▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Mag de burg ▁to ▁practice ▁medicine , ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 4 , ▁leaving ▁a ▁not ew orth y ▁quantity ▁of ▁un pub lished ▁works . ▁ ▁A ▁dev out ▁Luther an ▁all ▁his ▁life , ▁Michael ▁Ma ier ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁influence ▁on ▁Sir ▁Isaac ▁Newton . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Ros ic ru cian ▁movement ▁that ▁appeared ▁around ▁this ▁time , ▁which ▁afford ed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁matter ▁of ▁his ▁Th em is ▁a ure a . ▁ ▁In flu ence ▁The ▁ 1 6 5 6 ▁English ▁translation ▁of ▁Th em is ▁A ure a ▁appeared ▁as ▁Th em is ▁A ure a : ▁The ▁La ws ▁of ▁the ▁F rat ern ity ▁of ▁the ▁Ros ie ▁Cross , ▁and ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁E lias ▁Ash m ole . ▁Under ▁the ▁initial s ▁N . L . T . S . ▁and ▁H . S . ▁the ▁dedic ators ▁just ified ▁their ▁dedic ation ▁over ▁three ▁pages ; ▁they ▁are ▁now ▁identified ▁as ▁Nathan iel ▁H od ges , ▁and ▁Thomas ▁H od ges ▁( e ither ▁his ▁father ▁or ▁his ▁brother , ▁both ▁of ▁that ▁name ). ▁Ash m ole , ▁they ▁said , ▁began ▁to ▁learn ▁se al ▁eng ra ving , ▁casting ▁in ▁sand , ▁and ▁g olds m ith ' s ▁work ▁when ▁living ▁in ▁Black fri ars , ▁London , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁initi ated ▁into ▁ros ic ru cian ▁" se cre