watir,--but [th]e firste is bettere,--and putte [th]{er}i{n}ne a litil 24
of rubarbe or of
su{m}me o[th]{er} laxatiue [th]at purgi[th] reed coler, and

['wat{er} of endyue.']

a greet q{ua}ntite of watir of endyue; and vse [th]is medicyn at
morowe & euen. and [th]e pacient schal be hool wi[th]oute doute.

['.11. M^e.']

['feu{er} cotydyan.']

[--To cure Daily Fever.--]

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

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

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

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['.12. M^e.']

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

[th]ese adust, and sumtyme of two togidere, and sumtyme of .3.
togidere / and [th]erfore
[th]e feu{er}e agu is [th]e posityue degree, and
in [th]e sup{er}latyue degree,
comp{ar}atif gree & sup{er}latif gree /
For [th]e feu{er}e agu
ha[th] comou{n}ly alienacioun of witt, & schewynge 8

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

['Signa.']

[[* Fol. 24.]]

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

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

Forwhi, if [th]e pacient
sei[th] [th]{a}t he see[th] blak [th]i{n}gis, [th]anne blak
coler, [th]at is, malencolie,
is adust / & if he se [th]ingis of gold / 1