]
[--The fifth way.--]
[Distil your Burning Water ten times.]
descende doun a??en by ??e foot of ??e glas. and this instrument
may ??e do make wi??oute greet cost / The fif??e maner is, ??at ??e
brennynge wat{er} be .10 tymes distillid in hors dou{n}ge contynuely
digest. 4
[--To make fire without fire, and Quinte Essence without cost
or trouble.--]
The sci{en}ce of makynge of fier wi??oute fier / wherby ??e
may make oure q{ui}nte e{ss}ence wi??oute cost or traueile, and
[Put horse-dung into a vessel or pit lined with ashes, and
place your vessel in it up to the middle. The cold top part
will condense the vapour caused by the heat of the dung.]
w{i}t{h}oute occupac{i}ou{n} and lesynge of tyme / Take ??e beste horse
dou{n}ge ??at may be had ??{a}t is weel digest, and putte it wi??ine 8
a uessel, or ellis a pitt maad wi?? ??e er??e anoy{n}tid ??oru??out w{i}t{h}
past maad of aischin. And in ??is vessel or pitt, bete weel togidere
??e dou{n}ge; And i{n} ??e myddil of ??is dou{n}g, sette ??e vessel of
distillac{i}ou{n} v{n}to ??e myddis or more / For it is nede ??{a}t al ??e 12
heed of ??e vessel
be in ??e coold eir / ??{a}t, ??{a}t ??{in}g ??{a}t bi v{er}tu
of ??e fier of ??e dou{n}g ??{a}t ascendith ??{er}by be turned into watir
[[* Fol. 13b.]]
[*]by v{er}tu of cooldnes of ??e eir and falle dou{n} a??en and ascende
vp a??en.
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