TO THE MOST SERENE AND MOST POWERFUL PRINCE AND LORD,

L O R D

FREDERICK,

KING OF THE SWEDES, GOTHS, AND VANDALS, ETC. ETC. ETC. original: "Svecorum, Gothorum et Vandalorum Regi"; this was the traditional long-form title of Swedish monarchs from the Middle Ages until 1973.

LANDGRAVE OF HESSE, Frederick I was both the King of Sweden (by marriage) and the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (by birth). This dual role allowed him to provide Wolff with a safe haven in the German territories when the philosopher was expelled from Prussia.

AND THE REST.

original: "reliqua"; a common legal and formal shorthand used in dedications to indicate that the long list of the sovereign's minor titles has been omitted for brevity.

TO THE KING AND LORD

BY FAR THE MOST CLEMENT. original: "longe clementissimo"; "clemency" here refers to the King’s role as a merciful protector and patron of the arts and sciences.