Epithalamion in nuptias eruditi et pii iuvenis Ioannis Oldendorpii secundi, celeberrimi huius temporis iurisconsulti, & consiliarii principis Hassiae primarii, doctoris Ioannis Oldendorpii, filii: et castissimae virginis Christinae, reverendi viri Ioannis Soniceri theologiae doctoris, et linguarum in celebri Academia Marpurgensi professoris, filiae

And since all things are subject to their scepters,
They will draw us under their laws with guiding thumb,
May God, governing the motion of the stars and the earth,
Lead you into the blessed realms of His bosom.

HELBACH TO THE MARPURG SCHOLARS
invited to this Wedding.

Be cheerful here too, you alumni of Helicon The mountain home of the Muses, used here as a poetic term for scholars or poets.,
May the foaming wine gladden your hearts.
Be cheerful, and lift your happy right hands to the sky,
That day demands joy, not mourning.
Whoever among you, in the neighboring Saxon manner,
Should drink first the cups full of famous wine to his companion.
Wines are accustomed to ward off all pains of the mind,
Sweet wines will be a relief for cares.
Perhaps some friend known to me, though absent,
Drinks to me; may this drink be happy for him.

An ornate printer's ornament features floral and foliate motifs arranged symmetrically.