???
--_The noble lyfe and nature of man, Of bestes, serpentys,
fowles, and fisshes y^t be moste knowen_. Capitulo. C. xix.]
[Drink Quinte Essence. Mix Mercury with spittle, Stavesacre
and Burning Water. Wash the body or head where the itch and
lice are.]
at oonys / and take also a litil q{ua}ntite of M{er}[{curie}?]. &
mortifie it wi?? fastynge spotil, & medle it wi?? a good quantite
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of poudre of stafi-sagre, & ??anne put it i{n} to a greet q{ua}ntite
of bre{n}nynge wat{er}, & ??anne waische al his body, or ellis ??e
heed where ??e icche & ??e lies ben. & vse ??is medicyn .2. or
3. & ??e sijk [*]man schal be hool. 4
[[* Fol. 22b.]]
[???.8^ua. M^e.??™]
The .8. medicyn for to cure the quarteyn and alle ??e
passiouns ??{a}t come?? of male{n}coly in mannys body; and ??e
[???feu{er} q{ua}rtene.??™]
[--To cure Quartan Fever.--]
maistrie to p{ur}ge malencoly. and ??e schal vndirstonde ??at ??e
q{ua}rteyn is gendrid of myche haboundau{n}ce of malencolye ??{a}t 8
[???ye q{ua}rten is ingendyrd of Malyncoly.??™]
[The Quartan arises from too much black choler, and lasts a
year or more. To cure it soon, drink our Quinte Essence; if
you have it not, put pith of white dwarf elder in Burning
Water, and take a walnut-shell full morning and evening.]
is corru{m}pid w{i}t{h}y{n}ne ??e body.
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