¶ Here begynneth a litil boke the whiche traytied and reherced many gode thinges necessaries for the infirmite & grete sekenesse called Pestilence the whiche often times enfecteth us made by the most expert Doctour in phisike Bisshop of Arusiens in the realme of Denmark &c̈
AT the reuerence & worschip of the blessed Trinite & of the glorious virgyn saynt Marye & the conseruation of the comyn wele of alle cristen people, as wel for them that ben hole as for remedie of them that been seke, I the bisshop of Arusiens in the royalme of denmark doctour of Phisique wille write by the moost experte and famous doctours auctorised in Phisike somme thynges of the infirmite of pestilence whiche dayly enfecteth, & sone soffreth us to departe oute of this lyfe
First I wil write the tokenes of this īfirmite
The second the causes wherof yt cometh
The thirde remedies for the same
The fourth comfort for the herte & the p͏͛ncipal