On the Ceremonies of the Byzantine Court

and the entire chorus of the Muses, have long honored as their most sacred shrine. The Leipzig Camenae The Muses, specifically associated with Roman/Italian poetry rejoice above all in this most desired happiness, that since you cherish them with such clemency and do not disdain to attend their gatherings, they revere YOU, together with your MOST SERENE CONSORT, as their guardian geniuses. And it also delights me to fulfill the vows of my brother and at the same time to profess my own utmost religious devotion toward YOU with this public document. May God, the Greatest and Best, command the kingdom of your MOST AUGUST PARENT to be henceforth most auspicious, and may He preserve for YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS that excellent mind for the most abundant benefits of literature and public safety, and keep YOU flourishing for the longest time! This is what is hoped for in assiduous prayers by