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1、ALexiconofAlchemybyMartinRulandustheElderTranslatedbyArthurE.WaiteJohnM.WatkinsLondon1893/1964(250Copies)ALexiconofAlchemyorAlchemicalDictionaryContainingafullandplainexplanationofallobscurewords,Hermeticsubjects,andarcanephrasesofParacelsus.byMartinRulandusPhi
2、losopher,Doctor,andPrivatePhysiciantotheAugustPersonoftheEmperor.[WiththePrivilegeofHismajestytheEmperorforthespaceoftenyears]BythecareandexpenseofZachariahPalthenus,Bookseller,intheFreeRepublicofFrankfurt.1612PREFACETotheMostReverendandMostSerenePrinceandLord,
3、TheLordHenryJULIUS,BishopofHalberstadt,DukeofBrunswick,andBurgraveofLuna;HisLordship’smosdevoutandhumbleservantwishesHealthandPeace.InthedeepconsiderationsoftheHermeticandParacelsianwritings,thathaswell-nighcometopasswhichofoldovertooktheSonsofShematthebuilding
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5、works,deterredbytheobscurityofthetermswhicharemetwithinsomanyplaces,andbythedifficultyofinterpretingthehieroglyphs,holdthemostnobleartincontempt;whileothers,desiringtopenetratebymainforceintothemysteriesofthetermsandsubjects,endeavourtotearawaytheconcealedtruth
6、fromthefoldsofitscoverings,butbestowalltheirtroubleinvain,andhaveonlytherewardofthechildrenofShemfortheirincrediblepainandlabour.UntoboththeseclassesIwishtocomeforwardwithhelp,thattheymaynotonlyseekmorediligentlyintothewritingsoftheHermetists,butthattheymayunde
7、rstandthembetter,andthatinthismannerthedivineArtofAlchemymaybemoresuccessfullytakeninhand.ForwhichreasonIhaveconcludedtopublishthisLexiconofAlchemy,formerlycompiled,andenlargedandcompletedsincebyme.WhichalsoIwoulddedicatetoonewhoshinesoverallprinces,notonlyinkn
8、owledgeofthelearnedlanguagesandmorecelebratedarts,butalsodailyshowshimself,byhissingularindustryandskilfulhand,mostintelligentandstudiousintheArtofChemistry.WhenceIhavejustl
