Carriages.

Vehicula.

We are carried on a Sled, 1.
over Snow and Ice.
Vehimur Trahâ, 1.
super Nivibus & Glacie.
A Carriage with one Wheel,
is called a Wheelbarrow, 2.
with two Wheels, a Cart, 3.
with four Wheels, a Wagon,
which is either
a Timber-wagon, 4.
or a Load-wagon, 5.
Vehiculum unirotum,
dicitur Pabo, 2.
birotum, Carrus, 3.
quadrirotum, Currus,
qui vel
Sarracum, 4.
vel Plaustrum, 5.
The parts of the Wagon are,
the Neep (or draught-tree), 6.
the Beam, 7.
the Bottom, 8.
and the Sides, 9.
Partes Currûs sunt,
Temo, 6.
Jugum, 7.
Compages, 8.
Spondæ, 9.
Then the Axle-trees, 10.
about which the Wheels run,
the Lin-pins, 11.
and Axletree-staves, 12.
being fastened before them.
Tum Axes, 10.
circa quos Rotæ currunt,
Paxillis, 11.
& Obicibus, 12.
præfixis.
The Nave, 13. is
the groundfast of the Wheel, 14.
from which come
twelve Spokes, 15.
Modiolus, 13. est
Basis Rotæ, 14.
ex quo prodeunt
duodecim Radii, 15.
The Ring encompasseth
these, which is made
of six Felloes, 16.
and as many Strakes, 17.
Hampiers and Hurdles, 18,
are set in a Wagon.
Orbile ambit
hos, compositum
è sex Absidibus, 16.
& totidem Canthis, 17.
Corbes & Crates, 18.
imponuntur Currui.

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Carrying to and fro.

Vectura.

The Coach-man, 1.
joineth a Horse fit to match
a Saddle-horse, 2, 3.
to the Coach-tree,
with Thongs or Chains, 5.
hanging down from
the Collar, 4.
Auriga, 1.
jungit Parippum, 2.
Sellario, 3.
ad Temonem,
Loris vel Catenis, 5.
dependentibus de
Helcio, 4.
Then he sitteth upon
the Saddle-horse,
and driveth them that go
before him, 6.
with a Whip, 7.
and guideth them
with a String, 8
Deinde insidet
Sellario,
agit ante se
antecessores, 6.
Scuticâ, 7.
& flectit
Funibus, 8.
He greaseth the Axle-tree
with Axle-tree grease
out of a Grease-pot, 9.
and stoppeth the wheel
with a Trigen, 10.
in a steep descent.
Ungit Axem
Axungiâ,
ex vase unguentorio, 9.
& inhibet rotam
Sufflamine, 10.
in præcipiti descensu.
And thus the Coach is driven
along the Wheel-ruts, 11.
Et sic aurigatur
per Orbitas, 11.
Great Persons are carryed
with six Horses, 12.
by two Coachmen,
in a Hanging-wagon,
which is called
a Coach, 13.
Magnates vehuntur
Sejugibus, 12.
duobus Rhedariis,
Curru pensili,
qui vocatur
Carpentum (Pilentum), 13.
Others with two Horses, 14.
in a Chariot, 15.
Alii Bijugibus, 14.
Essedo, 15.
Horse Litters, 16, 17.
are carried by two Horses.
Arceræ, 16. & Lacticæ, 17.
portantur à duobus Equis.
They use
Pack-Horses,
instead of Waggons,
thorow Hills
that are not passable, 18.
Utuntur
Jumentis Clitellariis,
loco Curruum,
per montes
invios, 18.

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