And before time and again happened that the court was engaged in
similar affairs. But then dealers, owners of the earths, the ships were
accused. Here charge was put forward against the person who is engaged
in studying of philosophy;
All with impatience waited for a speech for the defence of Demokrita which well knew and deeply esteemed.
Yes, I have spent the most part of the inheritance received from the
father, travelling across Egypt, Babylonia, Syria, Ethiopia, - Demokrit
in the speech has told. - but instead of riches I have brought an
invaluable treasure of knowledge. I give on your court my product -
result of long searches, impressions, finds, the researches spent by me
in the different countries here again, in the homeland. I named the
product Great Mirostroj. Read it, and you will find in it data on
geometry, astronomies, medicine. Put it on a bowl of scales and
estimate that I have spent, and that I have got by searches and
reflexions...