2
reed coler is adust / if reed [th]i{n}gis, and schewynge of bloodt
[th]anne blood is adust /
And if he sei[th] [th]at he see[th] alle [th]ese .iij,
[th]ingis, [th]anne alle [th]e humouris ben adust / For as myche as
brennynge watir ascendi[th] to [th]e heed, and gladly wole a man 16

[Burning Water should not be taken, but Quinte Essence of Gold
and Pearl should, with that of Rose water, Violet, &c.]

drynke / And si[th]
[th]{a}t feuere agu regne[th] in [th]e regiou{n} of [th]e
heed / [th]e philosophoris counceilis [th]at [th]e pacient schal not
resceyue it in [th]is sijknes / but it is nedeful [th]at he take
oure 5 e{ss}enc{e} of gold and of peerl, meyngi{n}g [th]e 6 p{ar}t of 20

['Rose
violett
Borage
lutuse']

5 e{ss}enc{e} of watir of rose, violet, borage, and letuse[1] / and
[th]anne [gh]e schulen haue
an heuenly medicyn to cure p{er}fi[gh]tly [th]is
sijknesse.

['for y^e frenesye & wodnesse.']

For to cure [th]e frenesye and woodnes, or ellis at [th]e leeste 24
to swage it / take a greet quantite of popilion, and [th]e beste

[--To cure or assuage Frenzy and Madness.--]

vynegre [th]at [gh]e may haue, and a good q{ua}ntite of rewe domestik,
weel brayed,
and meyngid wi[th] [th]ese forseid [th]i{n}gis; and biclippe

[Wrap the head and feet in, and smell at, Popilion (with
Vinegar mixed), and Rue.]

[th]e heed and [th]e feet
of [th]e pacient w{i}t{h} [th]is medicyn; and sum 28
[th]erof putte to his
nose-[th]rillis. [th]is medicyn anoon putti[th] awey [th]e
frenesye & [th]e schewy{n}ge of fantasies / it curi[th] also wode me{n}
& lunatike me{n}. and it restori[th] a[gh]en witt and discrecioun, &
maki[th] al hool and weel at eese. 32

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

[--To cure Cramp.--]

The .13. medicy{n} is to put a-wey [th]e craumpe fro a man.
for as myche as wise me{n} seyn [th]{a}t [th]e craumpe cometh of [th]e

[Use our Quinte Essence or Burning Water.]

hurtynge & [th]e febilnes of [th]e senewis, as it schewi[th] sumtyme
yn medicyns maad of elebore,
[th]er is no [th]i{n}g [th]{a}t putti[th] awey [th]e 36

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craumpe as doi[th] oure 5 e{ss}enc{e} aforeseid, or ellis [*]brennynge
watir in stede of it.

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

[--To cast poison out of a man