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''N times pat the Philoopher pake afters diners and undrie manners through their writings, ith that as it were in a riddle and cloudie uoyce, they haue left unto us a certaine most excellent and noble cience, but altogither obcure, and without all hope utterly denied, and that not without good caue. VVherefore I would aduie thee, that aboue all other books, thou houldet firmly fixe they mind upon thee even Chapters, conteining in them the tranmutation of mettalls, and often call to mine the beginning, middle, and end of the ame, wherein thou halt finde uch ubtilitie, that thy minde hal be fully contended therewith.'' Rh