ON THE

ARMS AND TITLES

OF THE MAGNIFICENT AND MOST NOBLE MAN, LORD

MICHAEL MAIER

COUNT PALATINE original: "Comitis Palatini"; a high-ranking title of nobility granted by the Holy Roman Emperor., KNIGHT,

EXEMPT original: "Exempti"; referring to his "Noble Exempt" status, meaning he was answerable only to the Emperor’s court., DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND MEDICINE,

POET LAUREATE original: "P. L." (Poeta Laureatus); a prestigious title for excellence in Latin poetry. & FORMER PHYSICIAN

TO HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY.

Just as Nature opens her secret places to you, Maier,
And reveals whatever she holds submerged in the depths;
Since the Muses original: "Pegasides"; literally the daughters of the fountain created by Pegasus, referring to the Muses who inspire the arts. favor you, and Apollo original: "Delius"; an epithet for Apollo, god of medicine and music. himself has granted
The art of healing and his other skills to you;
What wonder is it that you were the charge of the Divine Rudolph Emperor Rudolf II (1552–1612), a famed patron of the occult and sciences.,
That you are loved by Princes, a sacred Leader of the Muses original: "Aonidum"; another name for the Muses from their home in Aonia.?
Continue, like the winged armor-bearer the eagle, the symbol of Jupiter and also an alchemical symbol for volatility. of great Jupiter, to lift
The sluggish toad a common alchemical symbol for the "fixed" or earthy matter of the Great Work. from the cold earth in victory.
Thus the brow that adorns and supports the open helmet
Upon the shield shall survive in eternal bloom.