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.
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![seniaetoim of ))e .4. qwalitees of mannys body, ri'^t as lie made preserving his lieueue to be conseruaciou/j of al be Avorld / And wite se for iieaven does ' , ' the world. certeyn )jat manye philosophoris and lecbis jjcit ben now, knowe Many know it nou3t ];is qt«'nta essencia, ne ])e tni])e jjerof / Forwhi; god wole their covet- . . „ , 1 -i- 7 ousness and not ]>at \>ei knows it. for her greet brewnynge coueitise ana vice, vicious lyuynge/ Forsojje qm'nta esseucia supe?'ior. ]>at is to seie, But as God's heuene of oure lord god bi hi??! silf. / Aloone / 3eueb not conser- aided by sun and stars, so uacioun in be world, and wondirful influence, but by ]>e ve^'tue our Heaven, , or Quinte af be su;me. planetis, and obe?'e sterris. ri^t so oure qwtnta Essence, is ' _ _ made fair by essencia, Jjat is, mannys heuene, wole be maad fair wi]> Jje sunne the sun mine- miuCT-alle, fynyd, schynynge, incorruptibile; and euene in qualite gold of tiie ^ ]>at fier may not appeire, corrumpe, ne distroie. and pis is verry alchemy, gold of J)e mjTi. of ]>e erjje. or of pe floodis gaderid / for gold of [Note.] alkamy maad with corosyues distroie]) kynde. as aristotle and manye ojjere philosojihoris prouen / and Jjerfore good gold na- Good natural • i'ii»i.7 7 - ^ • sold is called turel, ana of be myn of be erbe, is clepid of pmioso^moris sol in soi. because <•!• P I Ti • Sol the planet latyn. for he is be sonwe of oure heuene. lich as sol be planet is gives gold its power, co- m ]>e heuene aboue. for pis planete ^euep to gold his influence, lour, &c. nature, colour, and a substaunce iracorrujitible. And oure qmuta our Quinte . J, 7 1 r- 1 Essence is the essencia, mannys heuene, is oi Jse nature *and Jje colour of heuene / [« poi. ai6.] And jjure sol, pat is, fyn gold of p& myne, schal make it fair, ri3t vengoM as sol pe. planete maki]? heuene fair / and so ])ese two togidere ioyned schal ^eue influence in us. and Jjb condicioujzs of heuene ^° aVi pos! and of heuenly sowne / in as miche as it is possible in deedly ofyoutii,^aiu{ natui-e, conseraacioura and restorynge of nature lost, and renew- pienteousiy. jTige of 3ongbe / And it schal jeue plenteuously heelbe. and so it AsAries.Tau- •'J J.^J^ Qg. js m-eued by astronomy aboue. bat sterris bat hab influence vpon mini draw ' ' ' humours from be heed and be necke of maw / as hen be sterris of aries. taurus, f'e head and ' ... _ . . breast, and and gemini, 3eue7i influence syngulerly vpon Gerapigra galieni / [Nnid.] A nd peAovft it haj? a synguler strenkjje by pQ ordynauwce of beneath, so 1 , , n ^ • p 1 1 those spices gotl to urawe awey Jje supernue humouris iro pe heed, pe necke, that do draw 111 1 r 1-1 < » 1 from these and pe brest, and not iro pe membns bynebe / And so I seie of iimbs get their . . 1-1 • power from spicis )>at drawij) humouns fro pe knees, pe leggis, and pe feet, capr.com, p&i res-^eyuen a synguler influence of pe sten-is of Cap?-icorn. Aquarie and r)isce3, and riit so of obere, et cetera I Comou?ine °' ■> > • I divuie secrets 36 not bis book of deuyne secretes to wickid men and auerous. wicked ' moil makes it fair; and the two](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2228574x_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
