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

¶ Declenson of adiectyues.

¶ Of adiectyues some be declyned with. iii. artycles and one terminacyon / as hic hec hoc felix: some with thre artycles and. ii. terminacyons: as hic hec turpis et hoc turpe. some with thre artycles and thre termi∣nacyons / as hic saluber: hec salubris. et hoc salubre: some with. iii. diuerse endynges onely. and that thre wyses us. a um. as Bonus bona bonū. er. a. um. as.

Niger nigra nigrum. els ur. a. um. as Satur ra. um as the examples shewed.

Hic et hec et hoc felix. huius felicis. huic felici. hunc & hanc felicē. et hoc felix. o felix: ab hoc et hac et hoc ce. vel ci. The plurell hi & he felices & hec cia. ho{rum} & ha{rum} & ho{rum} cium. his cibus. hos & has ces & hec cia. o 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ces et o felicia. ab his felicibus.

Hic et hec turpis & hoc turpe. hui{us} pis. huic pi. hunc et hanc pem & hoc pe. o turpis & o pe. ab hoc & hac & hoc turpi. The plurell hi & he turpes & hec pia. ho{rum} & ha{rum} et ho{rum} turpiū. his turpibus.

Hic & hec doctior & hoc cti{us}. hui{us} ctioris. huic ctiori hūc & hāc ctiorē & hoc ctius. o ctior & o ctius. ab hoc et hac & hoc ctiore 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ctiori. The plurell hi & he ores & hec ora ho{rum} & ha{rum} & ho{rum} ctio{rum}. his doctioribus. &c.

Bonus a. um. boni e. i. no. e. o. num. am. um. ne. a. um no. a. o. The plu. boni e. a. no{rum}. a{rum}. o{rum}. bonis. &c.

¶ Here is to be noted that all adiectyues in the plu∣rel nombre hath one voyce for all gendres in the da∣tyf and the ablatyf case.

¶ Niger nigra nigrū. nigri nigre nigri. nigro nigre nigro nigrum grā grū. niger gra grū. nigro gra gro The plurell nigri nigre nigra. nigro{rum} grarum gro{rum} nigris. nigros gras gra. &c.

¶ Satur a um. suturi e i. saturo e o. saturum am um satur a um saturo a o &c. lyke to niger a um.

¶ All maner adiectyues with. iii. diu erse endynges oonly be the fyrst declenson & the seconde of nownes and lyke one of these. ¶ The mixte

¶ Hic saluber: hec salubris & hoc salubre. hui{que} salubris huic salubri. hunc hanc salubrē: et hoc salubre. o salu∣ber: o salubris: et o salubre. hoc hac hoc salubri. The plurell hi & he salubres & hec salubria ho{rum} hatū horū salubrium. his salubribus. &c. Of this sorte ben. xii. as these verses sheweth.

Campester volucer 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pedester equester Siluester celeber acer{que} 〈◊〉〈◊〉 saluber Tale paluster opus tale sequester habet

The whiche all were somtyme declyned lyke turpis Also it is to be noted that all adiectyues lyke to tur∣pis or saluber. make the adiectyf synguler oonly in i. But all comparatyues and adiectyues of one termi nacyon make both in e and in i.

¶ Sequitur figura terminationū instar sex candelarum:

¶ Figura quin{que} declinationum.

[illustration]

¶ Degrees of comparyson.

¶ All adiectyues that betoken thynges that may be made more or lesse / may receyue comparyson / as fay te / more fayre / lesse fayre / moost fayre / lest fayre / or els fayre fayrer fayrest.

¶ There be thre degrees of comparyson / the posityf the comparatyf / and the superlatyf.

¶ De cognitione positiut.

¶ The posytyf is grounder and foundament of the comparatyf and superlatyf / without excesse / and he is not formed / as fayre / foule / whyte / blacke

¶ De cognitione comparatiui

¶ The comparatyf passeth his posityf with this en∣glysshe worde more or lesse / or els his englysshe en∣deth in er / as more fayre / lesse fayre or fayrer / & his latyn endeth in or. or els he hath this aduerbe magis or minus ioyned to his posityf / as doctior. or els ma∣gis doctus: vel minus doctus.

¶ De cognitione 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

¶ The superlatyf passeth his posityf with this en∣glysshe worde moost or leste / or els his englysshe en∣deth in est / as more fayre / lesse fayre or fayrest & his latyn endeth in mus. ma. mum. or els he hath this ad uerbe maxime or minime Ioyned to his posityf / as doctissim{us} ma. mum. or elles maxime doct{us}. maxime docta. maxime doctum. minime doctus. minime doc∣ta. doctum.

¶ Here is to be noted that all comparatyues be de∣clyned after doctior. and all superlatyues lyke bon{us} bona bonum.

¶ De formatione comparatiui.

¶ The cōparatif is formed of is positif of his fyrste case that endeth in i. by puttynge to this terminaciō or / els us as doctus cta ctum. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 us. tenuis te nuis tenui tenuior us. felix cis ci. felicior ue.

¶ Out of this rule ben excepte these. vi. nownes fo∣lowynge the whiche make both the comparatyf and supcrlatyf out of rule / as Bonus melior optim{us}. ma lus peior pessimus. magnus maior maximus. paru{us} minor minimus: & paruissimus. multus plus pluri∣mus. nequam nequior nequissimus. Also iuuenis ma keth 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Senex senior. and lacketh the neutre in us and also the superlatyf degre.

¶ Suche adiectyues that ende in us & haue a vowel before us. haue now no cōparatyf in or. but al waye this worde magis / and the posityf shall supplye the rowme of the comparatyf / as piue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pius. per∣petuus magis perpetuus. extraneus magis extrane us. In suche the supcrlatyf foloweth the rule / as pi{us} pussimus strenuus issimus. Yf thou fynde ony other wyse / it is excused by antiquyte.

¶ All nownes that maketh theyr comparatyf in or may make the com{per}atyf with magis or min{us}. & the posityf. ¶ Buth suche y^t ende in us with the vowell &c. may no wyse make the comparatyf in or.

¶ Other partes of reson make comparyson as this verbe detero maketh deterior for his cōperatyf & de terrimus for his superlatyf. Also participles goynge in to nownes / as amans amantior tissimus

¶ These aduerbes and preposicyons in these verses

with many other moo / make the comparatyf and su¦perlatyf indirectly. Uersus.

Ante / citra / prope / post / extra / supra{que} vel infra Intra / nuper / ocys / vltra{que} / pridem / penitus{que} Pene / penes{que} / diu / sepe / Ante / anterior / caret superlatiuo.

Citra citerior citimus	Ocys ocior ocissimus
Prope propior proximus	Ultra vlterior vltimus.
Post posterior postrem{us}	Pridem prior primus
Extra exterior extremus et extimus	Penitus penitior penitis¦simus.
Supra superior supre∣mus / et sumus	Pene vel penes penior penissimus.
Infra inferior infimus.	Diu diutior diutissimus.
Intra interior intimus.	Sepe sepeus sepussime
Nuper nuperior nuperimus

¶ There be also some nownes y^t maketh theyr com∣paratyf in rule and lacke theyr superlatyf / as Ser{us} serior. Celsus / celsior.

¶ De formatione superlatiuo{rum}.

The superlatyf is formed of his posityf of the fyrste case that endeth in i. by puttynge to s and simus / as. Doctus docta doctū. docti. doctissimus. Felix felicis felici felicissimus. Except his posityf ende in er. For than he maketh the superlatyf by puttynge to rim{us} as. Niger nigerrimus. Saluber saluberrimus with double rr. ¶ Saue Dexter maketh alwaye dextim{us} Sinister sinistimus.

Also facilis maketh facillimus with double ll. Soo both agills make agillimus. gracilis gracilimus. hu∣milis

humilimus: & similis simillim{us}. with theyr com poundes. Also maturus maketh maturimus & ma∣turissimus. vetus veterrimus.

These it superlatyf degrees Intimus & {pro}xim{us} may somtyme be as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 / & hath for theyr cōparaty∣ues intimor & {pro}ximor / & lacketh theyr supcrlatyues All adiectyues in cus y^e come of dico facio and loquor chaunge us in entior for the comparatyf / & in entissi∣mus for the superlatyf / as magnific{us} centio. centiss∣mus. fatidicus centior cētissim{us}. grādiloquus quen∣tior quētissim{us}. yf thou fynde ony other wyse it is ex∣cused by antiquyte / as mirificior mirificissimus.