The Book Of Quinte Essence Or The Fifth Being (1889) Part 8

p{er}fi?tly e feu{er}e co{n}tynuel{e} / and ou? bre{n}nynge watir caste 8 out fro blood watry humouris and corrupt, ?itt take it nou?t in is cure / forwhi; ou? bre{n}nynge watir be .7. tymes distillid, ?itt it is [not] fully depurid fro his brennynge heete, & e .4.

elementis / but si oure 5. e{ss}enc{e} is not hoot, ne moist, coold, 12 ne drie, as ben e 4. eleme{n}tis / {er}fore it heeli p{er}fi?tly e contynuel feu{er}e; namely wi co{m}mixtioun of e 5 e{ss}enc{e} of gold & peerle / and if ?e wole strenke ?oure medicyn, a{n}ne putte yn oure 5. e{ss}enc{e} a litil quant.i.te of pulpa ca.s.sie fistule / 16 or ellis e iuys of e eerbe m{er}curial{e}. & if it so be at o{er}e humouris habounde to myche w{i}t{h} blood, anne take o laxatyues

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at kyndely wole [*]purge hem, as comou{n} bookis of fisik declare. 20

['10. M^e.']

['feu{er} t{er}cyane.']

[--To cure Tertian Fever.--]

The 10. medicyn to cure e feuere tercian, e which is causid of putrifaccioun, or reed coler to myche haboundynge /

[Take Quinte Essence, with Rhubarb and Endive water, morn and eve.]

to cure ees sijknes, tak oure 5 e{ss}enc{e}, or ellis fyn brennynge watir,--but e firste is bettere,--and putte {er}i{n}ne a litil 24 of rubarbe or of su{m}me o{er} laxatiue at purgi reed coler, and

['wat{er} of endyue.']

a greet q{ua}nt.i.te of watir of endyue; and vse is medicyn at morowe & euen. and e pacient schal be hool wioute doute.

['.11. M^e.']

['feu{er} cotydyan.']

[--To cure Daily Fever.--]

The 11. medicyn is for to heele e feu{er}e cotidian, e 28 which is causid of putrifaccioun of flewme to haboundynge / and si flewme is coold and moist. oure 5 e{ss}enc{e} (and in his absence take good brennynge watir.) ha stre{n}ke and vertu to consume e rotu{n} wat{er}y inordinat, and to myche coold humidite / 32

[Take our Quinte Essence, and a little Euphorbium, &c.]

erfore take oure 5 e{ss}enc{e} or brennynge watir, and putte {er}i{n}ne a litil of euforbij, turbit, or sambuci, or sum oir ing at purgi flewme; and vse it morowe and eue, & e pacient schal be hool. 36

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['.12. M^e.']

The .12. medicyn for to cure e feuere agu, and e lunatik man and womman / discreet maist{ri}s seyn, {a}t e feu{er}e

['lunatyke p{er}sons.']

[--To cure Ague Fever and Lunacy.--]

agu comou{n}ly is causid of a uyolent reed coler adust, and of blood adust, and of blak coler adust; and sumtyme of oon of 4

[This fever comes of choler inflamed, and is accompanied by lightheadedness.]

ese adust, and sumtyme of two togidere, and sumtyme of .3.

togidere / and erfore e feu{er}e agu is e posityue degree, and in e sup{er}latyue degree, comp{ar}atif gree & sup{er}latif gree / For e feu{er}e agu ha comou{n}ly alienacioun of witt, & schewynge 8

['No{t}a b{e}n{e}.']

['Signa.']

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of ingis of fantasy / And ?e schal knowe weel whiche ben e humouris adust at causen e feu{er}e, be ese [*]tokenes /

[As the patient sees black, gold, or red things, so the different humours are inflamed.]

Forwhi, if e pacient sei {a}t he see blak i{n}gis, anne blak coler, at is, malencolie, is adust / & if he se ingis of gold / 12 reed coler is adust / if reed i{n}gis, and schewynge of bloodt anne blood is adust / And if he sei at 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 16

[Burning Water should not be taken, but Quinte Essence of Gold and Pearl should, with that of Rose water, Violet, &c.]

drynke / And si {a}t feuere agu regne in e regiou{n} of e heed / e philosophoris counceilis at e pacient schal not resceyue it in is sijknes / but it is nedeful at he take oure 5 e{ss}enc{e} of gold and of peerl, meyngi{n}g e 6 p{ar}t of 20

['Rose violett Borage lutuse']

5 e{ss}enc{e} of watir of rose, violet, borage, and letuse[1] / and anne ?e schulen haue an heuenly medicyn to cure p{er}fi?tly is sijknesse.

['for y^e frenesye & wodnesse.']

For to cure e frenesye and woodnes, or ellis at e leeste 24 to swage it / take a greet quant.i.te of popilion, and e beste

[--To cure or a.s.suage Frenzy and Madness.--]

vynegre at ?e may haue, and a good q{ua}nt.i.te of rewe domestik, weel brayed, and meyngid wi ese forseid i{n}gis; and biclippe

[Wrap the head and feet in, and smell at, Popilion (with Vinegar mixed), and Rue.]

e heed and e feet of e pacient w{i}t{h} is medicyn; and sum 28 erof putte to his nose-rillis. is medicyn anoon putti awey e frenesye & e schewy{n}ge of fantasies / it curi also wode me{n} & lunatike me{n}. and it restori a?en witt and discrecioun, & maki al hool and weel at eese. 32

['13^a. M^e.']

[--To cure Cramp.--]

The .13. medicy{n} is to put a-wey e craumpe fro a man.

for as myche as wise me{n} seyn {a}t e craumpe cometh of e

[Use our Quinte Essence or Burning Water.]

hurtynge & e febilnes of e senewis, as it schewi sumtyme yn medicyns maad of elebore, er is no i{n}g {a}t putti awey e 36

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