u{n}s; & [gh]itt 20
flewmatik men
aboute o[th]{er}e / but [th]o me{n} [th]at habounde in blak
coler, [th]at is,
malencoly, ben occupied a [th]{o}usa{n}d p{ar}t wi[th] mo
[th]ou[gh]tis [th]an
ben men of ony o[th]{er} complexiou{n} / Forwhi. [th]{a}t
humour of blak coler is so noyous, [th]{a}t if it a-bounde and a-sende 24
vp to [th]e heed, it troubli[th]
alle [th]e my[gh]tis of [th]e brayn, engendrynge

['Nota sequentia.']

noyous ymagynaciou{n}s, bryngynge yn horrible [th]ou[gh]tis bo[th]e
wakynge and slepinge; and siche man{er} of men ben born vndir
[th]e constillacioun of saturne, the wickide planete / Forso[th]e, to 28
siche me{n} deuelis wole gladly appere, & mi{ni}st{er} to hem[*] her

[[* MS. hom]]

[Devils gladly appear to them and tempt them, so that they
often fall into despair and kill themselves.]

[[* Fol. 21.]]

p{ri}uy te{m}ptaciou{n}s
wi[th]i{n}ne [th]e cours of her [th]ou[gh]tis; and [th]ese
men [th]us [*]turmentid
wi[th] [th]e passiou{n}s of malencoly comou{n}ly
speke wi[th] hem, stryue and dispute wi[th] hem silf whanne [th]ei be 32
a-loone, [th]{a}t ofte tymes o[th]{er}e folk may heere it / These maner
of me{n} [th]at ben [th]{us} turmentid, as weel by passioun of malencoly
as of deuelis, ofte tymes falle in dispeir, and at [th]e laste sle hem
silf / [th]e p{er}fi[gh]t
cure of alle [th]ese is oure 5 e{ss}encie auri {et} 36

[The cure is our Quinte Essence of Gold and Pearls, with a
little senna or lapis lazuli.]

[Page 18: TO CURE MELANCHOLY AND DRIVE OUT TROUBLES FROM DEVILS.]

p{er}ela{rum},
or ellis brennynge watir in stide [th]{er}of, in [th]e whiche
[gh]e fixe gold as it is
aforeseid, wheri{n}ne be putt a litil of se[-n][-e] or
watir of f[u]mit{er}, or poudre of lapis lasuly, or ellis medulla{m}
ebuli, and vse it discreetly. forwhy. not al oonly oure q{ui}nte 4

[Burning Water, with a purge, will also cure these diseases.]

e{ss}enc{e} auri {et}
p{er}ela{rum} heelith [th]ese disesis. / but also brennynge
watir in [th]e which
gold is fixid, heeli[th] hem, wi[th] a litil of [th]o
[th]ingis [th]{a}t
purgen and casten out blak coler sup{er}flue, & heli[th]
[th]e splene. 8

[These medicines put away wicked thoughts, and bring in merry
ones; the