Aesop's Fables in English and Latin, Interlineary: part 3

Here's the third part of Aesop's Fables in Latin with English written above from 1703, and available here.

Of the City Mouse and the Country Mouse.
De Urbáno   Mure   &   Rustico    Mure.


The City Mouse had a mind to walk out into
 Urbáno Muri  libitum est   deambuláre

the Country. The Country Mouse  sees him, invites
 rus.       Rusticus    Mus  videt hunc, invítat;

him; a Supper is provided, to Supper they go.
      coena   apparátur,  coenátum   itur.

The Country Mouse brings out whatsoever he had
 Rusticus        deprómit   quicquid

laid up against Winter, and empties his whole
reposuerat in   hiemem, &   exhaúrit    omne

Larder, that he might satisfy the Daintiness of so
penu,   ut      expleat        lautitiam*

great a Guest. The City Mouse, nevertheless,
tanti hospitis. Urbánus,         tamen,

wrinking his Forehead, condemns the penury
corrúgans    frontem,  damnat    inepiam

of the Country; and ever now and then, praises
   ruris;               subínde,      laudat

the Plenty of the City. Returning, he leads with him
copiam        Urbis.   Remeans,    ducit    secum

to the City the Country Mouse, that he might
in  urbem     rusticum,         ut

in Deed make good, what in Words he had boasted.
re comprobáret,   quod   verbis    jactitárat.

The City Mouse provided a splendid Feast,
Urbánus      compáravit  splendide convivium,

down they sit. In the middle of their Feasting, a noise
discúmbunt.           Inter   epulandum,       murmur

of the Key in the Lock is heard; they tremble,
 clavis   in   sera   auditur;  illi trepidáre,

and away they scamper. The Country
&          fugitáre.    Rusticus

Mouse, both unaccustomed and unacquainted
       &    insuétus     &   ignárus

with the place, hardly sav'd himself. The
     loci,      aegre  tuéri   se.

Servant retiring, the City Mouse comes again
Famulo  discedénte, Urbánus         redit

to the Table; calls the Country Mouse. He scarce
ad  mensam;   vocat  rusticum.         Ille vix

getting rid of his Fear, at length creeps out, asks
 deposito      metu,     tandem   prorépit, percontátur

the City Mouse, who invited him, to take
  urbánum,     invitántem,      ad

a Cup, whether this Danger was frequent? He
pocula, num    hoc periculum fit crebrum? Ille

answers, that it was daily, and ought to be
respóndet,  eile*  quitidiánum,  opportére

slighted. Then, says the Country Mouse, What!
contémni. Tum,  inquit    rusticus,     Quid!

daily?         Truly   your Dainties relish more
quotidiánum? Mehercule tuae dapes   sapiunt plus

of Gall than Honey: Truly, I had rather have
fellis quam Mellis: Equidem,   malo

my  Scarcety with Security,  than your Plenty
meam inopiam cum securitáte, quam tuam copiam

with such Anxiety.
cum tali anxietáte.


MORAL.

Riches,   indeed, make shew of   Pleasure;   but
Divitiae, quidem, prae se ferunt voluptátem; sed

if you look into them, they have Dangers and
si  introspicias         habent  pericula &

Bitterness. There was one Eutrapelus, who,
amaritudinem. Fuit quidam Eutrapelus, qui,

when he would do his Enemies greatest mischief
cum    vellet        inimícis maxime  nocére,

made    them rich,     saying, that thus he reveng'd
faciébat eos divites, dictitans,  ita    se ulcísci

himself on them: For they would receive with
        eos:   Quippe   acceptúros     cum

the Riches a great    load   of Cares.
divitiis  ingéntem sarcinam  curárum.



Of the Eagle and Jackdaw.
De  Aquila    &  Cornucila.


An Eagle having got a Cockle could not
Aquilla     nacta   Cochleam non quivit

get out the Fish by Force or Skill. The Jackdaw
eruere    piscem   vi    vel arte.    Cornicula

approaching, gives Counsel. Advises to fly up,
accédens,   dat consilium. Suadet   subvoláre,

and from on high to throw down the Cockle upon
&    e  sublími  praecipitáre cochleam    in

the Stones, for so it would be that the Cockle
 saxa,     nam sic    fore     ut   cochlea

would be broken. The Jackdaw stays on the Ground
  frangátur.    Cornicula   manet   humi

that he might watch the Fall. The Eagle throws it down,
ut   praestolétur   casum.     Aquila    praecipitat,

the Shell is broken, the Fish is seized  by
 testa   frangitur,  piscis   subripitur a

the Jackdaw, the cozened Eagle grieves.
Cornicula,    elúsa    Aquila  dolet.


MORAL.

Do not trust every body;     and be sure thou
Noli habére fidem quibúsvis; &   fac

look into the Counsel that thou receivest from
inspicias  consilium  quod  acceperis      ab

others. For many, being advised with, counsel
alii.  Nam multi,   consúlti,       consulunt

for themselves, and not for them that ask it.
 sibi,          &  non   consultoribus suis.



Of the Crow and the Fox.
De  Corvo    & Vulpecula.


A Crow having got a Prey, makes a noise in the
Corvus   nactus   praedam,  strepitat   in

Branches. The Fox sees her rejoicing; He approaches.
ramis.   Vulpecula videt gestiéntem;   adcúrrit.

The Fox, saith he, wishes the Crow
Vulpes,  inquit,  impértit Corvum

much  Health and Happiness. Often  have I heard
plurima salúre.        Saepenumero   audieram

that Fame is a Lyar, and now I find it so indeed.
 Famam  esse mendácem,  jam experior   re ipsa.

For as by chance I pass'd by this way, seeing
Nam ut  forte     praetero     hác,  suspiciens

you in the Tree, I flew to you, blaming Fame.
te  in   arbore,   advolo,     culpans famam.

For the Report is, that you are blacker than Pitch,
Nam   fama    est,    te   esse nigriórem    Pice,

and I see you whiter than Snow. Truly in my
&   video    candidiórem Nive. Sane   meo

Opinion you surpass the Swans, and are fairer
Judicio   vincis     Cygnos,    &  es formósior

than the white Ivy. If, as you excel in your
   albá    hederá. Si, et  excellas

Plumes, you do so also in your Voice, truly, I
plumis,        ita &        Voce,    equidem,

shall pronounce you the Queen of all Birds. The Crow
 dixerim        te   Regínam omnium avium.   Corvus

caught by this Flattery      prepares to Sing.
illéctum  hac assentatiuncula appárat ad Canéndum.

But the Cheese fell out of her Beak which
Vero  Caseus   excidit   e    rostro quo

being Seized on by the Fox   sets up
       corrépto   vulpeoulá tollit

a laughter. Then at last the poor Crow
cachínnum.  Tum  demum  miserum Corvum

is ashamed and vexed at her Self, and
pudet      pigétque     sui,     et

with shame joyn'd to the Loss of the thing is grieved.
 pudóre          misto       jacture rei   dolet.


MORAL.

 Some    are so greedy of praise, that they Love
Nonnúlli sunt sic avidi  laudis     et    ament

a Flatterer  to their disgrace and damage;
assentatórem cum suo  probro    et damno;

 such     men     are a pray to parasites. But
ejus modi homínes sunt praedae  parasítis. Quod

if thou avoidest boasting, thou wilt easily escape the
si   vitaveris  jactantiam           facile vitaveris

pestilent brood of flatterers. If thou wilt  be a
pestiferum genus assentatórum. Si  tu  velis esse

Thraso, there will no where be wanting to thee
Thraso,            nusquam  desiderit*  tibi

Gnatho.
Gnatho.



Of the Lion decayed with Old Age.
De  Leóne    confécto   senectúte.


The Lion, who in his Youth by his
Leo,     qui in juventúte suá

Insolence, had made to himself many    Enemies,
ferocitáte, fecerat  sibi    complúres inimícos,

in his Old Age     paid   for it. The Beasts
in   senectúte solvit poenas.       Bestiae

pay him in his kind; the Boar sets on him with
redeunt  talliónem;   Aper      petit

his Tushe, the Bull with his Horn: Principally
 dente,    Taurus     cornu:      Imprímis

the Ass, desiring to wipe out the old Name of
Aséllus, cupiens   abolére    vetus   nomen

Cowardice, fiercely insults with Words and his
ignaviae, strenue  insúltat  verbis    et

Heels.  The Lion then groaning,    said Those
calcibus. Leo    tum  gemebúndus, inquit, Hi

whom formerly I injur'd, now in their turn injure
quibus olim    nocui,    jam  vicíssim     nocent

me, and deservedly; but those to whom I have
me, et   merito;    sed  hi   quibus

done good, now do not do me good again;
profui,   jam    non prosunt   vicíssim;

nay too, undeservedly they injure me. I was
imo etiam,  immerito    obsunt.       Fui

a Fool,  who made    many Enemies; more foolish
stultus, qui fecerim multos inimícos;  stultior

who relied  on      false Friends.
qui confúsus fuerim falsis amícis.


MORAL.

In Prosperity     be not haughty. For if Fortune
In fecúndis rebus ne fis ferox.   Nam si fortúna

changes Countenance, those whom thou hast provoked
mutet     vultum,    illi  quos       laesísti

will revenge. Make a Distinction amongst
 ulciscéntur. Fac  discrímen     inter

thy Friends. For there are some Friends not
 amícos.    Nam    sent  quidam amíci  non

of thee, but of thy Table and Fortune; and
 tui,   sed  tuae  mensae et fortúnae; et

as soon as Fortune shall be changéd they will be
simul  ac  fortúna   mutabitur      illi

changed     too.  'Twill go well with thee if they
mutabúntur etiam. Bene tibi actum erit     si

be not thy Enemies.
non fuerint inimíci.