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
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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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![Book 11.] TO ilAKE OLD MEN YOUNG, AND DYING ONES WELL. BOOK II. Here bigj'nneth the secunde book of medicyns / The first To restore an „ old cvanqelic metlicvn is to reduce an oold leble euangehk man to ))e nrste man lo the . strength o/his sti-enkj)e of 5ong))e / Also to restore a3en his nature Jiat is youtii. lost, and to lenkjje his lijf in greet gladnesse and pej-fijte heele vnto be laste teei-me of his lijf bat is sett of god / 3^ schal take Give him our Quinte Es- oure i^te essencie aforeseid, bat is to seye, mannys heuene. and sencewitii ... . 1 some of tliat pei-inne putte a litil q?<«ntite of 5 essencia of gold and of peerl. ^^'^-j^'^-j and ]>e oolde feble man schal vse ])is deuyn drynk at morn and Peaii, at euen, ech tyme a walnote schelle fulle / and wibimne a fewe awainut-sheii ^ ' full at mora dayes he schal so hool bat he schal fele him silf of be statt and and eve. in ' ' a, few days lie be strenkbe of xl leer. and he schal haue greet ioie bat he is simii feei only ' -' . . . y^^^^ come to be statt of songbe. And whanne his 5ongbe is recouerid, 'f'^n let him ' . . . . . talce little of and his natm-e restorid, and heeljse had, it is nedeful ])at litil and ^^^^j*^ seelde he vse 5 essence / Also it is nedeful bat he vse ofte good only tiiat of Gold in good wiyn at his mete and at ))e soper, in be which be nxid be 5. wineatdin- ner and sup. essence of gold as I tau3te 30U tofore. per. . The secuwde *medicyn is to heele a man, and make h\Tii i^. Me. . , , . [*roi.io6.] lyue, bat is almoost consumed in nature, and so nya deed bat „ — J ' I > J J y To cure a man he is forsake of lechis. but if it be ]>e laste teemie of his lijf ^^''^oXri' sett of god. 36 schal 3eue hi«i oure qmnte essence of gold wij) a Give him litil quantite of watir of celendoyn 3[e]drawe, and meynge it wijj sence of Gold J>e o)>ere jjingis aforeseid / and anoon as ]>e sike hath resceyued dine wuer, it into his stomak, it 3eue]) to jje herte influence of naturel heete and of lijf. and jjanne 3e schal se him I'isc vp and speke, and ri^oupami wondirfully be comfortid and strenkj)id |>erby// jjanne comfortc Then comfort Lim wij> ministraciouw of oure qztinte essencie afore scid, and he cj'IIhue Ks'-''' schal be al hool / but if it be so )>at god wole algatis J^at he schal hau he'^iure.i, die / And I seie to 30U truly, J>at pis is ]>c hi3cste maistjt'e ]>at wuis'Tioshnii maybe in transmutacioun of kynde. for ri3t fewc.lechis now rcwdoctoiM lyiiyiige knowe })i.s pn'uytce. Z^^uli «cciel.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2228574x_0021.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
