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formed,
HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUCIANS.
for on the inside it was arched into seven hemi-
spheres, of which the middlemost was somewhat the highest,
and had at top a little round hole, which was shut and was
observed by none but myself. After many ceremonies
stept in six Virgins, each of which bare a large trumpet,
rouled about with a green, glittering, and burning material
like a wreath, one of which the old man took, and after he
had removed some of the lights at top, and uncovered their
faces, he placed one of the trumpets upon the mouth of one
of the bodies in such manner that the upper and wider part
Usus of it was directed towards the fore-mentioned hole. Here
tubarum.
my companions always looked upon the images, but as soon
as the foliage or wreath about the shank of the trumpet
Forti ex was kindled, I saw the hole at top open and a bright stream
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veniens. of fire shoot down the tube and pass into the body, where-
upon the hole was again covered, and the trumpet removed.
With this device my companions were deluded into imagin-
ing that life came to the image by the fire of the foliage,
for as soon as he received his Soul he twinckled his eyes
Homuncuii though scarcely stirring. The second time he placed
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another tube upon its mouth, kindled it again, and the
Soul was let down through the tube. This was repeated
upon each of them three times, after which all the lights
were extinguished and carried away. The velvet carpets
of the table were cast together over them, and immediately
a travelling bed was unlocked and made ready, into which,
thus wrapped up, they were born, and, after the carpets
were taken off them, neatly laid by each other, where, with
the curtains drawn before them, they slept a good while.
It was now time for the Virgin to see how the other artists
behaved themselves they were well pleased because they
were to work in gold, which is indeed a piece of this art,