]
vicious lyuynge /
Forso??e q{ui}nta e{ss}encia sup{er}ior, ??{a}t is to seie,
heuene of oure lord god bi hi{m} silf / Aloone / ??eue?? not conseruacioun
in ??e world, and wondirful influence, but by ??e v{er}tue 8
of ??e su{n}ne, planetis, and o??{er}e sterris; ri??t so oure q{ui}nta
e{ss}encia, ??at is, mannys heuene, wole be maad fair wi?? ??e su{n}ne
min{er}alle, fynyd, schynynge, incorruptibile; and euene in qualite
??at fier may not appeire, corru{m}pe, ne distroie. and ??is is v{er}ry 12
[???N{ot}a.??™]
gold of ??e myn, of ??e er??e, or of ??e floodis gaderid / for gold of
alkamy maad w{i}t{h} corosyues distroie?? kynde, as aristotle and
[Good natural gold is called _Sol_, because Sol the planet
gives gold its power, colour, &c.]
manye o??ere philosophoris p{ro}uen / and ??{er}fore good gold naturel,
& of ??e myn of ??e erbe, is clepid of ph{ilosophor}is ???sol??™ in 16
latyn; for he is ??e son{ne} of oure heuene, lich as sol ??e planet is
in ??e heuene aboue; for ??is planete ??eue?? to gold his influence,
[Our Quinte Essence is the colour of heaven; gold makes it
fair; and the two work in us (so far as is possible) renewal
of youth, and give health plenteously.]
[[* Fol. 11b.]]
nature, colo{ur}, & a substaunce i{n}corruptible. And oure q{ui}nta
e{ss}encia, mannys heuene, is of ??e nature [*]& ??e colour of heuene / 20
And oure sol, ??{a}t is, fyn gold of ??e myne, schal make it fair, ri??t
as sol ??e planete maki?? heuene fair / and so ??ese two togidere
ioyned schal ??eue influence in us, and ??e condiciou{n}s of heuene
and of heuenly so{n}ne / in as miche as it is possible in deedly 24
nature, conseruac{i}ou{n} and restorynge of nature lost, & renewynge
[As Aries, Taurus, and Gemini draw humours from the head and
breast, and not the limbs beneath, so those spices that do
draw from these limbs get their power from Capricorn, &c.
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