It is to the highly esteemed, distinguished,
and eminent
Franciscus Christ,
LL. D.
the highly meritorious clerk
and legal adviser of his home town's council,
the notable scholar, the uncle
whom he reveres in his late father's stead,
and the most generous furtherer of his studies,
that the author wishes to dedicate and present this
first attempt of his in the field of
jurisprudence - however it may have turned
out - as a public token of his gratitude and
complete devotion.
JOH. RUDOLF THURNEISEN,
the author.