A SHORT PRE-

FACE.

Since rumors of the R.C. original: fratribus R. C.; a reference to the "Brothers of the Rosy Cross," more commonly known today as the Rosicrucians, a mysterious secret society whose manifestos had recently begun circulating in Europe. brothers are being spread everywhere to such an extent that many doubt what they should believe for certain regarding this matter, some things will be said about them for the sake of public benefit, so that in the future the simpler folk original: simpliciores; referring to those without specialized education or access to insider information. may more easily know and be able to examine the situation. In order to deal with this matter more clearly, the whole question under inquiry seems to concern four main points: namely, whether the R.C. brothers exist? What kind of people they are? From where they took their name? And for what purpose they spread such rumors? We will, therefore, speak of these things individually original: sigillatim..