to present: but rather, as I ask only with the deepest
reverence, to deign this humble
work worthy of a gracious
reception according to Your
usual affability original: "Leutseligkeit"; in the 18th century, this referred to the kind, approachable manner of a superior toward a social inferior.: so
I pray to GOD the Most
High: that He may already begin to reward the virtues and
merits of Your highly-praised
ancestors, alongside Your own—
which have achieved an even
more extraordinary excellence than theirs—
in Your most precious person and
Baronial House original: "Freyherrlichen Hause"; this confirms the patron holds the rank of Freiherr or Baron.
for the welfare of our land,
through an old age full of
fame, peace, and blessings;
I who remain with the most dutiful respect,

Your High-well-born Excellency's

My highly-commanding,

Most Gracious Lord's

Hannover, the
21st of April, 1749.

Daniel Eberhard Baring.