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To the Highly-Noble-Born, Stern and Steadfast/
Herr Adolph von Vahlen/
High-Princely Braunschweig-Lüneburg highly-well-appointed Governor/ of the offices of Ehren- and Barenburg / etc.
Likewise:
To the Well-Noble, Steadfast and Highly-Learned/
Herr Johanni Nagel/
Highly renowned Doctor of both laws Canon and Civil Law, etc.
As also:
To the Well-Noble, Steadfast and Highly-Learned/
Herr Burchardo Eden/
Eminent Doctor of both laws, and highly-well-appointed Syndic of the imperial-free sea- and merchant-city Bremen, etc.
Equally:
To the Well-Noble, Steadfast and Highly-Learned/
Herr Friderico Wolpmann/
Very celebrated Doctor of both laws, etc.
To my severally highly- and much-revered highly-gracious Lords,