Friday, November 27, 2009

Severius

SEVERIO FILIO DVL
CISSIMO LAURENTIVS PATER
BENEMERENTI QVI BI
XIT ANN. IIII ME VIII DIES V
ACCERSITVS AB ANGELIS VII IDVS IANVA.

Severio Filio Dulcissimo
Laurentius Pater
Benemerenti qui vixit
Annos IIII Menses VIII Dies V
Accersitus ab angelis VII Idus Ianua.

For Severius, most sweet
and well deserving son, from
your father Laurentius.
You lived four years, eight months, 5 days.
Summoned by angels on the seventh of the Ides of January

(p. 156)

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