e reed watir, [th]at is, [th]e element
of fier. and so [gh]e haue
now first oon oyle, [th]at is, ayer o side, and 12
watir, and fier, and er[th]e.
and note [gh]e weel [th]{a}t [th]{er}fore [th]e element
of watir is putt a[gh]e{n}
to drawe out from er[th]e fier and eyr, for [th]ei

[Distil each into its Quinte Essence, or rectify it, and thank
our glorious God for this bit of knowledge.]

wole not ascende,
but [th]oru[gh] [th]e help of element of watir. brynge
a[gh]e{n} eu{er}ych into
5 beynge wi[th] [th]e vessel of circulacioun as tofore 16
/ or ellis rectifie, makynge oon ascende .7 tymes bi an o[th]ir /
but first [gh]e moste
[th]e ri[gh]t blak er[th]e of oon hide[5] nature, in [th]e
furneys of glas mon[6],
or ellis reu{er}berac{i}ou{n}, xxj. dayes calcyne /

[Footnote 5: of vnkinde natuer. Harl. 853.]
[Footnote 6: of glasse made. Harl. 853.]

And for a cause I speke to [gh]ou nomore of this science. but 20
ioie [gh]e, and thanke
oure glorio{us} lord god of [th]ese [th]ingis [th]at
[gh]e haue had.

[--To fix all earthly things in our Quinte Essence.--]

The science to fixe alle er[th]ely [th]ingis in n{ost}ra 5ta e{ss}encia,
[th]at is to seie, o{ur}e heuene,
[th]at by her influence [th]ei may [gh]eue 24
[th]erto [th]er p{ro}p{er}tees and her hid vertues / oure glorious god

[God has given it the power of drawing all the virtues out of
every thing in 3 hours.]

ha[th] [gh]eue sich a uertu
to oure q{ui}nta e{ss}ence, [th]at it may drawe
out of euery matier of fruy[gh]t /
tree / rote / flour, herbe / fleisch,
seed & spice /
And eu{er}y medicynable [th]ing, alle [th]e v{er}tues, 28
p{ro}pirtees, and naturis, [th]e whiche god made in he{m}; and [th]at
wi[th]i{n}ne .iij. houris.

[Put therefore every thing necessary for any syrup into our
Quinte Essence, and in 3 hours it shall be 100 times better
than before.]

Now I haue schewid [gh]ou a souereyn p{ri}uytee, how [th]{a}t [gh]e
may wi[th] oure heuene drawe out eu{er}y 5 e{ss}encia from alle 32
[th]ingis aforeseid /
[th]{er}fore alle necessarie [th]ingis to eu{er}y syrup
putte yn oure
5 e{ss}encie, & wi[th]i{n}ne .iij. houris [th]{a}t watir schal
be sich a sirup, vndirstonde wel, bettir by an hundrid p{ar}t, by

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