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To the Reverend/

Honorable/and Well-

learned/Mr. Georg Schwalben-

bergk/Cantor and Canon of the Cathedral

Foundation of St. Peter in Fritzlar, Hesse,

my highly favorable Lord and

Friend.

Reverend, Honorable,
and Well-learned,
Highly favorable Lord and
Friend, the ancients of
our time have written
that one should not propose or write down for the sake of learning distinct, proper explanations and indications to intelligent and experienced men, for they have already learned and fathomed such things through lengthy experience, effort, and expense, which remains unknown to those who are not practiced or experienced in any matter, and even less so to the majority of people.

Since I have already written a treatise