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ampho{ra}, ri??t clene / And whanne no ??ing may more by ??at fier
ascende, for certeyn ??e haue of blood drawen out al oonly ??e 24
element of watir / Forwhi. fier of ??at bath hath no strenk??e to
[Put the other 3 elements for 7 days into the same bath, then
into a coal fire, and the water shall rise as oil shining like
gold, the air remaining at the bottom like oil of gold. Put
these aside.]
sublyme eyr, or fier, or er??e. and so [take] ??o ??re elementis, and
sette in ??e same bath by .vij. dayes ??at ??ei be weel meyngid, &
so cloos ??{a}t no ??ing be distillid / aftir ??e .vij. dayes take ??e 28
stillatorie,
and putte it to ??e fier of aischen, ??{a}t is strongere ??a{n}
fier of bath clepid marien; and ??e watir schal ascende in foorme
of oyle schynynge as gold / and aftirward ??{a}t no ??ing more schal
ascende, ??e haue ??anne in ??e ampulle .ij. elementis, ??at is to seie, 32
watir and eyr. & oon from ano??ir ??e schal dep{ar}te in ??e bath,
puttynge yn a??en wher al-oonly ??e cleer watir schal ascende /
and ??e eyr schal al-oonly remayne in?… ??e botu{m} of ??e vessel in
lijknesse of oyle of gold. ??e which oyle ??at is gold, ??e which oyle 36
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[To separate fire from the earth, put 4 lbs. of water on 1 lb.
of earth; place it in the Marian bath for 7 days; then in hot
flames; red water shall ascend and black earth fall.
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