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 and are friends to Art. That poor Philoophers hould take no delight in riches, and rich men hould take great delight in philoophy, is to me an argument, that there is more delight honour, and atisfaction in the one then in the enjoyment of the other. I once read of a noble mans porter that let in all that were rich apparelled, but excluded a poor Philoopher:but I hould, if I had been in his place, have rather let in the Philoopher, without the gay clothes then the gay clothes without the philoopher. As long as I have ene or reaon I hall improve them to the honour of Art, epecially that of Alchymie. In the perfection thereof there are riches, honour, health, & length of dayes:by it Artefius lived 1000. yeares, Flammell built 28. Hopitals with large reveneues to them, beides Churches and Chappells; for