The First Book of Logical Exercises by Andreas Libavius

regarding the rest, I am not surprised, since I see not rarely that parents and tutors conspire with them,

The base judgment of parents and tutors.

who, having seen the age of the learner, judge him mature for the academy, as if talent should be valued by years and a beard. In the past, there were those who did not blush to remain in the trivial school of arts the trivium: grammar, logic, rhetoric until the proper time of marriage, not migrating from the place before they had known there was nothing more there for them to learn. However, if anyone has progressed prematurely, you know he is sent away sooner than others who are slower. Parents not rarely add spirit to their children by dressing them splendidly and luxuriously, and by granting untimely leisure, which are quite effective persuaders for that rashness. Others, more inept, swell with I know not what small glory if they keep a son in the academy to which he flies before the time, as if there would be a lack of someone to waste money. But enough of these.

Ph. Indeed. For so many vices ambush our youth that he who would wish to run through them all by speaking would have to spend his life. But I beseech you, Teacher, since you have not been troubled to descend into conversation with me, is it permitted, with your good leave, to ask certain things about logical matters?

Or. Although many things hinder me, and they are quite necessary, I will yet grant something to your honest and laudable desire, which I see striving through syzēteíseis discussions/logical inquiries