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User:Kendra Brown/Florius/English MS Latin 11269 36v

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Latin 36v

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Non cognosco hominem cum quo non ludere possem,
Si dagam in dagam vertendo ducimus ambo,
Armatus vel sim vel forte carentibus armis.
Et placet iste modus[1], sit strictus dummodo ludus.


Hanc ego tecturam facio munitus in armis
Et subito in mediam clavem quae terminat omne
Bellum, nec contra valet ullus bellica tractans,
Intrabo. nec obesse potuit mihi quisque reluctans

Italian

From dagger to dagger, I don't know anyone that be; 
In armor and without, I'll do him great villainy, 
And fighting in the lists, that is my delight, 
Because I'll defeat everyone through such tight play. 

[11a-e] De daga a daga non cognoscho homo che sia
In arme e sença gli farò grande vilania
E de conbater in sBara aquello e mio dileto
Che zaschum vinçero per tal zogho streto

Being armored, I want to take this cover 
And I want to quickly enter into the middle lock [key]— 
that which is the ending of battle, 
And there's no defense that goes against it. 

[11b-e] Siando arma questa coverta voio pigliar
E subito in la chiave mezana voio intrar
Aquella ch'e finimento de bataiia
E contra lei non ne deffesa che gli uaiia

English 36v

 
✅ I do not know any person with whom I cannot play,
If we both lead by turning dagger against dagger,
[If] I were either armored or by chance without armor.
And even that method would be pleasing, provided that the play is tight.


✅ I, the Protected One, make this covering in armor.
And I will suddenly enter into the Middle Key, which ends all war,
Neither can a warlike dabbler[2] prevail against it.
Anyone opposing [me] cannot hurt me.

  1. ↑ The mo~us abbreviation can also be read motus
  2. ↑ "Bellica" seems to be a term for military equipment, and "tractans" comes from tracto, which is similar to traho (pull, draw) but has additional meanings like discuss, handle, negotiate. We have interpreted "bellica tractans" as "a person who deals with war equipment", implicitly distinct from a soldier or military person, and not experienced in war. "Warlike dabbler" is our compact rendering of this concept.

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