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but then why did he encrypt it? Something seems extremely illogical to me right now...

Assuming that the VMS is a composite manuscript, not every part is necessarily equally “worthy of encryption.” As far as Uroscopy is concerned, at least the illustration shown You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is quite useful evidence.

An article about uroscopy that is well worth reading (unfortunately only available in German):
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edit: Here is another entertaining poem by an anonymous writer (hexameter) from the 14th century:
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Omnipotens dominus plasmavit humi Medicinam,
Ut relevaret onus hominis morbique ruinam.
Carminibus, verbis, petris, radicibus, herbis.
Frondibus et sueis, lacrymis, venis quoque brucis,
Seminibus, granis, périt omnis morbus inanis.
A mortis cede subito, Medicina, recede.
Tunc Medicina périt, cum mors sua debita querit.
Si mors tardari posset medicoque levari,
Viveret Archigenes, Ypocras necnon Galienus:
Cum medicus moritur, tunc mortis gloria scitur!
Mors naturalis et morbus primicialis
Numquam curantur sed paulisper leviantur.
Fortis Natura per se curat mala plura,
Sed si lassatur, hanc phisicus auxiliaturģ
Si nimis artatur et morbus predominatur,
Ars tunc cassatur medici, mors seva minatur.
Sagax Natura medici sit maxima cura,
Nam coniectura gravis est nimis ad sua iura.
Non medici vēstis, aurum nec vana loquela
Morborum causas curant, sed recta medeia.
Crebro mendaces medicos ego damno loquaces:
Mortem victuro tribuunt, vitam morituro.
Multi sunt medici qui sunt egris inimici,
Qui non scrutantur res sed subito medicantur,
Et sic purgantes fiunt persepe necantes.
Cum vaga Natura partes petit interiorum,
Tunc in censura multi titubant medicorum.
Multis cautelis morum gravitate fidelis
Utatur medicus nec sit nimis ipse pudicus.
Fallit in urina medicum deceptio bina:
Quod calet in gelido, friget et in calido.
Cur tu femineum conceptum scire fateris,
Urina dubitans an sit maris aut mulieris?
Cum medicus dubitai de morbi condicione,
Ignotum temptat quid dicere cum racione.