To the Kindhearted

coming to light: Is so famous and has resounded in such a way that almost everyone has developed a special, eager desire to know of it.

Thus, the authors of such secret matters—such as Prince Christian of Anhalt, the Palatinate Referring to the Electorate of the Palatinate, the center of the Protestant cause, Margrave Joachim Ernst of Brandenburg, Count Albrecht of Solms, Volrath von Plessen, Dr. Ludwig Camerarius, etc., Achatz and Christoph von Dohna, etc.—are already known in their own right. Some are notable for the roles functionen: official duties or administrative roles they performed regarding these Bohemian and related affairs; furthermore, as can be seen in the context, these were written and signed with their own hands. Therefore, this work original: "opus" or treatise original: "tractat" is, in itself and in reality original: "reipsa", the aforementioned authors' own work. The only additions are that the timeline and course of events were followed, and—to spare the reader the effort of deep reflection—certain circumstances original: "circumstantias" were explained at the beginning and the end. Likewise, a few helpful notes original: "notæ" for information had to be added here and there (all without any sought-after embellishment or elegance).