After the olde grammer was wonte to be all one with his preterit imperf.
but we shall make hym different from hym, puttyng before the verbe this
worde _oh_, or _je vous prie_, sayeng, _oh que je boiue_, _je te prie
que tu boiue_, etc.
The sayd optatyve hath thre preterites, that is to say, imperf.,
parfyte, and plusperf., puttynge alwayes _a ma uoullente_, or _plust a
Dieu_ before the verbe. The preterit imperf. is moost termyned in _usse,
inse_, and in _asse_, whiche may serve lykewyse for the present, as in
these verbes: _Pleust a Dieu que jaimasse_; _a ma uoullente que tu me
congneusse_; _pleust a Dieu que tu prinsses courage_. The parfyte is
moche lyke the preterit indiffynityve of the indicatyve, as a _ma
uoullente que jaie aime_. The plus perfyt hath ever this verbe _jeusse_
(I had) before hym, as _jeusse aime_, _jeusse dit_, etc. His presente
doth serve for his future, addyng either _tantost_ or _demain_, sayeng
_pleust a Dieu que je uoise demain auec uous; a ma uoullente que
deuiegne bon, a ma uoullente quil soit tantost corrige_.