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tymes or more, for ??e oftere ??e bettere it is / And if ??e se ??{a}t ??e 32
watir waaste to myche, chaunge it ??anne, and take newe, & do
so ofte tymes. and whanne ??e haue do ??oure quenchour, putte
[The Water draws out all the properties of the gold.]
all ??e wat{ri}s togidere / And ??e schulen vndirstonde ??at ??e
v{er}tu of bre{n}nynge watir is sich ??at naturely it drawi?? out of 36
[Page 7: HOW TO GILD BURNING WATER OR WINE.]
[Mix the gilt Burning Water with Quinte Essence.]
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gold alle ??e v{er}tues & p{ro}pirtees of it, & it holdi??
incorru{m}ptibilitee & an euene heete. [*]??anne meynge ??is brennynge
watir ??us giltid wi?? oure q{ui}nte e{ss}ence, and vse it. but be war
??{a}t ??e quenche not ??e floreyn in oure q{ui}nte e{ss}ence; for ??anne 4
[You may substitute for Burning Water best white wine, which
also retains the powers of gold.]
it were lost / And if it so be ??at ??e haue not ??is brennynge watir
redy, ??anne que{n}che ??oure floreyn in ??e beste whi??t wiyn ??at
may be had / For sikirly ??e philosophore sei??, ??at wiyn hath
also ??e p{ro}pirtee to restreyne in it ??e influence and v{er}tues of 8
gold / And whanne ??e haue do ??o{ur}e werk, ??e schal wite ??at ??e
floreyn is als good, & almoost of ??e same wei??te, as it was
afore / ??erfore vse wiyn or bre{n}nynge watir giltid, so ??{a}t ??e may
[This gilt Water will make you well and young again.
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