A Pious and Useful Admonition Concerning the Brothers of the Rosy Cross

...falls, original: "cadit." This completes the sentence from the previous page: "Something of every[thing]... falls." so that one and the same man might be able to excel in all things. Just as the Emperor Justinian Emperor Justinian original: "Iustinianus Imperator." Justinian I (r. 527–565 AD), the Byzantine emperor famous for codifying Roman law. He famously stated that "to have a memory for all things is an attribute of divinity rather than humanity." attributed the memory of all things to divinity alone, while denying it to mortality, as can be seen in the civil laws. original: "legibus ciuilibus."

7. They do not seem to devote themselves to scholarship, original: "literis." Literally "letters," referring to formal education and the pursuit of knowledge. because among them there are no rewards for study, and no formal ceremonies for promotion. Since human beings are so constituted that they are drawn to study by rewards and honors (which is why Academies Academies original: "Academiæ." In the 17th century, these were formal institutions of higher learning or scientific societies, often under royal or state patronage. were established, where honors are bestowed upon the most diligent), it seems very likely that one can conclude in favor of the skeptical view. This is because they [the Rosicrucians] neither possess nor reside in any such Academy or privileged school. original: "scholam priuilegiatam." A school granted specific legal rights, titles, or exemptions by a sovereign power.

8. Furthermore, in regard to these Academies, it would support the negative argument that if these brothers original: "fratres." The members of the Rosicrucian order. were many in number, they would effectively be required to pursue the same studies, attend the same lectures, and read the same books all at once. From this, it would follow that the specific books they used could be easily identified, especially because of their rarity; if indeed...