Bis 
€ Here begynneth the kyꝛſt parte of this 
boke / wher in is compꝛehendyd the nos 
ble fepence & the treme dyſtyllacons of 
pate other dyuers thynges arty 
kycyally 
ee erate choptte ſheweth we dyl⸗ 
FN the kyzſt it is nedefull 
5 to be expꝛeſſyd and thes 
mat, Wed what Oritylipng is 
ei 7 it belõgeth to all ma 
cae of that thynge that they tegpnne 
oz entetpꝛyſe to woꝛke vpon / to the ens 
tente that he maye haue a perfyt knows: 
lege of luche woꝛtzes as he begynneth / 
tow he mare bꝛynge it to a good ende. 
¶ wderloꝛe it is to be vnderſtande that 
dyſtyllyng is none othet thynge / but one 
ly a putykxeng of the gtoſſe from the ſub 
tyll / a the ſubtyll frome the groſſe / eche 
{cperatip from other / to the entent that 
the cozruptyble (Gall be made intoꝛtup· 
tyble/and to make the matetyall inma · 
tetyall / tte quycke ſpyꝛrte tobe made 
moꝛe qurczet / brtaule it {holde the loner 
perce tẽ᷑ paſſe thaugh by the vertue of his 
great goodnes and Grengthe that there: 
in is fonke.and hy dde fo2 the concepupng: 
of his beithfult opetacxon in the body of 
man / for dyſtyllacron is an eicmentall 
thyng / for thꝛugh the mouynge of the na 
. it heuyns /euetyone muſte de natu⸗ 
tutally gonerned by the kodyes aboue ly 
be toile fhe body ofman —— exper 
te mayſtet in and theugh the 
waters that there ben —— 
groſſenes of the her bes ehe in his ſubſtã 
te /a that to be tonuered to the place mo 
nedefull foꝛ helth a cõſoꝛt/lyze as hete a 
tet moze dylygently (all be declared, 
(wobeteſoze dyſtyllynge is ſounde and 
ozdepned, Ca. ut. 
yſtyllynge is neceſſatyly founde 
and oꝛdemed for many maner ol 
necellytees / and {pecpailp foꝛ the lone of 
man hym foz to kepe in helthe & ſt tength 
and to baynge the (eke and wetze kody. 
agayne to helthe / and to the entent that 
the groſſe and coꝛtuptyble body may be 
agaynt clenſedand pur ytyed / foꝛ wi o fo 
euer taketh het bes / totes / oꝛ other tubs 
ſtauntes and ſtampe them / the luce ther 
of ſtrayned and mynpf red ts not fightip 
whiche many one therfore Doth them abs 
hozte / bytawſe of the inconuenyent 
fraht.Secondarply with waters dyſtyl 
Iyd / all maner of conſectyons/ſytopys/ 
povdets & electuatyes be myxced to the 
enttẽt that they ſholde be the moꝛe un 
t doulcet to be miniſt ted tetexued & vled 
Allo this dyſtyllyng is onclp founde ſoz 
the tomõ people that dwelle farte frome 
lynge is ordeyned / 
ony e iS nee 
fubftaunce in of 
toꝛpus 02 the man 
tuaryes “eonfectpons tid oan 
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