe gold as it is aforeseid, wheri{n}ne be putt a litil of sen̅ē or
watir of f[u]mit{er}, or poudre of lapis lasuly, or ellis medulla{m}
ebuli, and vse it discreetly. forwhy. not al oonly oure q{ui}nte 4

[Burning Water, with a purge, will also cure these diseases.]

e{ss}enc{e} auri
{et} p{er}ela{rum} heelith þese disesis. / but also brennynge
watir in þe which gold is fixid, heeliþ hem, wiþ a litil of þo
þingis þ{a}t purgen and casten out blak coler sup{er}flue, & heliþ
þe splene. 8

[These medicines put away wicked thoughts, and bring in merry
ones; they dispel devils’ temptations and despair, and bring a
man to reason.]

Forsoþe þese medicyns puttiþ awey wickid þouȝtis and an
heuy herte malencolious; þei gladith and clense þe brayn and
alle hise myȝtis, and brynge yn gladnes and merye þouȝtis.
þei putte awey also þe craft of þe feendis temptac{i}ou{n}s, and 12
ymagynaciouns of dispeir. þei distroie, & make a man to forȝete
almaner of yueles, and naturaly bryngiþ him aȝen to resonable

[‘Saturne. γ.’]

[Saturn is an enemy to all creatures, and has power over foul
solitary places, as Vitas Patrum says.]

witt. and for as myche as saturne þe planete naturaly ys coold
and drye, and is enemye to al kynde / Forwhy, euery snow, 16