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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page 64 of 77 (83%)
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ierapigra galieni & of 5 e{ss}enc{e}, of þe rote of lilie and also
[[* Fol. 25b.]] of gold & peerle, capilli ven{er}is [*]and ysope; for þese þi{n}g{is} ben nedeful to siche feueris & apostemes / it is nedeful also 24 þ{a}t wiþ þese þingis þer be sich a q{ui}nta e{ss}encia laxatyue þat wole purge þe sup{er}flue humouris þat abounde; and þat þe pacient so myche resceyue in a natural day þ{er}of þat he may go weel oonys to sege; and so lete him vse þis laxatif .3. i{n} þe 28 [âCaueas.â] woke; But be weel war þ{a}t he take wiþ oure q{ui}nta e{ss}encia but riÈt a litil q{ua}ntite of þe laxatif at oonys, as I tolde Èou [He must also take every morning an egg-shell-full of Burning Water, and 2 or 3 pestilence pills in our Quinte Essence, and smoke his house with frankincense, &c.] tofore, for peril þ{a}t miÈte bifalle. & eu{er}y day take he by þe morowe an eye-schelle ful of good brennynge watir, and þe corrupt 32 eyr schal not noye hi{m}; & also vse in þe dayes, two or þre smale pelotis pestilenciales in oure 5 e{ss}encia, or in brennynge watir; & al þe hous of þe pacient schal be encensid [Page 25: MAY THIS BOOK {rest of line illegible} ] strongly .iij in þe day wiþ frank-encense, mirre, & rosyn, |
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