CAMUS, Jean Pierre, bishop of Bellay, was born at Paris in 1582. He wrote a great number of pious romances adapted to the taste of his time, and other theological works. His definition of politics is remarkable—Ars non tam regendi quam fallendi homines, the art not so much of governing as of deceiving mankind. He was an exemplary prelate, and distinguished for the zeal with which he attacked the abuses of his time. He died in 1652. Moreri has given a large catalogue of his works.