PREFACE

...may he/it deign. May that GOD, whom we proclaim as the Best original: "Optimum"; a title emphasizing God's perfect goodness. because of His goodness, and the Greatest original: "Maximum"; a title emphasizing God's supreme power. because of His wisdom and supreme power, according to this infinite goodness, wisdom, and power of His, forever preserve, rule, and protect Your Illustrious Majesty original: "I. T. M.", likely abbreviating "Illustrissima Tua Maiestas". along with your illustrious house and family, flourishing, abundant, and eminent in every kind of good, both spiritual and physical. Amen.

A decorative woodcut tailpiece or vignette featuring a mascaron (a grotesque face with a long, stylized beard) centered within an ornate, scrolled cartouche or shield-like frame.