TO THE MOST DISTINGUISHED AND CELEBRATED MAN,

D. JOHANNES NICOLAUS PECHLINUS;

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND MEDICINE, AND MOST WORTHY ORDINARY PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF KIEL.

ROYAL CHIEF PHYSICIAN, COUNSELOR, ETC., TO THE MOST SERENE PRINCE OF CIMBRIA.

Most Celebrated Sir,

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