lineage, worn down by many injuries of fortune, may find rest under the shield original: "umbone"; literally the central boss of a shield. In classical rhetoric, it signifies a place of safety or the protection of a powerful patron. of Your Gracious protection. I, meanwhile, for the immortal vigor of the RENOWNED HOUSE OF LIPPE with my vows and prayers, and for the health of Your bodies, so long as it shall please YOUR HIGHNESS, will not cease to watch over with all my strength, as is fitting and as is my duty,

so long as the spirit rules these limbs.

original: "dum spiritus hos regit artus"; a famous line from Virgil’s Aeneid (Book IV, line 336), signifying a pledge of lifelong loyalty.

OF YOUR HIGHNESS,

MOST ILLUSTRIOUS COUNT, &

MOST GRACIOUS LORD

the most devoted

E. Kaempfer, Doctor The abbreviation "D." stands for Doctor. Kaempfer served as the personal physician to the Count of Lippe after his extensive travels in Persia, India, and Japan.