ON THE NATURAL DESIRE FOR KNOWLEDGE 137their death, for the honor <strong>of</strong> the entire <strong>Academy</strong> and by obligation and specificirremovable constitution 93 shall be printed by their dear companions,with the same <strong>di</strong>ligence as if they were living; or better, <strong>of</strong> the greater compositionswhich, because <strong>of</strong> their size itself or length <strong>of</strong> pictures or etchingsor because <strong>of</strong> the time <strong>of</strong> the prece<strong>di</strong>ng ones 94 come to be delayed, for moresecurity and to give them greater notice during the time <strong>of</strong> waiting, tables <strong>of</strong>contents, summaries and such like shall be printed, and works which due tothe death <strong>of</strong> their authors should remain incomplete, if they are reduced ina convenient state, shall be published and conserved faithfully in name andmemory <strong>of</strong> him in the common archive in accordance with the what theauthor shall <strong>di</strong>spose. Here then is the assurance <strong>of</strong> rapid, faithful and <strong>di</strong>ligentpublication; whether the work is presented by the author in life or evenleft in death o simply left in the hands <strong>of</strong> his companions, nor prohibitingfrom him who should legitimately wish to have some <strong>of</strong> his own compositionsprinted on his own while living or so request <strong>of</strong> those among his companionsas should seem to him upon his death.How much honor and esteem can be acquired with such communication<strong>of</strong> one’s own contemplations and how much one can make oneselfknown both by princes and other literati as well as by all civil people lea<strong>di</strong>ngto rewards not only <strong>of</strong> praise and honors but also <strong>of</strong> convenient<strong>of</strong>fices, appointments and positions, each can consider for himself.Moreover, if it seems that in the past scholars were commonly littleesteemed and honored, seeing as with how little order and ardor for themost part so few arrived at knowledge and to a notable degree <strong>of</strong> it, andthese <strong>di</strong>sunited, scattered, hidden and with no correspondence, guidance,or counsel, or better, with no testimony <strong>of</strong> their doctrine, with the exception<strong>of</strong> that which fallacious fame or rather idle talk, generally born <strong>of</strong> theignorant common herd and always in favor <strong>of</strong> those who know how tomake good appearances, was want to <strong>of</strong>fer, it can be well believed thatthis 95 was caused by these <strong>di</strong>sorders. 96 Hence, these having been altogetherremoved and posited such a fine union and well regulated correspondenceand government <strong>of</strong> the literati, added the mutual aids and counselin the places where this <strong>Academy</strong> holds its meetings, both the elders indoctrine, already for their own deeds known as eminent, and the others93 Specific provision in the <strong>Academy</strong> charter.94 Read: because <strong>of</strong> the time necessary for publication <strong>of</strong> the prece<strong>di</strong>ng ones.95 This: the little esteem attributed to knowledge.96 By the defects and impe<strong>di</strong>ments which have just been described.
138DEL NATURAL DESIDERIO DI SAPEREaccesi all’imitazione, e tutti ardenti e perpetuamente nell’impresa dellostu<strong>di</strong>o, debbiano 97 essere d’altra maniera stimati, riguardati e premiati.Né vi sarà pericolo che siano <strong>di</strong> melanconia o inertia biasimati, mentrenon meno daranno opra all’attioni, frutti delle contemplationi, che allecontemplationi stesse, meno che la <strong>di</strong>ssimilitu<strong>di</strong>ne dall’altri possa ostarlimentre procurano communicar gratiosamente a ciascuno i lor talenti, erenderseli per quanto gli lece simili, anzi maggiori nella scienza; parimenteil grado e la facultà che gli dà il saper non sarà invi<strong>di</strong>ata o malvista,né dovrà dubitarsi che sì nobile instrumento venghi d’essi abusato,oprando loro il tutto in servitio de’ lor principi e maggiori a’ quali pr<strong>of</strong>essanoogni riverenza et in publico utile e beneficio a giovamento <strong>di</strong> ciascheduno,a danno <strong>di</strong> nissuno; ché perciò, anco affettando al possibile laquiete e la pace, hanno per constitution particolare sban<strong>di</strong>ta da’ loro stu<strong>di</strong>ogni controversia fuori che <strong>natural</strong>e e matematica e rimosse le cose politichecome poco grate, e con ragione, a’ superiori. 98Così, <strong>di</strong>mostrando con li progressi e fatti stessi che altro non procuranoe bramano che la sapienza per utile e <strong>di</strong>letto sì proprio come anco commune<strong>di</strong> ciascuno, e che per ciò fatigano e sono per fatigar sempre, néaffrettano de finir i stu<strong>di</strong> col dottorato per comminciar i guadagni, non èdubbio che da’ principi e quelli che governano saranno favoriti e promossia meritati honori e mantenuti anco delle necessarie facultà, movendosiquesti, 99 come è <strong>di</strong> ragione e come per essempio si è visto, dalli meriticonosciuti per mezzo dell’opre e per verace e sicura approvatione, per lequali molto meglio s’otteranno i luoghi <strong>di</strong> pubblica cathedra e d’assistenzaappresso alli gran<strong>di</strong>, e saranno con quell’osservanza e decoro, che convienea tali <strong>di</strong>scipline et al fine <strong>di</strong> esse, retenuti et essercitati.E non vi essendo hoggi altro in<strong>di</strong>tio e testimonianza della perfettionescientiale che la fallace fama, che corre, o il commune titolo del dottorato,dependenti quella dal rumore dell’ignoranti, questo dall’or<strong>di</strong>naria consuetu<strong>di</strong>nedelle scole, quanto necessaria e qual migliore approvationepoteva trovarsi che quella che dal pienissimo consenso et unione <strong>di</strong> tanti97 Debbiano: sottinten<strong>di</strong> ben si potrà credere che.98 Su questo significativo aspetto riman<strong>di</strong>amo alla introduzione, Federico Cesi, gliideali, le opere, in F. Cesi, Opere scelte, cit., p. LXVIII e passim.99 I principi e quelli che governano.
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