Part 9

In the Earth are high Mountains, 1. Deep Vallies, 2. Hills rising, 3. In Terra sunt Alti Montes, 1. Profundæ valles, 2. Elevati Colles, 3. Hollow Caves, 4. Plain Fields, 5. Shady Woods, 6. cavæ Speluncæ, 4. Plani campi, 5. Opacæ Sylvæ, 6.

The Fruits of the Earth. Terræ Fœtus.

A meadow, 1. yieldeth grass with Flowers and Herbs, which being cut down, are made Hay, 2. Pratum, 1. fert Gramina, cum Floribus & Herbis quæ defecta fiunt Fænum, 2.

A Field, 3. yieldeth Corn, and Pot-herbs, 4. Arvum, 3. fert Fruges, & Olera, 4.

Mushrooms, 5. Straw-berries, 6. Myrtle-trees, &c. come up in Woods. Fungi, 5. Fraga, 6. Myrtilli, &c. Proveniunt in Sylvis.

Metals, Stones, and Minerals grow under the earth. Metalla, Lapides, Mineralia, nascuntur sub terra.

XI.

Metals. Metalla.

Lead, 1. is soft, and heavy. Plumbum, 1. est molle & grave.

Iron, 2. is hard, and Steel, 3. harder. Ferrum, 2. est durum, & Calybs, 3. durior.

They make Tankards (or Cans), 4. of Tin. Kettles, 5. of Copper, Candlesticks, 6. of Latin, Faciunt Cantharos, 4. e Stanno. Ahena, 5, e Cupro, Candelabra, 6. ex Orichalco, Dollers, 7. of Silver, Ducats and Crown-pieces, 8. of Gold. Thaleros, 7. ex Argento, Scutatos et Coronatos, 8. Ex, Auro.

Quick-silver is always liquid, and eateth thorow Metals. Argentum Vivum, semper liquet, & corrodit Metalla.

XII.

Stones. Lapides.

Sand, 1. and Gravel, 2. is Stone broken into bits. Arena, 1. & Sabulum, 2. est Lapis comminutus.

A great Stone, 3. is a piece of a Rock (or Crag) 4. Saxum, 3. est pars Petræ (Cautis) 4.

A Whetstone, 5. a Flint, 6. a Marble, 7. &c. are ordinary Stones. Cos, 5. Silex, 6. Marmor, 7. &c. sunt obscuri Lapides.

A Load-stone, 8. draweth Iron to it. Magnes, 8. adtrahit ferrum.

Jewels, 9. are clear Stones, as Gemmæ, 9. sunt pellucidi Lapilli,

The Diamond white ut Adamas candidus,

The Ruby red, Rubinus rubeus,

The Sapphire blue, Sapphirus cæruleus,

The Emerald green, Smaragdus viridis,

The Jacinth yellow, &c. Hyacynthus luteus, &c.

And they glister being cut into corners. et micant angulati.

Pearls and Unions, 10. grow in Shell-fish. Margaritæ & Uniones, 10. crescunt in Conchis.

Corals, 11. in a Sea-shrub. Corallia, 11. in Marinâ arbusculâ.

Amber, 12. is gathered from the Sea. Succinum, 12. colligitur è mari.