M^e.??™ of
Gold and Pearl, a walnut-shell full at morn and eve. In a few
days he shall feel only 40 years old. Then let him take little
of our Quinte Essence, only that of Gold in good wine at
dinner and supper.]
vnto ??e laste teerme of his lijf ??at is sett of god / ??e schal take
oure 5ta e{ss}enc{ie} aforeseid, ??at is to seye, mannys heuene, and
??{er}i{n}ne putte
a litil q{ua}ntite of 5 e{ss}encia of gold and of peerl.
and ??e oolde feble man schal vse ??is deuyn drynk at morn and 8
at euen, ech tyme a walnote-schelle fulle / and wi??i{n}ne a fewe
dayes he schal so hool[7] ??at he schal fele him silf of ??e statt and
[Footnote 7: ? ???be so hool.??™ Or is _hool_ a verb, become
whole, recover?]
??e strenk??e of xl ??eer; and he schal haue greet ioie ??at he is
come to ??e statt of ??ong??e. And whanne his ??ong??e is recouerid, 12
and his nature restorid, and heel??e had, it is nedeful ??at litil and
seelde he vse 5 essence / Also it is nedeful ??at he vse ofte good
wiyn at his mete and at ??e soper, in ??e which be fixid ??e 5.
essence of gold, as I tau??te ??ou tofore. 16
[???2^a. M^e.??™]
[[* Fol. 19b.]]
[--To cure a man given up by his doctors.--]
The secu{n}de [*]medicyn is to heele a man, and make hym
lyue, ??{a}t is almoost consumed in nature, and so ny?? deed ??at
he is forsake of lechis.
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