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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$gold nWe J)e vertues and pv-opirtees of it, and it holdi]; incor- the p^ropertie* nimptibiletee and an eueue beete. *baniie meynge bis brennynge [*Fo1. 14.] watir bus sriltid wib cure qttinte essence, and vse it. but be war Burning I ° f >■ _ Water mth ))ot 56 quenclie not ))e floreyn in oure qiiinte essence, tor Jjanne Quiute Es- it were lost / And if it so be jjat liaue not J>is brennynge watir You mav sub- • 1 1 • • 1. J. stitute for redv. banue que/iche 30ure floreyn m be beste wliijt wiyn bat Burning ■ ^ , , • -1 \i Water best may be bad / For sikirly be pbilosopbore seib. bat wiyn bath white wine, . which also re- also be propirtee to restreyne in it be influence and vflrtiies oi tains tiie . powers of gold / And wLanne haue do 30^7-6 werk. scbal wite ]>a,t ]>e gold. floreyn is als good, and almoost of same weijte, as it was afore / Jjeifore vse wiyn or breiinynge watir giltid, so ]>at 36 may Thisgiit 1 Water will be hool, and wexe glad, and be 3ong. And ]>m bane oure make you well . .J, f''! young heuene, and be su?ine in bim nxid, to be conseruaczoun 01 mannys again, in it you have the nature and fixaciouw of oitre beuene. bat is, oure qmnte Suu fixed in our Heaven. es.s-ence. Tiie sciewce how se scbule gilde more my3tily by brennynge How to gild Burning watir or wi}Ti J)an I tau3te 30U tofore, wberby ])e water or miu-ror ))e wiyn scbal take to it my3tily J^e influence and ])e vertues thoroughly. of fyne gold. Take be calx of i\n gold as it is declarid bere-aftir in bis Heat calcined > •! o I gold in a silver book, and putte it in a siluer spone, and anele it at be fier. spoon and put ^ ^ it in Burning and banne caste be cals of tbe gold in be brennynge watir. water or ' > o r •< o wuie 50 times, or in wiyn .1. tymes, as I tau3te 3011 tofore wi]? \e floreyn. and 36 scbule haue joure licowr by an bu;idrid part bettir gilt ban 36 X™?' i'' ' ■> •> 6 J 3 will be better had tofore -m^ jje floreyn / Forwbi. fier worcbij) more strongly fjJ^'y^tg/o^ and bettere *in sotil parties ban it doib in an bool plate / And [*foi. i46.] > I I / wine work also brewnynge watir or wiyn draw]? out more my3tily bi a ^ny^ont™g Jjousand part Jje propirtees of gold fro smale parties anelid }jan ona^''' it doij) fro a |)icke plate / And 36 scbal vndirstonde Jsat wiyn ^yj),^g not aloonly lioldib in it be propirtees of gold, but myche more the properties I y I I r> J of all liquililes ]>e propirtees of alle liquibles if jjei be quencbid jjeriraie. and ])at .nenched in is a souereyn priuite. Forwbi, if 36 quenclie saturne liquified ifsatum dead) . liquefied be in wiyn or in comouw watir .7. tymes. and aftirward in bat wiyn qiienciied in , J J wine, and or watir 36 quenche mars nianye tymes. bawne mars scbal take thcnMarsiiron) . •' I be quenched algate be neiscbede and be softnes of saturne/ And be same i », Mars uc- ' ' ' quires the sclial venus do, and alle obere liquibles / or ellis. And 3e «>fte'« f 1^1 J Saturn.$

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