Friderici III. _Rerum irrecuperabilium foelix oblivio._
_Aliud. A. E. I. O. U._
That these vowels are supposed to signify "Austriae est imperare orbi
universo" has already been communicated in "N. & Q." Reusner has given then
another interpretation "Aquila electa iuste vincit omnia."
"Aliud. Hic regit, ille tuetur. Leges et arma in promptu habes, illae
regunt, haec tuentur imperium. A Justiniano habet," &c.--Sadeler, p. 43.
Maximiliani I. _Aliud. In manu Dei Regis est [cor]._
_Aliud. Per tot discrimina._
Caroli V. _Aliud. Nondum in auge [Sol]._
_Aliud. Fundatori quietis [laurea]._
Ferdinandi. _Fiat justitia aut pereat mundus._
_Aliud. A. I. P. Q. N. S. I. A._
"Accidit in puncto quod non speratur in anno;
Temporis in puncto qui sapit, ille sapit."
Maximiliani II. _Comminuam vel extinguam._
(_Puta semiplenam Turcarum lunulam._)
Rudolphi II. _Aliud. Ex voluntate Dei omnia._
_Aliud. Sic ad astra._
_Aliud. Tu ne cede malis._
In Reusner's work the mottos are accompanied by copious and erudite
comments; and in Sadeler's by engravings also; the devices or achievements
of distinguished men, denominated in the Italian language _Imprese_, and in
the Latin _Symbola Heroica_.