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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
page 58 of 77 (75%)
[[* Fol. 24.]]

of þingis of fantasy / And ȝe schal knowe weel whiche
ben þe humouris adust þat causen þe feu{er}e, be þese [*]tokenes /

[As the patient sees black, gold, or red things, so the
different humours are inflamed.]

Forwhi, if þe pacient seiþ þ{a}t he seeþ blak þi{n}gis, þanne blak
coler, þat is, malencolie, is adust / & if he se þingis of gold / 12
reed coler is adust / if reed þi{n}gis, and schewynge of bloodt
þanne blood is adust / And if he seiþ þat he seeþ alle þese .iij,
þingis, þanne alle þe humouris ben adust / For as myche as
brennynge watir ascendiþ to þe heed, and gladly wole a man 16

[Burning Water should not be taken, but Quinte Essence of Gold
and Pearl should, with that of Rose water, Violet, &c.]

drynke / And siþ þ{a}t feuere agu regneþ in þe regiou{n} of þe
heed / þe philosophoris counceilis þat þe pacient schal not
resceyue it in þis sijknes / but it is nedeful þat he take
oure 5 e{ss}enc{e} of gold and of peerl, meyngi{n}g þe 6 p{ar}t of 20

[‘Rose
violett
Borage
lutuse’]

5 e{ss}enc{e} of watir of rose, violet, borage, and letuse[1] / and
þanne ȝe schulen haue an heuenly medicyn to cure p{er}fiȝtly þis
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