Paper.

Papyrus.

The Ancients used
Beech-Boards, 1.
or Leaves, 2.
as also Barks, 3. of Trees;
especially of an Egyptian Shrub,
which was called Papyrus.		Veteres utebantur
Tabulis Faginis, 1.
aut Foliis, 2.
ut & Libris, 3. Arborum;
præsertim Arbusculæ Ægyptiæ,
cui nomen erat Papyrus.
Now Paper is in use
which the Paper-maker
maketh in a Paper-mill, 4.
of Linen rags, 5.
stamped to Mash, 6.
which being taken up
in Frames, 7.
he spreadeth into Sheets, 8.
and setteth them in the Air
that they may be dryed.		Nunc Charta est in usu,
quam Chattopœus
in mola Papyracea, 4. conficit
è Linteis vetustis, 5.
in Pulmentum contusis, 6.
quod haustum
Normulis, 7.
diducit in Plagulas, 8.
exponitque aëri,
ut siccentur.
Twenty-five of these
make a Quire, 9.
twenty Quires a Ream, 10.
and ten of these
a Bale of Paper, 11.		Harum XXV.
faciunt Scapum, 9.
XX. Scapi Volumen minus, 10.
horum X.
Volumen majus, 11.
That which is to last long
is written on
Parchment, 12.		Duraturum diu
scribitur in
Membrana, 12.

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Printing.

Typographia.

The Printer hath
metal Letters
in a large number
put into Boxes, 5.		Typographus habet
Typos Metallos,
magno numero
distributos per Loculamenta, 5.
The Compositor, 1.
taketh them out one by one
and according to the Copy,
(which he hath fastened
before him in a Visorum, 2.)
composeth words
in a Composing-stick, 3.
till a Line be made;
he putteth these in a Gally, 4.
till a Page, 6. be made,
and these again
in a Form, 7.
and he locketh them up
in Iron Chases, 8.
with Coyns, 9.
lest they should drop out,
and putteth them under
the Press, 10.		Typotheta, 1.
eximit illos singulatim,
& secundum exemplar,
(quod habet præfixum
sibi Retinaculo, 2.)
componit Verba
Gnomone, 3.
donec versus fiat;
hos indit Formæ, 4.
donec Pagina, 6. fiat;
has iterum
Tabulâ compositoriâ, 7.
coarctaque eos
Marginibus ferreis, 8.
ope Cochlearum, 9.
ne dilabantur,
ac subjicit
Prelo, 10.
Then the Press-man
beateth it over
with Printers Ink,
by means of Balls, 11.
spreadeth upon it the Papers
put in the Frisket, 12.
which being put under
the Spindle, 14.
on the Coffin, 13.
and pressed down with
a Bar, 15. he maketh
to take impression.		Tum Impressor
illinit
Atramento impressorio
ope Pilarum, 11.
super imponit Chartas
inditas Operculo, 12.
quas subditas
Trochleæ, 14.
in Tigello, 13.
& impressas
Suculâ, 15. facit
imbibere typos.

[ XCV.]