The arte of reason, rightly termed, witcraft teaching a perfect way to argue and dispute. Made by Raphe Leuer. Seene and allowed according to the order appointed in the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.

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The arte of reason, rightly termed, witcraft teaching a perfect way to argue and dispute. Made by Raphe Leuer. Seene and allowed according to the order appointed in the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.

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Lever, Ralph, d. 1584.

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Imprinted at London :: By H. Bynneman, dwelling in Knightrider streate, at the signe of the Mermayde. Anno. 1573. These bookes are to be solde at his shop at the northvvest dore of Paules church,

[1573]

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Logic, Modern -- 16th century -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• ¶ To the right ho∣norable Lorde, Walter, Earle of Essex, Uiscount Hereford and Lord Ferris of Chartley, Lord Bourgh∣chier, and Louaine, and Knight of the mo ho∣norable order of the Garter: Raphe Leuer vvisheth encrease of knovvledge, vvith the true feare of god.
• The Forespeache.
• errata
• ¶THE FIRSTE booke of Witcraft.
  • chapter - 1
    • VVhat VVitcraft is.
    • The partes of a reason.
    • VVhat vvordes are.
    • The first deuiding of vvordes.
    • The second deuision of vvordes.
    • The thirde deuision of vvordes.
    • Certaine preceptes or generall rules to be learned afore ye enter into the treatise of the storehouses.
    • Of the ten storehouses, and of their vse.
    • Of the ten Demaunders.
  • Of Substaunce the first Storehouse. Chap. 2.
    • Hovv substaunce is deuided.
    • Of certayne peculiar rules vvhich belong to the storehouse of substance.
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 5
      • 6
    • Hovv Substance is deuided.
  • Of the seconde Storehouse cal∣led Quantitie. Chap. 3.
    • Hovv Quantitie is deuided.
    • Another diuision of Quantitie.
    • Of the propreties of Quantitie.
  • Of the thirde Storehouse cal∣led Qualitie. Chap. 4.
    • Of the deuision of Qualitie.
    • Of Qualities first roome.
    • Of Qualities second roome.
    • Of Qualities thirde roome.
    • Of Quantities fourth roome.
    • Of Qualified things.
    • Of the propreties of qualities, and of qualified things.
  • Of Respecting vvoordes. Chapter. 5.
    • The propreties of respecting vvordes.
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 5
  • Of dooing and sufferyng. Chapter. 6.
    • Of the propreties of dooing and suffering.
      • 1
      • 2
  • Of the tvvo Storehouses, VVhere, and VVhen. Chapter. 7.
    • Hovv, vvhere and vvhen, are deuided.
  • Of the ninth Storehouse, called Placing. Chap. 8.
  • Of the tenth Storehouse called hauing. Chap. 9.
    • That Storehouses helpe to inlarge a mat∣ter, and that euerye vvord may after a sorte be deduced through them all.
  • Woordes exempted out of the Storehouses. Chap. 10.
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 7
    • 8
    • 9
  • Hovv vvordes of double vnderstanding maye be knovven. Chap. 11.
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
  • Of disagreeable vvordes. Chap. 12.
    • VVhat difference there is betvvene de∣priuyng termes and contra∣rye termes.
  • Hovve many vvayes one thing is said to be afore or after another. Chap. 13.
  • Of the beeing of things at once. Chapter. 14.
  • Of mouing. Chap. 14.
    • Of contrarietie in mouing.
• The second boke of Witcraft.
  • Chap. 1.
    • VVhat a saying is.
    • That there are diuers kyndes of sayings, and vvhich of them are proper to this arte.
  • Of the Shevvsay, and firste vvhat a shevvsaye is. Chap. 2.
    • The matter of a shevvsay.
    • Of a Novvne.
    • Of a Verbe.
    • Of the forme of a shevvsay, and vvhat appertayneth to the perfecte knovvledge therof.
    • VVhich is a simple shevvsaye and one and vvhiche is a compounded shevvsay and many.
    • Of the tvvo orders of a simple shevvsaye.
  • Of the foresets and back sets that are in a simple shevvesaye. Chap. 3.
    • To vvhat vse foresettes and backesettes serue.
    • To knovve vvhat respecte the backset hath to the foreset in euery simple shevvsaye of the se∣conde order.
  • Of a sayvvhat, and of things that are handled and intreated of in lyke maner that it is. Chap. 4.
    • Generall rules appertyning to a sayvvhat.
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3
      • 4
      • 5
  • Of a Propretie. Chapter. 5.
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
  • VVhy vvee intreate in this place of selfe thinges and kinreds, and vvhat they are. Chap. 6.
    • Of selfe things.
    • Of a kinrede.
  • Of a Kynde. Chapter. 7.
  • Of a difference. Chap. 8.
    • Hovv differences are deuided.
  • Of an Inbeer. Chap. 9.
    • Hovv inbeers are deuided.
  • Of the tourning of a shevvsay. Chapter. 10.
  • Of a yeasay, and a naysay. Chapter. 11.
  • Of the quantitie of a shevvsay. Chapter. 12.
  • Of signes and marks vvhich shevv the quantitie and qualitie of eche shevvesay. Chapter. 13.
  • Of a true and a false shevvsay. Chapter. 14.
  • To knovv vvhich is a necessarie shevv∣say, vvhich is an vnpossible shevv∣say, and vvhich is a chance∣able shevvsay. Cha. 15.
  • Of gaynsaying shevvsayes. Chapter. 16.
  • Of Shevvesayes that are of lyke force. Chap. 17.
  • Of a compounded Shevvsay. Chap. 18.
  • Of Shevvsayes compounded by adding the manner of beyng or not beynge. Chap. 19.
    • Of the affirming or denying of a Shevv∣say compounded by adding the man∣ner of beyng or not beyng.
    • Hovv Shevvsayes compounded by adding the manner of being or not being follovv one vpon another.
• The thyrd booke of Witcraft.
  • Chap. 1.
    • VVhat a reason is.
  • That there are but tvvo kindes of rea∣sons and what either kind is. Chapter. 2.
    • Examples of a reason by example.
    • Of a Reason by rule.
  • VVhat diuersitie there is betvvixt a reason by example, and a reason by rule. Chapter. 3.
    • VVhat things are chiefely to be noted in a reason by rule.
  • Of the matter vvhereof a reason by rule is made. Chap. 4.
    • VVhat names the three Shevvsayes haue, vvhich are in a reason by rule.
    • Of the three termes vvhich are in a reason by rule.
  • Of the forme of a reason by rule. Chapter. 5.
    • Hovve many vvayes a reason by rule may bee made.
  • The names of the particular seates, and vvhat is generally to be lerned in eche one of them. Chap. 6.
    • Proper seates appointed for eche ranke.
  • Of the first ranke. Chap. 7.
    • VVhat maner of termes vvil serue to make a reason in the fyrste seate of the first ranke.
    • VVhat maner of termes vvil serue to make a reason in the seconde seate of the firste ranke.
    • VVhat maner of termes vvil serue to make a reason in the thyrde seate of the firste ranke.
    • VVhat maner of termes vvill serue to make a reason in the fourthe seate of the first ranke.
  • Of the seconde ranke. Chap. 3.
    • VVhat maner of termes vvill serue to make a reason in the fyrste seate of the second ranke.
    • VVhat maner of termes vvill serue to make a reason in the seconde seate of the second ranke.
    • VVhat maner of termes vvill serue to make a reason in the third seat of the seconde ranke.
    • VVhat maner of termes vvill serue to make a reason in the fourth seate of the seconde ranke.
  • Of the thirde Ranke. Chap. 4.
    • VVhat maner of termes, vvill serue to make a reason in the first seate of the third ranke.
    • VVhat maner of termes vvill serue to make a reason in the second seat of the thirde ranke.
    • VVhat manner of termes vvill serue to make a reason in the third seat of the thirde ranke.
    • VVhat maner of termes vvill serue to make a reason in the fourth seate of the thirde ranke.
    • VVhat maner of termes vvill serue to make a reason in the fifte seat of the thirde ranke.
    • VVhat maner of termes vvill serue to make a reason in the sixte seat of the thirde ranke.
  • If either of the foresayes be left oute of a reason by rule, to knovve vvhich it is. Chap. 10.
    • To knovve in hovv many seates eche endsay may be concluded.
• The fourth Boke of Witcraft.
  • Of Inuention or fynding out of argumentes. Chap. 1.
  • Of the first generall place called Substance. Chap. 2.
    • Other generall rules appertayning to a sayvvhat.
    • Examples of argumentes dedu∣ced of a sayvvhat.
    • The vse of this place.
  • Of the generall terme. Chap. 3.
    • Rules belonging to the generall terme by the vvhiche thou maist also learne the vse of this place.
  • Of the special terme. Chap. 4.
    • Rules belonging to the speciall.
  • Of the proper terme. Chap. 5.
    • The vse of this place.
  • Of the vvhole and of his partes. Chapter. 6.
    • Examples of partes, prouing, or dispro∣uing an vvhole.
    • Examples of a vvhole prouing or disprouing the partes.
    • The vse of these tvvo places.
    • Rules belonging to an vvhole or to a parte.
  • Of the ofsprings. Chap. 7.
    • Hovv of springs are deuided.
    • Rules belonging to an Ofspring.
    • Example.
  • Of Quantitie. Chap. 8.
    • Examples of reasons vvhich consist in number.
    • Examples of reasons vvhich consist in bignesse.
  • Of Qualitie. Chap. 9.
    • Of Povver.
    • Hovve argumentes holde of povver or vvant of povver.
    • Of VVill.
    • Hovv VVill is deuided.
    • The vse of this place.
    • Of dispositions.
    • Examples of disposition, or manners.
    • Of sensible qualities.
    • Examples.
    • Of affections.
    • Examples of affections.
    • Of passions.
    • The vse of this place.
    • Examples of Passions.
    • Of Forme.
    • The deuision of forme and fashion.
    • Examples of Forme.
  • Of the causes. Chap. 10.
    • The deuision of causes.
    • Examples of the causes.
    • Rules appertaining to the Matter and the Forme.
    • Hovve vvorkmen are deuided.
    • Generall rules belonging to vvorkmen.
    • Generall rules and principles gathe∣red of an ende.
  • Of the Effect of things. Chap. 11.
    • Hovve vvorkes and effectes are deuided.
    • Rules gathered of an effect, or of the vvorke that is done.
    • An example of an Effecte.
  • Of preparation. Chap. 12.
    • Hovve preparation is deuided.
    • Rules belonging to preparation.
    • An example of preparation.
  • Of doing. Chap. 13.
    • Hovv doings and laboure are deuided.
    • Rules of Laboure.
    • An example of Doing.
  • Of Suffering, and of his diuision. Chapter. 14.
    • An example of Suffering.
  • Of time and place. Chap. 15.
    • An example of place.
    • An example of time.
    • Of the vse of these tvvo places.
  • Of Order. Chap. 16.
    • The vse of this place.
    • An example of Order.
  • Of Hauing. Chap. 17.
  • Of Commers. Chap. 18.
    • Of the vse of these places.
    • Examples.
  • Of comparison. Chap. 19.
    • Rules belonging to the equall.
    • Rules of the likelier.
    • Rules of the vnlikelier.
  • Of a similitude. Chap. 20.
  • Of VVitnesses. Chap. 21.
    • Hovv VVitnesse is deuided.
  • Of Gaynsets. Chap. 22.
    • Of respecting termes and yokefelovves.
    • Hovve reasons doe holde of yokefelovves and respecting termes.
    • Examples.
    • Of depriuing termes.
    • Hovve to decerne contrarie sayings, vvhich are contrarie by reason of termes, and not by reason of qualitie.
    • Of the vse of this place.
    • Of those that are termed more then contraries.
  • Of the differing terme. Chap. 23.
    • Of the vse of this place.
  • Of Deuision, the 24▪ Chap.
    • Hovve deuision is deuided.
    • Rules belonging to this place.
    • Examples.
  • Of Proportion. Chap. 25.
  • A generall lesson for Inuention, teaching the vse of our third and fourth booke. Chap. 26.
  • Hovv doubtfull Questions and demaundes are to be handeled. Chap. 27.
    • VVhat a Question or de∣maunde is.
• Faultes escaped.
• ¶ A note to vnderstand the meaning of newe deuised Termes.
• colophon