Preface concerning the life of Master Antonius Corvinus.

Carolinum in Brunswick, etc., a letter on this matter. Although he likewise applied great diligence to locate them Referring to the parents of Antonius Corvinus mentioned on the previous page., all his efforts were also in vain. However, since this learned and esteemed letter contains, as it were, a brief summary of the life story of Master Antonius Corvinus, and also notes several matters therein which I have not cited, I have decided—even though my manuscript had already been sent to the printer—to incorporate it into my preface word for word, out of respect for this famous man and for the benefit of the kind reader.

It is as follows: original: "P. P." stands for "Praemissis Praemittendis," a Latin formulaic greeting used in formal correspondence to skip over lengthy titles and introductory pleasantries. "The pleasure I derive from your letters is [increased] by the fine and ingenious treatise of Pastor Fein (q)

(q) To provide the kind reader with some instruction on this point, it should be known that the title of this treatise is as follows: The Unmasked Fable of the Departure of the Hamelin Children: A Closer Revelation of the True History Hidden Behind It This refers to a famous 18th-century attempt by Carl Friedrich Fein to provide a historical explanation for the Pied Piper of Hamelin legend. by C. F. FEIN. Hannover (or more accurately Helmstädt) 1749. 4to.