Ex spectabilis domini decani, et amplissimi iurisconsultorum, in inclyta Basiliensium Academia, ordinis, consensu & decreto, subsequentes theses, ex L. unica §. & cum lex C. de rei ux. actio. &c. cum contingat de iureiurando

TO THE MOST DISTINGUISHED MAN,
D. MARTIN BENKENDORFF OF KROSNO,
instituting a disputation for the purpose of obtaining the supreme degree of Doctor of both Laws, a eulogy.

If holy things become us, if it is holy to praise with Euphemia the most holy gifts of God, tell me, come, with what tongue—even if I had a hundred mouths and a hundred tongues—could I sing of the divine practices of the jurists, for whom concord is a care, the love of peace is paramount, and the desire for laws and justice is singular; who loathe the foul draughts of blood, and who join mortals together as if by a divine covenant? Behold what the distinguished Schrader—with whom you have much interaction—can do; he in whom all Germany rejoices for his counsel, whom the Prince of Brandenburg awaits as his only one, who is to illustrious Dukes the likeness of a full treasury, who is submerged by no waves, but governs peoples by the easy plumb-line of Law. Now I also see you, Martin, through holy omens, through watchful cares, through a thousand perils, and through huge expenses, hastening along the arduous path of a winding track to the highest pinnacle of legal honor. Therefore, let triumphal laurels deservedly be wreathed about your temples. For all Silesia, as it once gave you birth, will thus flourish through you as its foster-son.

Ioan. Iacob. Bauman, of Zurich.