CHARLES VI.

OF THE ROMANS

EMPERATOR,

OF GERMANY, SPAIN,

HUNGARY, BOHEMIA

K I N G ,

ARCHDUKE OF AUSTRIA, etc. etc.

MOST MERCIFUL LORD AND MASTER.

AUGUST CAESAR

A decorative woodcut initial 'S' depicting a bird among scrolling floral and foliate patterns.

If the rivers turn back their course toward the Ocean, from whence they draw their origin; if the earth, moistened by the morning dew, sends that same moisture back again toward the heavens as a token of a grateful soul original: "grati animi tesseram" — a 'tessera' was a small token or tablet used as a sign of recognition or friendship