Sal Lumen and Spiritus Mundi Philosophici

Name: Sal Lumen and Spiritus Mundi Philosophici
Author: Clovis Hesteau de Nuysement

Treatises on the True Salt and the Universal Spirit of the World

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Book Three

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1621 pp. 305–306 · scans FR305, FR306

Quelque magnifique & ingenieux Prince voulant bastir un somptueux Palais, commandera aux Architectes qu'ayant ordonné l'assiete des principaux membres, & designé leurs enrichissemens; ils pratiquent au lieu plus seur & commode un cabinet où il puisse retirer & conserver ses tresors & plus precieux tiltres. Afin qu'outre le plaisir qu'il pourra prendre en cela, il puisse à point nommé en tirer luy mesme ce qu'il voudra donner: sans que les effects de sa liberalité dependent d'autres que de luy. Car il advient souvent à plusieurs grands qu'ils sont indignement contraincts de mandier de leurs serviteurs (au hazard mesme d'un impudent refus) un present de peu de valeur dont ils desirent recognoistre les merites de quelque homme vertueux.

Sal Lumen and Spiritus Mundi Philosophici: Book Three

1621 pp. 305–306 · scans FR305, FR306

A magnificent and ingenious prince who wishes to build a sumptuous palace will command the architects, once they have arranged its principal parts and designed their adornments, to make a private chamber in the safest and most convenient place, where he can deposit and preserve his treasures and most precious documents of title. Besides the pleasure he may take in this, he will then be able at the appointed moment to withdraw for himself whatever he wishes to give, without the exercise of his generosity depending upon anyone else. Many great men are often shamefully compelled to beg from their servants, even at the risk of an impudent refusal, some gift of little value with which they wish to acknowledge the merits of a virtuous man.

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The complete French text of 1621 with a new English translation, all three books, preliminary texts, nine concluding sonnets, original errata, 299 annotations and the complete supplied study apparatus.

Historical Text and Translation

Clovis Hesteau de Nuysement, Traittez de l’harmonie et constitution generalle du vray sel, secret des Philosophes, & de l’Esprit universelle du Monde. Paris: Jérémie Périer and Abdias Buisard, 1621. The governing witness is the BnF/Gallica reproduction, ark:/12148/bpt6k656273. The reproduced privilege is dated 6 November 1620; the separate eighty-page Poème philosophic of 1620 is outside this edition.

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