and wh{a}ne ??e se ??{a}t ??is q{ui}nt e{ss}ence wole
re{n}ne & melte aftir ??{a}t ??is er??ely watir be voydid, putte ??anne
swiftly ??oure fyngir to ??e hoole, & t{ur}ne vp ??e glas, and ??anne
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??e haue ??{er}i{n}ne oure
q{ui}nte e{ss}ence, [*]and ??e er??ely watir wi??oute 24
aside. And ??is is a passy{n}g souereyn p{ri}uytee.
[--The third way.--]
[Put your amphora into a horse??™s belly instead of the dung,
and proceed as above.]
The ??ridde man{er} is, ??{a}t ??e take a greet glas clepid ampho{ra},
and seele it weel, and birie it weel in ??e wombe of an hors al
togidere. and ??e puret?© of ??e q{ui}nte e{ss}encie schal be sublymed 28
aboue, & ??e grost?© schal abide byne??e in ??e botme / take out
softli ??{a}t ??{a}t fleti?? a-boue; and ??at ??at leeue?? bihynde, putte it
to ??e fier.
[--The fourth way.--]
[Substitute for the amphora a vessel of glass or earth, with a
tube running from the top and hanging in the air, into which
the vapour may fall and condense.]
The .iiij. maner is ??is. take wh{a}t vessel of glas ??{a}t ??e wole, 32
or of er??e strongly glasid, and ??{er}-vpon a round foot of glas
wi?? a leg. and seele ??e vessel w{i}t{h} his couerto{ur}, ??{a}t ??e rod
of ??e foot of ??e glas wi??i{n}ne ??e vessel honge in ??e eyr, ??{a}t ??{a}t
??i{n}g ??{at} asce{n}dith to ??e couertour in ??e maner of a pott boilynge 36
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