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 and reverence, I durt not apply my elf with empty hands to your greatness. Now being thoughtfull, and looking about in my tudy to ee what preent I hould betow upon uch an Illutrious Prince, behold! amongt uch things are were cloely laid up, the books Of Occult Philosophy, or of Magick, preently offered themelves, uch as I attempted to write whilet I was very yong, and now many yeers being pat, as it were forgetting them, have neglected to perfect them; I preently made hat as it were to pay my vows, to preent them to your honor to compleat them. Truly I was perwaded that I could give nothing more acceptable to you, then a new work of mot ancient and abtrue learning; I ay a work of my curious youth, but a doctrine of antiquity, by none I dare ay hitherto attempted to be retored. Yet my works are not wrote to you, becaue they are worthy of you, but that they might make a way open for me to gain your favor. I beeech you, if it may be, let them be excued by you. I hall be devotedly yours, if thee tudies of my youth hall by the