. 11b.]]

nature, colo{ur}, & a substaunce i{n}corruptible. And oure q{ui}nta
e{ss}encia, mannys heuene,
is of [th]e nature [*]& [th]e colour of heuene / 20

And oure sol, [th]{a}t is,
fyn gold of [th]e myne, schal make it fair, ri[gh]t
as sol [th]e planete maki[th] heuene fair / and so [th]ese two togidere
ioyned schal [gh]eue influence in us, and [th]e condiciou{n}s of heuene
and of heuenly so{n}ne / in as miche as it is possible in deedly 24
nature, conseruac{i}ou{n} and restorynge of nature lost, & renewynge

[As Aries, Taurus, and Gemini draw humours from the head and
breast, and not the limbs beneath, so those spices that do
draw from these limbs get their power from Capricorn, &c.]

of [gh]ong[th]e / And it schal [gh]eue plenteuously heel[th]e: and so it
is p{re}ued
by astronomy aboue, [th]at sterris [th]at ha[th] influence vpon
[th]e heed and [th]e necke of ma{n} /
as be{n} [th]e sterris of aries, taurus, 28

['N{ot}a.']

and gemini, [gh]eue{n} influence syngulerly vpo[-n] Gerapigra galieni /
And [th]{er}fore it ha[th]
a synguler strenk[th]e, by [th]e ordynau{n}ce of
god, to drawe awey
[th]e sup{er}flue humouris fro [th]e heed, [th]e necke,
and [th]e brest, and not fro [th]e membris byne[th]e / And so I seie of 32
spicis [th]at drawi[th]
humouris fro [th]e knees, [th]e leggis, and [th]e feet,
[th]at resseyuen a synguler influence of [th]e sterris of Cap{ri}corn,

[Tell not these Divine secrets to wicked men.]

Aquarie and pisces,
& ri[gh]t so of o[th]{er}e, {et} c{etera} / Comou{n}ne
[gh]e not [th]is book of deuyne secretes to wickid me{n} and auerous; 36

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['aq{u}a vite']

[--To make Quinte Essence.--]

[Take the best wine, or any not sour; distil it, and the 4
Elements shall be left like dregs.]

but kepe [gh]e it in p{ri}uytee / Take [th]e beste wiyn [th]at [gh]e may
fynde, if [gh]e be of power; & if [gh]e be ri[gh]t pore, [th]anne take
corrupt wiyn, [th]{a}t is, rotyn, of a wat{er}y humour, but not egre,
[th]{a}t is, sour, for [th]e
q{ui}nt e{ss}encia [th]{er}of is naturaly incorruptible 4
[th]e which [gh]e schal drawe out by sublymac{i}ou{n} / And [th]a{n}ne
schal [th]{er} leue in [th]e grou{n}d
of [th]e vessel [th]e .4. eleme{n}tis, as it

[Distil 7 times to ge