Jánua Linguárum Reseráta/Vestibulum/Caput 6

Jánua Linguárum Reseráta John Amos Comenius Title Caput V Caput VII Caput VI Dé rebus in urbe & regióne Of things in the city and country Urbs munitur moeniís Nec nón valló & fossá Porta habet valvás Abhinc eunt plateæ In foró solent esse cisternæ Ædificia sunt publica aut privata (Nam quod nón úní próprium est, est commúne Cívés & incolæ incolunt cívitátem Rústicí habitant in págó Vícíní in eódem vícó A city is fortified with wallsAnd also with banks and a ditchThe gate has doorsFrom here go streetsCisterns are usually in the market placeBuildings are public or private(For what is not the property to one is communal)Citizens and inhabitants inhabit the cityCountry people live in a villageNeighbours in the same town In cúriá congregátur Senátus Cónsul praecédit, Senátorés sequuntur Júdex (Prætor) júdicat lités Actor accúsat sontem críminis Reus sé excúsat Testis júrat & testátur Líctor ligat Et dúcit in carcerem Carnifex occídit & suspendit The Senate is gathered in the courtThe Consul precedes, the Senators follow.The Judge (the Mayor) judges controversiesThe pleader accuses the offender of a crimeThe accused justifies himselfA witness swears and testifiesThe officer binds himAnd carries him to prisonThe executioner kills or hangs Tabellárius fert literás (epistolam) cérá & sigilló obsígnátás Nuntius nuntiat oretenus Templum est sacer locus Caupóna profánus Ædituus pulsat campanás Populus coit in æde, exercet religiónem In coetú canuntur Psalmí & Hymní Deí verbum prædicátur, Sacramenta administrantur Precés peraguntur dévóté Fésta celebrantur féstivé A carrier carries letters sealed with wax and a sealA messenger relates by monthThe temple is a sacred placeA tavern profaneThe Sexton rings the bellsThe people meet in the church and perform religious dutiesPsalms & Hymns are sung in the assemblyThe word of God is preached, Sacrements are administered.Prayers are performed devoutlyFeasts are celebrated festively Magistrátus est necessárius Ut Réx in régnó régnet Dominus domí dominétur Quí imperant, sint clémentés. Quí parent, obsequentés. Herus probus probátur, sicut fídus subditus. Princeps est minor atque Dux. Comes, major quam Baró. Nóbilis, eques ínsígnibus dónátus. A magistrate is necessary So that the King may reign in his KingdomMay a Lord rule at homeMay those who rule be mercifulMay those that obey be obligingAn honest master is approved, as is a faithful subjectA prince is lower than a DukeAn Earl is greater than a BaronA nobleman, a knight ennobled with titles Pax est prórsus optanda. Bellum est perniciósum. Nisi quum hostis arcendus est. Mílités merent stípendia, Quum præliantur & pugnant Tubæ clangunt, tympanum sonant. Ex arcubus jaciunt sagittás, Gladiís dímicant. Armís sé defendunt. Tormentís arcés expugnant. Revertuntur cum victoriá. Peace is always preferableWar is perniciousUnless an enemy is to be driven awaySoldiers serve for wagesWhen they fight and skirmishThe trumpets sound, the drums beatThey shoot arrows with bowsThey fight with swordsThey defend themselves with weaponsThey beat down towers with cannonsThey return with victory