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Gigi at Jan 03, 2021 11:15 PM

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The throne of seven steps.

thereto, whereby kings ascended thereto. And these steps were made very craftily & curiously. The first step was of an amethyst. The second step was of an Emerald. The third step was of a Topaz. The fourth step was of a garnet. The fifth was of a diamond. The sixth was of fine gold. And the seventh was of clay. And they were not without great causes ordained on this ways.

For the first step was an amethyst, for among all other stones it has this virtue, that it represses & holds down the [fumositee of wine] & the might thereof, & suffers not a man that bear it on him be troubled in his wit and in his mind through drunkenness. The second step was of an Emerald, the which clarifies & keeps the sight of him that bears [it] upon him, and so should a king have clear sight of his heart, wisely for to see & discern that that is speedful & profitable both for himself & for the common profit. The third step was of a Topaz, the which is so clear, that a man behold himself therein, it shall seem to him, as he head were turned downwards, and his feet upwards; And it [be-takenes]


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The throne of seven steps.

thereto, whereby kings ascended thereto. And these steps were made very craftily & curiously. The first step was of an amethyst. The second step was of a [Smaragd]. The third step was of a Topaz. The fourth step was of a garnet. The fifth was of a diamond. The sixth was of fine gold. And the seventh was of clay. And they were not without great causes ordained on this ways.


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