Antimonial Pharmacy

instead of being considered deserving of punishment,
they deserve a reward not only
before the World but be-
fore God, who is the one who
truly rewards those
who toil for the ben-
efit of their neighbor; having
I, for this very reason, graft-
ed, or better said, united
such a large number of Authors
to construct this Triumph original: Trionfo—This likely refers to the title of the work, possibly inspired by the "Triumphal Chariot of Antimony," a famous 17th-century alchemical text.;
which will serve as a defense original: Apologia—a formal justification of one's positions against detractors.
against certain shouting
quacks original: medicastri—a derogatory term for doctors who lack true skill or rely on outdated theories., or rather barking
chatterers original: cicaloni—literally "big cicadas," referring to those who make a lot of noise without substance., who without found-
ation exclude Antimo-
ny and Mercury total-
ly from medical use. Here they will
recognize, to their own chagrin,
how far they are from the
truth; and I pray, to their own con-
fusion, if they have the courage original: se li basta l' animo—literally "if the spirit is enough for them," meaning if they have the fortitude to face the evidence.