MONETARY PARADOXES original: "PARADOXA MONETARIA"

MONETARY,

That is:

Remarkable / and to

outward appearances / strange

unusual / yet in themselves true

Conclusions /

original: "Schlußreden." In this context, these are formal propositions or logical arguments presented for debate.

Concerning the current disrupted

Monetary system. The "Müntzwesen" refers to the system of minting and currency. At the time of this printing in 1622, the Holy Roman Empire was in the midst of a massive financial crisis known as the Kipper- und Wipperzeit, characterized by extreme inflation and the debasement of silver coins.

What prevents one from telling the truth
while laughing? original Latin: "Ridentem dicere verum Quid vetat?" This is a famous quotation from the Roman poet Horace (Satires, 1.1.24), suggesting that serious truths can be delivered with a touch of wit or irony.

In the Year 1622.