The book of quinte essence or the fifth being, that is to say, man's heaven : a tretice in englisch breuely drawe out of þe book of quintis essencijs in latyn, þat hermys þe prophete and kyng of Egipt, after þe flood of Noe, fadir of philosophris, hadde by reuelacioun of an aungil of god to him sende / edited from the Sloane MS. 73, about 1460-70 A.D. by Frederick J. Furnivall.

Hermes Trismegistus

Date:: 1866

Credit: The book of quinte essence or the fifth being, that is to say, man's heaven : a tretice in englisch breuely drawe out of þe book of quintis essencijs in latyn, þat hermys þe prophete and kyng of Egipt, after þe flood of Noe, fadir of philosophris, hadde by reuelacioun of an aungil of god to him sende / edited from the Sloane MS. 73, about 1460-70 A.D. by Frederick J. Furnivall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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$And anobe?' maner worchinfye of oure qmnta essencia is The second J)is / Take ))e noblest and ]>e streugest bre?inyDge watir \>at 36 Quinte ^ ^ Setter* may haue distillid out of pure my3ty wiyn. and putte it into p^j^ a glas clepid ampho?-a, wit/t a long necke / and close )>e mou]> ^fJJ.'^f^g* strongly wi)) wex ; And loke )>at half or ye jjridde pa?-t be fulle. ^n'J.^^p,*™;- and birie it al in hors dou?ige, prepcM-ate as it is seid hereafter / ^til-'y itneci< so )jat ))e necke of Jje glas be turned dou?iward, and ]>e botuwi horle-Xng,' be turned vpward. jjat by vertu of Jje hors douwge )>e qmnta ^{^1,^^ es- essencia ascende vp to ]>e botum. And J)e groste of Jje mater iX^hegiobe of \>e watir descende dou?iward to jse necke / And aftir manye purifies settle daies, whanne 36 take it out, softly lift vp Ipe glas as it stondith, Take'theguiss and 36 schal se in ]>ickenes and cleernesse a difference bitwene dung''* \>e qtiinta7?i essencia7?i sublymed, and ]>e grose mater ]>at is in ))e necke / ]>e wondirful maistry of departynge of ])cit oon fro ]>at o]>er is ]>is / Take a scharp poyntel, or a pricke of yren, and mii'^e a hole peei-se into \>e wex Jjat hongij) in |je mou)) of ]>e glas a3ens Jje seal, erjje / and whawne 3e haue peersid al fully to Jje watir. take out J)e poyntel or Jje pricke / And Jjat erjjcly watir wole first come p,'°gg*j^,y™' out Jjat is in Jje necke / and so til it be come out vnto ]>e wter, departimge bitwixe it / and jie qwinte essence, ]>at is, mannys heuene sublymed. and whaue 3e se hat bis qmnt essence wole and when the . . ' . . Quinte Es- rewne and melte aftir bat bis erbely watir be voydid. putte banne sence would ' > ' J 1 r begin to run, swiftly 30ure fyngir to be hoole, and tui-ne vp be glas, and banne turn the glass up, and keep 36 haue Jjeriwne oure qm'nte essence, *and ]je erjjely watir wijjoute ['Foi. 13.] aside. And ))is is a passywg souereyn priuytee. Essence. The jjridde maner is ]>at 3e take a greet glas clepid amphora, ™' and seele it weel. and birie it weel in jje wombe of an hors al Put vour am- togidere. and \>e purete of )>e qm'nte essencie schal be sublymed hors'e's'beiiy aboue, and ]>e groste schal abide bynejje in ]>e botme / take out duns, and ■ ■ proceed us softii j)«t \>at fletijj a-boue. and Jjat ]>at leeuej> bihynde, putte it above. to J)e fier. The .iiij. maner is ))is. take what vessel of glas jjat 30 wole, way.' or of erbe strongly glasid, and ber vpon a round foot of elas substitute for ' a 1 , , I o ti,g iiniphoia wib a leg. and seele be vessel wit/i his couertoztr, bat be rod a vessel of ' ' ' I r glass or earth, of |>e foot of Jje gla.s wijjiune jje vessel honge in ))e eyr. j)at \at r*iJ',',,gfroni )nng ]>at asce'/ulith to J)e couertour in \>e maner of a pott boilyngc i^';,^,',^')'},,^ air.intn which$

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