NewMethodofRosicrucianPhysic；byJohnHeydon，theservantofGodandthesecretaryofNature。“AfewextractswillshowtheideasoftheEnglishRosicruciansaboutthisperiod。Itsauthorwasanattorney，“practisingtousehisownwordsatWestminsterHallalltermtimesaslongashelived，andinthevacationsdevotinghimselftoalchymicalandRosicrucianmeditation。“Inhispreface，calledbyhimanApologueforanEpilogue，heenlightensthepublicuponthetruehistoryandtenetsofhissect。Moses，Elias，andEzekielwere，hesays，themostancientmastersoftheRosicrucianphilosophy。ThosefewthenexistinginEnglandandtherestofEurope，wereastheeyesandearsofthegreatKingoftheuniverse，seeingandhearingallthings；seraphicallyilluminated；companionsoftheholycompanyofunbodiedsoulsandimmortalangels；turningthemselves，Proteus-like，intoanyshape，andhavingthepowerofworkingmiracles。Themostpiousandabstractedbrethrencouldslacktheplagueincities，silencetheviolentwindsandtempests，calmtherageoftheseaandrivers，walkintheair，frustratethemaliciousaspectofwitches，curealldiseases，andturnallmetalsintogold。HehadknowninhistimetwofamousbrethrenoftheRosieCross，namedWalfourdandWilliams，whohadworkedmiraclesinhissight，andtaughthimmanyexcellentpredictionsofastrologyandearthquakes。“Idesiredoneofthesetotellme，“sayshe，“whethermycomplexionwerecapableofthesocietyofmygoodgenius。’WhenIseeyouagain，’saidhe，whichwaswhenhepleasedtocometome，forIknewnotwheretogotohim，’I
willtellyou。’WhenIsawhimafterwards，hesaid，’YoushouldpraytoGod；foragoodandholymancanoffernogreaterormoreacceptableservicetoGodthantheoblationofhimself——hissoul。’
Hesaid，also，thatthegoodgeniiwerethebenigneyesofGod，runningtoandfrointheworld，andwithloveandpitybeholdingtheinnocentendeavoursofharmlessandsingle-heartedmen，everreadytodothemgoodandtohelpthem。“
HeydonhelddevoutlytruethatdogmaoftheRosicrucianswhichsaidthatneithereatingnordrinkingwasnecessarytomen。HemaintainedthatanyonemightexistinthesamemanherasthatsingularpeopledwellingnearthesourceoftheGanges，ofwhommentionwasmadeinthetravelsofhisnamesake，SirChristopherHeydon，whohadnomouths，andthereforecouldnoteat，butlivedbythebreathoftheirnostrils；exceptwhentheytookafarjourney，andthentheymendedtheirdietwiththesmellofflowers。Hesaidthatinreallypureair“therewasafineforeignfatness，“withwhichitwassprinkledbythesunbeams，andwhichwasquitesufficientforthenourishmentofthegeneralityofmankind。Thosewhohadenormousappetiteshehadnoobjectiontoseetakeanimalfood，sincetheycouldnotdowithoutit；butheobstinatelyinsistedthattherewasnonecessitywhytheyshouldeatit。Iftheyputaplasterofnicely-cookedmeatupontheirepigastrium，itwouldbesufficientforthewantsofthemostrobustandvoracious！Theywouldbythatmeansletinnodiseases，astheydidatthebroadandcommongate，themouth，asanyonemightseebyexampleofdrink；for，allthewhileamansatinwater，hewasneverathirst。Hehadknown，hesaid，manyRosicrucians，who，byapplyingwineinthismanner，hadfastedforyearstogether。Infact，quothHeydon，wemayeasilyfastallourlife，thoughitbethreehundredyears，withoutanykindofmeat，andsocutoffalldangerofdisease。
This“sagephilosopher“furtherinformedhiswonderingcontemporariesthatthechiefsofthedoctrinealwayscarriedaboutwiththemtotheirplaceofmeetingtheirsymbol，calledtheR。C。