but if it be ??e laste teerme of his lijf
[Give him Quinte Essence of Gold with celandine water, and he
shall rise up and speak.]
sett of god, ??e schal ??eue hi{m} oure q{ui}nte e{ss}ence of gold wi?? a 20
litil quantite of watir of celendoyn ??drawe, and meynge it wi??
[???Aq{u}a celidoyn.??™]
??e o??{er}e ??ingis aforeseid / and anoon as ??e sike hath resceyued
it into his stomak, it ??eue?? to ??e herte influence of naturel heete
and of lijf. and ??anne ??e schal se hi{m} rise vp and speke, and 24
[Then comfort him with our Quinte Essence, and he shall be
cured, unless God wills he shall die.]
wondirfully be comfortid and strenk??id ??{er}by // ??anne comforte
him wi?? minist{ra}ciou{n}
of our{e} q{ui}nte e{ss}encie afore seid, and he
schal be al hool / but if it be so ??at god wole algatis ??at he schal
die / And I seie to ??ou truly, ??at ??is is ??e hi??este maist{ri}e ??{a}t 28
[Few doctors now know this highest secret.]
may be in transmutaciou{n} of kynde; for ri??t fewe lechis now
lyuynge knowe ??is p{ri}uytee.
[Page 16: HOW TO CURE LEPROSY AND PALSY.]
[???3^a. M^e.??™]
[--To cure the Leprosy that is caused by rotten humours.--]
The ??ridde medicyn is to cure ??e lepre ??at is causid of
corrupcioun and putrifaccioun of ony of ??e p{ri}ncipal humouris
of man; but not ??e lepre ??{a}t come?? to man of kynde of
??e fadir and of ??e modir leprous,--for it is callid morbus 4
heredit{us},--ne ??e lepre ??at is sent of god by his plage, but ??at
[Use our Quinte Essence, with those of Gold and Pearl; (or
Burning Water, if you have no Quinte Essence.
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