Musical Instruments.

Instrumenta musica.

Musical Instruments are
those which make a sound:		Musica instrumenta sunt
quæ edunt vocem:
First,
when they are beaten upon,
as a Cymbal, 1. with a Pestil,
a little Bell, 2.
with an Iron pellet within;
or Rattle, 3.
by tossing it about:
a Jews-Trump, 4.
being put to the mouth,
with the fingers;
a Drum, 5.
and a Kettle, 6.
with a Drum-stick, 7.
as also the Dulcimer, 8.
with the Shepherds-harp, 9.
and the Tymbrel, 10.		Primò,
cum pulsantur,
ut Cymbalum, 1. Pistillo,
Tintinnabulum, 2.
intus Globulo ferreo,
Crepitaculum, 3.
circumversando;
Crembalum, 4.
ori admotum,
Digito;
Tympanum, 5.
& Ahenum, 6.
Claviculâ, 7.
ut & Sambuca, 8.
cum Organo pastoritio, 9.
& Sistrum (Crotalum), 10.
Secondly,
upon which strings
are stretched, and struck upon,
as the Psaltery, 11.
and the Virginals, 12.
with both hands;
the Lute, 13.
(in which is the Neck, 14.
the Belly, 15,
the Pegs, 16.
by which the Strings, 17.
are stretched
upon the Bridge, 18.)
the Cittern, 19.
with the right hand only,
the Vial, 20.
with a Bow, 21.
and the Harp, 23.
with a Wheel within,
which is turned about:
the Stops, 22.
in every one are touched
with the left hand.		Secundò,
in quibus Chordæ
intenduntur & plectuntur
ut Nablium, 11.
cum Clavircordio, 12.
utrâque manu;
Testudo (Chelys), 13.
(in quâ Jugum, 14.
Magadium, 15.
& Verticilli, 16.
quibus Nervi, 17.
intenduntur
super Ponticulam, 18.)
& Cythara, 19.
Dexterâ tantum,
Pandura, 20.
Plectro, 21.
& Lyra, 23.
intus rotâ,
quæ versatur:
Dimensiones, 22.
in singulis tanguntur
sinistra.
At last,
those which are blown,
as with the mouth,
the Flute, 24.
the Shawm, 25.
the Bag-pipe, 26.
the Cornet, 27.
the Trumpet, 28, 29.
or with Bellows,
as a pair of Organs, 30.		Tandem
quæ inflantur,
ut Ore,
Fistula (Tibia), 24.
Gingras, 25.
Tibia utricularis, 26.
Lituus, 27.
Tuba, 28. Buccina, 29.
vel Follibus,
ut Organum pneumaticum, 30.

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Philosophy.

Philosophia.

The Naturalist, 1.
vieweth all the works of God
in the World.		Physicus, 1.
speculatur omnia Dei Opera
in Mundo.
The Supernaturalist, 2.
searches out the Causes
and Effects of things.		Metaphysicus, 2.
perscrutatur Causas,
& rerum Effecta.
The Arithmetician,
reckoneth numbers,
by adding, subtracting,
multiplying and dividing;
and that either by Cyphers, 3.
on a Slate,
or by Counters, 4.
upon a Desk.		Arithmeticus
computat numeros,
addendo, subtrahendo,
multiplicando, dividendo;
idque vel Cyphris, 3.
in Palimocesto,
vel Calculis, 4.
super Abacum.
Country people reckon, 5.
with figures of tens, X.
and figures of five, V.
by twelves, fifteens,
and threescores.		Rustici numerant, 5.
Decussibus,
X. & Quincuncibus,
V. per Duodenas, Quindenas,
& Sexagenas.

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