[English translation]

Very aromatic elixir of life to preserve health and youth and to eliminate bad humors.
Take 1 ounce each of preparations of galingale, of ambergris, of marjoram, of roses from Abatos, of cinnamon, of orris root, of dill, of barley sugar, of cumin, of anise, Galen's tonic,
manus christi,
½ ounce each of preparations of amber, of sweet musk and of
diapliris
with musk, 4 ounces of syrup of French lavender, 2 ounces of syrup of licorice, 1 ounce of theriac of Andromachus and 8 ounces of fine sugar. The confection must be made of all these things and do not exclude any of them. Everything should be well mixed and incorporated in a mortar. Then put it in a glass bottle that has a narrow mouth so it can be tightly closed. Then put in 5 lb. of the best brandy made from the best wine in a glass still so well that it is without any water. Then cover the mouth of the bottle well with lute of wisdom so that gases cannot come out. Put the bottle in the sun or in a warm place, agitating and moving the glass with the material inside 2 or 3 times every day. Continue this for a month and at the end of this time let it sit for 8 days so the matter remains at the bottom of the bottle because the water will have taken all the substance of these things and will be the color of gold. Empty out the clear water by tilting. In this clear portion put musk and ambergris, about 1 dram each, and 2 drams of rhubarb. These three things should be ground together and wrapped up in fine silk and suspended in this clear quintessence to aromatize it and so you will have a very perfect water and a very noble elixir of life to use for the defects of human nature caused by phlegm in both men and women. It greatly soothes old age and preserves youth.... 180
Note that the use of this water or elixir does not need to be frequent. One who is past 30 years of age needs only to take a dose of 2 drams once a week with water of rosemary. One who is younger should take 1 dram at a time once a month with rose water and endive water. Also it has within it many other virtues as you will see for the other one which is written below. These both have been tested in the clinic in Bologna and in Lucca.

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[Italian transcript]

Elexir vite molto aromatico per conservare la sanita e la gioventaet consumare li cativi humori.
Rx. diagalanga, diambra, diamargariton, diarodon abatis, diacinamomo, diairis, diantos, diapenidion, diacimino, dianisi, letitie galieni, manus christi, ana onza j, diambre, diamuscho dolce, diapliris cum muscho, ana onza s, syropo de sticados, onze iiij, syropo de liquiritia onze ij, tiriacha andromaci onza j, zuccharo fino onze viij. Et di tutte queste sopra ditte cose si debe pigliare le confectioni fatte e non le spetie simplice di quelle. Et ogni cosa sia bene mescolate et incorporate in uno mortaio. Poi poste in uno vaso di vetro che abia la bocca stretta accio si possa meglio serrare. Poi se’l li mette adosso lb. v di perfettissima aqua vite fatta di optimo vino al lambicco di vetro fino a tanto che resta senza humidita alcuna. Poi sia bene turato la bocha del vaso con lutto sapientie tal che li spiriti no possano exalare. Et meti il ditto vaso al sole overo in loco caldo, aggitando et movendo il vetro con la materia che vie drento ogni di 2 o 3 volte e continuando questo per un mese. Et in capo al tempo si lassi rippossare per 8 di la ditta compositione inel ditto vaso che resti al fondo impero che l’aqua sublimata havera presa tutta la substantia di quelle cose e sera in colore de oro. Et vacuua per inclinatione l’aqua chiara. Et in questa parte chiara, ponerai muscho e ambracan, ana drama j, et reubarbero drame ij et queste 3 cose siano contrite et legate in sotil seta et sospese in questa quinta essentia chiara per aromatizarla et cosi tu averai una aqua molta perfetta, et uno elexir vite molto nobile da usare in li difetti dela natura humana tanto a huomo quanto a donna, causati da flegma et il conforto grande dela senectu et conservatione dela gioventa.
Nota che l’usare di questa aqua overo elexir non debe essere frequente et chi ha passato li 30 anni ne debe pigliare una volta ala setimana drame ij per presa con aqua di rosmarino. Et chi e piu giovane ne debe pigliare una volta il mese con aqua roxa e de indivia drama j per volta. Et etia tiene in se de molte altre virtu come tu vedrai in quest altro qui disotto scritto, li quali sono tutti 2 aprobati in lo studio di bologna et in lucca.