To the Kindhearted

[Reader,]

come to the light of day: has become so famous and resounded in such a way that almost everyone has conceived a special, eager longing to know of it.

The authors of such secret matters—namely Prince Christian of Anhalt Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (1568–1630), was the chief advisor to the Elector Palatine and a lead diplomat for the Protestant Union., the Elector Palatine original: "Churpfaltz", Margrave Joachim Ernst of Brandenburg, Albrecht Count of Solms, Volrath von Plessen, Dr. Ludwig Camerarius, etc., Achatz and Christoph von Dohna, etc.—are already well known in their own right. Some, despite their lower social status, have become famous because of these Bohemian and related functions functionen: the diplomatic and administrative roles performed during the revolt they performed. Furthermore, as can be seen in the context of the documents, these were written and signed with their own hands. Therefore, this work opus or treatise tractat is, in and of itself and in reality original Latin: "reipla," likely a contraction of "re ipsa", the aforementioned authors' own work. The only intervention has been to follow the sequence of times and events, and to relieve the reader of the burden of over-thinking, certain circumstances original: "circumstantias" have been explained at the beginning and end. Likewise, a few preliminary notes original: "notæ" have been added for information (all without any sought-after ornament or elegance).

No other patron original: "patronum", friend, grace, fa-