The System of Saturn

...[by bringing] the writings of authors back to life, you promote and enrich those same excellent things from antiquity. Truly, you are driven to perform these deeds by the illustrious examples of your ancestors The Medici family of Florence, famous for their centuries-long patronage of the arts and sciences., as well as your own innate virtue and the extraordinary inclination of your mind.

Furthermore, it is only right that those of us who benefit from your excellent goodwill and care should acknowledge and proclaim your deeds with a grateful heart.