To the Honorable,

Noble, and Highly Learned Lord,

Georg Schwallenberger, most skilled in the more secret philosophy original: "Secretioris Philosophiæ peritissimo" – this phrase refers to advanced knowledge in alchemy and the Hermetic sciences,

Senior, Canon and member of the Chapter of the Foundation of St. Peter

the Apostle in Fritzlar, my

highly favorable Lord and

Patron.

Large ornamental woodcut initial 'E' featuring a complex floral and scrollwork design.

Honorable, Noble,
and Highly Learned Lord
and Friend, to your
Honor and Excellence,
my willing
services are offered, along with my wishes for all
good temporal and eternal welfare,
at all times, Honorable Noble
Lord. There is a common and very well-
practiced proverb, in use among the
Latins as well as among us Germans,
which says: Art has no original: "Ars non [habet]" – part of the proverb "Ars non habet osorem nisi ignorantem," meaning "Art has no hater but the ignorant."