TO THE MOST SERENE AND

MOST HIGH PRINCE AND

LORD,

LORD GUSTAVUS

ADOLPHUS,

DUKE OF MECKLENBURG,

PRINCE OF THE ANCIENT VANDAL original: Henetae. A Latinized term for the "Wends," the Slavic people of the Baltic coast. The Dukes of Mecklenburg traditionally claimed this ancient lineage. NATION, OF SCHWERIN AND RATZEBURG,

COUNT OF SCHWERIN, LORD

OF THE LANDS OF ROSTOCK AND

STARGARD,

&c. &c.

THE PIOUS, FORTUNATE, AND AUGUST,

MY MOST MERCIFUL LORD,

I MOST DEVOTEDLY

PRAY FOR

ETERNAL HAPPINESS.