perhaps only written with golden ink, but rather inscribed with the noblest drops of blood; there, a righteous servant can venture without hesitation to look upon even the Most Serene Monarch as his Most Gracious Lord, without fear or doubt.

Great King!

The greatest part of Silesia A historical region in Central Europe, mostly in modern-day Poland, which had recently come under Prussian rule at the time of this writing. built an altar to Your Royal Majesty on November 7, 1741, upon which an eternal fire of reverence and love shall blaze; and my heart bears witness to me that reverence and love for Your Royal Majesty's crown and scepter original: "Scepter" are of the purest kind within my soul. Should I then, under such secure guidance, not confidently dare to bring these few pages before the