MAXIMILIAN Refers to Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II, to whom the work is dedicated

...will appear to offer the Mysteries: described in this manner by our COSMOPOLITAN Theories original: "COSMOPOLITICIS Theorys"; "Cosmopolitan" here refers to a universal philosophy, often associated with the "Cosmopolite," a pseudonym for famous alchemists.

THE SPIRITUAL RULER original: "TYRANNOS PNEUMATIKOS"; here "tyrant" is used in the ancient Greek sense of an absolute master or sole ruler, specifically over spiritual matters

original: "ARBOR RARITATIS"; this diagram uses the shape of the Greek letter Upsilon (Y) to show the diverging paths of human development

original: "ABYSSVS"

The spiritual elements
POWER original: "VIS" (1,000,000,000)
THE WISE MAN original: "ΣΟΦΟΣ"
Deceit original: "Fraus" (1,000,000)
The Philosopher original: "Φιλόσοφος" (100,000)
Anxiety original: "Sollicitudo" (1,000)
The Adept original: "Adeptus"; one who has mastered the secret of the philosopher's stone (1,000)
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ADOLESCENCE original: "ADOLESCENTIA"
CHILDHOOD original: "PVERITIA"
INFANCY original: "INFANTIA"
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EARTH / WATER
The heavy, material elements forming the "trunk" of human life before the paths diverge

In which degree of this explained threefold (Philosophical) Rarity (Most Merciful K I N G) I would indeed wish this gift of mine to be, and to be judged: Or you yourself, who excel and abound in the knowledge of the Greatest Arts and most Secret Matters, might easily reach [this] through conjecture.

A printer's "signature" mark, indicating the position of this leaf in the physical gathering of the book