<fol. 4r>Here begynnes A noble tretes made of a Fesycyon~
John~ of Burdose fro medycyn~ agayn~ ye pestelence
and it is departyd in iiij partes . The fyrst telles how
a ma~ sall kepe hym~ in tym~ of pestelence yt he
fall no3te yer-in . The ij telles how yis sekenes commes
The iij what medycyn~ helpes yis sekenes The iiij
how a ma~ sall kepe hym in yt tym~ . Jn ye fyrst parte
says yis clerke yt for defaute of gud gouernaunce
& diettynge in mettes & drynkes me~ falles in-to yis
sekenes yer-for when~ pestelence rennes in contre
ye ma~ yt wyll kepe hym fro it hym nedes to kepe
hym~ fro al+maner excese & owtrage of met & drynk
ne vse no bathes ne swete not to mekyll for all
yer opyns ye humors of ye body & makes ye corrupe
ayre to entre & sterrys ye lyuely spretes of
A ma~ & enfeblys ye body . flee yen~ lechery for yt
both febles ye kynde & opyns ye porys yt ye venemouse
ayre may in-to or ley spirytes of a ma~
And also vse yt tym~ lytyll frute or noyne bot yf
it be soure . . And ett lytill or no3te of garleke
vn3ons leykes or any swylk mettes for yai bryng~
on~ a ma~ vnkyndly hete Also soffer no3te gretly
threst yt <missing letter?>ymes at it rynes & yf yu threste .
drynke mesurabylly no3te bot sloken~ yi threste
<fol. 4v>The best drynke ware yan~ Tysan~ or cald water mengyd
wt wyn~-agre for yis maner of drynke is profetable
& namly to yam~ yt er Colerike of complecyon~ for~
yai er comonly hatter yan~ dryer~ and oyer & lener~ of
body . The ij part telles how yt yis sekenes commes
& what is ye cause yer-of . Jn a ma~ yer ar iij principall
parttes & membrese The hert ye lyuer & ye harnes &
ylkon~ of yam~ has ye place whar he may pute owt
hys superfluyttes & clense hym~ The hart has hys place
in ye arme holes The lyuer has hys be-twyn~ ye the
& ye body . And ye harnes vnder ye throte or in eres
yan~ ye sekenes commes yus . when~ ye pores ar
opyn~ for som~ cheson~ be-for-sayd in ye fyrst parte Than~
enters ayre yt is v[e]nomose . And as+son~ is t it
mengyde wt a mans blod yan~ rynnes it to ye hart
yt is ye grond & rote of lyfe & of kynde . to dystrow
ye hart & sla a ma~ The heart flees kyndely yt at is
agayns it & contrariouse & puttes yt mater away
fro hym~ to hys clensyng~ place . And for yt place
is stoppyd & may no3te owte it passes to ye princypall
partye next . and yt is ye lyuer to dystrow it
and as ye hart puttes it to hys clensyng~ place &
for it is stoppyd & may no3te owt it passes to
ye iij princypall partye ye harnes & he puttes it to
hys clensyng~ place & it may no3te owt yer . and yus
<fol. 5r>lang tym~ it is mouiynge or it ryste in any place . xij
houres & more & bot yf it passe wt-in ye tym~ of xiiij
houres wt bledyng~ it is fystyns in som~ place & castes
a ma~ in-to an angw & makes a boche ryse in som~ of
yer iij partys of clensyng~ or ner yam~ . The iij party telles
of helpe agayns yis sekenes & wt-in what tym~
it may be if a ma~ fele any prekkyng~ or slakeryng~ of
blod it is a tokyn~ of yis sekenes & yan~ yay suld
bled son~ if it may be ye fyrst owre or wt-in vj
houres efter & if a ma~ may no3te be lattyn~ blod yan~
drynke no3te nor ett no3te or he bled & passe no3te
xij houres & he may . for all yt tym~ ye mater is mouand
for cause be-forsayde . And certanly bledyng~ in
yis tym~ of ye waynes yat j sall tell efter sall helpe
to haue it a-way . bot & it passe xiiij houres or yu
bled ye mater is gendyrd & hardyrd & wyll no3te
passe owte of ye wayn~ if it be smyttyn~ neuer-ye-lesse
yf yu bled yan~ it may no3te harme . bot it is no3te
syker~ to helpe ye . yer-for & ye mater be gendird vnder ye
arme holes it comes of ye hart & yan~ bled of ye
harte wayn~ yt is called ye cardiake & euermore
bled on~ ye sam~ syde yt ye sekenes is on~ . for els
folowes ij harmes . An is & yu bled on~ ye toder syd
ye gude blod at is in ye syde at is no3te corrupyd nor~
venomede . sall be drawen~ owt & ye euyll blode
a-byde styd styll & yan~ is ye body febyller~ for defaute
of blode yt is gud qwylke wald haue helpyd
<fol. 5v>ye kynd The ij harme is more for yan~ ye blod at
is venomed sall passe ouer thurght by ye harte & venome
it & hast a ma~ to ye ded . The sekenes betwyx
ye the & ye body comes of ye lyuer & yan~ if
ye mater appers in ye jnnermar syde be-syd ye priuy thyng~
bled on~ ye fote on~ ye same syde of ye wayn~ yt is
betwyx ye thomble too & ye next too . for if ye boche
be yar & yu bled on~ ye arme ye mater wyll draw
vp a-gayn~ to ye princypall partys ye hart or ye lyuer
& do harme . And if ye boche be more owtywarde
to ye syde & forther fro ye priuy place . bled yan~ of ye
wayn~ be-twyx ye ankle on~ ye sam~ syd & ye hele
or on~ ye wayn~ yt is euen~ vnder ye ankle . yt is
called sophen~ or els be ventused on~ ye the wt a
boyste be-syde ye boche & bot if ye mater apper~ in ye
clensyng~ place of [ye] hed or of ye armes . bled on~ ye
hede wayn~ on~ ye same arme yt lies next a-bown~
Abown~ ye body wayn~ or on~ ye cardiake in ye
bught of ye arme or els bled on~ ye wayn~ yt is
appon~ ye hande betwyx ye thombe & ye next fynger
or els be ventused betwyx ye schulders wt
boystes befor ye blod be yus drawen~ oute & ye
princypall membre clensed . The hart suld be comforted
wt cald letwares for to temper ye gret hette
of ye harte & efter it war~ gud to haue water stylled
<fol. 6r>of ye herbes fowloyng~ . Betoyn~ pympernoll Tormentile
& Scabyouse & yis is a gud medycyn~ in yis sekenes
& to kepe a ma~ yer-fro . Also whyls a ma~ is in yis
sekenes he suld be dyetyd mesurabylly for ye feuer agw
is euer-more wt yis sekenes . he suld no3te ett flesse gretely
bot if it ware lytyll schekyns sothen~ in water or
frech water fyche or oder small fysch rosted & ettyn~
wt wyn~-Agre . Also it is gud yt tym~ ett potage
of almondes & to drynke Tysan~ or els in ye hete to
drynke a lytyll small ale & thyn~ . And if a ma~ yt
has yis sekenes couett gretly to drynk wyn~
gyfe hym~ vyneger~ mengyd wt mekyll water . bott
whyte of ye Reyn~ is mekyll better yan~ ye red to
vs mesurably in yis sekenes . Also for gret ned
who so wyll may vse a poudre yt is gud to kepe
a ma~ fro venom~ . And it is made of ye thynges or
of som~ of yam~ yt may best be gettyn~ yt is to say of
Dytane . pympernoll . Turmentile & Scabyose bole
Armonyake . & terra sigillata . yer ij last yt are
strangest spicers has yam~ to sell . And ilkon~ of ye
forsayde herbes brayed by hym~ selfe & dronken~
wt wyn~ or ale if a ma~ be venomed it wyll dryf
it owt be ye sam~ place at it enterd in-to hym~
And yer-for who so drydes yam~ of yis sekenes
kepe yam~ fro thynges befor sayde
<indented>A gud medycyn & A sufferand for~ ye <page torn>
Take ij sponfull of fayr clen~ watter & v<page torn>
<fol. 6v>of fyn~ rede venyger & a myche treakle of geane as a
hessilnote & meng~ yes iij to-geder & drynke it &
slepe not efter yat 3e haue dronkyn~ it whyls ix
houres be past & it sall dryfe ye boche to apper~ at
on~ of ye pore3 & yan~ ly A . Corracy to it to cause
it rote & breke & if it scayll drynke ye drynke
Aforsayd a-gayn~ in maner & form~ // <lat>probatu~ est</lat> <a blank line follows>