Andreas Ornithoparcus his Micrologus, or Introduction: containing the art of singing Digested into foure bookes. Not onely profitable, but also necessary for all that are studious of musicke. Also the dimension and perfect vse of the monochord, according to Guido Aretinus. By Iohn Douland lutenist, lute-player, and Bachelor of Musicke in both the Vniuersities. 1609.

THE THIRD CHAPTER.

Of the generall Rules of Accent.

BEcause to proceed from càsie things to harder, is the naturall method, we thought fit first to explaine the generall Rules of ac∣cent, and secondly the speciall.

1 Euery word of one syllable, or indeclinable, or barbarous, requires an acute accent: as Astarot, Senacherib, me, te, sum.

2 Greeke and Hebrew words in Latine terminations retaine the Latine accent, as Parthenopolis, Nazarenus, Hierosolima.

3 Greeke and Hebrew words hauing not the Latine Declension, are a∣cuted, as Chryson, Argyrion, Ephraim, Hierusalem.

4 A graue accent is made in the end of a complete sentence, an acute likewise, the Moderate and Meane onely in the end of an imperfectsentence.

5 A graue accent must not be repeated, if no other come betwixt, vnlesse the speech be so short, that another cannot come betwixt, as thus: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Factum est ves pe re & mane dies secundus dixit quoque Deus.