Fortitude.

Fortitudo.

Fortitude, 1.
is undaunted in adversity,
and bold as a Lion, 2. but
not haughty in Prosperity,
leaning on her own Pillar, 3.
Constancy, and
being the same in all things,
ready to undergo both
estates with an even mind.		Fortitudo, 1.
impavida est in adversis,
& confidens ut Leo, 2. at
non tumida in Secundis,
innixa suo Columini, 3.
Constantiæ; &
eadem in omnibus,
parata ad ferendam utramque
fortunam æquo animo.
She receiveth the strokes
of Misfortune
with the Shield, 4.
of Sufferance: and
keepeth off the Passions,
the enemies of quietness
with the Sword, 5.
of Valour.		Excipit ictus
Infortunii
Clypeo, 4.
Tolerantiæ: &
propellit Affectus,
hostes Euthymiæ
gladio, 5.
Virtutis.

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Patience.

Patientia.

Patience, 1.
endureth Calamities, 2.
and Wrongs, 3. meekly
like a Lamb, 4.
as the Fatherly
chastisement of God, 5.		Patientia, 1.
tolerat Calamitates, 2.
& Injurias, 3. humiliter
ut Agnus, 4.
tanquam paternam
ferulam Dei, 5.
In the meanwhile she leaneth
upon the Anchor of Hope, 6.
(as a Ship, 7.
tossed by waves in the Sea)
she prayeth to God, 8.
weeping,
and expecteth the Sun, 10.
after cloudy weather, 9.
suffering evils,
and hoping better things.		Interim innititur
Spei Anchoræ, 6.
(ut Navis, 7.
fluctuans mari)
Deo supplicat, 8.
illacrymando,
& expectat Phœbum, 10.
post Nubila, 9.
ferens mala,
sperans meliora.
On the contrary,
the impatient person, 11.
waileth, lamenteth,
rageth against himself, 12.
grumbleth like a Dog, 13.
and yet doth no good;
at the last he despaireth,
and becometh
his own Murtherer, 14.		Contra,
Impatiens, 11.
plorat, lamentatur,
debacchatur, 12. in seipsum,
obmurmurat ut Canis, 13.
& tamen nil proficit;
tandem desperat,
& fit
Autochir, 14.
Being full of rage he desireth
to revenge wrongs.		Furibundus cupit
vindicare injurias.

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