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Spelling has been modernized throughout, except in case of conscious archaisms. Contractions, italics and initial capitalization have been largely eliminated, except where of real import. Obvious errors have been silently corrected, punctuation has been supplied. The editor would like to express his gratitude to the library staff of the Göttingen State and University Library (SUB Göttingen) for their invaluable assistance.
Lasso ch' i ardo, & [ed] altri non me 'l crede, &c:
['Alas because I am aflame, and some one does not believe it of me. . . .']