SendivogiusproceededtoPrague，andmadehiscomplainttotheEmperor。AnexpresswasinstantlysentofftothePrince，withordersthatheshoulddeliverupMuhlenfelsandallhisplunder。ThePrince，fearfuloftheEmperor’swrath，causedthreelargegallowstobeerectedinhiscourt-yard；onthehighestofwhichhehangedMuhlenfels，withanotherthiefoneachsideofhim。HethuspropitiatedtheEmperor，andgotridofanuglywitnessagainsthimself。Hesentback，atthesametime，thebejewelledhat，themedalandchain，andthetreatiseuponthephilosopher’sstone，whichhadbeenstolenfromSendivogius。Asregardedthepowder，hesaidhehadnotseenit，andknewnothingaboutit。
ThisadventuremadeSendivogiusmoreprudent；hewouldnolongerperformtheprocessoftransmutationbeforeanystrangers，howeverhighlyrecommended。Hepretended，also，tobeverypoor；andsometimeslayinbedforweekstogether，thatpeoplemightbelievehewassufferingfromsomedangerousmalady，andcouldnotthereforebyanypossibilitybetheownerofthephilosopher’sstone。Hewouldoccasionallycoinfalsemoney，andpassitoffasgold；preferringtobeesteemedacheatratherthanasuccessfulalchymist。
ManyotherextraordinarytalesaretoldofthispersonagebyhisstewardBrodowski，buttheyarenotworthrepeating。Hediedin1636，agedupwardsofeighty，andwasburiedinhisownchapelatGravarna。
Severalworksuponalchymyhavebeenpublishedunderhisname。
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