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LXV.

The Mason. Faber Murarius,

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The _Mason_, 1. layeth a _Foundation_, and buildeth _Walls_, 2. _Faber Murarius_, 1. ponit _Fundamentum_, & struit _Muros_, 2.

Either of _Stones_ which the _Stone-digger_ getteth out of the _Quarry_, 3. and the _Stone-cutter_, 4. squareth by a _Rule_, 5. Sive è _Lapidibus_, quos _Lapidarius_ eruit in _Lapicidina_, 3. & _Latomus_, 4. conquadrat ad _Normam_, 5.

Or of _Bricks_, 6. which are made of _Sand_ and _Clay_ steeped in water, and are burned in fire. Sive è _Lateribus_, 6. qui formantur, ex _Arena_ & _Luto_, aquâ intritis & excoquuntur igne.

Afterwards he plaistereth it with _Lime_, by means of a _Trowel_, and garnisheth with a _Rough-cast_, 8. Dein crustat _Calce_, ope _Trullæ_, 7. & vestit _Tectorio_, 8.