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Praeterea a monte Sion versus Meridiem vltra vallem ad iactum lapidis est locus Aceldema, in quo emptus ager 30. denarijs proditionis est, Et in quo sunt plures sepulturae peregrinorom, et vestigia cellularum, de quondam illic commorantibus Heremitis. De sacris locis extra muros Ciuitatis. Hinc non longe est porta ciuitatis, quae dicitur aurea, quae nunc semper obfirmata seruatur.
Nothing worth repeating is known of their lives. Boerhaave speaks with commendation of many passages in their works, and Paracelsus esteemed them highly: the chief are "De Triplici Ordine Elixiris et Lapidis Theoria," printed at Berne in 1608; and "Mineralia Opera, seu de Lapide Philosophico," printed at Middleburg in 1600. They also wrote eight other works upon the same subject.
But I am afraid my classical lore will die of his departure, for my newly acquired knowledge of Virgil and the Greek declensions will not be of use to Edward these three years. He is only just conquering "Lapis, lapidis." 'But you can go on with Latin and Greek, alone, as you did with German, cannot you? said Anne.
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