Echo of the Rosicrucian Colloquy

highly trusted friend Anonymous
Well-known, that your self-com-
posed Rosicrucian Dialogue original Latin: "Colloquium Rhodostauroticum." A "colloquy" is a formal conversation or written dialogue, a popular literary form in the 17th century for discussing philosophical or religious ideas., which indeed has the ap-
pearance as if it were sent to
you by one Christian Unnamed original: "Christiano Vngenandt." This is a play on the name "Christian Rosencreutz," the legendary founder of the order, suggesting the author is a "Christian whose name is unknown.",
has—according to its dat-
ing—come into the hands of us Collegiants original: "Collegianten." This refers to members of a "collegium" or a spiritual assembly, often used by groups who gathered for study and worship outside of official state churches.
of the highly-gifted Order of the
Rose Cross in a timely
manner.

And although we had very
good knowledge of your inten-
tion in this regard well before
you gave the same to the press original Latin: "sub prælo," meaning submitted for printing,
and could have quite easily
advised you to let the matter
rest; nevertheless, for the fol-
lowing reasons, we have very
graciously allowed you to pro-
ceed with it unhindered.