wi[th]oute fier / wherby [gh]e
may make oure q{ui}nte e{ss}ence wi[th]oute cost or traueile, and

[Put horse-dung into a vessel or pit lined with ashes, and
place your vessel in it up to the middle. The cold top part
will condense the vapour caused by the heat of the dung.]

w{i}t{h}oute occupac{i}ou{n}
and lesynge of tyme / Take [th]e beste horse
dou{n}ge [th]at may be had
[th]{a}t is weel digest, and putte it wi[th]ine 8
a uessel, or ellis a pitt maad wi[th]
[th]e er[th]e anoy{n}tid [th]oru[gh]out w{i}t{h}
past maad of aischin. And in [th]is vessel or pitt, bete weel togidere
[th]e dou{n}ge;
And i{n} [th]e myddil of [th]is dou{n}g, sette [th]e vessel of
distillac{i}ou{n} v{n}to
[th]e myddis or more / For it is nede [th]{a}t al [th]e 12
heed of [th]e vessel be in [th]e
coold eir / [th]{a}t, [th]{a}t [th]{in}g [th]{a}t bi v{er}tu
of [th]e fier of [th]e dou{n}g
[th]{a}t ascendith [th]{er}by be turned into watir

[[* Fol. 13b.]]

[*]by v{er}tu of cooldnes
of [th]e eir and falle dou{n} a[gh]en and ascende
vp a[gh]en. and [th]us
[gh]e haue fier wi[th]oute fier, and but wi[th] litil 16
traueile.

[Or, place your vessel in the sun's rays.]

Also ano[th]{er} maner of fier. sette [gh]oure vessel forseid to [th]e
strong reuerberaciou{n} of [th]e su{n}ne in somer tyme, and lete it
stonde [th]{er}e ny[gh]t and day. 20

[--How poor evangelic men may get the gracious influence of
gold.--]

Here I wole teche [gh]ou how pore eua{n}gelik me{n} may haue
wi[th]oute cost, and almoost for nou[gh]t, [th]e g{ra}cious influence of
gold, and [th]e maner of [th]e fixynge of it in oure heuene, [th]at is,

[Borrow a Florence florin of a rich friend, anneal [?heat]
it on a plate of iron, and throw it into some Burning Water,
taking care to quench the fire quickly to prevent the Water
wasting.]

oure q{ui}nta e{ss}encia.
if [gh]e be pore, [gh]e schal p{re}ie a riche man 24
[th]at is [gh]o{ur}e free{n}d
to leene [gh]ou a good floreyn of florence / and
anele it vpon a plate of yren as yren is anelid. and haue biside
[gh]ou a uessel
of er[th]e glasid, fillid ful of the beste brennynge watir
[th]at [gh]e may fynde.
& caste into [th]e watir [th]e floreyn anelid. and 28
loke [th]at