or rather Nicknames, according to their diuers humours or capriccios,
a thing much vsed among them: and that is, by taking the third person
singular of the Present tence of the Indicatiue moode of any verbe
of the first Coniugation, or else the scond person singular of the
same Tence and Moode of all Verbs of the second, third, and fourth
Coniugations, and putting any substantiue noune to the same, as for
example._ Vn Caua-dẻnti, _a Tooth-drawer._ Vn Spázza-camín[o], _a
Chimney-sweeper._ Vn Vendi-légna, _a Wood-seller,_ Vn S[ó]rbi-bród[o],
_a Broth-supper, &c._
. . . . . . .
_Note that in Nounes of Trees and Fruits in the Italian tongue, the
trees should euer be of the Masculine gender, and the fruits of the
Feminine. As for example,_ Castágn[o], _a Chesse-nut-tree,_ Castágna,
_a Chesse-nut,_ Mánd[o]rl[o], _an Almond-tree,_ Mánd[o]rla, _an
Almond,_ Pér[o], _a Peare-tree,_ Péra, _a Peare,_ P[ó]om[o], _an
Apple-tree,_ P[ó]ma, _an Apple,_ Pẻrsic[o], _a Peach-tree,_ Pẻrsica, _a
Peach,_ Prún[o], _a Plum-tree,_ Prúna, _a Plum, &c._
. . . . . . .
_Note that taking the name of any manuall thing or wrought by hand, so
it be euer made to end in_ A. _as_ B[o]tt[ó]ne, B[ó]tte, Capẻll[o],
Guánt[o], Líbr[o], Candéla, Cárta, Sẻlla, Spáda, &c. _and ioyning_
R[o]. _or_ I[o]. _vnto it, you make substantiuely the professor or
workeman of that trade, as thus._ B[o]tt[o]nár[o], B[o]tt[o]nái[o],
B[o]ttár[o], B[o]ttái[o], Capẻllár[o], Capẻllái[o], Guantár[o],
Guantái[o], Librár[o], Librái[o], Candelár[o], Candelái[o], Cartár[o],
Cartái[o], Sẻllár[o], Sẻllái[o], Spadár[o], Spadái[o].
. . . . . . .
_Note that taking the Participle of any verbe actiue, and putting_ Re.
_vnto the same, you make a substantiue that expresseth the actor of
that verbe, as thus._ Ballát[o], _Danced,_ Ballat[ó]re, _a Dancer,_
Amát[o], _Loued,_ Amat[ó]re, _a Louer,_ Cantát[o], _Sung,_ Cantat[ó]re,
_a Singer,_ G[o]uernát[o], _Gouerned,_ G[o]uernat[ó]re, _a Gouernour,_
Lẻtt[o], _Read,_ Lẻtt[ó]re, _a Reader,_ Scrítt[o], _Written,_
Scritt[ó]re, _a Writer,_ Vdít[o], _Heard,_ Vdit[ó]re, _a Hearer,_
&c. _All which you may make of the Feminine gender by changing,_
T[ó]re _into_ Tríce. _as thus._ Amatríce, Ballatríce, Cantatríce,
G[o]uernatríce, Lẻttríce, Scrittríce, Vditríce. &c.
. . . . . . .
_Note that some late good writers haue quaintly vsed to conuert
Adiectiues into Substantiues, which being discreetly placed some deeme
it a very elegant Italianisme, and that is by adding an Article to any
Adiectiue, namely the Mas. gender, and Sing. number. As for example_,
C[ó]l púr[o] dél cuóre, c[o]n il cándid[o] dèll ánim[o], ẻt c[o]n il
víu[o] déll'affẻtt[o], I[o] ám[o] il sincẻr[o] délle vóstre vertù,
il d[ó]lce del vóstr[o] pr[o]cédere, mà n[o]n il dúr[o] délla vóstra
rigidézza, &c.
. . . . . . .
_Note that the Italians haue foure Sustantiues of one sillable, that is
to say_ Piè, Rè, Fè, _and_ Grù, _deriued of_ Piẻde, _a Foote; of_ Rége,
_a king; of_ Féde, _Faith, and of_ Grúe, _a Crane. The first two are
of the Mas. and the other two of the Fem. gender, and serue for both
numbers and are euer accented._
. . . . . . .
_Note that taking the name of manageable thing, so you make it of the
Feminine gender ending in_ A. _and ioyning_ Ta. _vnto it, you may
elegantly expresse substantiuely the power, effect, or blow of the
same, as this,_ Arco, _a Bow;_ Arcáta, _a Blow or effect of a bow._
Bast[ó]ne, Bast[o]náta, C[o]ltẻll[o], C[o]ltẻlláta, Palétta, Palettáta,
Pugnále, Pugnaláta, Sáss[o], Sassáta, &c.
. . . . . . .
_Note that for as much as the Italians vnto certaine Nounes
substantiues of the Masculine gender, besides their owne and proper
plurall, they giue them another, which in sound and writing seemeth
to be of the Feminine gender and singular number ending in_ A. _and
yet hath the Article, the Pronoune, or Adiectiue, that must gouerne
the same of the Feminine gender and Plurall number, which they call
heteroclites: and because this Feminine plurall is deemed to be
the most elegant, and that there be but some few of them, I have
therefore set downe here as many as I could remember, as followeth
alphabetically._
Il Brácci[o]. I Bráccij. Le Bráccia.
Il Budẻll[o]. I Budẻlli. Le Budẻlla.
Il Calcágn[o]. I Calcágni. Le Calcágna.
Il Cárr[o]. I Cárri. Le Cárra.
Il Castẻll[o]. I Castẻlli. Le Castẻlla.
Il Ceruẻll[o]. I Ceruẻlli. Le Ceruẻlla.
Il Cígli[o]. I Cíglij. Le Cíglia.
Il Córn[o]. I Córni. Le Córna.
Il Dít[o]. I Díti. Le Díta.
Il Fíc[o]. I Fíchi. Le Fíca.
Il Fíl[o]. I Fíli. Le Fila.
Il F[o]ndamént[o]. I F[o]ndaménti. Le F[o]ndaménta.
Il Frútt[o]. I Frútti. Le Frútta.
Il Ginócchi[o]. I Ginócchij. Le Ginócchia.
Il Lábbr[o]. I Lábbri. Le Lábbra.
Il Légn[o]. I Légni. Le Légna.
Il Múr[o]. I Múri. Le Múra.
Il Mẻmbr[o]. I Mẻmbri. Le Mẻmbra.
L'[O]récchi[o]. Gl'[O]récchij. Le [O]récchia.
L'Óss[o]. Gl'Óssi. Le Óssa.
Il Pái[o]. I Páij. Le Páia.
Il Pár[o]. I Pári. Le Pára.
Il Peccát[o]. I Peccáti. Le Peccáta.
Il Púgn[o]. I Púgni. Le Púgna.
Il Quadrẻll[o]. I Quadrẻlli. Le Quadrẻlla.
Il Rastell[o]. I Rastẻlli. Le Rastẻlla.
Il Rís[o]. I Rísi. Le Rísa.
Il Stái[o]. I Stáij. Le Stáia.
Il Stár[o]. I Stári. Le Stára.
Il Stríd[o]. I Strídi. Le Strída.
Il Vestígi[o]. I Vestígij. Le Vestígia.
Il Vestimént[o]. I Vestiménti. Le Vestiménta, &c.
_There be some others that I remember not. Yet note that there be
ancient Poets that make some of them end in_ Óra, _as these,_ Lát[o],
Cámp[o], Luóg[o], Órt[o], Córp[o], Prát[o], Rám[o], &c. _and in the
Plurall say,_ Camp[ó]ra, Corp[ó]ra, Lat[ó]ra, Luog[ó]ra, Prat[ó]ra,
Ort[ó]ra, &c. _In steede of_ Cámpi, Córpi, Láti, Luóghi, Órti, Práti,
&c. _but are not generally allowed._
. . . . . . .
_Note that the Italians haue a peculiar priuiledge more liuely to
declare, and more succinctly to expresse the proper forme and quality
of any primitiue, positiue, or radicall Noune, then all other nation
or languages, and which among them is very much vsed, both in speaking
and writing, and is counted very quaint and elegant; and because it
was neuer yet noted of any, and is so frequently vsed, I deeme the
knowledge thereof to be most necessary, and thinke it behoofefull to
be declared vnto your soueraigne Maiesty; which is, by adding certaine
terminations or sillables vnto any primitiue or positiue nounes, as for
example,_ Ín[o], Étt[o], V´cci[o], Ótt[o], [Ó]ne, Ácci[o]; _for these
are most used. What noune soeuer endeth in_ Ín[o], _sheweth the same
to be very little, small, and the least that may be. What noune soeuer
endeth in_ Étt[o], _declares the same to be both very little, and
therewithall quaint and pretty. What noune soeuer endeth in_ V´cci[o],
_importeth the same to be poore, miserable, wretched, and deseruing
compassion. Whatsoeuer noune endeth in_ Ótt[o], _implieth the same to
be handsomly big, well compact, and indifferently goodly. What noune
soeuer endeth in_ [Ó]ne, _doth manifest the same to be great beyond
reason, bigge and ouer great, farre exceeding due proportion, huge
aboue measure. What noune soeuer endeth in_ Ácci[o], _argueth the same
to be ugly, lothsome, contemptible, filthy, and odious. Let these few
examples serue for all the rest._
Anẻll[o], _any kinde of ordinary Ring._
Anẻllín[o], _a very little or small Ring._
Anẻllétt[o], _a little, and therewith pretty and quaint Ring._
Anẻllúcci[o], _a silly, poore, abiect, and base Ring._
Anẻllótt[o], _a handsome, well fashioned, and not despisable
Ring._
Anẻll[ó]ne, _a huge, bigge, great, exceeding due proportion
Ring._
Anẻllácci[o], _a filthy, contemptible, lothsome, and to be
reiected Ring._
Cauáll[o], Cauallín[o], Cauallétt[o], Cauallúcci[o], Cauallótt[o],
Cauall[ó]ne, Cauallácci[o].
Dónna, Donnína, Donnétta, Donnúccia, Donnótta, Donn[ó]ne, Donnáccia.
Spáda, Spadína, Spadétta, Spadúccia, Spadótta, Spad[ó]ne, Spadáccia.
_And so of all the rest: but remember, that if you will haue them end
in_ Ótt[o], _or_ [Ó]ne, _you must make the Feminin positiue to end in
O. as_ Donn[ó]ne, Cas[ó]ne, Spad[ó]ne, Tau[o]l[ó]ne, _of_ Dónna, Spáda,
Cása, Táu[o]la, &c.
_Note also that if the primitiue noune end in_ N[o], _or_ Re, _as_
Ásin[o], Past[ó]re, _to expresse a kind of diminution or prettinesse
and littlenesse, you may make them end in_ Ell[o], _as_ Asinẻll[o],
Bast[o]ncẻll[o], Past[o]rẻll[o], &c.
. . . . . . .
_Note that all Nounes ending in_ L[o]. Le. R[o]. Re. or Ne. _except
the last vowell require an accent, the said vowell may be left out,
and at pleasure both in speaking and writing, in steed of_ Búffal[o].
Cauáll[o]. Mále. Quále. Tále. Amár[o]. Cár[o]. C[o]l[ó]re. H[o]n[ó]re.
Buón[o]. Sán[o]. Mán[o]. Cáne. Páne. _as also all Infinitiue moods,
as_ Amáre. Cantáre. Tenére. Vedére. C[ó]rrere. Tẻssere. D[o]rmíre.
Vdíre. _you may very well say_, Buffal'. Cauál'. Mál'. Quál'. Tal'.
Amár'. Cár'. C[o]l[ó]r'. H[o]n[ó]r'. Buón. Sán'. Mán'. Cán'. Pán'.
Amár'. Cantár'. Tenér'. Vedér'. C[ó]rrer'. Tẻsser'. D[o]rmír'.
Vdír'. &c. _For_ L. N. _and_ R. _are among the Italians counted the
principall liquids in which words may end, though some count_ M. _and_
T. _liquids also. For some make the first persons plurall of Verbes
end in_ M. _leauing out the_ O. _as you shall see better in Verbes,
as also because the Coniunction copulatiue ended in_ T. _namely before
consonants, as hath alreadie beene said._
. . . . . . .
_Note also that all plurals of most masculine words, whose singulars
end in_ Ll[o], _or_ Le, _may at the pleasure of the Speaker or Writer
end in_ Gli. Li. _or_ I. _as_ Cauáll[o]. Cauágli. Cauálli. Cauái.
_or_ Cauá'. Capẻll[o]. Capẻgli. Capẻlli. Capẻi. _or_ Capẻ'. Quéll[o].
Quégli. Quélli. Quéi. _or_ Que'. Tále. Táli. Tái. Ta'. &c.
. . . . . . .
_Note that where the Latins vse in diuers of their words the letter_
E. _after the first consonant of the first sillable, as_ Melle. Felle.
Feno. Leto. Pede. Sedet. Tenet. _the Italians for elegancy sake put an_
I. _betweene the said consonant and the_ E. _and say and write_, Miẻle.
Fiẻle. Fiẻn[o]. Liẻt[o]. Piẻde. Siẻde. Tiẻne. &c.
. . . . . . .
_Note also that where the Latines haue the open or round_ O. _for the
second letter after a consonant, as in these wordes_: Bon[o]. Corde.
Foc[o]. Hom[o]. Mouére. Son[o]. Ton[o]. Nocére. &c. _the Italians
commonly put an_ V. _before the_ O. _and say and write,_ Buón[o],
Cuóre, Fuóc[o], Huóm[o], Muóuere, Nuócere, Suón[o], Tuón[o], &c.
. . . . . . .
_Note that where the Latins vse in diuers words the letter_ L. _after_
C. F. _and_ P. _the Italians change the_ L. _into_ I. _and in steede
of_ Cláro, Claritáte, Clamáre, Claue, Conclusione, Flamma, Flóre,
Flumen, Plano, Planta, Plombo, Templo, &c. _they say_, Chiár[o],
Chiarità, Chiamáre, Chiáue, C[o]nchiusi[ó]ne, Fiámma, Fi[ó]re, Fiúme,
Pián[o], Piánta, Pi[ó]mb[o], Tẻmpi[o], &c.
. . . . . . .
_Note that when an Italian word beginneth with_ S. _and that any
other consonant followes the same, as in these examples_, Sbandáre,
Scacciáre, Sc[o]ns[o]lát[o], Sfacẻndát[o], Sfórz[o], Smenticát[o],
Spauẻnt[o], Stẻrminát[o], Str[o]mént[o], Suenimént[o], &c. _the best
Italians for Elegancies sake, place and pronounce an_ I. _before the_
S. _and say_, Isbandáre, Iscacciáre, Isc[o]ns[o]lát[o], Isfacẻndát[o],
Isfórz[o], Ismenticát[o], Ispauẻnt[o], Isterminát[o], Istr[o]mẻnt[o],
Isuenimént[o], &c.
. . . . . . .
_Note that where the Latins vse in many words these two consonants
together,_ Bf. Bn. Bs. Bt. Ct. Dm. Mn. Pt. _which the Italians call_
Aspre c[o]ns[o]nánti, _of most of their Latin wordes following, they
make Italian wordes by losing the first of them, and euer doubling the
latter consonants, as for example._
Obfuscáre. [O]ffuscáre.
Abnuntiáre. Ann[o]ntiáre.
Obsẻruáre. [O]ssẻruáre.
Obtẻstáre. [O]ttẻstáre.
Obtúso. [O]ttús[o].
Doctrína. D[o]ttrína.
Admonitione. Amm[o]niti[ó]ne.
Aduẻrsitate. Auuẻrsità.
Omnipotẻnte. [O]nnip[o]tẻnte.
Optatiuo. [O]ttatíu[o].
Optimo. Óttim[o].
_and infinite others: yet remember that in these two Latine wordes_,
Omnis, _and_ Somnium, _the Italians change_ Mn. _into_ Gn. _and say_,
Ogni, S[ó]gn[o], S[o]gnáre, &c.
. . . . . . .
_Note also that where the Latines vse the letter_ X. _betweene two
vowels, as_ Alexandro, Exemplo, Dixi, Prolixitate, Sáxo, Taxatio, &c.
_the Italians change the_ X. _into double_ SS. _and say,_ Alessándr[o],
Essẻmpi[o], Díssi, Pr[o]lissità, Sáss[o], Tassati[ó]ne, &c.
. . . . . . .
_Note that adding_ Dis. In. Is. _or_ S. _vnto any actiue or possessiue
word or verbe, the same becommeth of the priuatiue sense, as appeareth
by these examples._
Fáre. Disfáre.
Pr[o]p[o]rti[ó]ne. Dispr[o]p[o]rti[ó]ne.
Felíce. Infelíce.
C[o]stánte. Inc[o]stánte.
Mem[o]rát[o]. Ismem[o]rát[o].
C[o]ns[o]lát[o]. Isc[o]ns[o]lát[o].
C[o]n[o]scẻnte. Isc[o]n[o]scẻnte.
Vólgere. Suólgere.
_And infinite others._
Of Nounes Adiectiues, and of the vse of them.
_I will not stand vpon the definition of an Adiectiue, but in briefe,
An Adiectiue is but a part of speech, to signifie and set forth the
true quality, nature, state, or condition of any substantiue._
_Note that the Italians haue two sorts of Adiectiues, one ending in_
O, _in the singular number, the other in_ E. _the first doth euer
varie according to the substantiue whereunto it is ioyned, as thus_,
Buón[o] amíc[o]. Buoni amíci. Buóna amíca. Buóne amíche, _and so of
all the rest. The second ending in_ E. _as it were neutrally serueth
both genders, and varieth only in number, as thus_, Gentíle Spírit[o].
Gentíli Spíriti. Gentíle ánima. Gentíli ánime. Felíce huóm[o]. Felíci
huómini. Felíce dónna. Felíci dónne, &c.
. . . . . . .
_Note that these two Adiectiues_, Sánt[o] _and_ Gránde, _are diuersly
used in the Italian tongue; for, before consonants they loose the last
sillable_ To _and_ De, _and say and write_ Grán _and_ Sán, _both in
the singular and plurall number, as this_, Grán fuóc[o]. Grán fuóchi.
Grán cal[ó]re. Grán cal[ó]ri. Sán Pá[o]l[o]. Sán Francésc[o]. _whereas
before vowels they are written at large, and sometimes apostrophed, as
thus_, Gránde am[ó]re. Grándi am[ó]ri. Sánt[o] Andrẻa. Sant'Andrẻa.
. . . . . . .
_Note that taking any Adiectiue of the Feminine gender, and adding_
Ménte _vnto it. You may frame any Aduerbe of quality or order,
as_ Amára. Amaraménte. Furi[ó]sa. Furi[o]saménte. C[o]rtése.
C[o]rteseménte. D[ó]lce. D[o]lceménte. &c. _and if you will frame
or expresse any superlatiue degree, as we doe in English by adding
Very or Most vnto any Adiectiue, so loosing the last vowell of any
Italian Adiectiue, and putting_ Issimo _vnto the same, you make the
superlatiue as_ Amaríssim[o]. Furi[o]síssim[o]. C[o]rtesíssim[o].
D[o]lcíssimo. &c. _and so consequently if you will expresse any
Aduerbe of quality superlatiuely, change_ Issimo _into_ Issimaménte,
_as thus_, Amarissimaménte. Furi[o]sissimaménte. C[o]rtesissimaménte.
D[o]lcissimaménte. _And so of all the rest._
. . . . . . .
_Note that taking of any Noune substantiue, whether Latin or Italian,
you may thereof at your pleasure frame his Adiectiue either Active or
Passiue (be it lawfull for me to use these words:) to frame the first
make your substantiue to end in_ O. _and put_ So _vnto it, as_ Am[ó]re,
Am[o]r[ó]s[o], Bis[ó]gn[o], Bis[o]gn[ó]s[o], Gúst[o], Gust[ó]s[o],
Fórza, Forz[ó]s[o], Paúra, Paur[ó]s[o], Tẻrra, Tẻrr[ó]s[o], &c. _which
termination implyeth euer the quality or fulnesse of the substantiue.
To frame the second, make your substantiue to end in_ E. _and put_
Vole _vnto it, as_ Am[o]réu[o]le, Bis[o]gnéu[o]le, Gustéu[o]le,
H[o]n[o]réu[o]le, L[o]déu[o]le, Pauréu[o]le, &c. _You may also in
steede of_ Vole _vse_ Bile; _but then the substantiue must end in_ A.
_and say,_ Amicábile, Biasimábile, Gustábile, Laudábile, T[o]lerábile,
&c. _From all which taking away the last vowell, and adding_ Ménte
_vnto the rest, you frame of them Aduerbs of quality, as is before
said, as thus,_ Amicheu[o]lménte. Biasimabilménte, Laudabilménte,
Gusteu[o]lménte, H[o]n[o]reu[o]lménte, T[o]lerabilménte, &c.
Am[o]r[o]saménte, Gust[o]saménte, &c.
Of Nounes proper or appellatiues.
_Of Nounes Appellatiues or Proper, I will say little, for being but
proper names of Persons or of Places, they are soone learned._
Of Comparatiues and how to frame them.
_Note that the Italians haue but sixe comparatiues that may be
expressed in one word, that is to say,_ Maggi[ó]re, Min[ó]re.
Megli[ó]re. Peggi[ó]re. Superi[ó]re. Inferi[ó]re. _which may as well be
counted Latine as Italian. All the rest may be framed by placing any of
these two Aduerbs of quantity_, Più _or_ Mén[o], _before any Adiective,
as thus_, Amár[o]. Più amár[o]. Mén[o] amár[o]. Bẻll[o]. Più bẻll[o].
Men bẻll[o]. Cár[o]. Più cár[o]. Mén cár[o]. Dótt[o]. Più dótt[o]. Mén
dótt[o]. Gránde. Più gránde. Mén gránde. _And so of all the rest._
Of Superlatiues.
_Note that the Italians haue two sorts of Superlatiues, which I
distinguish thus, that one may admit a comparison, and the other
not. That which admitteth no comparison, is euer framed by adding the
Article that the positiue adiectiue requireth, unto your already framed
Comparatiue, as thus._ Amár[o], Più amár[o], Mén[o] amár[o]. Il più
amár[o]. Il mén' amár[o]. Cára. Più cára. Mén cára. La più cára. La
mén cára. Dótt[o]. Più dótt[o]. Mén dótt[o]. Il più dótt[o]. Il mén
dótt[o]. Gránde. Più gránde. Mén gránde. La più gránde. La Mén gránde.
_The other Superlatiue that doth admit a comparison, which the English
expresse with the addition of Most, Right, Thrice, or Very, vnto their
positiues, is framed among the Italians thus by adding_ Issim[o] _or_
Issima, _vnto any positiue, which must euer loose his last vowell, as_,
Amaríssim[o], Bẻllíssim[o], Caríssim[o], Dottíssim[o], Grandíssima,
Illustríssima, &c.
. . . . . . .
_Note that the Italians haue also an other manner of speech very
ordinary among them to expresse any comparison, and that is with
the helpe of_ Di, Del, Chè, _and_ Che n[ó]n. _which must euer haue
reference vnto_ Più, Mén[o], Mẻgli[o], _or_ Pẻggi[o], _as thus_. Tu
sẻi più dott[o] di mè, ma i[o] s[ó]n[o] più dabbéne di tè. I[o] ti
ám[o] più del d[o]uére. Tu mi dái mén[o] del mẻrit[o]. Chi áma Di[o]
più che'l m[ó]nd[o] sarà felíce. Lui cérca mén[o] la vertù che tútti
i vitij, &c. _But note that all these comparatiue phrases must haue
but one verbe in them: For, if they haue two or more, you must then
vse_ Che n[o]n, _and neuer else, and it must euer be placed before
the second verbe of the sentence, as thus_, Tù sẻi più dótt[o], che
n[o]n s[ó]n[o] i[o], ma i[o] fácci[o] mẻgli[o] che n[o]n fái tù. I[o]
ám[o] Dí[o] mẻgli[o] che n[o]n fái tù, ẻ l'[o]ffẻnd[o] mén[o] che n[o]n
fánn[o] m[ó]lti. Lui fa pẻggi[o] che n[o]n díce. Lui ẻ più ricc[o] che
n[o]n siám[o] n[ó]i. _And infinite others._
. . . . . . .
_Note that the Italians speaking or writing to any person, whom
they will seeme to respect or honour, and whom they would seeme to
acknowledge their superior, they vse not to speake or write vnto him
in the second person singular._ Tu, _or_ Túa, _as the Latines, nor in
the second person plurall_ V[ó]i, _or_ Vóstra, _as most nations doe,
but in the third person singular, to one, as_ Lẻi _or_ Súa, _and in the
third person plurall to many, as_ L[ó]r[o], _And accordingly frame all
the verbs to be vsed in the sentence, as for example._ Súa Sign[o]ría
mi tẻrrà pẻr iscusát[o], se príma n[ó]n s[ó]n[o] venút[o] a basciárle
le máni, ẻ fárle riuerẻnza. I[o] mi reputerò felíce che éssa mi tẻnga
nélla súa buóna grátia, c[ó]me sú[o] minim[o] sẻruit[ó]re, pẻrchè tále
le farò sẻmpre. &c. _Or else speaking to many._ Le l[ó]r[o] Sign[o]ríe
mi tẻrránno pẻr iscusát[o] se príma n[o]n s[ó]n[o] venút[o] a basciár
l[ó]r[o] le máni, & fár l[o]r[o] riuerẻnza. I[o] mi reputerò felice
che ésse mi tẻngan[o] nélla l[ó]r[o] buóna grátia, c[ó]me l[ó]r[o]
mínim[o] sẻruit[ó]re, perchè tále vógli[o] ẻsser l[ó]r[o]. _In steede
of_, Vóstra Sign[o]ría mi tẻrrà pẻr iscusát[o] se príma n[o]n s[ó]n[o]
venút[o] a basciárui le máni, ẻ fárui riuerẻnza. I[o] mi reputerò
felice che v[o]i mi teniáte nélla vóstra buóna grátia, c[ó]me vóstr[o]
mínim[o] sẻruit[ó]re che vi s[ó]n[o], &c.
Of the declining of Nounes.
_Note that whosoeuer can perfectly decline the Articles, and fitly
appropriate them to the Nounes, may (as I haue said before, speaking
of the articles) with great facility learne how to decline all Italian
Nounes both Substantiues and Adiectiues: and therefore for breuity sake
I haue declined and set downe but one of euery kinde and gender, which
shall serue for all the rest; for, whosoeuer can decline one may also
decline all._
_Mas._ _Sing._ _Number._
No. Il Ciẻl[o]. Il pádre. Il dúca.
Ge. dél ciẻl[o]. del pádre. dél dúca.
Da. al ciẻl[o]. al pádre. al dúca.
Accu. il ciẻl[o]. il padre. il dúca.
Vo. ó ciẻl[o]. ó pádre. ó dúca.
Abl. dál ciẻl[o]. dál padre. dal dúca.
_Mas._ _Plu._ _Number._
No. I ciẻli. I pádri. I dúchi.
Ge. dei ciẻli. dei pádri. dei dúchi.
Da. ai ciẻli. ai pádri. ái dúchi.
Accu. i ciẻli. i pádri. i dúchi.
Vo. ó ciẻli. ó pádri. ó dúchi.
Abl. dái ciẻli. dai pádri. dái dúchi.
_Mas. Sing._ _Number._
No. l'am[ó]re. l[o] Spírit[o].
Ge. dell'am[ó]re. déll[o] Spirit[o].
Da. all'am[ó]re. áll[o] Spírit[o].
Acc. l'am[ó]re. l[o] Spírit[o].
Voc. ó am[ó]re. ó Spírit[o].
Abl. dall'am[ó]re. dáll[o] Spírit[o].
_Mas. Plu._ _Number._
No. gl'am[ó]ri. gli Spíriti.
Ge. dégl'am[ó]ri. dégli Spíriti.
Da. agl'am[ó]ri. agli Spíriti.
Accu. gl'am[ó]ri. gli Spíriti.
Voc. ó am[ó]ri. ó Spíriti.
Abl. dagl'am[ó]ri. dágli Spíriti.
_Fem. Sing._ _Num._
No. la tẻrra. l'ánima.
Ge. délla tẻrra. déll'ánima.
Da. alla tẻrra. all'ánima.
Accu. la tẻrra l'ánima.
Vo. ó tẻrra. ó ánima.
Abl. dálla tẻrra dáll'ánima.
_Fem. Plur._ _Num._
No. le tẻrre. l'ánime.
Ge. délle tẻrre. dell'ánime.
Da. álle tẻrre. áll ánime.
Accu. le tẻrre. l'anime.
Vo. ó tẻrre. ó ánime.
Abl. dálle tẻrre. dáll'ánime.
Of Pronounes in generall.
_By Pronounes haue been vnderstood certaine determinate words that
imply or represent a Noune, eyther of person or thing; and Grammarians
haue diuided them into diuers sorts or rankes, calling some Primitiues,
some Possessiues, some Deriuatiues, some Demonstratiues, some
Relatiues, some Interogatiues, and some Indefinitiues._
_The Primiues are_, I[o], Tú, Lúi, Egli, Ei, Ess[o], Essa, _of the
Sing._ N[ó]i, V[ó]i, L[ó]r[o], Eglin[o], Ellen[o], _of the Plur._
_The Possessiues are_, Mí[o], Mía, Tú[o], Túa, Sú[o], Súa, _of the
Sing._ Miẻi, Tuói, Suói, Míe, Túe, Súe, Nóstr[o], Nóstri, Nóstra,
Nóstre, Vóstr[o], Vóstri, Vóstra, Vóstre, L[ó]r[o], Altrúi, _of
the Plu. from which are deriued cartaine bastards, and seldome vsed
except in compositions, as_ Mò, M[o]n, Ma, Tò, Tà, Sò, _as_ Fratẻlmò,
M[o]nsign[ó]re, Madáma, Fratẻltò, &c.
_The Deriuatiues are_, Mi, Ti, Si, Ci, Vi; Me, Te, Se, Ce, Ve, _as
also_, Mò, Ma, Tò, Ta, Sò, _whereof more shall be said._
_The Demonstratiues are_, C[o]lúi, C[o]lẻi, C[o]l[ó]r[o], Quell[o],
Quégli, Quélli, Quél, Quéi, Qué', Quélla, Quélle, Quésta, Quéste,
Quést[o], Quésti. Est[o], Stó, Sta, Sti, Ste. C[o]stúi, C[o]stẻi,
C[o]tést[o], C[o]testúi, C[o]test[ó]r[o], Ciò, Ciochè, Ess[o], Déss[o],
Stéss[o].
_The Relatiues are_, Quále, Chè, Cui.
_The Interogatiues are_, Che?, Chi?, Quále?
_The Indefinitiues are_, Alcún[o], Altrúi, Altri, Altr[o], Cadaún[o],
Ciaschedún[o], Ciascún[o], Medésim[o], Nessún[o], Niún[o], [O]gniún[o],
Qualcún[o], Qualún[que], Chiúnque, Tále, Talún[o], C[o]tále, Verún[o],
Stéss[o], Istéss[o].
. . . . . . .
_Note that no Pronounes haue Articles ioyned vnto them, except_ Altrúi.
Chè. Cúi. C[o]tále. Medésim[o]. Quále. Tále. _and the possessiues_,
Mí[o]. Tú[o]. Sú[o]. Mía. Túa. Súa. Nóstr[o]. Nóstra. Vóstra. Vóstr[o].
_and_ L[ó]r[o]. _and yet all may haue the signes of the cases_, Di. A.
_or_ Da. _or else they could not be declined; as thus_, Il medésim[o]
gi[ó]rn[o] che i[o] ti c[o]n[ó]bbi, l'istéss[o] ti amái. Il tále m'hà
fátt[o] mále. Il c[o]tále m'hà ferít[o]. L'amíc[o] il quále i[o] ám[o].
Il che i[o] ti m[o]strerò sẻmpre. I[o] desíder[o] l'altrúi bene, Il
cúi dánn[o] n[o]n mi piáce. I cúi denári i[o] hò spesi, &c. _and so all
their plurals._