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# Catalogue record: 14158 — Georg Franck von Franckenau an Leibniz
# Incipit: Totus paene erubesco, Vir Magne, quod tam diu sim in aere Tuo. Incompa
# Date: 1694-06-22 (94-06-12)
# Sender: Franck v.Franckenau — Addressee: Leibniz
# Akademie-Ausgabe: AA III,6 N. 046
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# Title: LBr. 283 · Franck v.Franckenau
# Folios: Bl. 9–10 (from the shelfmark LBr 283 Bl. 9-10): 4 pages, canvases 17–20, page ids DE-611-HS-971288:0017 to DE-611-HS-971288:0020
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Perillustri
SOFEFR1DO
OVILIELMO LEIBNITIO
Potentis. ELECTDRIG
Hannonera Vruncricentis
onsiliario Status Trimario
Viro aortum ieriatu
Patrono et oomico Opt. Max.
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Georois Francus de trankenau
lotus paene emberco. t Magne, quod tam diu sim in aere tuo
Incomparabili humanitate me affecicti, ubi aperte testatus et quam libi
bonac literne, et in iis eerminae medicinae eermanaeque verac Physicae
incrementa sint curae cortiq. Certe rari sunt nantes in curgite rasto
Naturne, cum tamen ammencus ille Oceanus pateat; qua hoc univertum.
Utinam esset tam magna tamque cenerosa res animas humanus, ad effatum
Romulidum sapientusimi, ut nullos sibi poni, niti comunes et cum Deo
Terminos pateretur.
Ververso sane modo laboramus naturam
cognoscere ex pulverulentis monachorum aliorumque scholesticorum volu–
minibus, quac plerumque nil nisi Maos torminorum inutilium, et phantasmatum
laborinsi sterilisue cerebelli comentarum. Putet Naturne liber apertuque
est in coelo et in terra, ibi verum est assernor ibi nuda et sine ve–
ste Diana. Hleic non solum cum Stagirita contulamus agricolas, pa-
Atores, venatores, nautas: Sed agros, prata, campos ipti lustremus
sitras perreptemus, fotinas semtemur, 7ooerophia visitemus, et inqrediamum
mechanicorum officinut; ibi videbimus lucem accendi naturae, immo ipsam
contemplabimur Naturam sua luce radiantem. Cumque ipsi non omnes
orbis pervolare possimus angulas, stadiose colligamus, quae viri doct. fedaque
figni consignarunt de terrii alio sub sole calentibus, ac ita demum historiam natura
em possemus ordiri, quam iadeferto studio sollertiaque continuata sociati eom–
plurium laboris locuptetare ac tandem, quantum in hac mortalium fragilitate

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parmiltitur, ad uniblicum perducere. raleremus. (larili moto in exrmana Physi-
cae sorore meticina haud mutiliter progredetemur, sitam sanorum, quam acero.
rum naturam statumque solicitius duce unatomia indaguremus, notaremus
phaenomena morborum, medicamentorum rires horumque accuratam praeparationem
ubi vera chemia facem praclucet; ac denique, sive reconvalescat aeger, sive per-
eat (: nec enim in nredico semper est, ut relevetur.) fideliter conscriberemue
omnia haberemus, hercle, bremi thesaurum, omni pala potiorem.
Ego, praefiscini dicam, a XXX fere annis, quibus et medicinam fucio et doccu
pro vicili omnia Chartis, comiti fideliter, tum quae botanices et anatomes
per XV annos doctor in alua Herdelbergensi observavi, tum quac tot nullium
aegrorum clinicus domi forisque, pacis ac maxime belli tempore stadiose ad
notari in aulis et caulis, in urbe et rari. Verum cum istae chartulae
ut fieri solet in migrationibus et domicili mutationibus, quando Argentorato Hecdul-
bergam, atque hunic demum Vitembergam me contuli, varie sint dispersac, velut mem
bra Hippolyti subinde sunt colligendae, atque in justum redigendae volamen, ub non
tam ordini stadeo artificiali, quam ut omnia probe et accurate nata dorauir in rei-
Gir Euter consignentur. Utinam vero mili liceret frurici otio et longiore e benigniore
ut iis; nisi perficiendis, tamen consarcinandis longius possem immorari: Sed intabilis
mea est conditio, ubi modo in auta moto in castris rertor, donum vero revertus et curac
familias et aegrorum tam intra, quam extra urbem invigilo, ut taceam cathedram
quac tantum non totum me deciderat.
Viles ergo. Vir Summe, quam
in multas distrahar partes, ut certe abi me soliti vix quidquam aut absoluti
exspectari possit. Nihilominus fidelasimo luo juxtaque saluberrimo consilio pa-
rere sustinui, ac ad imitationem eruditisimi Namazzini examen anni prachea
tis instituere decreu, ut naturae ptraenomena circa aerem atque tempestates quo–
titie notarem, et quac circa aegros occurrerent.
Nec destiti in laborum
partes vocare Collegas medicos hujus urbis, sed et vicinarum? Dresdac puta
Torgavine, lipsine. dervestae, Halae Saxonum, Magdebargi. Derolini. Vorum
enim vero tet sentus inveni, quot capita. Comunicarunt tamen condati aliqi
mecum sua fideliter, quac adhuc in scrinis, servo.
Sed cira fineur mentis
Marti vocor in autam, simulque pausam initituto tire sonctus sum: Ebi vero ultra

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duos haesi menses trishisimus spectabor tragicae istius scenae, qua praccoci bato
Optimus Elector humanis beate exemtus est. Nunc vix per mensem laret meos recit
ubi denno emigrandum, ut justa faciurnus sollemniter B eabiisimo, ac Successori
Generosirs imo homagium. Ecce quam flaxa, quam caduca sunt omnia hominum
Nunc ad Clariss. Virum D. 8. Behrens olim, sed ad breve tempus 600v
 boroor meum suavris imum venio, cui de genio doctisimo, teque praxi feli-
cissima tota anima eratulor, et ut evitutem suam porro, cen tactenus fecit non
inglorius, exserere velit, amiciisime moneo tortorus. Meretur virtas Vir
collertissimi, quac Aeademine nustrae Leopotoinae ut e ornamento et
emolumento. Scribsi eam ob rem ad Praeeidem Il. et Dircctorem, brevu
diplomate transmittendo invitabitur Ille nocter Amicus.
Nolo Te
arce Eodoreucorala, justo dintius morazi, ne peccem in comota publica, cum
non sim nescius le horas bonas melius collocare posse, quam ut tricis hisce
meis impendas. Bene vale parlucor rasa, meque amare perge.
Deproperavi e nusco meo Vitemberg: prid. Eid. Jun: ∞ vi I3cC
Coc Archiatrrs vectros, in grave sit, e me peramanter
salutabiis, ab iis ad meat ante bienium ad iptos datas aligu.
retponsum trero, imo flagito.

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