Corderius dialogues translated grammatically For the more speedy attaining to the knowledge of the Latine tongue, for writing and speaking Latine. Done chiefly for the good of schooles, to be used according to the direction set downe in the booke called Ludus literarius, or The grammar-schoole.

The 26. Dialogue.

Garbine. Furnarius.

* 1.1 WHat * 1.2 dwelling place hast thou?

F.

[My] fathers house.

G.

From whence commest thou now?

F.

From home.

G.

Where hast thou dined?

F.

At home.

G.

Where wilt thou sup?

F.

At your house, as I hope.

G.

How knowest thou?

F.

Thy father himselfe hath invited me to day.

G.

Where * 1.3 sawest thou him?

F.

* 1.4 At Varroes house.

G

What businesse * 1.5 haddest thou there?

F.

My father sent me * 1.6 bb 1.7 to doe a certaine errand.

G.

I would know also where * 1.8 thou wilt lie?

F.

* 1.9 At [my] brothers house.

G.

What businesse hast thou with thy brother?

F.

He e 1.10 said to our sister, * 1.11 that he would speake with me, f 1.12 at leisure.

G.

In what house doth he dwel?

F.

In a certain * 1.13 hired house.

G.

Hoe, hath he * 1.14 no house of his owne?

F.

He hath in∣deed, but hee g 1.15 doth let it to certaine gg 1.16 tenants.i 1.17

G.

Doth he then let his own house [and] hire * 1.18 another mans?

F.

k 1.19 Verily, as thou hearest of mee

G.

l 1.20 For how much doth he let it?

F

eighteen Italian m 1.21 crownes which they call now Pistolets

G.

Why doth he not n 1.22 inhabit it rather?

F.

Because it is

not o 1.23 sited oo 1.24 in a place sufficiently commo∣dious, or (as I may so speake) fit for * 1.25 mar∣chandize.

G.

But for how much doth hee hire p 1.26 that strange house?

F.

q 1.27. For farre more.

G.

Therefore for how much?

F.

* 1.28 For five and twenty [Italian crownes]

G.

It is a deare s 1.29 dwelling.

F.

[It is] most deare, but what * t 1.30 wouldest thou doe? the commodity of the place doth * 1.31 cause it.

G.

Goe to (that we may u 1.32 end at length) I pray thee uu 1.33 say, dost thou know where thou x 1.34 wilt be to morrow?

F

I wil return home, that y 1.35 I may go from thence * 1.36 to the school, if so be that the Lord shall z 1.37 permit.

G.

Why dost thou adde, if the Lord shall per∣mit?

F.

Because in truth, we could not goe * 1.38 so much as from home, except by the per∣mission of God.

G.

I have heard that of∣ten of our master.

F.

Therfore why diddest thou aske?

G

Because * 1.39 that which is well said, can never be said too often: especially c 1.40 where * 1.41 the speech is concerning divine matters.

F.

We have learnd that also of our master.

G.

* 1.42 True, d 1.43 but it is profitable to repeate such things often, * 1.44 to exercise our memory.

F

See whither thy first * 1.45 question hath brought us by little and little.

G.

* 1.46 I would onely jest with thee, * 1.47 in a word or two.

F.

Go to: because * 1.48 we have now ex∣ercised our mindes sufficiently, wilt thou also exercise thy body, * 1.49 for thy healths sake?

G.

* 1.50 Why should I not?

F.

There∣fore let us goe to play g 1.51 with the handball, for I know * 1.52 that thou art delighted with

that play.

G.

Truely I am delighted, but now I have not a ball.

F.

* 1.53 Here * 1.54 take thee one, follow me

G.

I follow thee ii 1.55 willingly: k 1.56 leade me well.

Notes

• * 1.1

  what house, or homesteed is to thee
• * 1.2

  where is thy abode or where dwellest thou.
• * 1.3

  hast thou seene him.
• * 1.4

  At the house of Varro.
• * 1.5

  was to thee.
• * 1.6

  to shew som∣thing
• bb 1.7

  to carry a message.
• * 1.8

  thou art about to lye.
• * 1.9

  At the house of (my) bro∣ther.
• e 1.10

  told our.
• * 1.11

  himselfe to will to speake with me.
• f 1.12

  when I could tend, or he could be at leisure.
• * 1.13

  (house) hired.
• * 1.14

  no proper house.
• g 1.15

  he placeth, or ren∣teth it.
• gg 1.16

  inmates.
• i 1.17

  take.
• * 1.18

  another mans (house.)
• k 1.19

  truly.
• l 1.20

  of how great price.
• m 1.21

  nobles, or pieces of gold.
• n 1.22

  dwell in it, or in that house.
• o 1.23

  situated, or seated.
• oo 1.24

  in a commodious place,
• * 1.25

  buying and selling.
• p 1.26

  that which is another mans.
• q 1.27

  more by farre.
• * 1.28

  twenty and five.
• s 1.29

  habitation. doest thou?
• t 1.30

  what spea∣kest thou, or what meanest thou, or what matter makes that?
• * 1.31

  make that.
• u 1.32

  make some end.
• uu 1.33

  tell me
• x 1.34

  shalt.
• y 1.35

  I may betake my selfe.
• * 1.36

  into the schoole.
• z 1.37

  suffer
• * 1.38

  from our house.
• * 1.39

  it is never spoken too much, which shall be wel spoken.
• c 1.40

  where men speake.
• * 1.41

  it is done.
• * 1.42

  (it is) true.
• d 1.43

  it is good.
• * 1.44

  to our memory to be exercised.
• * 1.45

  inte••ro∣gation.
• * 1.46

  I desired.
• * 1.47

  in few words.
• * 1.48

  we have exercised our minde now.
• * 1.49

  for the cause of thy health.
• * 1.50

  What and I will? or why may I not be willing?
• g 1.51

  at hand ball.
• * 1.52

  thee to be.
• * 1.53

  Behold one to thee: or Here is one for thee.
• * 1.54

  take it.
• ii 1.55

  gladly.
• k 1.56

  guide.