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3 Kings 5;
1 Chron. 22, v. 15;
2 Chron. 2, v. 13 & following.
...chapter, but especially Bezalel, item Hiram of Sidon and others here and there are honorably remembered in such a way that our LORD GOD has especially chosen them for this. Therefore, the diligence of those who, in the present time, devote themselves to such arts for the benefit of their neighbor, indeed for the common good, is not to be rejected. I, for my part, must confess, although I have the most meager understanding of it, that I nevertheless carry a special liking for it, and as I considered the necessity of the aforementioned mills, I did not let this labor grieve me for the fulfillment of the Theatri Machinarum. I have therefore set out to treat in this third part of all kinds of Machinis molaribus milling machines, or mill works.
In order that this my proposito proposal/intent may now [be achieved]...