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p{er}ela{rum}, or ellis brennynge watir in stide ??{er}of, in ??e whiche
??e fixe gold as it is aforeseid, wheri{n}ne be putt a litil of sen?…?“ or
watir of f[u]mit{er}, or poudre of lapis lasuly, or ellis medulla{m}
ebuli, and vse it discreetly. forwhy. not al oonly oure q{ui}nte 4
[Burning Water, with a purge, will also cure these diseases.]
e{ss}enc{e} auri
{et} p{er}ela{rum} heelith ??ese disesis. / but also brennynge
watir in ??e which gold is fixid, heeli?? hem, wi?? a litil of ??o
??ingis ??{a}t purgen and casten out blak coler sup{er}flue, & heli??
??e splene. 8
[These medicines put away wicked thoughts, and bring in merry
ones; they dispel devils??™ temptations and despair, and bring a
man to reason.]
Forso??e ??ese medicyns putti?? awey wickid ??ou??tis and an
heuy herte malencolious; ??ei gladith and clense ??e brayn and
alle hise my??tis, and brynge yn gladnes and merye ??ou??tis.
??ei putte awey also ??e craft of ??e feendis temptac{i}ou{n}s, and 12
ymagynaciouns of dispeir. ??ei distroie, & make a man to for??ete
almaner of yueles, and naturaly bryngi?? him a??en to resonable
[???Saturne. ??.??™]
[Saturn is an enemy to all creatures, and has power over foul
solitary places, as Vitas Patrum says.]
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