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
Licence: Public Domain Mark
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.
27/38 page 21
![The medicyn to lioele j)e feuere contynuelti ; alle pliilo- 9'. Me. so2)horis seyu \>at j>e ieue/-e coutyimele is gevidrid of putri- J°„arp^lr facciouu of blood and of COlTUpcioUTi of humOUris iu it / it arises from j)e?fore jje cure ))e?-of is to p?wge blood, and to putte awey ])e of biooti^m'a . . corruption of comipciouu 01 it, and ]je humons vueuene to make eueue, humours. |>e nature lost to restore, and so restorid to kepe / Forsojje alle bese bingis woreheb oii9'e qtiinte essence, and berfore it curib our auinte . Essence cures perfi5tly [jc feuere cojjtynuele / and J)0U3 bremnynge watir caste tins, aiio' out fro blood watry hunioiiris and coiTupt. jitt take it uou3t in waiter does j)is cure / forwbi; ])0U3 brejinynge watir be .7. tymes distillid, 5itt it is [not] fully depurid fro bis brennynge beete, and Jje .4. elementis / but si]j oure 5. essence is not hoot, ne moist, coold, ne drie. as ben j)e 4. elememtis / jjerfore it heeli]> pei'fi3tly ])e if mi.ved wiiii contynuel feue;-e; namely Avib co7?imixtioun of be 5 essence of sence of Gold and Pearl, gold and peerle / and if 30 wole strenkjje 3oure medicyn, J)a«ne putte yn oure 5. essence a litil quantite of i)ulpa cassie fistule / and a little . . 7 .(■ • C'assiaorllerb or ems pe luys 01 ]je eerbe mej'cunale. and 11 it so be J)at o\>erQ Mercury, bumouris liabounde to mycbe wit/i blood, jjaune take J30 laxa- tjTies Jjat kyndely wole * purge bem, as comouTi bookis of l*Fo1. 23&.] fisik declare]). The 10. medicyn to cure J)e feuere tercian, J)e which is 10. Me. causid of puti ifaccioun, or reed coler to mycbe haboundyuge / to cure Jjces sijknes tak oure 5 essence, or ellis fyn bren- Take Quinte nynge watir. but ])e firste is bettere. and putte |;eri«ne a litil Rhubarb of mbarbe or of suj«,me o]>er laxatiue J)at purgi]; reed coler. and morn aud'eve. a greet qttantite of watir of endjiie. and vse J^is medicyn at morowe and euen. and jje pacient scbal be hool wijjoute doute. The II. medicyn is for to beele })e feuere cotidian. J^e .11. mo. which is causid of putrifaccioun of flewme to babouudynge / ^•w™''^''^ and si}) flewme is coold and moist, oure 5 essence, (and in bis Take our al^sence take good brennynge watir.) haj) 8tre«k])C and vertu to consume J>e rotuw watery inordinat and to mycbe coold bumi- dite / jjerfore take oure 5 essence or brennynge watir. and putte duintc Hs. L • r !• 1 •• . 1 . 1 • . . soni'B, and n penwne a litil 01 eutorbij. turl)it, or sambuci, or sum o})ir |)mg little icupiuir- Y<iX purgij) flewme, and vac it inorowe and cue, and ))c pacient '' Hchal be liool.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2228574x_0027.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
