Tennis-play.
Ludus Pilæ.
| In a Tennis Court, 1. they play with a Ball, 2. which one throweth, and another taketh, and sendeth it back with a Racket, 3. and that is the Sport of Noble Men to stir their Body. | In Sphæristerio, 1. luditur Pilâ, 2. quam alter mittit, alter excipit, & remittit Reticulo, 3. idque est Lusus Nobilium ad commotionem Corporis. |
| A Wind-ball, 4. being filled with Air, by means of a Ventil, is tossed to and fro with the Fist, 5. in the open Air. | Follis (pila magna), 4. distenta Aere ope Epistomii, reverberberatur Pugno, 5. sub Dio. |
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Dice-play.
Ludus Aleæ.
| We play with Dice, 1. either they that throw the most take up all; or we throw them through a Casting-box, 2. upon a Board, 3. marked with figures, and this is Dice-players game at casting Lots. | Tesseris (talis), 1. ludimus vel Plistobolindam; vel immittimus illas per Frittillum, 2. in Tabellam, 3. notatam numeris, idque est Ludas Sortilegii Aleatorum. |
| Men play by Luck and Skill at Tables. in a pair of Tables, 4. and at Cards, 5. | Sorte & Arte luditur Calculis in Alveo aleatorio, 4. & Chartis lusoriis, 5. |
| We play at Chesse on a Chesse-board, 6. where only art beareth the sway. | Ludimus Abaculis in Abaco, 6. ubi sola ars regnat. |
| The most ingenious Game is the Game of Chesse, 7. wherein as it were two Armies fight together in Battel. | Ingeniosissimus Ludus est Ludus Latrunculorum, 7. quo veluti duo Exercitus confligunt Prælio. |