[ILUG-Social] In reward of [th]e .4. q{ua}litees of mannys bo

[Dsouza]

He 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 / 12 reed coler is
adust / if reed [th]i{n}gis, and schewynge of bloodt [th]anne blood is
adust / And if he sei[th] [th]at he see[th] alle [th]ese .iij,
[th]ingis, [th]anne alle [th]e humouris ben adust / For as myche as
brennynge watir ascendi[th] to [th]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[th]
[th]{a}t feuere agu regne[th] in [th]e regiou{n} of [th]e heed / [th]e
philosophoris counceilis [th]at [th]e pacient schal not resceyue it in
[th]is sijknes / but it is nedeful [th]at he take oure 5 e{ss}enc{e} of
gold and of peerl, meyngi{n}g [th]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 [th]anne [gh]e schulen haue an heuenly medicyn to cure
p{er}fi[gh]tly [th]is sijknesse. ['for y^e frenesye & wodnesse.'] For to
cure [th]e frenesye and woodnes, or ellis at [th]e leeste 24 to swage it
/ take a greet quantite of popilion, and [th]e beste [--To cure or
assuage Frenzy and Madness.--] vynegre [th]at [gh]e may haue, and a good
q{ua}ntite of rewe domestik, weel brayed, and meyngid wi[th] [th]ese
forseid [th]i{n}gis; and biclippe [Wrap the head and feet in, and smell
at, Popilion (with Vinegar mixed), and Rue.] [th]e heed and [th]e feet
of [th]e pacient w{i}t{h} [th]is medicyn; and sum 28 [th]erof putte to
his nose-[th]rillis. [th]is medicyn anoon putti[th] awey [th]e frenesye
& [th]e schewy{n}ge of fantasies / it curi[th] also wode me{n} &
lunatike me{n}. and it restori[th] a[gh]en witt and discrecioun, &
maki[th] al hool and weel at eese. 32 ['13^a. M^e.'] [--To cure
Cramp.--] The .13. medicy{n} is to put a-wey [th]e craumpe fro a man.
for as myche as wise me{n} seyn [th]{a}t [th]e craumpe cometh of [th]e
[Use our Quinte Essence or Burning Water.] hurtynge & [th]e febilnes of
[th]e senewis, as it schewi[th] sumtyme yn medicyns maad of elebore,
[th]er is no [th]i{n}g [th]{a}t putti[th] awey [th]e 36 [Page 23: TO
CURE POISON AND COWARDICE.] [[* Fol. 24b.]] craumpe as doi[th] oure 5
e{ss}enc{e} afor