euene, [th]{a}t[1] it

[And if you fix this Quinte Essence in our heaven, it will
restore man to the strength of his youth.]

[[1 then, MS. Harl.]]

may wi[th]oute doute
restore a[gh]e{n} to man [th]{a}t nature [th]at is lost, 4
and reduce hi{m} a[gh]e{n}
i{n}to [th]e v{er}tu of [th]e strenk[th]e of [gh]ong[th]e, and
also lenk[th]i[th]
his lijf into [th]e laste terme of lijf set of god // Now

[Now I have told this most sovereign secret, which should not
be shewed. The Quinte Essence of gold is best to heal wounds.]

[[* Fol. 16b.]]

[[N{ota}.]]

forso[th]e I haue toold
[gh]ou [th]e souereynest [*]pr{i}uytee and restorynge
of mannys kynde, and i{n} p{ar}t greet [th]ing [th]at schulde not be 8
schewid / Forwhi.
[th]is oyle, [th]at is to seie, q{ui}nta e{ss}encia of gold,
hath [th]e mooste swetnes and v{er}tu to a-swage and putte awei [th]e
ache of woundis, and for to heele woundis, oolde sooris, and
manye wondirful yuelis / Also i{n} [th]e same maner [gh]e may drawe 12
out of siluir, q{ui}nte e{ss}encie //

[--How to get its Quinte Essence out of Antimony.--]

The science to drawe out of antymony, [th]at is, m{er}casite
of leed, [th]e v^te
e{ss}encie, is a souereyn maistrie, and a p{ri}uytee

[Put powdered antimony into distilled vinegar; heat it till
the vinegar is red; take away the red vinegar, and put fresh;
take that away when red. Put the red vinegar into a distiller,
and 1000 drops of blessed wine shall come down the pipe;
collect this; it is an incomparable treasure.]

of alle p{ri}uytees / Take [th]e myn of antymony aforeseid, 16
and make [th]{er}of al so sotil a poudre as [gh]e kan / [th]anne
take [th]e beste vynegre distillid, and putte [th]{er}inne [th]e poudre
of antymonye, and lete it stonde in a glas vpon a litil fier
into [th]e tyme [th]at
[th]e vynegre be colourid reed. [th]anne take [th]{a}t 20
vynegre awey,
and kepe it clene, and putte a[gh]en [th]er-to of o[th]{er}e
vynegre distillid, and lete it stonde vpon a soft fier til it be
colourid reed. & so do ofte tymes. and whanne [gh]e haue gaderid
al [gh]o{ur}e vynegre colourid,
putte it [th]anne in a distillatorie. and 24
first [th]e vynegre wole ascende;
[th]anne aft{er} [gh]e schal se merueilis:
for [gh]e schal se as it were a [th]ousa