Preface.

can be truly recognized and seen.

This shall be the true Royal Ruby and noble shining Carbuncle In alchemical traditions, the Carbuncle is a legendary gemstone said to glow in the dark, frequently used as a metaphor for the Philosopher's Stone in its most potent, "red" state. / of which it has been taught / that it gives a fiery brilliance and light in the darkness / and is a perfect Medicine for all Corpora Latin for "bodies"; in this context, it refers to both human bodies and the "bodies" of base metals. / and imperfect metals / to transform them into the best Gold / and to take away all sickness / anxiety / need and sorrow from mankind.

Therefore, may the favorable reader be exhorted / that he might earnestly sigh to God with me / that He might [open] the hearts and ears of all hard- The text breaks off here at the syllable "Hart-"; it likely intended to say "hard-hearted" or "stubborn."