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consequence original: Folge; this completes the thought from the previous page: "...which the consequence shall prove." shall prove. I who meanwhile, with all respect, have the honor to remain, the

Honored Reader's

Given at Schweighardshausen A small village in Bavaria, Germany. on the 3rd of January 1753.

Gottlieb von Weissenfels /

at the Green Lion. original: im grünen Löwen; this likely refers to the name of the printing house or the publisher's residence. In alchemical symbolism, the "Green Lion" is a potent metaphor, often representing the acidic mineral "vitriol" or the raw, unrefined energy of nature used to dissolve gold.