Synopsis of Events from the Creation of the World

the intermediaries are just as serious as the authors themselves. They all agreed, and the most distinguished Besold himself summoned Reverend Father Georgius Liprandus of the Society of Jesus Georg Liprandt (1591–1648), a Jesuit theologian and professor at the University of Ingolstadt., a Professor of Theology, to whom he was accustomed to confess. He voluntarily purified his conscience with Catholic piety and diligence, professing that he would die not only with a calm mind, but even a joyful one, provided that his little daughter (whom he had obtained from GOD through a miracle) were placed in safety and in the free practice of the Roman religion.

In the evening around six o'clock, the Most Venerable Sacrament The Eucharist: In the Catholic tradition of the time, the "Viaticum" or final communion was brought to the dying in a formal procession. was brought in with a crowded procession. In the presence of the Magnificent Rector, the Barons, as well as the Professors and many students, he received it with great devotion. When the sacred rites were completed, having summoned the Professors to his bed, he gave clear signs of joy by word of mouth that he had been led to the knowledge and embrace of the true faith by divine goodness. To all the Academic Fathers Refers to the senior faculty and governing body of the university., he commended his daughter to be educated in a Catholic and pious manner, and his wife to be converted to the orthodox faith. With a deep groan, he exclaimed that it would be a source of the greatest [grief...] The text cuts off here; the catchword "dolo-" suggests the Latin "dolori," meaning pain or grief.