The Woodman felleth and heweth down Trees, 5. with an Ax, 4. the Boughs, 6. remaining. Lignator sternit & truncat Arbores, 5. Securi, 4. remanentibus Sarmentis, 6.
He cleaveth Knotty Wood with a Wedge, 7. which he forceth in with a Beetle, 8. and maketh Wood-stacks, 9. Findit Nodosum, Lignum Cuneo, 7. quem adigit Tudite, 8. & componit Strues, 9.
The Carpenter squareth Timber with a Chip-Ax, 10. Faber Lignarius ascit Ascia, 10. Materiem, whence Chips, 11. fall, and saweth it with a Saw, 12. where the Saw-dust, 13. falleth down. unde Assulæ, 11. cadunt, & serrat Serrâ, 12. ubi Scobs, 13. decidit.
Afterwards he lifteth the Beam upon Tressels, 14. Post elevat Tignum super Canterios, 14· by the help of a Pully, 15. fasteneth it with Cramp-irons, 16. and marketh it out with a Line, 17. ope Trochleæ, 15. affigit Ansis, 16. & lineat Amussi, 17.
Thus he frameth the Walls together, 18. and fasteneth the great pieces with Pins, 19. Tum compaginat Parietes, 18. & configit trabes Clavis trabalibus, 19.
LXV.
The Mason. Faber Murarius,
The Mason, 1. layeth a Foundation, and buildeth Walls, 2. Faber Murarius, 1. ponit Fundamentum, & struit Muros, 2.
Either of Stones which the Stone-digger getteth out of the Quarry, 3. and the Stone-cutter, 4. squareth by a Rule, 5. Sive è Lapidibus, quos Lapidarius eruit in Lapicidina, 3. & Latomus, 4. conquadrat ad Normam, 5.
Or of Bricks, 6. which are made of Sand and Clay steeped in water, and are burned in fire. Sive è Lateribus, 6. qui formantur, ex Arena & Luto, aquâ intritis & excoquuntur igne.
Afterwards he plaistereth it with Lime, by means of a Trowel, and garnisheth with a Rough-cast, 8. Dein crustat Calce, ope Trullæ, 7. & vestit Tectorio, 8.
LXVI.
Engines. Machinæ.
One can carry as much by thrusting a Wheel-barrow, 3. before him, (having an Harness, 4. hanging on his neck,) Unus potest ferre tantum trudendo Pabonem, 3. ante se, (Ærumna, Suspensâ a Collo) as two men can carry on a Colestaff, 1. or Hand-barrow, 2. quantum duo possunt ferre Palangâ, vel Feretro, 2.
But he can do more that rolleth a Weight laid upon Rollers, 6. with a Leaver, 5. Plus autem potest qui provolvit Molem impositam Phalangis (Cylindris, 6.) Vecte, 5.
A Wind-beam, 7. is a post, which is turned by going about it. Ergata, 7. est columella, quæ versatur circumeundo.
A Crane, 8. hath a Hollow-wheel, in which one walking draweth weights out of a Ship, or letteth them down into a Ship. Geranium, 8. habet Tympanum, cui inambulans quis extrahit pondera navi, aut demittit in navem.
A Rammer, 9. is used to fasten Piles, 10. Fistuca, 9. adhibetur ad pangendum Sublicas, 10. it is lifted with a Rope drawn by Pullies, 11. or with hands. if it have handles, 12. adtollitur Fune tracto per Trochleas, 11. vel manibus, si habet ansas, 12.
LXVII.
A House. Domus.
The Porch, 1. is before the Door of the House. Vestibulum, 1. est ante Januam Domûs.
The Door hath a Threshold, 2. and a Lintel, 3. and Posts, 4. on both sides. Janua habet Limen, 2. & Superliminare, 3. & Postes, 4. utrinque.
The Hinges, 5. are upon the right hand, upon which the Doors, 6. hang, Cardines, 5. sunt a dextris, à quibus pendent Fores, 6. the Latch, 7. and the Bolt, 8. are on the left hand. Claustrum, 7. aut Pessulus, 8. a sinistris.
Before the House is a Fore-court, 9. with a Pavement of square stones, 10. Sub ædibus est Cavædium, 9. Pavimento Tessellato, 10. born up with Pillars, 11. in which is the Chapiter, 12. and the Base, 13. fulcitum Columnis, 11. in quibus Peristylium, 12. & Basis, 13.
They go up into the upper Stories by Greeses, 14. and Winding-stairs, 15. Ascenditur in superiores contignationes per Scalas, 14. & Cochlidia, 15.
The Windows, 16. appear on the outside, Fenestræ, 16. apparent extrinsecus, and the Grates, 17. the Galleries, 18. the Watertables, 19. the Butteresses, 20. to bear up the walls. & Cancelli (clathra), 17. Pergulæ, 18. Suggrundia, 19. & Fulcra, 20. fulciendis muris.
On the top is the Roof, 21. covered with Tyles, 22. or Shingles, 23. which lie upon Laths, 24. and these upon Rafters, 25. In summo est Tectum, 21. contectum Imbricibus (tegulis), 22. vel Scandulis, 23. quæ incumbunt Tigillis, 24. hæc Tignis, 25.
The Eaves, 26. adhere to the Roof. Tecto adhæret Stillicidium, 26.
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