The book of quinte essence or the fifth being : that is to say, man's heaven : a tretice in Englisch breuely drawe out of Þe book of quintis essencijs in Latyn, Þat Hermys Þe prophete and kyng of Egipt, after Þe flood of Noe fadir of philosophris, hadde by reuelacioun of an aungilof God to him sende

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The book of quinte essence or the fifth being : that is to say, man's heaven : a tretice in Englisch breuely drawe out of Þe book of quintis essencijs in Latyn, Þat Hermys Þe prophete and kyng of Egipt, after Þe flood of Noe fadir of philosophris, hadde by reuelacioun of an aungilof God to him sende

edited from the Sloane MS. 73, about 1460-70 A.D. by Frederick J. Furnivall

(Early English Text Society original series, no. 16)

Published for the Early English Text Society, by N. Trübner, 1866

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Book of quinte essence

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"The tract appears to be ... about alcohol or spirits of wine; how to make it ... and what wonders it will work."--Preface

"Notes on the chemistry of the text, by C.H. Gill": p. 27-28

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