{ua}rteyn, he schal be hool, wi[th] [th]e g{ra}ce of
god. 36

[Page 21: TO CURE CONTINUAL, TERTIAN AND DAILY FEVERS.]

['9^a. M^e.']

[--To cure continual Fever.--]

[It arises from putrefaction of blood and corruptions of
humours.]

The medicyn to heele [th]e feu{er}e contynuel{e}. alle philosophoris
seyn [th]at [th]e feu{er}e contynuel{e} is ge{n}drid of putrifaccioun
of blood and of corrupcieu{n} of humouris in it /
[th]{er}fore [th]e cure
[th]{er}of is to p{ur}ge blood, and to putte awey [th]e 4
corrupcioun of it, & [th]e humoris vneuene to make euene,
[th]e nature lost to restore,
and so restorid to kepe / Forso[th]e alle
[th]ese [th]ingis worche[th]
o{ur}e q{ui}nte e{ss}enc{e}; and [th]erfore it curi[th]

[Our Quinte Essence cures this, (tho' Burning Water does not,)
if mixed with Quinte Essence of Gold and Pearl, and a little
Cassia or Herb Mercury.]

p{er}fi[gh]tly [th]e feu{er}e
co{n}tynuel{e} / and [th]ou[gh] bre{n}nynge watir caste 8
out fro blood watry humouris and corrupt, [gh]itt take it nou[gh]t in
[th]is cure /
forwhi; [th]ou[gh] bre{n}nynge watir be .7. tymes distillid,
[gh]itt it is [not] fully depurid fro his brennynge heete, & [th]e .4.
elementis /
but si[th] oure 5. e{ss}enc{e} is not hoot, ne moist, coold, 12
ne drie, as ben [th]e 4. eleme{n}tis /
[th]{er}fore it heeli[th] p{er}fi[gh]tly [th]e
contynuel feu{er}e;
namely wi[th] co{m}mixtioun of [th]e 5 e{ss}enc{e} of
gold & peerle /
and if [gh]e wole strenk[th]e [gh]oure medicyn, [th]a{n}ne
putte yn oure 5. e{ss}enc{e} a litil quantite of pulpa cassie fistule / 16
or ellis [th]e iuys
of [th]e eerbe m{er}curial{e}. & if it so be [th]at o[th]{er}e
humouris habounde
to myche w{i}t{h} blood, [th]anne take [th]o laxatyues

[[* Fol. 23b.]]

[th]at kyndely wole [*]purge hem, as comou{n} bookis of
fisik declare[th]. 20

['10. M^e.']

['feu{er} t{er}cyane.']

[--To cure Tertian Fever.--]

The 10. medicyn to cure [th]e feuere tercian, [th]e which is
causid of putrifaccioun, or reed coler to myche haboundynge /

[Take Quinte Essence, with Rhubarb and Endive water, morn and
eve.]

to cure [th]ees sijknes, tak oure 5 e{ss}enc{e}, or ellis fyn brennynge