May God compensate us the direful blow
By future blessings on his family,
Whereof I lowly beg the next commands;
—Whereto, as humbly, I confirm myself" ...
And so forth,—follow name and place and date.
On next leaf—
"Hactenus senioribus!
There, old fox, show the clients t' other side
And keep this corner sacred, I beseech!
You and your pleas and proofs were what folk call