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LECTORI S 



ButYo Orhh puhlico Miifeum Regium 



fi fiftit y hre^viter defcrtpum^ & fidere felici^jubcnte , 

 ftc facrd Re^td J\/[ajeHate , pr^fe impreJfwfL^, Va*. 

 Hum pene Orhem , Gf q^vtcq^vid ^vel produxit natura 

 facu?rdior, ^vel excogttavit ars fubttltorj ambitu fuo 

 claudtt , res plurtmas oHentans , qu^ d 'vulgt obfer- 

 'vatione remotA omnium in fe oculos con^vertunt, 

 ^jvemadmodum emm ^vim auri ingentem mercesq^ 

 alias infignes Salomoni faptentisjtmo Regnum Ophtr oltm fuppedttanjtt , 

 ita modd non dtf^ari Regt noHro clementtsjimo , redi^vtvo tn feptentrto?7e 

 Salomonij res "varias prettofas ab utroq^ folps termtnoOrbis u?7iverfis fubmi- 

 mHra^vtt in ^uguftum hoc fapientts. domiciltum ac ^elut Ccipitoltum Mer- 

 nttatis certatim contultt, EH q^vtppe in confefhj Reges ac Principes altosq^ , q^^i 



adeptumfmffe faptenttam , ut recondtta qvoq^ natur^perfpexertt , & de cedro 

 Libant ad hjffopum usj^ e pariete egredte?ttem dtfferuertt. ^tiguftum , qvod 

 rariora hdc fervat , Palattum ftruSiur^ t?tprimis magntfice?Utd fuperbtt , 

 immenfos tUos rerum thefauros per concla^vta oBo in claffes feriemj^ ordtnatam 

 dtfttnHos exhtbet, Conclave prtmum 'varia exho?m?^e defumpta,tte?n qvadru- 

 pedeSj a^ves.ptfceSj conchylta, plantarumarborumqypartesjaptdes , terraSj me- 

 talla Qf mmeralia mo?tfirat, Secu?idum res ^arias arttficiales ex auro, arge?tto, 

 dreferrojtgno, ebore ^unicornu, fucci?w elaboratas^ qvtcq^vtd laboribtisma- 

 nuartisegregtumefl,ommbus^^elPhtdtd Praxtteli^, ^el Lyfiippt & Polycle- 

 tt artijictts majtis. Lerttum ^varta ar?norum^ ^eftt?ne?Jtorumgenera^ ^jafi^u- 

 tenftlta ^ res altas innumeras ex Indtd utraq-^ , Cht?idffapo?iid^ Turctd, Ldrtarta, 

 ^ totdfere dt^tfis Orbe Gronlandtd&' Jslandia, Infdpsq'^ Fer6enfibu4 allatas. 

 ^fyartumOpttca & Alechantca, abtngentis fagactsfimti effiBa, GT' Anttqutta- 

 tum vartarum fpoliaqv^fitisfima^ d temports edacis ja?ntutat?tjunis. ^vtntum 

 pr^terpt&uras "varias Prtnctpum Magnatum, acresprettofast?mu?neras,Re- 

 ges^ Regtnasq^ acHeroes vartos tUuftres arttfictdplafltcoita efformatos exhtbet^ 

 ut vfvis ac fptranttbtps fimtUtmi ^vtdeantur. Sextum & fepttmumptiluras rerum 

 "vanarum eleganttsfimas monHrant , q^varum hic ubertas tanta, ut partetes totos 

 ^elut penftromata artis exq^vifit^^ & peripetasmata exornent^ artificti^m tan- 

 tum , utpenictllum tpfum 'vel ^euxis Cf Apellis , 'vel Parrhafit & celebrtorum 

 om?7tum provocent. OSia^vum numorum tam 'veterum q^vdm recenttorum , 

 crvos nttor , raritas arttficum nobtlttat tnduHrta^ copta?n immenfam exht- 

 bet. Et Itcet t?t co^tcla^vi hdc coUeBa ex omni fere terrarum parte nu- 

 mtfmata afferzientur , fuas htc monetas oftentet Galltaffuas Lltsfa?na Qf 

 Portugallta , fiias Italta , AtJgltay Belgtum , S^vecia^ Germanta , Llungarta , 

 Polomaffuas Turcia^ Lndia^ Chttta ^Japonta^ ex tmmenfatamentllafarragtne^ 

 fpoltis conq^tfittsfi?7^isjjuffu facr^ Regt^ Alajeftatts ffola hic ttumtfmata 

 Dafuca:, Ro?nana ac GMca tnferut?nus. Inter tlla vcrofolt numt aurei famtit^ 



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