e with that of Gold and Pearl.]

succo rosa{rum}.
and lete hi{m} vse [th]is letuarie a litil at oonys ech
o[th]{er}e day, til sup{er}flue humouris be purgid / but he schal vse
eu{er}y day a litil
of oure 5. e{ss}en{ce} w{i}t{h} 5 e{ss}en{ce} of gold & 24
peerle; & wi[th]i{n}ne a fewe dayes [th]e pacient schal be hool. //

['.7. M^e.']

[--To cure the Itch and destroy Lice.--]

The .7. medicyn, for to heele ycche, & for to dist{ri}e lies[10]
[th]at ben engendrid of corrupt humouris. take {o}ure 5 e{ss}enc{e}
bi hi{m} silf a-loone, and vse to drynke [th]{er}of a litil quantite 28

[Footnote 10: "A lous is a worme w{i}t{h} manye fete, &
it co{m}meth out of the filthi and onclene sky{n}ne, &
oftentymes for faute of atendau{n}ce they come out of the
flesshe through the skynne or swet holes.
To withdryue them / The best is for to wasshe the
ofte{n}times, and to chaunge oftentymes clene lynen."
--_The noble lyfe and nature of man, Of bestes, serpentys,
fowles, and fisshes y^t be moste knowen_. Capitulo. C. xix.]

[Drink Quinte Essence. Mix Mercury with spittle, Stavesacre
and Burning Water. Wash the body or head where the itch and
lice are.]

at oonys / and take also a litil q{ua}ntite of M{er}[{curie}?]. &
mortifie it wi[th] fastynge spotil, & medle it wi[th] a good quantite

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of poudre of stafi-sagre, & [th]anne put it i{n} to a greet q{ua}ntite
of bre{n}nynge wat{er}, & [th]anne waische al his body, or ellis [th]e
heed where [th]e icche & [th]e lies ben. & vse [th]is medicyn .2. or
3. & [th]e sijk [*]man schal be hool. 4

[[* Fol. 22b.]]

['.8^ua. M^e.']

The .8. medicyn for to cure the quarteyn and alle [th]e
passiouns [th]{a}t come[th] of male{n}coly in mannys body; and [th]e

['feu{er} q{ua}rtene.']

[--To cure Quartan Fever.--]

maistrie to p{ur}ge malencoly. and [gh]e schal vndirstonde [th]at [th]e
q{ua}rteyn is gendrid of myche haboundau{n}ce of malencolye [th]{a}t 8

['ye q{ua}rten is ingendyrd of Malyncoly.']

[The Quartan arises from too much black choler, and lasts a
year or more. To cure it soon, drink our Quinte Essence; if
you have it not, put pith of white dwarf elder in Burning
Water, and take a walnut-shell full morning and evening.]

is corru{m}pid w{i}t{h}y{n}ne