[English translation]

Ordinary distilled waters and some of their tested virtues.
[Drawing on page.] First do the distillation that you want of herbs, flowers and roots, distilled in a lead still as you see in the figure, or in a still made of terracotta, well fired inside and out that is used often and makes good waters, better than the lead still. But do not exclude distillation in glass and especially with the bain marie which is unique from all other distillations. Then there is distillation in the sun which is weak distillation that is used to make some water for the eyes or other such use. Because we are speaking of distillation in the lead still, we put in this figure so that you can see the way it is made and how the stills are placed. Viz.
Note that when you want to distill herbs make sure that all the herbs are mature, that is they have begun to flower. Collect them after the sun has dried the dew. By following this rule, all your waters will be preserved well and completely and they will last a long time. On the contrary, if you take them before they are mature and distill them, the waters will not last and soon are spoiled and the water becomes slimy and viscous. At that time you need to break it up and filter it or redistill it again. It is true that the water is not as perfect as it was at first, but it is good.

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[Italian transcript]

Aque stillate comune, alcune sue virtu aprobate.
Farai prima la destillatione che tu vorai fare de erbe, fiori e radice stillate al lambicho di piombo como tu vedi, overamente lambichi fati di terra cotta e bene invetriati di drento e di fora che molti se ne usano e fano bona aqua meglio che non fa il piombo. Ma non te partire dela destillatione del vetro et maxime quella del bagno maria quella e unica sopra a tutte le altre destillatione. Poi ve la destillatione del sole la quale e debile distillatione, cioe poco per volta per fare qualche aqua da occhii overo qualche prova. Et perche noi parliamo dela destillatione de lambichi di piombo, noi li metaremo qui in dissegno accio che tu possi vedere l’ordine el modo como son fatti e come stanno. Vz.
Nota dele erbe quando le vorai destillare fa che tutte le erbe siano mature, cioe che entrano inel fiorire. Et riccogliele chel sole abbia risutta la guaza. Et tenendo quest ordine tutte le tue aqui si conserverano bone e perfette e durerano longo tempo. Et cosi al contrario, se tu le stillarai tenere avanti che siano mature, le aque non durano et presto si corompano et l’aqua diventa lumacosa e vischosa. Et alora bisogna romperla e ricolarla overamente restillarla un altra volta. Vero e che l’aqua non e in quella perfecione che era prima, ma e bona.