Lac puero[rum]. M. holti mylke for chyldren

¶ Declensons be fyue.

¶ The fyrst is knowen by his examples. Poeta and musa. And euermore his genityf case sȳguler endeth in e. and all nownes of the fyrst declenson shall be de∣clyned after one of them.

¶ The seconde by his examples / magister: radius: and templum. And euermore his genityf case syngu¦ler endeth in i. and all nownes of the seconde declen∣son. &c.

¶ The thyrde by his examples. Bonitas: sacerdos & vulnus. And euermore his genityf synguler endeth in is. & all nownes of the thyrde declenson &c.

¶ The fourth by his examples. Uisus: and manus And euermore his genityf case synguler endeth ī us & all nownes of the fourth declenson &c.

¶ The fyfth by his examples. species and meridies. And euermore his genityf case synguler endeth in ei and all nownes of the fyfth declenson &c.

¶ The dyuysyon of nownes

¶ Of nownes. Some be propre / some appellatyf so∣me substantyf / some adiectyf / some interrogatyf / so∣me demonstratyf / some reddityf / & some relatyf

¶ Declenson of substantiues

¶ A nowne substantyf is declyned with one artycle as hic Poeta. or with two at the moost / as hic et hec sacerdos.

¶ Examples of the fyrst declenson.

Hic poeta. hui{us} te huic te. hunc poetam. o poeta. ab hoc poeta. The plurell hi poete: ho{rum} poetarum: his poetis hos poetas: o poete: ab his poetis.

¶ Here is to be noted / that in euery plurell nombre the vocatyf shall be lyke the nominatyf / and the abla¦tyf lyke the datyf. Also whan the nominatyf singu∣ler of this declenson endeth in as or in es / thou shalt put awayes to make the vocatyf / as hic Thomas / hic Anchises o thoma. o anchise. In all other of this declenson the vocatyf shall be lyke the nominatyf as hic poeta: o poeta.

The synguler. Hec musa: huius muse: huic muse. hāc sam. o sa. ab hac sa. The plurell he muse. harū sarum his sis. has sas. o muse: ab his musis.

¶ Here is to be noted that these. vii. nownes in this verse maketh the datyf and ablatyf plurell bothe in is and in abus

Filia nata deas liberta mulabus equabus.

Also the scrypture vseth aiabus: famulab{us}: dn̄abus / the whiche of all suche other be not of vse

¶ These nownes of Hebrewe Pascha: manna: ziza∣nia. and mammona. be the neutre gendre and of no declenson. Though we fynde in holy scrypture the ge¦nityf and datyf in e. more of vse than of rule / and ly∣ke wyse Adam and Abraham. As for alpha and iota and generally all names of letters they be both neu∣tre and vndeclyned And some lettred men saye hoc pascha paschatis. And polenta is the feminyne gen¦dre: vt Plautus. Ubi nequam homines polentam pransitant / how be it Ouide vseth hym in the neutre gendre / as Dulce dedit testa quod coxerat ante po∣lenta:

¶ Examples of the seconde declenson.

[illustration]

¶ Here is to be noted that the datyf and the ablatyf synguler of this declenson endeth alwaye in o.

Hic radius. hui{us} dii. huic dio hūc diū o die. ab hoc dio. The plurell his radii: ho{rum} radio{rum}: his radiis. &c

All nownes of this declenson that in the nominatyf synguler endeth in us. chaungeth us in e. in the voca¦tyf / as hic radi{us} o e hic dn̄s o e. hic petr{us} o e. Except iii appellatyues filius deus & agnus / filius maketh fili deus & agn{us} be lyke the noīatyf also agnus maketh agne. Saue propre names of men in ius. that doth a waye us and than remayneth y^e vocatyf / as hic vir∣gilius o virgilii. hic gregorius o ri.

Els in latyn the vocatyf shall be lyke the noīatyf by chaūgynge the artycle in to o / as hic vir o vir.

Hoc templū hui{us} pli. huic plo. hoc plū. o plū ab hoc plo The plu. hec tēpla. ho{rum} plo{rum}. his plis hec pla. o pla.

¶ Here is to be noted that all nownes of the neutre gendre / of what declenson that euer they be shall ha∣ue. ii. cases lyke in both nombres / the nominatyf ac∣cusatyf and vocatyf / as in templū. & these. iii. in y^e plu¦rell nombre euermore ende in a. outake ambo & duo the whiche be thus declyned.

The plurell Ambo be bo. bo{rum} ba{rum} bo{rum}. bob{us} bab{us} bo bus. bos bas bo. bo be bo. bob{us} bab{us} bob{us}. And so is duo declyned in euery case. In the thyrde / fourthe & fyfth declenson / the nominatyf accusatyf & vocatyf plurell shall alwaye be lyke / of what gendre soeuer y^t nownes be / vt exempla docebunt.

¶ Examples of the thyrde declenson.

Hec bonitas huius tatis huic tati. hanc tatē. o tas. ab

hac te. The plurel he tes. ha{rum} tum. his tibus.

Hic & hec sacerdos hui{us} tis. huic ti. hunc et hanc tatē. o dos ab hoc et ab hac te vel ti. The plurell hi & he tes ho{rum} & ha{rum} tum. his tibus hos et has tes &c

Hoc vuln{us} hui{us} eris. huic ri. hoc n{us}. o n{us} ab hoc nere. The plurell hec nera. ho{rum} ne{rum}. his neribus &c.

Whan the noīatyf synguler of this declenson endeth in is & y^e genityf plurell in iū. than may y^e accusatyf plurell ende both in es & in is. as hic ignis ho{rum} ignium hos ignes & ignis. hec restis ha{rum} restiū has restes et restis. hic hec testis ho{rum} ha{rum} testiū hos has testes & te¦stis. hic hec oīs ho{rum} ha{rum} oīm hos has oēs & oīs.

¶ Examples of the fourthe declenson

Hic visus hui{us} sus. huic sui hūc sum. o sus ab hoc visu The plu. hi sus. ho{rum} suū. his sib{us}. hos sus. &c.

Hec man{us} hui{us} nus. huic iii. hāc nū. o nus. ab hac nu.

The plu. he nus. ha{rum} uum. his nib{us}. has n{us}. &c.

¶ Here is to be noted that these nownes folowynge make theyr datyf & ablatyf plurell in ubus. But all other of his declenson kepe i before bus. Uersus

Partus portus acus ticus lacus artus et archus. Ouer cubus at{que} veru tribus & specus exit in ibus

¶ Examples of the fyfth declenson.

¶ Hic meredies hui{us} ei. huic ei. hunc em. o es. ab hoc e.

The plurell hi meridies ho{rum} erū. his ebus &c.

Hec species hui{us} ei. huic ei. hanc em. o es. ab hac c.

The plurell he es. ha{rum} erū. his ebus &c.

In the fyrst & the last declenson / the genityf & datys of the fyrste nombre be alwaye lyke / as huius poete, huic poete. huius meridiei. huic meridiei.

¶ Also all nownes of the fyfth declenson lacke thre cases in the plurell nombre / that is to saye / the geni∣tyf datyf and ablatyf. excepte these in these verses

Progenies vel maneries dic materies{que}. Spes acies facies sic res species{que} dies{que}.