The Book Of Quinte Essence Or The Fifth Being (1889) - Edited from British Museum MS. Sloane 73 about 1460-70 A.D. by Unknown
page 55 of 77 (71%)
page 55 of 77 (71%)
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[Our Quinte Essence cures this, (thoâ Burning Water does not,) if mixed with Quinte Essence of Gold and Pearl, and a little Cassia or Herb Mercury.] p{er}fiÈtly þe feu{er}e co{n}tynuel{e} / and þouÈ bre{n}nynge watir caste 8 out fro blood watry humouris and corrupt, Èitt take it nouÈt in þis cure / forwhi; þouÈ bre{n}nynge watir be .7. tymes distillid, Èitt it is [not] fully depurid fro his brennynge heete, & þe .4. elementis / but siþ oure 5. e{ss}enc{e} is not hoot, ne moist, coold, 12 ne drie, as ben þe 4. eleme{n}tis / þ{er}fore it heeliþ p{er}fiÈtly þe contynuel feu{er}e; namely wiþ co{m}mixtioun of þe 5 e{ss}enc{e} of gold & peerle / and if Èe wole strenkþe Èoure medicyn, þa{n}ne putte yn oure 5. e{ss}enc{e} a litil quantite of pulpa cassie fistule / 16 or ellis þe iuys of þe eerbe m{er}curial{e}. & if it so be þat oþ{er}e humouris habounde to myche w{i}t{h} blood, þanne take þo laxatyues [[* Fol. 23b.]] þat kyndely wole [*]purge hem, as comou{n} bookis of fisik declareþ. 20 [â10. M^e.â] [âfeu{er} t{er}cyane.â] [--To cure Tertian Fever.--] The 10. medicyn to cure þe feuere tercian, þe which is |
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