Latin — 1533, repaired
Iovialia sunt inter elementa aer; inter humores sanguis, et spiritus vitae, cuncta quoque ad vitae augmentum nutrimentumque et vegetationem spectantia. Ex saporibus, qui sunt dulces et suaves. Ex metallis, stannum, argentum et aurum, propter temperantiam. Inter lapides, hyacinthus, beryllus, sapphirus, tuthia, smaragdus, iaspis viridis, et perpetuo virides ac vividi colores. Inter plantas et arbores, barba Iovis, ocymum, buglossa, macis, spica, mentha, mastiche, inula, viola, lolium, hyoscyamus, populus: et quaecunque felices arbores traduntur, ut quercus, aesculus, ilex, phagus, corylus, populus, sorbus, ficus alba, pirus, malus, vitis, prunus, fraxinus, et cornus, atque oliva et oleum.
Insuper frumentum, hordeum, triticum, [†paffuk], liquiritia, saccharum, et omnia quorum dulcedo est manifesta et subtilis, participans aliquid stypticitatis et acuti saporis, ut sunt nuces, amygdalae, pineae, avellanae, pistaceae, radices paeoniae, myrobalani, et rhabarbarum, et manna. Orpheus quoque illi attribuit styracem. Inter animalia sunt, quae praeferunt aliqualem dignitatem et sapientiam: et quae sunt mitia et bonae disciplinae, ac bonorum morum, ut cervus, taurus, elephas: et mansueta quaeque animantia, ut ovis et agnus. Ex avibus autem quae sunt complexionis temperatae, ut gallinae et vitella ovorum. Item perdix, phasianus, hirundo, pellicanus. Item cucupha et ciconia, avis pietatis piissimae et gratitudinis signaculum: estque ei sacrata aquila, Imperatorum insigne, [†mp anc] ac iustitiae cum clementia symbolum. Inter pisces autem delphinus, [†an ]iraM£ cnia / lWrus], propter [†pcrpetratem].
Close translation
Jovial things: among the elements, air; among the humors, blood and the vital spirit, and everything at all that pertains to the increase, nourishment, and growth of life. Among flavors, those that are sweet and mild. Among metals, tin, silver, and gold, on account of their temperateness. Among stones, the hyacinth, beryl, sapphire, tutia, emerald, green jasper, and colors that are perpetually green and vivid. Among plants and trees, houseleek, basil, bugloss, mace, spikenard, mint, mastic, elecampane, violet, darnel, henbane, poplar: and whatever trees are called fortunate, such as the oak, the winter-oak, the holm-oak, the beech, the hazel, the poplar, the service-tree, the white fig, the pear, the apple, the vine, the plum, the ash, and the cornel, together with the olive and its oil.
Further, wheat, barley, [grain — a word resists reading], licorice, sugar, and everything whose sweetness is plain and delicate, sharing something of astringency and a sharp flavor, as are nuts, almonds, pine-nuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, peony roots, myrobalans, rhubarb, and manna. Orpheus, too, assigns it storax. Among animals, those that display some measure of dignity and wisdom: those that are gentle, of good discipline, and of good manners — such as the stag, the bull, the elephant — and every tame creature, as the sheep and the lamb. Among birds, those of a temperate constitution, such as hens and the yolks of eggs. Likewise the partridge, the pheasant, the swallow, the pelican. Likewise the hoopoe and the stork, a bird of the most dutiful piety and a sign of gratitude — and sacred to it is the eagle, the emblem of emperors, [a word resists reading] and a symbol of justice joined with clemency. Among fishes, the dolphin, [several words resist reading] on account of [a word resists reading].
Modern rendering
Jupiter governs air among the elements; blood and the vital spirit among the humors — anything, really, that promotes growth, nourishment, and the flourishing of life. Among flavors: sweet, mild ones. Among metals: tin, silver, and gold, because of their balanced nature. Among stones: hyacinth, beryl, sapphire, tutty, emerald, green jasper, and colors that stay vividly green. Among plants and trees: houseleek, basil, bugloss, mace, spikenard, mint, mastic, elecampane, violet, darnel, henbane, poplar — and any tree considered fortunate: oak, winter-oak, holm-oak, beech, hazel, poplar, service-tree, white fig, pear, apple, vine, plum, ash, cornel, plus the olive and its oil.
Also wheat, barley, [a grain — the word won't resolve], licorice, sugar, and anything whose sweetness is obvious and delicate but carries a touch of astringency or sharpness — nuts, almonds, pine nuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, peony root, myrobalans, rhubarb, manna. Orpheus also gives it storax. Among animals: those with a certain dignity and intelligence, the gentle and well-mannered ones — deer, bulls, elephants — and any tame creature, like sheep and lambs. Among birds: temperate-natured ones, like hens and egg yolks; also partridge, pheasant, swallow, pelican; also the hoopoe and the stork, a bird known for devoted piety and gratitude. The eagle is sacred to Jupiter too, the emblem of emperors, [a word won't resolve] and a symbol of justice tempered with mercy. Among fish: the dolphin, [several words won't resolve] for its [a word won't resolve].
Editorial flags — draft status
- list: Full Jovial correspondence catalogue (metals, stones, plants, trees, animals, birds) — legible with high confidence overall; verify each item against page image, especially 'tuthia' (tutty/zinc oxide) and the full tree list order.
- uncertain: 'paffuk' in the grain list (wheat, barley, [paffuk], licorice, sugar) resists any confident Latin reading; kept as lacuna, do not guess a grain name.
- lacuna: 'AquHtimpe' and 'Tmperatorum infi. rtmu mp anc' — the eagle/emperor/justice clause at the chapter's end is badly OCR-damaged; my reading ('estque ei sacrata aquila, Imperatorum insigne... ac iustitiae cum clementia symbolum') is a plausible sense-reconstruction but low-confidence on exact wording. Flag for page-image check.
- uncertain: Final dolphin clause ('Inter pisces autem delphinus, an ]iraM£ cnia / lWrus, propter [pcrpetratem]') is severely garbled OCR bleeding from the printed page; only 'delphinus' (dolphin) is confident. The rest is left as unreadable fragments in [†...] rather than invented — the actual content (why the dolphin is Jovial) is lost.
- uncertain: The source JSON's 'latin_ocr_clean' field for chapter 26 runs past this chapter's proper end and into the opening of the next correspondence heading (page running-head 'XXXIIII. DE OCCVLTA PHILOSOPHIA' was deleted per spec rule 5, and the trailing 'Quae referunt Martem' is chapter 27's title, correctly moved to ch27.json, not duplicated here in the body).