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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$THE BOOK OF QUINTE ESSENCE OR THE FIFTH BEING ; THAT IS TO SAT, MAN'S HEAVEN. [Sloane MS. 73, fol. 10. Brit. Mus.] BOOK I. Uith \>e myjt, wisdom, and grace of ]>e holy trynite, I write to [PoI. lo.] 30U a tretice in englisch breuely drawe out of ]>e book of of God^r^^ quintis e5.?encijs in latyn, jjctt hermys J^e prophete and kyng this Treatise of Egipt, after ))e flood of Noe, fadir of philosophris, liadde Herraes by by reuelaciouM of an aungil of god to him sende. ]>at \>e Noah's flood, wijsdom and \>e science of pis book schulde not perische. knowledge of but be kept and presemed, vnto \>e eende of \>e world, of alle may be pre- holy men from al wickid peple and tyrauntis for gi'eet perilis end of the • . world. ]>&t my3te falle J)erof. For wifjinne ))is breue tretis, vrip jje grace of god. I wole more determine of practif * ban of theorik. [* practise, . ° . MS. Harl.] 3itt ben bojje nedeful / The firste and souereyneste priuyte \>a,t God's greatest god, maker of kynde, ordeyned for mannys nede, how )>at olde m.'in's need is euangelik men, and feble in kynde, my3te be restorid, and haue store'oid^ee- a3eu her firste strenkjjis of 30iig}je in ))e same degree ]>at is in tiie strength al kynde. and be mad hool pa?-fi3tly, except \>e strok of ])e jjundir blast, amd violent brusuris, and oppressynge of to myche except in case ; , , ., - , , . of tliunder- betynge / Also perilous fallyngis of hn placis, to myche absty- blast, and too unicli nence, atid o\>ere yuel gouemaunce a3ens kynde. And also J)e f»«^''j'j-'> ^ teerme J>at is sett of god, ]>at noman may a-schape. as lob sci\> in sot for nil latyn / Brcues dies homtwis mnt <kc. Forsojjc jjliilosophoris [Nom.]$

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