Dedicatory Letter

It would be the mark of an arrogant man to speak at length when the abundance of material makes it impossible to finish a formal oration; however, it would be the mark of an ungrateful man to remain silent. Therefore, I shall briefly use this letter to embrace what I have discovered among hidden but reliable authors concerning the founders of the city of Tournon original: "Turnonis" and your own ancestors. This most noble family of Tournon arose, therefore—as has been passed down to memory by the most celebrated writers—from Merovech and Chlodio, the ancient Kings of the Franks.
The founders of the city of Tournon, and the House of Tournon.

Merovech and Chlodio, Kings of the Franks.

Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Herodotus.

Tyrrhenus.

The Citadel of Tournon, however, as Dionysius of Halicarnassus records in his first book (citing Herodotus), was constructed by Tyrrhenus: who, coming to the northern region, settled and dwelt there. He built the most noble cities which still exist today: the city of Tours original: "Turonensem urbem" in Gallia Aquitanica, and Tournon in Gallia Lugdunensis on the banks of the Rhône.
The city of Tours. Tournon. Myrsilus.

Tyrrhenus. Atys.

Myrsilus, indeed a serious author, writes to this same effect. Some suspect the origin of the Tyrrhenians to be from the Lydians. And a little later he says: Tyrrhenus, the son of Atys, coming into the northern region, held the whole middle portion of it from its very sources. And because Myrsilus asserted that the Tyrrhenians were of the greatest antiquity, he proves by this that the Umbrians—considered the most ancient people of Italy—are actually younger than they.
Myrsilus. Umbrians.