Liberality.

Liberalitas.

Liberality, 1.
keepeth a mean about Riches,
which she honestly seeketh,
that she may have
somewhat to bestow
on them that want, 2.		Liberalitas, 1.
servat modum circa Divitias,
quas honestè quærit
ut habeat
quod largiatur
Egenis, 2.
She cloatheth, 3.
nourisheth, 4.
and enricheth, 5. these
with a chearful countenance, 6.
and a winged hand, 7.		Hos vestit, 3.
nutrit, 4.
ditat, 5.
Vultu hilari, 6.
& Manu alatâ, 7.
She submitteth her
wealth, 8. to her self,
not her self to it,
as the covetous man, 9. doth,
who hath,
that he may have,
and is not the Owner,
but the Keeper of his goods,
and being unsatiable,
always scrapeth together, 10.
with his Nails.		Subjicit
opes, 8. sibi,
non se illis,
ut Avarus, 9.
qui habet,
ut habeat,
& non est Possessor
sed Custos bonorum suorum,
& insatiabilis,
semper corradit, 10.
Unguibus suis.
Moreover he spareth
and keepeth,
hoarding up, 11.
that he may always have.		Sed & parcit
& adservat,
occludendo, 11.
ut semper habeat.
But the Prodigal, 12.
badly spendeth
things well gotten,
and at the last wanteth.		At Prodigus, 12.
malè disperdit
benè parta,
ac tandem eget.

[ CXVIII.]

Society betwixt Man and Wife.

Societas Conjugalis.

Marriage
was appointed by God
in Paradise,
for mutual help,
and the Propagation
of mankind.		Matrimonium
institutum est à Deo
in Paradiso,
ad mutuum adjutorium,
& propagationem
generis humani.
A young man (a single man)
being to be married,
should be furnished
either with Wealth,
or a Trade and Science,
which may serve
for getting a living;
that he may be able
to maintain a Family.		Vir Juvenis (Cœlebs)
conjugium initurus,
instructus sit
aut Opibus,
aut Arte & Scientiâ,
quæ sit
de pane lucrando;
ut possit
sustentare Familiam.
Then he chooseth himself
a Maid that is Marriageable,
(or a Widow)
whom he loveth;
nevertheless a greater Regard
is to be had of Virtue,
and Honesty,
than of Beauty or Portion.		Deinde eligit sibi
Virginem Nubilem,
(aut Viduam)
quam adamat;
ubi tamen major ratio
habenda Virtutis
& Honestatis,
quàm Formæ aut Dotis.
Afterwards, he doth not
betroth her to himself closely,
but entreateth for her
as a Woer,
first to the Father, 1.
and then the Mother, 2.
or the Guardians,
or Kinsfolks, by
such as help to make the match, 3.		Posthæc, non
clam despondet sibi eam,
sed ambit,
ut Procus,
apud Patrem, 1.
& Matrem, 2.
vel apud Tutores,
& Cognatos, per
Pronubos, 3.
When she is espous’d to him,
he becometh the Bridegroom, 4.
and she the Bride, 5.
and the Contract is made.
and an Instrument of Dowry 6.
is written.		Eâ sibi desponsâ,
fit Sponsus, 4.
& ipsa Sponsa, 5.
fiuntque Sponsalia,
& scribitur
Instrumentum Dotale, 6.
At the last
the Wedding is made,
where they are joined together
by the Priest, 7.
giving their Hands, 8.
one to another.
and Wedding-rings, 9.
then they feast with
the witnesses that are invited.		Tandem
fiunt Nuptiæ
ubi copulantur
à Sacerdote, 7.
datis Manibus, 8.
ultrò citroque,
& Annulis Nuptialibus, 9.
tum epulantur cum
invitatis testibus.
After this they are called
Husband and Wife;
when she is dead he becometh
a Widower.		Abhinc dicuntur
Maritus & Uxor;
hâc mortuâ ille fit
Viduus.

[ CXIX.]