fleisch of Brut beestis, and
from al maner eggis of foulis [th]at ben holsum and medicynable

[Grind some of them with a tenth part of prepared salt; put
'em into a horse's belly till they become water, and distil
that till it's heaven-sweet.]

to ete for m[-a]n kynde / Grynde summe of [th]ese [th]ingis 4
forseid, which [th]at
[gh]e wil, as strongly as [gh]e can in a morter, wi[th]
[th]e 10 p{ar}t of hi{m}
of sal co{m}e{n} p{re}p{ar}ate to [th]e medicyne of
me{n}, as I seide tofore. putte it in [th]e wombe of an hors til it be
turned into water.
distille as it is aforeseid, and in [th]e stillatorie 8
of circulac{i}ou{n}
[th]e watir [th]at is distillid, putte it in a[gh]en til it be
brou[gh]t to [th]e swete heuenly sauour and smel aforeseid /

['science.']

[--To draw the Fifth Being out of each of the Four Elements,
and to separate them.--]

The science to drawe out [th]e 5 beynge of eu{er}ych of [th]e .4
elementis, and to schewe eu{er}ych of [th]e forseid [th]ing bi he{m} 12
silf; & [th]{a}t is ri[gh]t merueylous / I wole not leue for a litil to
schewe a greet secreet, how [gh]e may drawe out [th]e 5 beynge of
ech of [th]e 4 elementis
of al [th]e [th]ing rehersid afore, and p{ro}fitably

[Take any thing rotted and turned into water, as man's blood;
put it in a glass distiller, and distil it over into an
amphora.]

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schewe hem / And [th]e man{er}
ys [*][th]is / take [th]{a}t [th]ing putrified 16
and brou[gh]t into watir,
what so eu{er}e [gh]e wole, as I tau[gh]te [gh]ou
tofore; and [th]at
[th]ing be mannes blood brou[gh]t into watir, of [th]e
which [gh]e wole
drawe out [th]e 4 elementis / putte [th]{er}fore [th]at
wat{er}, or [th]at
blood putrified, in a stillatorie of glas, and sette 20
it wi[th]i{n}ne a pott
of watir, and [gh]eue vndirne[th]e a fier til [th]e watir
of blood be distillid
by [th]e pipe of [th]e lembike into a glas clepid

[When no more vapour rises, you have drawn out the water.]

ampho{ra}, ri[gh]t clene /
And whanne no [th]ing may more by [th]at fier
ascende, for certeyn [gh]e haue of blood drawen out al oonly [th]e 24
element of watir / Forwhi. fier of [th]at bath hath no strenk[th]e to

[Put the other 3 elements for 7 days into the same bath, then