THE TALE（第5页）

nay，nay，godwot，allbehenkorfrere，

priestorcanon，oranyotherwight;

thoughhesitathisbookbothdayandnight;

inlearningofthis*elvishnice*lore，*fantastic，foolish

allisinvain;andpardiemuchere，

istolearnalewd*manthissubtlety;*ignorant

fie!speaknotthereof，foritwillnotbe.

and*conneheletterure，*orconnehenone，*ifheknowslearning*

asineffect，heshallitfindallone

forbothetwo，bymysalvation，

conc露deninmultiplication**transmutationbyalchemy

alikewell，whentheyhaveally-do;

thisistosay，theyfailebothetwo.

yetforgotitomakerehearsale

ofwaterscorrosive，andoflimaile，**metalfiling

andofbodiesllification

andalsooftheirinduration，

oiles，ab露tions，metalfusible，

totellenall，wouldpassenanybible

thatowhere*is;wherefore，asforthebest，*anywhere

ofallthesenamesnowwillimerest;

for，asitrow，ihaveyoutoldenough

toraiseafiend，alllookheneersorough

ah!nay，letbe;thephilosophersstone，

elixircalld，weseekefasteachone;

forhadwehim，thenwerewesicker*enow;*secure

butuntogodofheavenimakeavow，**confession

forallourcraft，whenwehaveally-do，

andalloursleight，hewillnoteusto.

hehathy-madeusspendemuchegood，

forsorrowofwhichalstwewaxedwood，**mad