The text of the original work has been retained, including inconsistencies in spelling, hyphenation, punctuation, etc., except as mentioned below.
Depending on the hard- and software used and their settings, not all characters and symbols may display as intended.
Page 82, footnote [85]: the original work had a letter missing; “or” seems to fit best (or van Helmont’s Workes).
Page 84, Memnonite: possibly error for Mennonite.
Page 93, fulfull: possibly error for fulfill.

Changes made to the text:
Footnotes and illustrations have been moved outside text paragraphs; reference to page numbers for footnotes an illustrations may therefore no longer be valid.
Some minor obvious typographical and punctuation errors have been corrected silently.
Page xvii: 142 changed to 140 (Table of Contents)
Page 10: quesable changed to questionable
Page 41: Trismegistus changed to Trismegistos as elsewhere
Page 66: Gentlemen changed to Gentleman
Page 120, footnote [104]: SÉances l’AcadÉmie changed to SÉances de l’AcadÉmie
Page 140, footnote [130]: modication changed to modification.