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The Book Of Quinte Essence Or The Fifth Being (1889) - Edited from British Museum MS. Sloane 73 about 1460-70 A.D. by Unknown
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[Our Quinte Essence cures this, (tho’ Burning Water does not,)
if mixed with Quinte Essence of Gold and Pearl, and a little
Cassia or Herb Mercury.]

p{er}fiȝtly þe
feu{er}e co{n}tynuel{e} / and þouȝ bre{n}nynge watir caste 8
out fro blood watry humouris and corrupt, ȝitt take it nouȝt in
þis cure / forwhi; þouȝ bre{n}nynge watir be .7. tymes distillid,
ȝitt 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}fiȝtly þe
contynuel feu{er}e; namely wiþ co{m}mixtioun of þe 5 e{ss}enc{e} of
gold & peerle / and if ȝe wole strenkþe ȝoure 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

[‘10. M^e.’]

[‘feu{er} t{er}cyane.’]

[--To cure Tertian Fever.--]

The 10. medicyn to cure þe feuere tercian, þe which is
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