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R.A.M. S. , the Restoration of Alcher-:ical Manuscripts Society is a very

loosely knit group composed of private citizens around the world who have

contributed to the present work and others in one way or another. The goal

of the society is to seek out and obtain copies of Alchemical manuscripts,

tracts, printed works and other such materials ard literature. From these,

certain items are selected for trestorationr . This consists in re-typing the

material to render it readable, therefore useable. The reading is made more

enjoyable by the use of charts, s;rmbols, dictionaries, diagrams, insertion

of printed illustrations and other annotations to shed additional light on the te:

R.A.M. S. is a non-profit organi2ation with members from aIL walks of

life. There is no I organizationr per se, just individuals desirous of perform-

ing a labor of love. It is their hope that these efforts wiIL perhaps result in

renewed interest in the science of Alchemy or even contribute to new dis -

coveries or fields of experim.entation. While this material is for aI[ on the

path of Alchemy, it is particularly for the sincere practicing Alchemist.

The transcription of this material is as verbatim as human skills permit. The

only exceptions are to make the matter more readable, or understandable,

with some t modernizationt . This is done ONLY where it is judged that no

a'biguity will arise from a slight departure from the original and there is no

danger of deleting key words or phrases where a possible use of Gematria,

Temura, Notariqon or other form of written code exists. Thus, mis-spelled <

gr=rnrnatically incorrect material is to be found as well as archaic or strang

words. This is in an effort to maintain the original text as far as possible"

The completed Eaterial is then reproduced, sometimes bound and offered to

interested parties. The costs for these copies are used to defray reproductior

costs and to obtain additional material for restoration.

The work of R.A.M. S. includes such material as "Last lvill and Testarnent"

of Basil Valentine, irnportant selections from the invaluable Bacstrom Nlanu-

scripts such as "Golden Chain of Homer", "Larnspringts Process for the

Lapis Sophorum", "The Chemistt s Key", ttThe Mineral G1uten of Nitre and

Sulfur", "Coelula Philosophorumtt and others. Additionally, material by other

writerts is or wiIL be offered.Suchas Geber, Kalid, Ripley, Bacon,Hazelrigg,

IIollandus, Becher, MonteSnyderrAlbertus Magnus, etc etc

It is highly approrpiate to acknowledge the many persons who have either mat

erially or philosophically contributed to the present effort and future ones. Fc

sorae this might well be the first indication that they are considered as mem-

bers of R.A.M.S. or that such a group even existsl While the list is long, it

includes: C. Collins,L. Mul1er^,i)oris Edlein, Arp"--.t'oo,D. and J. NintzeI,

N. Ogle, G. Price, F. Regardie, W.van D61sn, K" von Koenigseck and es-

pecially David Harn. For their labors and contributions, grateful thanks are

given. Let their unseUish efforts inspire others to light the fires of -{lchem;;.

To obtain copies of these materials, or to contribute in some way to this r.vor!

clo Hans W. Nintzel

733 iVleiroseDrive

Richardson, Texas ?5080

contact: R.A. M.s.

FORE!.lARD

The fol lowi ng publ ication, together wi th i ts Preface,

came into my hands in the course of a trip to S. last year.

I found it so strange that I cannot refrain from presenting

it to the unbiassed eyes of the public. I cannot be accused

of treason, as I am a layman in all kinds of mysteries and

did not enter into any agreement when I acquired this writ'i ng.

My intention is solely to make a g'ift to the inquisitive

world with this nevr kind of mysteries, so that the world may

judge of the trust or the untruth of the teachings expressed

in it.

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FRAGt'lENT

OF THE

HISTORY

OF THEKINGS

gTEggSAN

Si quis eaLumnietur

Chtistianum non ego,

mordaeius esse

sed Demoeritus

quam deeeat

ERASMUS.

"What then are these Rosicrucians?" Sheikh Gebal asked. the

philosopher Danishmede sitting

in front of him.

Danish. "They are exorcists and gordmakers, your

Majesty."

"Oh, do tell us something about them," the inquisitive

black-

eyed Nurmahal interrupted

them. "r would so much like to hear

about those wonderworkers.

His Highness will- certainly

derive

as much pleasure from it."

A gentle nod of the surtan, accompan-

ied by a smiler gdv€ permission to the philosopher to satisfy the

curiosity

of the beautiful Circassian.

"So, exorcists and goldmakers?"

Danish. "Nothing else.

The Rosicrucians berong to those

men who associate secretly for various purposes, and they are en-

gaged in those high, secret sciences.

Always and at alr times

there have been such mysteries and associations

l'len who knew how to raise far n.bove their age hy ahlhealthy,

natural

Powers of their inteLlect were led by their love of human-

ity to communicate their discoveries and pians to a selection of

Iike-minded persons who then spread them further,

thus banishj-nq

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the dark veils of superstj.tion,

the brutality

of the customs

of their century, and transforming

the peoples into civilized

nations.

This was the purpose of Osiris in Egypt, Orpheus in

Thrace, Zoroaster in Persia, Minos in Creta, and Erechteus in

Athens.

Those mysteries had only been instituted

for the spread-

ing of the knowledge of one single God and for the attainment of

the moral virtues which alone can make man happy."

"A11 right, dear Doctorr " said the yawning Sheikh, "but now

to the point, if I may ask you."

Danishmede, who was already accustomed to such inr-erruptions,

sirnply bowed deep and continued unruffled.

"It was one of the happiest thoughts of the ancients to use

men's interest in the miraculous to lead them to wisdom and vir-

tue. To this end they also established certain degrees and cere-

monies whi.ch no one desirous of inti.ation couJ-d evade. This arous€

curiosity,

kept up zeal and activity,

and in this way men became

vi:ituous without even noticing it themselves

and suddenly they

reached the point where they were suppcsed to be. Another object

always stimulated people's curiosity,

that is, the investigation

of the forces of Nature.

Uncivilized man attributed

them to invi-

sible powers - but here, too, a genj-us arose, tore apart the veil

that covers the works of Nature and with a bold hand drew unadul-

terated deep wisdom from the most secret source. The perceptions,

or guesses, were combined with the abovementioned purpose, and thur

originated

the so-caIIed, t'lasons and the Knights Templar.*)

"Templars? Templars?" the incruisitive Nurmahal asked.

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