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Scripture
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HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUCIANS.
I am minded to set it down here, as it is, and give every
one leave to consider it.
HERMES PRINCEPS.
POST TOT ILLATA
GENERI HUMANO DAMNA,
DEI CONSILIO :
ARTISQUE ADMINICULO
MEDICINA SALUBRIS FACTUS
HEIC FLUO.
Bibat ex me qui potest : lavet, qui vult : turbet, qui audet :
BIBITE FRATRES,
ET VIVITE.
This writing might well be read and understood, being
easier than any of the rest. After we had washed our-
selves out of the Fountain, and every man had taken a
Potus. draught out of an intirely golden cup,
Vestitus.
we once more fol-
lowed the Virgin into the hall, and there put on new
apparel, all of cloth of gold gloriously set out with flowers.
There was also given to everyone another Golden Fleece,
set about with pretious stones, and various workmanship
according to the utmost skill of each artificer. On it hung
a weighty medal of gold, whereupon were figured the sun
and moon in opposition, but on the other side stood this
" The light of the moon shall be as the light of
poesie :
the sun, and the light of the sun shall be seven times
brighter than at present."
Our former jewels were laid in
a little casket, and committed to one of the waiters.
After this the Virgin led us out in our order, where the
musitians waited ready at the door, all apparelled in red
velvet with white guards. After which a door, that J