Here you may see, candid Reader, that wicked _Farnner_’s endeavours
tend to disturb the quiet of all good men, and destroy my well-grounded
and yet irrefutable Writings by his foolish Opinions, which he shall
never be able to do, no more than a little Whelp is able to attack an
armed man, whom by his barking he cannot hurt.
My Tract which I writ of the Essence of Vegetables, and printed at
_Norimberg_, under the Title of _The First Part of the_ Spagyrick
Pharmacopæa; neither _Farnner_, nor any man else, could reject or
contemn; but that little Tract will defend it self.
I have made publick many and excellent inventions, but no man can shew
one place wherein I reprehended and brought into contempt other mens
Works, as this _Farnner_ does. If he would act as a good man ought, and
had any thing against me, he should speak it to my face, and not abuse
me so wickedly behind my back.