Helleus to the reader?

Helleus TO the Reader :

Whatever the Assembly of Philosophers original: "Turba philosophorum." This likely refers to the Turba Philosophorum, one of the most ancient and influential alchemical texts, or more generally to the collective wisdom of the ancient sages. had gathered in order,
the native tongue of Ripley George Ripley (c. 1415–1490) was a famous English alchemist and canon of Bridlington whose works were originally written in Middle English verse. gave forth in song.
These same things Maier Michael Maier (1568–1622), the celebrated physician and alchemist, translated Ripley’s English verses into Latin to make them accessible to the international Republic of Letters. makes to be Latin with his pen;
Hence Ripley is known, but that man [Maier] is even more renowned.