<County: Staffordshire>
<Code: L0515>
<MS reference: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Douce 103, Part C>
<Text: Grammatical treatise>


<fol. 53r>How mony partyse of speche ben+þer viij wyche viij Nowne
Pronowne Verbe Aduerbe partycypull Coniunccon Preposicon And
Interieccon // How mony byth declynd and how mony byn~ vn~
declynd iiij byn~ declynd & iiij byn~ vndeclynd weche iiij byn~
declynd and wyche iiij byn~ vndeclynd Nowne pronowne verbe
& partycypull byn~ declynd Aduerbe coniunccon preposicio & jnterieccon
byn~ vndeclynd // How mony byn~ declynd wt case & how
mony wt-owte case iij byn~ declynd wt case & j wt-owte case
wychy iij wt case wychy j wt-owte case Nowne pronowe &
partycypull wt case verbe oyle wt-owte case // How knowyst
A partycipull A nowne a nowne ys all maner of thyng~ þt y
May see fele or hondyll or beryth þe name of a thyng~ þe
name þer-of ys A nowe // How mony maner of nownys byn~
ther~ ij wyche ij nowne substantyfe & nowne adiectyfe //
How knowyst A nowne substantyfe for he ys y-declynd wt
j artycull or ij at þe most // How knowyst A nowne Adiectyfe
for he ys declynd wt iij artyculs or wt iij dyuerse yendyngys
wyche h byn~ þe artyculys <lat>hic hec & hoc</lat> wyche byn~ þe iij
dyuerse yndyngys <lat>vs a & vm</lat> how as <lat>bonus bona bonu@</lat> for
goode // How mony nomburs h byn~ ther~ ij wyche to
the synguler nombur & the plurell nowbur // How kno
wyst the syngler~ nowmbur for he spekyth of onn thyng~
<fol. 53v>as mon~ or beste // How knowest the plurell nombur~ for he spekyth
of mony theynges as or bestes // How mony degreys of compersons
byn~ ther~ iij wyche iij the posityff degree the comperatyf degree
& the superatyf degree // How knowest thow the posytyf degree for
he ys begynner & grownder~ of all oþer degreyse of compersonys
& þey byn~ formyd of hym & he ys not of them // How knowest
the comperatyf degre for he endyth yn R as fayryr~ lyngyr
schortyr~ // How knowest the superatyf degre for he endyth ys yn~
ys as feyryste lengyst schortys // How mony persons byn~
ther~ iij wyche iij J & we the fyrst person~ þu & 3e the secund
person~ All oþer byn~ þe iij person~ excepte the vocatyf case //
How knowest the fyrste person~ for he spekyth of hym-sylfe as
y or we // How knowest the ij person~ for he spekyth to a-oþer
as þu or 3e // How knowest the iij person~ for he spekyth of
A-oþer as he or they <linefiller>
How mony Gendrys byn~ ther~ Vij wyche vij Masculyn~
gendur femyn~ gendur neutur gendur & commyn~ of two
commyn~ iij dubyn~ gendur & ypsen~ gendur // How knowest
Masculyn~ gendur for he ys declyned wt <lat>hic</lat> as <lat>hic
magister</lat> // The femyn~ wt <lat>hec</lat> as <lat>hec musa</lat> // The
neutur wt <lat>hoc</lat> as <lat>hoc Scannum</lat> // The commyn~ of two
wt <lat>hic & hec</lat> as <lat>hic & hec Sacerdos</lat> // The commen~ of
iij wt <lat>hic hec & hoc felyx</lat> // The dubyn~ gendur for he
ys declynyd wt <lat>Hic Hec & vel</lat> conjuncion~ be-twene as <lat>hic
vel hec dies</lat> <linefiller>
<fol. 54r>How knowest the epcyn~ gendur for vndur oon~ artycul he
comprehendyth bothe male & female as <lat>hic pascer hec aquila</lat>
How mony nowmburs byn~ ther~ ij wyche ij synguler~
& plurell // How knowest þe synguler nowmbur for he spe
kyth but of on~ thyg~ as A mon~ or beste // How knowest þe
pluler nowmbur for he spekyth of mo thynges then of on~
as men~ or bestes <linefiller>
How mony cases byn~ the vj wyche vj nomiatyfe case
Genetyfe case the datyfe case accusatyfe case the
Vocatyfe case & the ablatyfe case <linefiller>
How knowest the nomiatyfe cafe for he cumyt afor~ the verbe
& askyt thys questyon~ who or wat // How knowest the ge
nytyfe case for of aftur A nowne substantyfe verbe substan
tyfe nowne pertyfe nowne dystrybutyfe or A superlatyfe
degre byn~ the synes of the genytyfe case // How knowest the
datyfe cafe for to be-fore A nowne or A pronowne wytt
oty remewyng ys the senys of the datyfe case // How knowest
the accusatyfe case for he cumyth aftur the verbe & enseryth
to thys questyon~ whom~ or what // How knowest the wocatyfe
case for he clepyth or callyth or spekyth to // How knowest
the ablatyfe case by my synes wyche byn~ they yn~ &
wyth thro3e fro & by & aftur a comperatyf [de]gre ys the synes
of the ablatyfe case <linefiller>
<fol. 54v>How mony declynsuns of nowys V wyche v the furst
the ij the iij the iiij the V // how knowest the furst for
the genityfe case synguler endyth yn E & datyffe
also // How knowest the ij fer<o added above the e in fer> þe genityfe synguler endyth
yn J & datyfe & the ablatyfe yn~ O // How knowest the iij
for the genityfe ˆ [case] synguler endyth yn~ ys the daty
fe yn~ J // How knowest the iijj for the genityfe case
synguler endyth in vs the datyfe yn~ Vj // How knowest
the V for the genityfe case synguler endyth yn~
ei & the datyfe also // How knowest <linefiller>
How mony persuns byn~ ther~ iij wyche iij the furst the
ij the iij // How knowest the J persone for he spekyth of hym~
selfe as J o we // How knowest the ij persone for he spekyth
of A-n+odur as thou or 3e // How knowest the iij persone for
he spekyth of A-n+odur~ as he or they <linefiller>
How knowest a pronowne for he ys a perte of speche decly
nyd wt case þe wyche ys seyt for a propur name of a
man~ & resewyth to hym~ certey personys // How
mony pronowys byn~ ther~ XV wyche XV <lat>Ego tu sui ille
ipse hic & his Meus tuus suus noster & vester nostras &
vestras</lat> // How mony byn~ the primityfis & how mony
byn~ the deruatives Viij byn~ þe primitywes & Vij
<fol. 55r>byn~ deruatywes wyche Viij byn~ primitywes
<lat>Ego tu sui ille ipse iste hic & js</lat> wych Vij byn~
deruatywes <lat>meus tuus suus noster & vester nostras & vestras</lat>
How mony declyns<ill><1 char></ill>ins of pronownes byn~ ther~ iiij wych
iiij the j the ij the iij & the iiij // How knowest the j
for the genytyf case synguler endyth yn~ J or yn~ ys
the datyfe yn~ J // How mony pronownes conteynyth the
iij wych iij <lat>Ego tu sui</lat> // How knowest the ij for the ge
nytyfe case synguler endyth yn~ <lat>is</lat> or yn~ <lat>ius</lat> the datyfe
yn~ j or yn~ C // How knowest the iij for the genytyfy case
synguler endyth ynn~ J or yn~ E & yn~ J & the datyfe
yn~ O or in E or in S // How mony pronownes conteynyth
he V wych V <lat>meus tuus suus noster vester</lat> // How knowest iiij for
the genytyfy case synguler endyth in <lat>atis</lat> & datyfe in~
<lat>ati</lat> // How mony pronownes conteyneth he ij wych ij
<lat>nostras & vestras</lat> How mony nownes on~ wych on~
<lat>Cugeas ati</lat> <linefiller>
How knowest a verbe for he ys a+perty of speche edeclyd
wt mode tyme & coniugacion~ wtowte case or arty
le be-tokynyng to do or sufferyng~ to be // How mony
maner of verbis byn~ ther~ V wych V verbe actyfy
verbe passyfy verbe neutur verbe deponent & verbe commyn~
<fol. 55v>How knowest a verbe actyfy for he endyth in O & be to+do
tokenyth to do & may take R A-Pon~ O & make
of hym~ a+passyf as <lat>Amo amor</lat> // How knowest a verbe pas
syf for he endyth yn~ R & be-tokenyth to suffur~
and may do a-way ys R fro ys O & turne A
jyene in-to ys actyfy as <lat>Amor amo</lat> // How knowest
A verbe neutur for he endyth in O & may not take
R appon~ O ne constur wt hys accusatyf case <lat>hominem</lat>
aftur hym // How knowest a verbe deponent for he endyth
Jn R as A verbe passyf & hath the englyssche of
the actyfy // How knowest a verbe comyn~ for he endyth
Jn R as A verbe passyf & hath the englyssche of þe
actyf & of the passyf booth <linefiller>
How knowest mony coniugacions byn~ ther~ iiij wych iiij
the J as <lat>Amo ˆ [as] amor ˆ [aris]</lat> the ij as <lat>doceo doces doceor ris</lat>
the iij as <lat>lego gis legor ris</lat> the iiij as <lat>Audio dis
Audior ris</lat> // How knowest the J for he hath A long~ be
fore the <lat>re</lat> Jn-fenityf mode A-fore the <lat>ris</lat> Jndicatyf
mode as <lat>amare vel amaris</lat> // How knowest the ij for he
hath A E long~ be-fore the <lat>re</lat> Jnfenityf mode be
fore the <lat>ris</lat> Jndicatyf mode as <lat>docere vel ris</lat> // How
knowest the iij for he hath a E schorte before the <lat>re</lat>
Jndicatyf mode be-fore the <lat>ris</lat> Jndicatyf mde as
<lat>leger~ vel ris</lat> // How knowest the iiij for he hath A J long~
<fol. 56r>before ˆ [the] <lat>re</lat> Jnfynityf mode before the <lat>ris</lat> Jnde
catyf mode as <lat>audire vel ris</lat> <linefiller>
How mony modes byn~ ther~ V wyche V Jndicatyf
mode Jmperatyf mo Optatyf mo Coniunctyf mo & Jnfenityf
mo // How knowest Jndicatyf mo for he tellyt or sowyt &
hath no syne of no-n othyr~ mode // How knowest Jmperatyf
mo for he byddyth or commawndyth // How knowest the opta
tyf mo for he well or desyryt & by ys ij synys wolde
or sculde // How knowest the coniunctyf mo by my synys wych
byn~ they <lat>Si cum licet quamvis quamqa</lat> and othyr~ con
iunctions moo wyll haue coniunctyf mo aftur hym // How
knowest Jnfenityf mo for whan~ ij verbys commyth to-gedur
wt-out a relatyf or A coniunction~ be-twene the latur
verbe schall be the Jnfenityf mo <linefiller>
How mony tymes byn~ ther~ V wych V the tyme
þt ys noo the tyme that ys nott fulliche A-gonne &
the tyme that ys agon~ the tyme that mor~ then~ A
goon~ And the tyme that ys to cum // How knowest the tyme
that ys no for he be-tokynth the tyme þt ys no as
<lat>Amo</lat> y loue // How knowest the tyme þt ys not folych A-gon~
for he be-tokynyt the tyme þt ys not fullych agon~
as <lat>ambam</lat> y louyd // How knowest the tyme þt ys A-gon~
for he be-tokynyd the tyme þt ys a-gon~ as <lat>amaui</lat>
y haue louyd // How knowest the tyme þt ys to cum for he
be-tokynyd the tyme þt ys to <1 char> cum as <lat>amabo</lat> J schal
loue <linefiller>
<fol. 56v>How knowest an aduerbe for he ys A perty of spech vnndeclynyd the
wych ys caste to A uerbe & makyth playne & fulfyllyth
the syngnyfycacion~ of the verbe <linefiller>
How knowest A pertycypull for he ys a+perty of spech edclynyd
wt case & takyth perte of A nowne perty of a verbe & perty
of both two what takyth of A nowne gendur &
case what of A verbe tyme & syngnificacion~ what of
both to nombur & fugur // How mony maner partycypull
byn~ ther~ iiij wych iiij the partycypull of the tyme þt
ys now the partycypull of tyme þt ys to cum A-gon~
the partycypull ˆ [of the] tyme þt ys to cum actyf the partycypull
of the tyme þt ys to cum passyf <linefiller>
How knowest the partycypull of the tyme þt ys noo for he
endyth Jn yng~ yn~ englyssch as louyng~ techyng~
redyng~ heryng~ & endyth yn~ <lat>ens</lat> or yn~ <lat>ans</lat> yn
latyn~ wher~-of schall he be for-myd of the furst
person synguler nowbur of the tyme þt ys nott fullych
A-gon~ as <lat>amabam</lat> change <lat>bam</lat> to N or S & make
<lat>nominatio Hic Hec Hoc amans</lat> // How knowest the partycypull ˆ [of tyme] tyme þt
ys gon~ for he be-gynnyth be J yn englysse as y
louyd y-tau3th y-radde y-herde & endyth yn <lat>tus</lat> or ˆ [yn <lat>sus</lat>]
yn~ lar laten~ as <lat>Amatus doctus lectus auditus</lat> Wher~-of
schall he be Formyd of the latur suppyne as <lat>lectu</lat>
sett ther-to S & make <lat>lectus a u~</lat> // How knowest the
partycypull of the tyme þt ys to cum actyf for he
se be-gynnyth as to be yn englysse as to loue to
<fol. 57r>teche &c~ and endyth yn laten yn <lat>Rus</lat> as <lat>amaturus
docturus</lat> Wher~-of schall he be formyd of the latur
suppyn~ as <lat>lectu</lat> set ther~-to <lat>rus</lat> & make <lat>lecturus</lat>
How knowest the partycypull þt ys to cum passyfe for he
be-gynnyth wt to be yn~ englysse as to be louyd
to be ta3th to be rad to be harde & schall endyth
yn~ <lat>Dus</lat> in laten~ as <lat>amandus docendus legendus audiendus</lat>
wher~-of schall he be formyd of the genityf case
synguler of the partycypull of the that ys nou as
<lat>legentis</lat> change the <lat>tis</lat> in-to <lat>dus</lat> & make <lat>legendus
da dum</lat> <linefiller>
How knowest A coniunction@ for he ys a+perty of speche vnde
clynyd the wych cowpullyth or dyscowpulyth
all other~ pertes of se speche yn~ ordur <linefiller>
How knowest A preposicion~ for he ys a+perty of speche vnde
clynyd the wych ys set be-fore or be-endyth yn~
A pocycyon~ or yn~ compocycyon~ & odur-wyle seruyth
to accusatyf case & odur-wyle to ablatyf case and
odur-wyle to both too <linefiller>
How knowest an Jnterieccyon~ for y he ys a+perty of speke
vndeclynyd the wych schewt a+monnys wyll wt
A vnperfytt voyce as wondur drede or merwell