4. eleme{n}tis, as it
[Distil 7 times to get Burning Water; put this in a Distiller
in a furnace, and let the vapour rise, condense, and be
distilled till it is turned into Quinte Essence, and parted
from the 4 elements.]
were, rotu{n} fecis of wiyn / But firste ??e muste distille ??is wiyn
.7. tymes; & ??a{n}ne haue ??e good bre{n}nynge watir / Forso??e, 8
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??is is ??e watri mat{er} [*]fro which is drawe oure q{ui}nta e{ss}encia /
Thanne muste ??e do make in ??e furneis of aischin, a distillatorie
[???vas??™]
of glas al hool of oo. pece, wi?? an hoole a-boue in ??e heed, where
??e watir schal be putt yn, and be take out / And ??is is a 12
wondirful instrument
??{a}t ??{a}t ??ing ??{a}t by v{er}tues of fier ascendith
and distillith wi??i{n}ne ??e vessel,
p{er} canales brachiales, ??{a}t is, by
pipis lich to armys, be bore a??en, and eftsoones ascendith, &
eft desce{n}di?? contynuely day and ny??t, til ??e bre{n}nynge wat{er} 16
heuenly be turned into
q{ui}nta{m} e{ss}encia{m} / And so bi continuell{e}
ascenciou{n}s & discenciou{n}s, ??e q{ui}nta e{ss}encia is
dep{ar}tid fro ??e corruptible composiciou{n} of ??e .4. eleme{n}tis.
For bifore ??{a}t ??ing ??{a}t is twies sublymed is more glorified, and 20
is more sotil, and fer fro{m} ??e corru{m}pciou{n} of ??e .4. eleme{n}tis
more sep{ar}at ??a{n} wha{n}ne it ascendith but oonys; and so vnto
[???N{ot}a.
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