The First Book of Logical Exercises by Andreas Libavius

Let others boast of the commentaries of the men of old,
And the wealth which the vast Aristotle poured forth.
Remember to be wise with Ramus as your guide.
You will be an ingenious judge in doubtful matters.
Lest any care torment your heart,
Because of the needy riches of Aristarchus a classical reference to a critical scholar, here used to represent older, perhaps overly pedantic, methods;
And lest your breast tremble with the fear of being false,
While the Gauls referring to Ramus, a Frenchman deny that individual things are certain:
You learn the Ramaean Ramist wisdom joined with the Melanchthonian Philippist;
Along with the warnings of Tullius Cicero, and the dogma of Aristotle.
I would not want you to be deceived. I know many who pretend to know
Many things; but know that they say nothing to the point original: "ad rhombum" — a phrase meaning to speak accurately or precisely.
Come with me, safe into the inner sanctuaries of correct logic.
Believe me, that path will not be deceptive.
You also, fathers, noble protection of the Tubarini of Dortmund fortress,
Whose aid causes the Aonian Muses' work to rise here.
Flower and honor of the city, you divine crown of the senate,
Who sit to be venerated for law and equity,
In whose hands is the guardianship of the Rubicastrian local poetic muse,
Let them go under the eternal law which you have established,
Let it be permitted to no one to tear down the Decrees
Strengthened by the auspices of Christ. Let it be a crime to have violated them.
Thus the famous youth will grow under your care;
Thus piety, thus the city will stand, with God as its lover.