[Rudimenta grammatices]

O•• chaūgyng gerūdiues of verbes acti∣ues into pa••ticiples passyues.

THe participle in dus hath somtyme the signifi∣••••tion of the present. as amādus beyng loued. But the vse of it is most in obliques. And some∣••••me 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hath the signification of the future. as Amandus to be loued.

¶ But here is to be knowen that gerūdiues hauyng an accusatiue case aft them may be sayd by the par∣••••••••ple in dus, if the englisshe be tourned passiuely. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••he accusatyue ioyned with the sayd participle 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••he case as the gerundiue was.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 that somtyme by the present significatiō of the participle on this wyse. By the gerūdiue in di. I was

let to day by the besynes of writyng letters. Impedi∣ebar hodie occupatione scribendi lras. And by pre∣sent signification of the participle in dus. I was let to day by besines of letters beynge wryten.

Impediebar hodie occupatione lrarum. scribēdarū

¶And by the gerūdiue in do. Lernyng these p̄ceptis thou mayst profyte. Discēdo haec precepta proficias. By the present signification of the participle. as These preceptis beyng lerned thou mayst profite. Discendis his praeceptis proficias.

¶And by the gerundiue in dum. In gyuyng of thā∣kes this chaūced me. Inter agendum gras hoc mihi contigit. And by the p̄sent signification of the par∣ticiple. In tyme of thankes beynge gyuen, this chaū∣sed me. Inter agendas gratias hoc mihi contigit.