brymstone

Ingredients

brymstone, fyre

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

For to seme þat a manes hed ys of / Take brymstone and put it in a lampe with fyre and let it hang were as men cum in and they shall seme þat ther heddes be of þat be within (p. 266).

Evidence

"Take brymstone and put it in a lampe with fyre and let it hang were as men cum in and they shall seme þat ther heddes be of þat be within"

Remarks

The recipe employs brymstone (sulphur) within a lamp to produce an optical effect where individuals appear decapitated. It is categorized among 'books of secrets' or collections of tricks and illusions that were incorporated into the texture of remedy books (p. 265). The instruction specifies an interior setting, suggesting the effect relies on the properties of the burning mineral in a confined space (p. 266).