Spagyric Anatomy of Mercury

so that there is now almost no place on earth to which their Famous Renown has not penetrated, and in which Your Illustrious Name is not greatly loved, respected, and celebrated. Nor is this without merit, since it is acknowledged and publicly manifest that YOUR ILLUSTRIOUS HIGHNESS, with a certain rare Felicity, has attained most abundantly all those things which the prayers of mortals can expect, whether from Nature, from Virtue, or from Fortune. And it seems the Genius of Nature, or rather the generous and prodigal hand of the almighty GOD, has poured Its goods and gifts into YOU ALONE the more kindly and abundantly, the more sparing It has hitherto been in bestowing such indulgences upon others. In YOU, also, both Military Fortitude and knowledge of the more refined Literature have formed such an amicable alliance that it has hitherto been a matter of debate among all: which of these Virtues in YOUR ILLUSTRIOUS HIGHNESS is more lovable or more venerable? And whether YOUR SAME EXALTED HIGHNESS has received more clarity from them, or whether they have borrowed more splendor from YOU? Finally, to these is added the singular love and benevolence of YOUR ILLUSTRIOUS HIGHNESS toward letters and the learned,