of poudre of stafi-sagre, & þanne put it i{n} to a greet q{ua}ntite
of bre{n}nynge wat{er}, & þanne waische al his body, or ellis þe
heed where þe icche & þe lies ben. & vse þis medicyn .2. or
3. & þe sijk [*]man schal be hool. 4

[[* Fol. 22b.]]

[‘.8^ua. M^e.’]

The .8. medicyn for to cure the quarteyn and alle þe
passiouns þ{a}t comeþ of male{n}coly in mannys body; and þe

[‘feu{er} q{ua}rtene.’]

[--To cure Quartan Fever.--]

maistrie to p{ur}ge malencoly. and ȝe schal vndirstonde þat þe
q{ua}rteyn is gendrid of myche haboundau{n}ce of malencolye þ{a}t 8

[‘ye q{ua}rten is ingendyrd of Malyncoly.’]

[The Quartan arises from too much black choler, and lasts a
year or more. To cure it soon, drink our Quinte Essence; if
you have it not, put pith of white dwarf elder in Burning
Water, and take a walnut-shell full morning and evening.]

is corru{m}pid w{i}t{h}y{n}ne þe body. and for þis humour is erþely,
coold, & drie, of þe nature of slowe saturne, þerfore þe accesse
of þis sijknes ben slowe, and it duriþ comou{n}ly yn a man a ȝeer