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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$TO CURE AGUE yKVEU, LUNACY, AKU CHAMP. [Hook II. .12. Me. To cure Ague Fever and Lunacy. This fever comes of clio- ler inflamed, and is acconi- Ijaiiied by liglitliended- ness. L* Pol. 24.] As the patient sees black, gold, or red tilings, so the different hii- moui-s are in- flamed. Burning Water should not be taken. but Quinte Essence of Gold and Pearl should, with that of Ro.se water, Violet, &c. To cure or as- ttcaiie Frenzy and Madness. Wrap the head and feet in, and smell at, Popiliou (witli Vinegar nii.xed), and Kue. LS™. Me. To cure Cramp. Use our Qnintc Es- sence or Burn- ing Water. The .12. incdicyii for to cure Jje feuere agu, and jje lunatik man and woinniau / dLscreet maistHs seyn. \>at ))e feuere agu. comouwly is causid of a uyolent reed coler adu.st, and oi' blood adust, and of blak coler adust, and sumtynie of oou of \>ese adust, and sumtyme of two togidere. and sumtyme of .3. togidere / and jjei-fore ])e feuere agti is ]>e posityue degree, and in J)e superlatyue degree, compa7'atif grce and superlatif gree / For ])e feuere agu ha]) comouwly alienacioun of witt, and schew- ynge of ))ingis of fantasy / And ^e schal knowe weel whiche ben ]>o humouris adust jjat causen ]>e feuere, be Jjese *tokene8 / Forvvhi, if Jje pacient se\]> jjat he seej) blak Jjingis. jjanne blak coler, J)at is, malencolie is adust / and if he se ))ingis of gold / reed coler is adust / if reed J)i«gis, and sdiewyuge of blood. )>anne blood is adust / And if he sei}) ]>ht he see)) alle })ese .iij. ])ingis. ))anne alle ])e humouris ben adust / For as myche as brennynge watir ascendi)) to ))e heed, and gladly wole a man drynke / And si]) ])at feuere agu. regne]) in \>e regiou'/i of ])e heed / jje philosophoris counceilis J)at J)e pacient schal not resceyue it in ))is' sijknes / but it is nedeful ]>a,t he take oure 5 essence af gold and of peerl, meyngiwg })e 6 part of 5 essence of watir of rose, violet, borage, and letuse / and J)anne 3e schulen haue an heuenly raedicyn to cure perfi3tly \>\s sijknesse. For to cure J)e frenesj'e and woodnes, or ellis at ))e leeste to swage it / take a gi-eet quantite of popilion. and J)e beste vynegre ])at 36 may haiie. and a good quantite of rewe domestik, weel brayed, and meyngid wi)) ))ese forseid j)i«gis, and biclippe J)e heed and ]>e feet of ])e pacient vfith J)is medicjTi. and sum J)erof putte to his nose-))rillis. \>'\s medicyn anoon putti)) awey }ie frencsye and ]>e schewy«ge of fantasies / it curij? also wode me?t a/)id lunatike men. and it restori)) a3en witt and discrecioun. and makij) al hool and weel at eese. The .13. mcdicyw is to put a-wey ])e craumpe fro a man. for as myche as wise me?? seyn \>nt ]>e craumpe cometh of ))C hurtynge and \>e febilnes of J)e scnewis, as it schewij) sumtyme yn medicyns maad of elebore, ))er is no ))i?ig \irtt putti)) awey ))e$

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