¶ Here beginneth the Accedence diligently correct and pointed. HOw many parts of reason been there Eight. which eight? Noun: pronoun verb: adverb: participle: conjunction. preposition. and interjection ¶ How many be declined. & how many be undeclined. Four be declined. and four be undeclined. which four be declined. Noun/ pronoun/ verb. and participle. which four ve undeclined? adverb/ conjunction/ preposition/ & interjection. ¶ How many be declined with case/ & how many without case? Three be declined with case/ & one without case. which three be declined with case? noun/ pronoun and participle be declined with case/ & verb only without case ¶ How knowest a noun? For all manner thing/ what a man may see/ feel/ here/ or onderstonde: that beareth the name of a thing: is a noun ¶ How many manner of nouns be three. Two: I noun substantive/ and a noun adjective. ¶ How knowest a noun substantif? for he may stand by himself without help of another word: and is declined in latin which one article/ or two at the most in one case/ as hic magister/ hic et hec sacerdos. ¶ How knowest a noun adjective? For he may not stand by himself without help of another word: and is declined in latin with three articles/ or with three divers endings in one case/ as nominatiuo hic & hec & hoc felix/ bonus bona bonum. ¶ How many things long to a noun? Sex. which sex? quality/ comparison gender/ number/ figure & case. what is quality in a noun? a property by the which a noun accordeth only to one thing: as Adam/ or to many other as men. ¶ How knowest a quality in a noun For it is a property: by the which one thing is likened to another: as fair/; white/ black. ¶ How many degrees of comparisons by there? ¶ Three which three? The positive/ the comparative and the superlative. ¶ How knowest the positive degree? For he is the ground of all other degrees of comparison without making more or less: as fair/ white/ black. ¶ How knowest the compatatyf degree? For he passeth his positive with this abverbe more/ & his english endeth in r/ as more wise/ Ambo/ duoque mari neutrum faciunt similari. ¶ How knowest the third declension? For the genitive case singular endeth in is/ the dative in I/ the accusative in 'em or in im/ the vocative shall be like the nominative/ the ablative in e/ or in i/ the nominative/ accusative and the vocative plural endeth in es/ the genitive plural in / or in ium/ the dative & the ablative in bus. ¶ How knowest the fourth declension? For the genityfe case singular/ the nominative the accusative/ and the vocative plural endeth in us: the dative in ui. the accusative in um. the vocative shall be like the nominative. the ablative in u. the genitive plural in the dative and the ablative in bus. Also all these nouns: that be contained in these verses: have u before bus in the dative and the ablative case plural. All other keep still i short afore bus. Versus. Ante bus u servant ficus: tribus arcus, acusque. Artus: cum verubus. portus. partusque. Et specus. et quercus hic hec hoc reperimus. ¶ How knowest the fift declension? for the genitive. and the dative case singular endeth in ei. the accusative in 'em. the vocative shallbe like the nominative. the ablatyfe in e/ the nominative. accusative. and the vocative plural endeth in es the genitive in erum. the datyfe and the ablatyfe in ebus. Also all nouns of the fift declension lack the genitive the datyfe. and the ablative plural: out take these in these verses following. Desunt plurali genitivi: sive dativi. Et sexti quinte: nisi res speciesque diesque. Progenies et maneries: sic materiesque. Ac acies. facies predictis addere debes. brito testatur: spes illis associatur. How knowest a pronoun? For he is a part of reason declined with case: and is ●e●●● for a proper name: and betokeneth as much as a proper name of a man: and other while receiveth certain person and number. ¶ How many pronouns be ther●? fifteen, which xu Ego/ tu sui ille ipse iste/ hic/ & is: Meus/ tuus/ suus/ noster/ and vester nostras/ and vestras. ¶ How many be primatives/ & how many be derivatives? Eight be primatives/ and seven be derivatives. Which eight he primatives? Ego/ tu sui ille/ ipse/ iste/ hic/ and is. which seven be derivatives? Meus/ tuus suus/ noster and vester/ nostras and vestras. ¶ Of these seven primatives some be only relatives/ and some be only demonstratyves/ and some be both relatives/ & demonstratyves. unde versus. Tantum demonstrant ego/ tu/ simul hic/ simul iste. jure relativi gaudet is/ atque sui. Monstrant/ vel referunt ille/ vel ipse tibi. ¶ How knowest a pronoun demonstratyfe? for by him is some thing showed. ¶ How knowest a pronoun relatyfe? For by him is some thing showed: that is said before. ¶ How many pronouns have the vocative case and how many lack? Four have/ and all other lack. Quattuor exceptis pronomina nulla vocabis. Tu meus et noster/ nostrasque hec sola vocantur. ¶ How many things long to a pronoun? Sex. which sex? quality/ gender/ number/ figure/ person & case. ¶ How many persons be there? Three. which three? The first/ the second/ the third. ¶ How knowest the first person? For he speaketh of himself as For we ¶ How knowest the second person? for he speaketh to another: as thou or ye. ¶ How knowest the third person. For he speaketh of another as he or they. and every noun: pronoun: and participle is the three person out take ego: et nos: tu