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# Catalogue record: 50070 — Leibniz an [J. J. Scheuchzer]
# Incipit: Laudant intelligentes praeclaram operam in rebus naturalibus
# Date: 1709-12-26
# Sender: Leibniz — Addressee: Scheuchzer
# Record in the Leibniz-Katalog: https://leibniz-katalog.bbaw.de/de/extended-search?id=50070&katnr=36991
# The Leibniz-Archiv's transcriptions of the letters of 1709 (pre-edition): https://www.gwlb.de/leibniz/digitale-ressourcen/repositorium-des-leibniz-archivs/laa-transkriptionen-1709
# Work: https://leibnizlegible.com/work/DE-611-HS-866847
# Title: LBr. 809 · Scheuchzer
# Folios: Bl. 22–23 (from the shelfmark LBr 809 Bl. 22-23 (=36990)): 4 pages, canvases 43–46, page ids DE-611-HS-866847:0043 to DE-611-HS-866847:0046
# Original at the GWLB: https://digitale-sammlungen.gwlb.de/resolve?id=DE-611-HS-866847&page=43
# Lines: 93 recognised on 4 of 4 pages, mean confidence 0.88
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## Folio 22r — DE-611-HS-866847:0043
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ness
et
sime
patriae
Laudant intelligcut naeclaram operam in rebus naturalibus a
Ce positam. Miratius sum duo Bernardo recensitori apud Batavos obscura
quaerdam visa, velut (anis carchariae appellationem t similia, quae versatis
Martinis
in avgumento sunt notissima. Turfae etiam post choorsi et (acolipatini
doctos labores, adhoc discussionem merentur; an reverabitumnosae sint haereo
lmentius Joh. Bapt. filius peraliquot nnos tempus in Helvetra quinqua
tiata (ab hinc annis gremitam egit quaedammodo cum quodam Emerico de taht:
et amplias
eo tempore dabat operam plantis aliusqurebus naturalibus pervesticandis: locum
ubi haerebat, in Romana Helvetia fuisse non dubbito, cui religioni ipse addictus fuit.
et ex semoribus esse crediterim, intequ Monathos praesertim, qui ejus in Helveta
mosa meminerius. Tunc etiam locum compert rusticis non ignotum, ubi aqua
salsu habetur: atque ipse cutri hoc decemplus minus abhinc annis narravit dixitus
anilata fuisse consilia desale primum peraedificitu, quod Lelfi vers nostri vocant
ubi soli ventoque exponitur) deinde percoctionem separandit. sed se digresso
ut fit intermissa fuisse, si quis autem investigaret loca ubi ile maxime diversalus
ests) quod non iguorabua seniores, credo atonti salsi gotitiam non difficulte
perveniret. De vei vertat veritate non dubito, nam virum in his
ummo me, id est, favor: suo condigno, paurio me
afficiueat tratissimae Tua d. 2b. Apr. Hanovene data, qua
non bnaria tantum, sed Tarsaneia prebent suae erga ne
bepevotentiae, quam satis supersa expertus sui in nupero
successionis tottorians ngotio, non ceste iruto successu
biet spacta, quau qu me ambienest fautons magni
CUsperus Valkenerius, Beaumontius, Brunnens, ma
isa souitus Regia Hastica, non obtinuenim. Ita enim
sua camprimis commendalio animu genessu
mi
fn. Bavais de Oxda movit, ut ostima quae que qo
futuro inde sperare ausim: omnea autem
Providenlia ut studia, ita hora praemia, committo
Divinae
Let

## Folio 22v — DE-611-HS-866847:0044
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quae tanquam sibi comperta narrabat veraremfuisse comperimus
An vero  aqua satis salsuginis labuerit, ut coctionem mereretur, non
diperim
 Villemotii laudandum est tngenium: caeterum demonstrationes
non salisfaciunt: et in ipso statim initio haesi, eaque obscuritate deterritus
cum tempore, non abundarem progredi ausus non sum. Gratias interum
pro transmisso opere debeo.
Inttistorico Naherali oper felortico strenne. quantum
termittit praeusa ab aliu negotis temus, pergo, alque aun
quilo veror in Aissoria. 
contane
sub manibus quosue est Hertarice Diluvianus
Infegione nostin Leguoru oim feracissima nunc
magis magisque cu ncolar incomodo non levi sentitus
eorum genuria. Equ ante bina fere Annone hustra expe
rimenta multa sumsi de Terris bituminoris, suiae culo
dictis in Agro Sigurino speciatim obviis de quibes nunc dem
inusu tratendis cogstare coepia. Amfliso. Magissratis
occasione non leve suspeditante (utensiu. Ligna suu
nobis denegantia perveria malctia. Placuit ita que
Magistratu nostro negitiu hoc conficiendam Surstaru
committere quenque civibus, quo preses est Nob. B.

## Folio 23r — DE-611-HS-866847:0045
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senator Tochenis, reliqui senatus majoris memba, quilus
ego Appeadrcis loco adjungor. Matina offenditur copioa
qualitate ostiria, ut nulli sabstemas, pua inflau abicish
ces pihe vituminoiora materies suvesectibes stanis in lesqu
comune ventaa sit, et locu em suffectum
Prosima state Themas. Leycenses in Vallesin
sum, DEo labente; petitunis, num rners alpini ereu
huuc utseritate en sebre acuta catascal nupe
C
fracta restituau. uccessu stinens suotempore si.
nificabo.
Volepe mihi est ab hac sua resceae sod proditum
sit hoc Anno grinus Arademia sccentiona Rregia
stuts. Eum bor L’iotasdd onh enfecto
scripsisti pecubis desale quota inteletia ab Helucontio

## Folio 23v — DE-611-HS-866847:0046
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detecto, Led lous natulis ue poorsus la tot:
Villenctu systera multos, eet video inveniet
aggresone
quibus flicidissui, nomogenerus, quam pro sondeuenta perit,
cometano jaculatio in entreuo vortice aliague non al
stacent.
Suce
Judiccu dehoc hibro
monimorere ambiti aique eapertat stutor
Vile
cuc
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Celebesuu Nouuam
seari d. 14. Mne
cultori serpera
ethecct 
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