and ??us ??e haue fier wi??oute fier, and but wi?? litil 16
traueile.
[Or, place your vessel in the sun??™s rays.]
Also ano??{er} maner of fier. sette ??oure vessel forseid to ??e
strong reuerberaciou{n} of ??e su{n}ne in somer tyme, and lete it
stonde ??{er}e ny??t and day. 20
[--How poor evangelic men may get the gracious influence of
gold.--]
Here I wole teche ??ou how pore eua{n}gelik me{n} may haue
wi??oute cost, and almoost for nou??t, ??e g{ra}cious influence of
gold, and ??e maner of ??e fixynge of it in oure heuene, ??at is,
[Borrow a Florence florin of a rich friend, anneal [?heat]
it on a plate of iron, and throw it into some Burning Water,
taking care to quench the fire quickly to prevent the Water
wasting.]
oure q{ui}nta e{ss}encia. if ??e be pore, ??e schal p{re}ie a riche man 24
??at is ??o{ur}e free{n}d to leene ??ou a good floreyn of florence / and
anele it vpon a plate of yren as yren is anelid. and haue biside
??ou a uessel of er??e glasid, fillid ful of the beste brennynge watir
??at ??e may fynde. & caste into ??e watir ??e floreyn anelid. and 28
loke ??at ??e haue a sotilte and a slei????e to quenche sodeynly ??e
fier, ??at ??e watir waaste not; and be weel war ??at no{n} yren touche
[Repeat this 50 times in fresh Water, and then mix all the
Waters together.]
??e watir. but af[t]er caste into ??e watir ??e floreyn, and do so .
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