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From: "O. Larry Jones" <>
Subject: RE: [AUS-MELB] Latin expert - Jack Kingsbury 'King' Baillieu
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 17:03:09 -0700
In-Reply-To: <OF047081A7.7F2812DF-ONCA2570CF.00809C21-CA2570CF.00817F8A@siag.com.au>


It would appear to translate to "Persevere and Excel"

I found the following online at the following site:
http://www.ourcatholicfaith.org/frames/latintranslation.html

O. Larry Jones



praest.o V 1 1 PRES ACTIVE IND 1 S
praesto, praestare, praestavi, praestatus V [FXXAO] Medieval
excel, surpass, be outstanding/superior/best/greater/preferable (to);
pervail;
furnish/supply, make available, hand over; tender/offer/present; play part;
apply, bring to bear; fulfil, make good; keep word; be responsibile for;
praesto, praestare, praestiti, praestitus V [FXXAO] Medieval
excel, surpass, be outstanding/superior/best/greater/preferable (to);
pervail;
furnish/supply, make available, hand over; tender/offer/present; play part;
apply, bring to bear; fulfil, make good; keep word; be responsibile for;
praesto ADV POS
praesto ADV [XXXBO]
ready, available, at hand, waiting, on the spot, at one's serviec;
*
et CONJ
et CONJ [XXXAX]
and, and even; also, even; (et ... et = both ... and);

perst.o V 1 1 PRES ACTIVE IND 1 S
persto, perstare, perstiti, perstatus V [XXXCX]
stand firm; last, endure; persevere, persist in;

-----Original Message-----
From: Travis Sellers [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 4:34 PM
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Subject: [AUS-MELB] Latin expert - Jack Kingsbury 'King' Baillieu



Dear List Members -

Thanks to everyone, in particular Bob Millman, for assisting in
transcribing the post mortem inquest.

I am now hoping there might be an expert in Latin in the ranks.

At the Brighton General Cemetery is a member of the prominent Baillieu
establishment family - King Baillieu (1900-26) who was the son of Arthur
Sydney (1872-1943) and his wife Ethel Mary nee Ham (1875-1932). The
well-known arts patron (Lelda) Sunday Reed (1906-81) was King's sister.

On his monument is, what I believe to be a Latin expression:

"Praesto et Persto". The "ae" are joined together as if one letter.

Would be grateful if anyone is able to decipher the above in English.

Thanking you in advance

Travis M. Sellers
(Brighton Cemetorians)
www.brightoncemetorians.org

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