for bettere it is to worche
a litil & a litil at oonys, ??an sodeynly greue ??e nature. forwhi, 28
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two litil pelotis laxatif meyngid wi?? bre{n}ny{n}ge watir [*]wole
worche more my??tily ??an .8. pelotis wole do bi hem silf /
[???Nota for y^e q{ua}rtene.??™]
[It is said that a tooth from a live beast heals the Quartan,
and the juice of Hen-bit or Chickweed put in a man??™s nostrils.]
Also philosophoris seyn ??at a too?? drawe out from a quyk
beest, born vpon a man, delyueri?? fro ??e quarteyn / Also 32
??ei seyn ??at if ??e yuis of ??e eerbe ??at is callid morsus galli{n}e
rub{r}i be putt in hise nose-??rillis whanne he bigynneth to suffre
??e accesse of ??e q{ua}rteyn, he schal be hool, wi?? ??e g{ra}ce of
god. 36
[Page 21: TO CURE CONTINUAL, TERTIAN AND DAILY FEVERS.]
[???9^a. M^e.??™]
[--To cure continual Fever.--]
[It arises from putrefaction of blood and corruptions of
humours.]
The medicyn to heele ??e feu{er}e contynuel{e}. alle philosophoris
seyn ??at ??e feu{er}e contynuel{e} is ge{n}drid of putrifaccioun
of blood and of corrupcieu{n} of humouris in it /
??{er}fore ??e cure ??{er}of is to p{ur}ge blood, and to putte awey ??e 4
corrupcioun of it, & ??e humoris vneuene to make euene,
??e nature lost to restore, and so restorid to kepe / Forso??e alle
??ese ??ingis worche?? o{ur}e q{ui}nte e{ss}enc{e}; and ??erfore it curi??
[Our Quinte Essence cures this, (tho??™ Burning Water does not,)
if mixed with Quinte Essence of Gold and Pearl, and a little
Cassia or Herb Mercury.
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