Auspice q[uod] certis distantes passibus urbeis
Sit bene metitus circinus a[r]tis ope
Alhie fint der circkel in kurtzer Zeit
Wie weit eine stat von[n] der andern leit
Take care so the calliper is pinned correctly between two towns a given distance apart, for this way, the calliper finds the distance between these two towns in a short time.