Spagyric Anatomy of Mercury

with me that today there is scarcely any Magnate to be found in whom the greatness of Mind is more excellent, Religion more ardent, Justice more holy, Prudence more clear, Clemency more moderate, Munificence more illustrious, Learning more elegant, and Humanity more lovable, than in You yourself, MOST ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE. You certainly, among ILLUSTRIOUS MEN, are now almost the sole DEITY, LIGHT, and PILLAR of letters and all learned men, toward whom all good men on earth are drawn and carried, both in veneration and admiration. You, to speak with the Poet, are almost to be valued as:

Moreover, by the admiration of your Heroic Virtues, you have not only long since filled all the shores and corners of all Germany, but also, by the light and splendor of these same virtues, you have illuminated this entire European world far and wide, like some most radiant Star,