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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43503	The wise-mans crown, or, The glory of the rosie-cross shewing the wonderful power of nature, with the full discovery of the true cœlum terræ, or first matter of metals, and their preparations into incredible medicines or elixirs that cure all diseases in young or old : with the regio lucis, and holy houshold of rosie crucian philosophers / communicated to the world by John Heydon, Gent. ...	Heydon, John, b. 1629.; Talbot, Frederick.	1664 (1664)	Wing H1677_bk1; Wing H1667A_bk2; ESTC R4690	63,702	152

Lord Verulam is taxed for the length of Learning Paracelsus is envyed for hard words Sir Kenelm Digby is censured by Tho. Vaughan Dr. Barlovv for his tedious distinctions Des Cartes for the perplexity of his Method and in a word these very learned and most excellent Philosophers Phisitions and Divines that by the profoundness of their Judgement and splendor of their Eloquence have so illustrated the three Kingdomes as that they have left the world Just cause of their Admiration no hopes of Imitations even these have not escaped the like Misreprehensions for in the late years invectives have been written against these men yet who more learned then Sir Kenelme Digby more eloquent then Dr Barlow who more witty then Mr. More and Eugenius Philalethes who more acute then Mr. Hobs who more free and flued then Lord Verulam who more delightful and satisfactory then Gregory and Gafferell who more profound in Philosophy then Henry Agrippa Knight who more Candid and ingenious then Roger L'Estrange who more clear and transparent then Paracelsus who more distinct then Vincent Wing and succinct then Dr. Wallis yet all these in their respective and incomperable works have met with the said undue reprehensions If his works therefore shall chance to meet with some waspish humours let him consider the Climate Nor is it more then wants a president or less then needs a Charitable Construction which is the worst revenge can possibly be executed by such as chuse rather to suffer then offend Mr. JOHN HEYDON For the Taylors amongst the Almanack Makers carp at all the rest and envie all amongst Philosophers Democretus laugheth at all things Heraclitus weepeth at all things Pyrhias is ignorant of all things and Plato knoweth all things Diogenes contemnes all things This John Heydon fears none contemneth none is ignorant of none rejoyceth in none grieves at none laughes at none is angry with none but being himself a Philosopher he hath taught the way to happiness the way to long life the way to health the way to wane young being old and the way to resolve all manner of Questions Present and to Come by the Rules of Astromancy and Geomancy and how to raise the dead He is a man of Midle stature tending to tallness a handsome streight body an Ovall ruddy face mixed with a clear white his hair of a dark flaxen brown colour soft and curling in rings gently at the ends of the Locks his hands fingers long and slender his leggs and feet well proportioned so that to look upon he is a very compleat Gentleman But he never yet cast affection on a woman nor do I find him inclined to marry He is very often in great Ladies chambers and I believe his modest behaviour ther makes them the more delighted in his company The Princes and Peers not only of England but of Spain Italy France and Germany send dayly to him And upon every occasion he sheweth strong parts and a vigorous brain his wishes and aimes and what he pointeth at speak him owner of a noble and generous heart this Gentlemans Excellent Books are admired by the world of Lettered men as the prodigie of these later times indeed his works before mentioned if I am able to Judge any thing are full of the profoundest learning I ever met withall And I believe who hath well read and digested them will perswade himself there is no truth so abstruse nor hitherto conceived out of our reach But mans wit may raise Engines to scale and conquer I assure my self he is owner of a solid head and of a strong generous heart And if any should question my Judgement they may read the Comendations of both the Universities Oxford and Cambridge besides the learned Thomas White and Thomas Revell Esq both famous in Rome and other parts beyond Sea that have highly honoured this Gentleman in their Books yet he hath suffered many Misfortunes his Father was sequestered Imprisoned and lost two thousand pounds by Cromwell this Oliver imprisoned this son also two year half or thereabout in Lambeth-House For he and his Fathers Family were always for the King And endeavoured to the utmost his restoration And indeed the Tyrant was cruel to him but John Thurloe his Secretary was kind to him and pittied his curious youth And Joshua Leadbeater the Messenger kept him At his request and Mr. John Bradley's at his own house And gave him often leave to go abroad but being yet zealous and active for the King he was again taken and clapt up in Lambeth-House in these misfortunes it cost him 1000 l. and upwards after this some envious villains forged Actions of debt against him and put him in prison It seems at the begining of these misfortunes a certain Harlot would have him to marry her but denying her suit or that he ever promised any such thing and that he never spake to her in his life good or evil She devised with her confederates abundance of mischief against him see him she did in some Gentlemens company Many courted him to Marry but he denyed now there was left amongst a few old Almanacks and scraps of other mens wit Collected and bequeathed unto the world by Nic. Culpe as his own admired experience Alice Culpeper his widdow she hearing of this Gentleman that he was an Heir to a great fortune Courts him by letters of Love to no purpose the next Saint in order was she that calls her self the German Princess But he flies high and scorns such fowl great beasts the first of these two blessed birds in her life time caused one Heath to Arrest him another after him laid Actions against him that he never knew nor heard of In this perplexity was he imprisoned two years for they did desire nothing but to get money or destroy him for fear if ever he got his liberty he might then punish them He being of a Noble Nature forgave them all their malice and devices against him and scorns to revenge himself upon such pittiful things God indeed hath done him the justice for this Heath Consumes to worse then nothing and indeed if I can Judge or predict any thing his Baudy-houses will be Pawned and he will dye a miserable diseased beggar His Mistris when he was very young and a Clerke desired him to lye withher but he like Joseph refusing she hated him all her life God preserved him from their malice although one of these 3 lewd women swore this Gentleman practised the Art Magick she told Oliver Cromwell she saw familiar Spirits come and go to him in the shape of Conies and her maid swore she had often seen them in his Chamber when he was abroad and sometimes walking upon the house top in a Moon shine night and sometimes to vanish away into a wall or Aire and yet she never saw him in her life nor could she tell what manner of man he was But these stories were not Credited and for all these and many more