seelde he vse 5 essence / Also it is nedeful [th]at he vse ofte good
wiyn at his mete and at [th]e soper, in [th]e which be fixid [th]e 5.
essence of gold, as I tau[gh]te [gh]ou tofore. 16

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

[[* Fol. 19b.]]

[--To cure a man given up by his doctors.--]

The secu{n}de [*]medicyn is to heele a man, and make hym
lyue, [th]{a}t is almoost consumed in nature, and so ny[gh] deed [th]at
he is forsake of lechis. but if it be [th]e laste teerme of his lijf

[Give him Quinte Essence of Gold with celandine water, and he
shall rise up and speak.]

sett of god, [gh]e schal
[gh]eue hi{m} oure q{ui}nte e{ss}ence of gold wi[th] a 20
litil quantite of watir of celendoyn [gh]drawe, and meynge it wi[th]

['Aq{u}a celidoyn.']

[th]e o[th]{er}e [th]ingis aforeseid /
and anoon as [th]e sike hath resceyued
it into his stomak,
it [gh]eue[th] to [th]e herte influence of naturel heete
and of lijf. and [th]anne [gh]e schal se hi{m} rise vp and speke, and 24

[Then comfort him with our Quinte Essence, and he shall be
cured, unless God wills he shall die.]

wondirfully be comfortid
and strenk[th]id [th]{er}by // [th]anne comforte
him wi[th] minist{ra}ciou{n}
of our{e} q{ui}nte e{ss}encie afore seid, and he
schal be al hool /
but if it be so [th]at god wole algatis [th]at he schal
die / And I seie to [gh]ou truly,
[th]at [th]is is [th]e hi[gh]este maist{ri}e [th]{a}t 28

[Few doctors now know this highest secret.]

may be in transmutaciou{n} of kynde; for ri[gh]t fewe lechis now
lyuynge knowe [th]is p{ri}uytee.

[Page 16: HOW TO CURE LEPROSY AND PALSY.]

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

[--To cure the Leprosy that is caused by rotten humours.--]

The [th]ridde medicyn is to cure [th]e lepre [th]at is causid of
corrupcioun and putrifaccioun of ony of [th]e p{ri}ncipal humouris
of man; but not [th]e lepre [th]{a}t come[th] to man of kynde of
[th]e fadir and of [th]e modir leprous,--for it is callid morbus 4
heredit{us},--ne
[th]e lepre [th]at is sent of god by his plage, but [th]at

[Use our Quinte Essence, with those of Gold and Pearl; (or
Burning Water, if you have no Quinte Essence.)]

[th]{a}t is causid oonly of rotu{n} humo{ur}is / take oure 5 e{ss}enc{e}
aforeseid, wi[th] [th]e
q{ui}nte e{ss}enc{e} of goold and peerl, a litil quantite
at oo