Nunc parat arma uirosque simul rex maximus orbis, Hostibus antiquis exitium minitans. Nunc igitur bello studeas gens Pariseorum, Cui Martis quondam gloria magna fuit. Exemplo tibi sint nunc fortia facta uirorum, Quae digne memorat Crispus in hoc opere. Armigerisque tuis alemannos adnumeres, qui Hos pressere libros, arma futura tibi. The King of France his armaments and men is mustering, Upon his ancient enemies destruction threatening. Now therefore, men of Paris, show your ardor for the wars, Who erst won mighty glory in the service of great Mars. Set before you as examples each brave, heroic deed Of which in Sallust’s pages due record you may read; And count us German printers as adding to your store Of fighters, since this history will stir up many more. The other allusion takes the form of sympathy with the sufferers from Turkish oppression and invasion, and comes at the end of an edition of the story of Attila, in a colophon which leads up to the statement that the book was printed at Venice by showing how it was the fear caused by Attila which brought about the foundation of the island city. Atila persecutore de la Christiana fede. Primamente vene verso aquilegia nel tempo de papa Leone e de odopio imperatore de li christiani. Laqual cita insembre con molte altre cita castelli e forteze nela fertile e bella Italia destrusse. Li habitatori de li dicti luoghi fugiendo la sua canina rabia ad modo che nel presente tempo, cioe del summo pontifice papa Innocentio, e di Federico imperatore e del Inclyto duce Augustino Barbadico in Venetia imperante neli anni del signore del M.cccc lxxxxi se fuge la crudele ed abhominabile persecutione del perfido cane turcho il qual come e ditto de sopra abandonando le lor dolce patrie perueneno a le prenominate isole: nelequale fu edificata la potentissima famosa e nobile cita de Venetia laqual Idio per la sua pieta mantenga felice e prospera e victoriosa per mare e per terra longo tempo. FINIS. Impressum Venetiis.