Part 37

Revellers are made drunk, 4. they stumble, 5. they spue, 6. and babble, 7. Heluones (ganeones) inebriantur, 4. titubant, 5. ructant (vomunt), 6. & rixantur, 7.

From Drunkenness proceedeth Lasciviousness; E Crapula oritur Lascivia; from this a lewd Life amongst Whoremasters, 8. and Whores, 9. ex hâc Vita libidinosa inter Fornicatores, 8. & Scorta, 9. in kissing, touching, embracing, and dancing, 10. osculando (basiando), palpando, amplexando, & tripudiando, 10.

CXIII.

Fortitude. Fortitudo.

Fortitude, 1. is undaunted in adversity, and bold as a Lion, 2. but not haughty in Prosperity, Fortitudo, 1. impavida est in adversis, & confidens ut Leo, 2. at non tumida in Secundis, leaning on her own Pillar, 3. Constancy, and being the same in all things, ready to undergo both estates with an even mind. innixa suo Columini, 3. Constantiæ; & eadem in omnibus, parata ad ferendam utramque fortunam æquo animo.

She receiveth the strokes of Misfortune with the Shield, 4. of Sufferance: and keepeth off the Passions, Excipit ictus Infortunii Clypeo, 4. Tolerantiæ: & propellit Affectus, the enemies of quietness with the Sword, 5. of Valour. hostes Euthymiæ gladio, 5. Virtutis.

CXIV.

Patience. Patientia.

Patience, 1. endureth Calamities, 2. and Wrongs, 3. meekly like a Lamb, 4. as the Fatherly chastisement of God, 5. Patientia, 1. tolerat Calamitates, 2. & Injurias, 3. humiliter ut Agnus, 4. tanquam paternam ferulam Dei, 5.

In the meanwhile she leaneth upon the Anchor of Hope, 6. (as a Ship, 7. tossed by waves in the Sea) Interim innititur Spei Anchoræ, 6. (ut Navis, 7. fluctuans mari) she prayeth to God, 8. weeping, and expecteth the Sun, 10. after cloudy weather, 9. suffering evils, and hoping better things. Deo supplicat, 8. illacrymando, & expectat Phœbum, 10. post Nubila, 9. ferens mala, sperans meliora.

On the contrary, the impatient person, 11. waileth, lamenteth, rageth against himself, 12. Contra, Impatiens, 11. plorat, lamentatur, debacchatur, 12. in seipsum, grumbleth like a Dog, 13. and yet doth no good; at the last he despaireth, and becometh his own Murtherer, 14. obmurmurat ut Canis, 13. & tamen nil proficit; tandem desperat, & fit Autochir, 14.

Being full of rage he desireth to revenge wrongs. Furibundus cupit vindicare injurias.

CXV.

Humanity. Humanitas.

Men are made for one another’s good; therefore let them be kind. Homines facti sunt ad mutua commoda; ergò sint humani.

Be thou sweet and lovely in thy Countenance, 1. gentle and civil in thy Behaviour and Manners, 2. Sis suavis & amabilis Vultu, 1. comis & urbanus Gestu ac Moribus, 2. affable and true spoken with thy Mouth, 3. affectionate and candid in thy Heart, 4. affabilis & verax, Ore, 3. candens & candidus Corde, 4.

So love, and so shalt thou be loved; and there will be a mutual Friendship, 5. Sic ama, sic amaberis; & fiat mutua Amicitia, 5. as that of Turtle-doves, 6. hearty, gentle, and wishing well on both parts. ceu Turturum, 6. concors, mansueta, & benevola utrinque.

Froward Men are hateful, teasty, unpleasant. contentious, angry, 7. cruel, 8. and implacable, Morosi homines, sunt odiosi, torvi, illepidi. contentiosi, iracundi, 7. crudeles, 8. ac implacabiles, (rather Wolves and Lions, than Men) and such as fall out among themselves, hereupon they fight in a Duel, 9. (magis Lupi & Leones, quàm homines) & inter se discordes, hinc confligunt Duelle, 9.

Envy, 10. wishing ill to others, pineth away her self. Invidia, 10. malè cupiendo aliis, conficit seipsam.

CXVI.

Justice. Justitia.

Justice, 1. is painted, sitting on a square stone, 2. for she ought to be immoveable; Justitia, 1. pingitur, sedens in lapide quadrato, 2. nam decet esse immobilis; with hood-winked eyes, 3. that she may not respect persons; stopping the left ear, 4. to be reserved for the other party; obvelatis oculis, 3. ad non respiciendum personas; claudens aurem sinistram, 4. reservandam alteri parti;

Holding in her right Hand a Sword, 5. and a Bridle, 6. to punish and restrain evil men; Tenens dextrâ Gladium, 5. & Frænum, 6. ad puniendum & coërcendum malos;

Besides, a pair of Balances, 7. in the right Scale, 8. whereof Deserts, and in the left, 9. Rewards being put, Præterea, Stateram, 7. cujus dextræ Lanci, 8. Merita, Sinistræ, 9. Præmia imposita, are made even one with another, and so good Men are incited to virtue, as it were with Spurs, 10. sibi invicem exequantur, atque ita boni incitantur ad virtutem, ceu Calcaribus, 10.

In Bargains, 11. let Men deal candidly, let them stand to their Covenants and Promises; In Contractibus, 11. candidè agatur: stetur Pactis & Promissis; let that which is given one to keep, and that which is lent, be restored: Depositum, & Mutuum, reddantur: let no man be pillaged, 12. or hurt, 13. let every one have his own: these are the precepts of Justice. nemo expiletur, 12. aut lædatur, 13. suum cuique tribuatur: hæc sunt præcepta Justitiæ.

Such things as these are forbidden in God’s 5th. and 7th. Cammandment, and deservedly punish’d on the Gallows and the Wheel, 14. Talia prohibentur, quinto & septimo Dei Præcepto, & merito puniuntur Cruce ac Rotâ, 14.

CXVII.

Liberality. Liberalitas.