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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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hurtynge & þe febilnes of þe senewis, as it schewiþ sumtyme
yn medicyns maad of elebore, þer is no þi{n}g þ{a}t puttiþ awey þe 36


[Page 23: TO CURE POISON AND COWARDICE.]

[[* Fol. 24b.]]

craumpe as doiþ oure 5 e{ss}enc{e} aforeseid, or ellis [*]brennynge
watir in stede of it.

[‘14^a. M^e.’]

[--To cast poison out of a man’s body.--]

The .14. medicyn, to caste out venym fro mannys body /
take o{ur}e 5 e{ss}enc{e}, and putte þ{er}in{e} fleisch of a cok, neysch 4
soden & sotilly brayed, note kirnelis, fyn triacle, radisch,

[Take our Quinte Essence, with cock’s flesh, nut-kernels, &c.,
and Quinte Essence of Gold and Pearls.]

& garleek smal brayed, and oþ{er}e þingis þ{a}t ben goode
to caste out venym, as comou{n} bookis of fisik declariþ /
And also, to comforte þe herte, putte yn oure foreseid 5. e{ss}enc{e}, 8
þe 5. e{ss}enc{e} of gold and of peerl. and he schal be delyuerid
þerof & be hool.

[‘15^a. M^e.’]

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