Hinc ergo narrationem incipiemus: de præfatione tantum dixisse sufficiat. Stultum etenim est ante historiam effluere, in ipsa autem historia succingi.
Here then we will begin the narration: let this be enough by way of a preface: for it is a foolish thing to make a long prologue, and to be short in the story itself.
Hinc ergo narratione incipie: de praefatione tanto dic suffice. Stulto etenim es ante historia efflue, in ipso autem historia succinge.