To the most Distinguished & excellent Man,

LORD DR. PHILIPP MÜLLER,

most skilled Chymiatrist. original: "Chymiatro," a practitioner of iatrochemistry, a branch of medicine popularized by Paracelsus that used chemical and mineral substances as treatments.

Hearty Greetings. original: "S. P." for "Salutem Plurimam," a standard Latin epistolary greeting.

CASPAR BARTHOLIN

The Dane, Doctor of Philosophy & Medicine.

So, I hear at last that you are about to publish, my dearest original: "oculissime," literally "most eye-like," a term of endearment for a friend as precious as one's own eyes. Müller, the monuments of your genius, which have been hidden long enough until now. You will think, I know well, that they are being brought into the light in due time. But no one else besides you thinks so A friendly nudge suggesting that Müller’s colleagues have been waiting impatiently for this work.. Since we were once joined in conversation in Italy, that queen of regions, I refresh your memory of what you promised: namely, that you would not delay in the publication, because of the subject of the work, which is for the public good. Come then, keep your word! To me, indeed, [give] your love; since it is not permitted in body, in spirit [I am joined] to you...