On Medicine in Eight Books

clientele should I have placed him, rather than your own? Without those aids, which your study of helping the public—a subject I can never speak of without the highest praise—has brought to me, if I had ever had them, I would not have applied my mind to the recognition of an author who is as learned as he is corrupted. Who would believe that, after the most diligent cares of Egnatius, Caesarius, Constantinus, Stephanus, Pantinus, Ronsseus, and Rubeus—so many illustrious men—there would be more than two thousand places for me to correct? Because I thought I had done work not to be repented of, nor unworthy of your name and our century, I dared to inscribe this to him as well. Although I am not unaware that I owe much more and greater things to your love and kindness toward me. Therefore I ask you, most distinguished man, to accept this pledge of my debt, and of a mind obligated to the memory of your gratitude in every way. Certainly, this book, which I offer to you to be received with the same countenance with which you are accustomed to embrace all men of letters, if not for its industry, I at least wish it to be a testament to the fruit of my labor, and how much I am and shall forever be your debtor.