Castigationes seu Emendationes

By Master Symphorianus Campegius. Folio VI.

The head of the family who holds power is usually called Justus The name "Justus" (or Just) was traditional for the lords of the House of Tournon. Concerning the leaders and others most skilled in military matters, those vigorous men of the Tournon family who were of great service to the kingdom of France, it is better to remain silent than to say too little, especially since the brevity of a letter does not permit it. But it will be enough to remember your brother, Justus of Tournon,
Pavia, the Marshal of Chabannes. The Count of La Trémoille.

a high-souled man, who at Pavia original: "Ticinum"; referring to the Battle of Pavia in 1525, a major conflict in the Italian Wars together with the Marshal of France from Chabannes Jacques de La Palice, a famous French military leader, a vigorous man, and with the most illustrious Count of La Trémoille, fell in battle—not conquered, but exhausted by conquering—and was found far from his own men among the corpses of the enemy. At Naples original: "Parthenope" indeed, a little
Naples. The sons of Justus of Tournon, Antoine and Jean.

later, two sons of the same Justus fell in war, most vigorous men and very famous among the French. But no more concerning these. For it would be the mark of a madman to wish to furrow the Aegean Sea in a worthless vessel A classical metaphor meaning that Champier feels his writing skills are too "small" or inadequate to fully describe the "vast ocean" of the family's glory. Yet I could not entirely pass over in silence at least a small part of the praise for such a noble family that has deserved so well of me, regarding their most magnificent deeds.

Therefore, look into what we dedicate to you regarding the errors of the barbarian and Mohammedan doctors Champier refers here to the medical writings of Arab and Persian physicians like Avicenna and Rhazes. As a Renaissance humanist, he sought to "purify" medicine by returning to original Greek and Roman sources. For they are not contained in very many pages, so that they might not detain your very busy time with a longer discourse. When you do this, I hope it will happen that [not]...