Series atque ordo consulum reipub. Tigurinae a Rodolpho Brunone usque ad tempora nostra

...relax your mind. Partly because for many years now you have bound me to yourself with so many benefits that if I had chosen another patron besides you, it would almost be a sin. I pray to God the Father of our Lord I E S U S C H R I S T, that He may long keep your dignity safe for the advancement of good letters. Farewell. Zürich, 1577.

The numbers inscribed to the names of the individual Consuls denote the beginning and duration of the consulship: the marginal note denotes the time of the event.