signatum praesente nota producere nomen.

ut silvae foliis privos mutantur in annos,

prima cadunt ita verborum vetus interit aetas [60]

et iuvenum ritu florent modo nata vigentque.

[Il s’est formé ...]

Except for clear typographical errors, the French text was left unchanged because it is impossible to know where the errors originated. All accents are as printed.

les Comites: Modern form is Comtes.

les Chevalier Windham : Error for le Chevalier ...

Fils du Garde des Seaux: Possible error for Sceaux. In modern French, seau is a coal scuttle while sceau is a seal (here, Lord Keeper of the Seal).

Swif: Error for Swift.