CONCERNING THE

NATURE AND LAW

OF WATERS

and

AQUEDUCTS

original: "Aqua" and "Aquæductuum"; this legal treatise covers both the physical resources of water and the rights regarding the channels used to transport it.

At the Illustrious

CHRISTIAN-ALBRECHT UNIVERSITY,

Founded in 1665, this is the university in Kiel, Germany.

Under the Presidency of

the most distinguished and most learned man,

Lord SAMUEL REYHER,

Samuel Reyher (1635–1714) was a famed German polymath who held chairs in both Law and Mathematics.

Jurist, and Professor in Ordinary of the Code

original: "JCti" (Jurisconsulti) and "Codicis." The "Code" refers to the Codex Justinianus, a pillar of Roman Law.

as well as of Higher and Lower Mathematics, etc.

His most venerable teacher,

On the 16th of August, in the year 1693,

there will dispute

original: "disputabit"; referring to the "disputation," a formal public debate where a student defended their thesis to earn a degree.

TOBIAS LUDEWIG von HAUGWITZ,

von Haugwitz is a prominent noble family of German and Silesian origin.

A Silesian Knight.

original: "Eques Silesius"; indicating the author's noble rank and his home region of Silesia.

At Kiel in Holstein,

original: "Kiliæ Holsatorum"; the Latin name for the city of Kiel.

From the press of Joachim Reumann, University Printer.