Part 42

CXXXIII.

Tennis-play. Ludus Pilæ.

In a Tennis Court, 1. they play with a Ball, 2. which one throweth, and another taketh, and sendeth it back In Sphæristerio, 1. luditur Pilâ, 2. quam alter mittit, alter excipit, & remittit with a Racket, 3. and that is the Sport of Noble Men to stir their Body. Reticulo, 3. idque est Lusus Nobilium ad commotionem Corporis.

A Wind-ball, 4. being filled with Air, by means of a Ventil, Follis (pila magna), 4. distenta Aere ope Epistomii, is tossed to and fro with the Fist, 5. in the open Air. reverberberatur Pugno, 5. sub Dio.

CXXXIV.

Dice-play. Ludus Aleæ.

We play with Dice, 1. either they that throw the most take up all; Tesseris (talis), 1. ludimus vel Plistobolindam; or we throw them through a Casting-box, 2. upon a Board, 3. marked with figures, vel immittimus illas per Frittillum, 2. in Tabellam, 3. notatam numeris, and this is Dice-players game at casting Lots. idque est Ludas Sortilegii Aleatorum.

Men play by Luck and Skill at Tables. in a pair of Tables, 4. and at Cards, 5. Sorte & Arte luditur Calculis in Alveo aleatorio, 4. & Chartis lusoriis, 5.

We play at Chesse on a Chesse-board, 6. where only art beareth the sway. Ludimus Abaculis in Abaco, 6. ubi sola ars regnat.

The most ingenious Game is the Game of Chesse, 7. wherein as it were two Armies fight together in Battel. Ingeniosissimus Ludus est Ludus Latrunculorum, 7. quo veluti duo Exercitus confligunt Prælio.

CXXXV.

Races. Cursus Certamina.

Boys exercise themselves by running, either upon the Ice, 1. in Scrick-shoes, 2. where they are carried also upon Sleds, 3. Pueri exercent se cursu, sive super Glaciem, 1. Diabatris, 2. ubi etiam vehuntur Trahis, 3. or in the open Field, making a Line, 4. which he that desireth to win, ought to touch, but not to run beyond it. sive in Campo, designantes Lineam, 4. quam qui vincere cupit debet attingere, at non ultrâ procurrere.

Heretofore Runners, 5. run betwixt Rails, 6. to the Goal, 7. Olim decurrebant Cursores, 5. inter Cancellos, 6. ad Metam, 7. and he that toucheth it first receiveth the Prize, 8. from him that gave the prize, 9. & qui primum contingebat eam, accipiebat Brabeum, (præmium), 8. à Brabeuta, 9.

At this day Tilting (or the quintain) is used, Hodie Hastiludia habentur, (where a Hoop, 11. is struck at with a Truncheon, 10.) instead of Horse-races, which are grown out of use. (ubi Circulus, 11. petitur Lancea, 10.) loco Equiriorum, quæ abierunt in desuetudinem.

CXXXVI.

Boys Sport. Ludi Pueriles.

Boys use to play either with Bowling-stones 1. or throwing a Bowl, 2. at Nine-pins, 3. Pueri solent ludere vel Globis fictilibus, 1. vel jactantes Globum, 2. ad Conas, 3. or striking a Ball, through a Ring, 5. with a Bandy, 4. or scourging a Top, 6. with a Whip, 7. vel mittentes Sphærulam per Annulum, 5. Clava, 4. versantes Turbinem, 6. Flagello, 7. or shooting with a Trunk, 8. and a Bow, 9. or going upon Stilts, 10, or tossing and swinging themselves upon a Merry-totter, 11. vel jaculantes Sclopo, 8. & Arcu, 9. vel incidentes Grallis, 10. vel super Petaurum, 11. se agitantes & oscillantes.

CXXXVII.

The Kingdom and the Region. Regnum & Regio.

Many Cities and Villages make a Region and a Kingdom. Multæ Urbes & Pagi faciunt Regionem & Regnum.

The King or Prince resideth in the chief City, 1. Rex aut Princeps sedet in Metropoli. 1. the Noblemen, Lords, and Earls dwell in the Castles, 2. Nobiles, Barones, & Comites habitant in Arcibus, 2. that lie about it; the Country People dwell in Villages, 3. circumjacentibus; Rustici in Pagis, 3.

He hath his toll-places upon navigable Rivers, 4. and high-Roads, 5. Habet telonia sua juxta Flumina navigabilia, 4. & Vias regias, 5. where Portage and Tollage is exacted of them that sail or travel. ubi Portorum & Vectigal exigitur a navigantibus & iter facientibus.

CXXXVIII.

Regal Majesty. Regia Majestas.

The King, 1. sitteth on his Throne, 2. in Kingly State, with a stately Habit, 3. crowned with a Diadem, 4. Rex, 1. sedet in suo Solio, 2. in regio splendore, magnifico Habitu, 3. redimitus Diademate, 4. holding a Scepter, 5. in his Hand, being attended with a Company of Courtiers. tenens Sceptrum, 5. manu, stipatus frequentiâ Aulicorum.

The chief among these, are the Chancellor, 6. with the Counsellors and Secretaries, Inter hos primarii sunt Cancellarius, 6. cum Consiliariis & Secretariis, the Lord-marshall, 7. the Comptroller, 8. the Cup-bearer, 9. the Taster, 10. Præfectus Prætorii, 7. Aulæ Magister, 8. Pocillator (pincerna), 9. Dapifer, 10. the Treasurer, 11. the High Chamberlain, 12. and the Master of the Horse, 13. Thesaurarius, 11. Archi-Cubicularius, 12. & Stabuli Magister, 13.

There are subordinate to these the Noble Courtiers, 14. the Noble Pages, 15. Subordinantur his Nobiles Aulici, 14. Nobile Famulitium, 15. with the Chamberlains, and Lacquies, 16. the Guard, 17. with their Attendance. cum Cubiculariis, & Cursoribus, 16. Stipatores, 17. cum Satellitio.