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The

High and Wise?

King

in his Purple Mantle /

or?

Innocent? Patience? under? a?

foreign? Judgment? / in? depiction? of? the?

Doric? This likely refers to the "Doric" style or character, which in the Baroque era was often associated with simplicity, gravity, and stern moral virtue. State-Example? of? the? upon? Thrones?

seated? Majesties? / from? many?

History-Books? compiled?

and presented?

Now? for? the service? of a? Highly-Noble? World?

readied for peace and for the press? original: "frie- und druckfertig gemacht"; an archaic publishing phrase meaning the text has been edited, cleared of errors, and is ready for publication.

by?

A? Lover? original: "Liebhaber"; in this era, the term was used to describe a "virtuoso" or an amateur scholar—someone who pursues knowledge out of a "love" for the subject rather than as a paid profession.