The Theoretical Brothers, or the Second Stage of the Rosicrucians

(are there not such people?) were secretly bribed to testify against the society and its principles. — They were accused of the most shameful crimes; they were imprisoned, their property confiscated, and since in those times one only had to be a minor naturalist naturalist: "Naturforscher," referring here to someone who studies the laws of nature and science, which was often viewed with suspicion by religious authorities to be passed off as a sorcerer sorcerer: "Hexenmeister," a term used to brand intellectuals or scientists as practitioners of black magic — they were publicly burned as such, without their defense even being heard —

"Burned!" cried the tender Nurmahal with horror — "that is terrible!"

"Yes! my dear lady! Interest of state interest of state: "Staatsinteresse," the political justification that the preservation of the government's power outweighs moral or legal considerations has likely prompted even greater acts of villainy than burning sixty knights for the sake of a few hundred thousand purses. —"

"These unfortunate knights, suspecting their imminent destruction, hid their writings and knowledge, and some of those who remained collected these and continued their society under another name. —"

"And the Rosicrucians?" asked Shah Gebal Shah Gebal is the fictional Sultan in this narrative, listening to the history told by his courtier, Danishmend. in a tone that was a cross between boredom and irritation. —