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CXII.

Temperance. Temperantia.

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_Temperance_, 1. prescribeth a mean to _meat_ and _drink_, 2. _Temperantia_, 1. præscribit _modum_ _Cibo_ & _Potui_, 2. and restraineth the _desire_, as with a _Bridle_, 3. and so moderateth all things, lest any thing too much be done. & continet _cupidinem_, ceu _Freno_, 3. & sic moderatur omnia ne quid nimis fiat.

_Revellers_ are made _drunk_, 4. they _stumble_, 5. they _spue_, 6. and _babble_, 7. _Heluones_ (ganeones) _inebriantur_, 4. _titubant_, 5. _ructant_ (vomunt), 6. & _rixantur_, 7.

From _Drunkenness_ proceedeth _Lasciviousness_; E _Crapula_ oritur _Lascivia_; from this a _lewd Life_ amongst _Whoremasters_, 8. and _Whores_, 9. ex hâc _Vita libidinosa_ inter _Fornicatores_, 8. & _Scorta_, 9. in _kissing_, _touching_, _embracing_, and _dancing_, 10. _osculando_ (basiando), _palpando_, _amplexando_, & _tripudiando_, 10.