Codex Gigas English Translation Part 2

June 21, 2009

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pietas ad omnia utilis, habens praesentis et futurae vitae promissiones. Paulus de Hanniwald in Picsnicz et Rottensirben Sacrae Caesareae Maiestatis Consiliarius. Scribebat 12 Maij etc 90.

Tobias Wedemanus Luneburgensis Medicinae Candidatus anno Christi 1672 d. 13 Maij.

Christoph Prasun Brunsvig: Copenbruggensis scribebat hoc in perpetuam memoriam Anno 1672,  13 Maij.

Conradus Bom Hamburgensis hoc scripsit eodem die in me [sic].

Durat et lucet virtus 15 V 90. Daniel Printz a Buchau Sacrae Caesareae Maiestatis Consiliarius, cum ex legatione Polonica reverteretur, scribebat 12 Maij.

[End of May]
Faith is of benefit in all things, gives promises of the present and future life. Paulus de Hanniwald of Pilsnitz (Wroclaw-Pilczyce) and Rothsürben (Żórawina), Councillor to his Holy Imperial Majesty, wrote this on 12th May 1590.

Tobias Wedeman of Lüneberg, Bachelor of Medicine, in the Year of Our Lord 1672 on 13th May.

Christoph Prasun of Brunswick and Koppenbrügge wrote this in perpetual memory in the year 1672, on 13th May.

Conradus Bom of Hamburg wrote this the same day in me [sic.]

May virtue endure and shine. May 1590. Daniel Printz von Buchau, Councillor to His Holy Imperial Majesty, when he returned from the Polish embassy, wrote this on 12th May.

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Gott Ist Mein Trost. 15 K. 90. Adam Hanniwald in Pisnitz, Rottensirben et Altenhoff scribebat 12 Maji.

Dominus Felix a Linda, Praepositus Wisehradensis, Archidiaconus Metropolitanae Ecclesie Pragensis etc. cum suis commitibus haec scribebat. Anno et die cum caeteris.

[12th May 1590]
God is my consolation. Katharina 1590. Adam de Hanniwald of Pilsnitz (Wroclaw-Pilczyce), Rothsürben (Żórawina) and Altenhoff  (Stary Dwór) wrote this on 12th May.
Master Felix from Linda, Dean of Vyšehrad, Archdeacon of the Cathedral of Prague etc. and his companions wrote this. Year and day same as the others.

 

 

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Anno Dominicae Incarnationis 1593 ego Jacobus Henningk α̉δελφός α̉δελφο̃υ me scripsit et huic libro pro memoria inserui iiij Non. Augusti. ω

Andreas sachse L.L. (=legum) Studiosus scribebat hoc in perpetuam memoriam . Anno 1619. 3. die Junij.

[After 3rd June]
In the year of Our Lord 1593, I, Jacobus Henning, the brother of the brother, wrote myself and entered in this book as a memento, 2nd August
[After 4th June]
Andreas Sachse, student of law, wrote this for perpetual remembrance. In the year 1619, on 3rd June.

 

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Reverendus Amplissimus ac Nobilis Dominus Johannes Chotousky a Chotow, Abbas Brzewnouiensis meritissimus, placidissime in praesentia fratrum suorum obdormiuit in Domino XIIII Iunij Anno Domini 1575.

[At 14th June]
The most venerable, most illustrious and noble Lord Johannes Chotovski of Chotow (Chotów), highly meritorious Abbot of Braunau (Břevnov), passad away most peacefully in the presence of his brothers in the Lord on 14th June in the Year of Our Lord 1575.

 

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Caspar Kuenell, prefectus Monasterij Strigoniensis, Anno 1592, Junij 18.

Anno a christo nato 1593 huic loco aderat frater Felix Tremoniensis (?) eodem (?) pr (?) ordinis fratrum praedicatorum, et hunc codicem vidit 20 Junij

Martinus Stehelius, praefectus aurifodinarum episcopatus Wratislaviensis, evolvens hoc die hunc codicem, memoriae eodem (?) adscribeb? [=adscribit?] [dessa båda texter delvis utplånade]

[After 18th June]
Caspar Künel, Prefect of the Monastery of Striegau (Strzegom), in the year 1592, on 18th June.
[After 19th June]
In the year 1593 after the birth of Christ was in this place Brother Felix was in this place from ?, dean of that place (?) of the Order of the Preaching Friars, and saw this book on 20th June.
[On 21st June]
Martinus Stehelius, Prefect of the gold mines in the Diocese of Breslau (Wrocław), leafed this day through this book, and writes this on the same in memory.

 

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Adij 25 die Menssis Junij supscripssi Ego meo proprio nomine Maximilianus A. Zernouitz Sp et Nigromontensis(?).

[After 25th June]
… on 25th June I signed my own name, Maximilianus A. Zernouitz Sp and Nigromonte?? (= from Czernowitz and Schwarzberg?)

 

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Joannes Wienchota podlassus organista et Musicus Aderat huic loco Anno 1592. Die 17. Junij.

Caspar Schwarzer Kurzsche zur Striegau Anno 1592.

Anno 1587 15. Iunij Johannes Henceius artium magister nec non commendator Suidnicensis hoc aureum opus lustrauit.

[At the end of June]
Johannes Wienchota of Podlasic (Podlažice), organist and musician, was in this place in 1592 on 17th June.

Caspar Schwarzer Kursche (?) of Striegau (Strzegom) in the year 1592.

In the year 1587 on 15th June, Johannes Henceius, Master of Arts and Commandant of Swidnic (Świdnica), examined this golden work.

 

 

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Michael Adelmair ad Inspruck Anno Dominj 1592. 4. die Septembris

[Before 1st September]
Michael Adelmair of Innsbruck in the Year of Our Lord 1592, 4th September.

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Carolus Fred: Risbeck

[5th September]

 

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Anno domini fuit frater Bartholomeus Salvator. 91.

[After 9th September] In the Year of Our Lord 1591 Brother Bartholomeus Salvator was (here).