TO THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS AND NOBLE

MAN

LORD GODARD

ADRIAN,

Baron of Reede, Lord of Amerongen, Ginckel, Elst, etc. Knight of the Royal Danish Order of the Elephant: Member of the Equestrian Order, enrolled among the most powerful Nobles of the Republic of Utrecht, and delegated in the name of that same Assembly to the General Council of the United Provinces; and currently Extraordinary Ambassador to the most High Electors of Brandenburg and Saxony.

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No remedy is more suited for recovering a weary or wandering mind than the pleasant contemplation of some well-furnished pleasure gardenoriginal: "viridarii"; where the variously shimmering blossoms of plants are able to so refresh the senses, that all troubles brought on by various cares can be easily dispelled and lightened. This is also to be desired for You, Most Noble Man, now dwelling in far distant regions. For this reason, although the Empire of Germany extends so widely, and within it