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 FOVRTH CHAPTER.

Of the speciall Rules of Accent.

FIrst, A word that is of one sillable, indeclinable, barbarous, or He∣brew, which wee saide must haue an acute accent, either is in the end of a compleat sentence, and is thus acuated; or in the end of a sentence nor compleat, and is thus. From this Rule are ex∣cepted Encletical Coniunctions, which are marked with a graue Accent, thus: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Do mi nus locutus est cla ma te ad me & e go ex au diam vos Deus dominusque.

2 The first sillable of a word which hath two sillables, doth alwaies re∣ceiue the accent, whether it be short or long, thus: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Et fugit velist vmbra. Et in a ma ri tu di ni bus mo ra bi tur o culus meus.

3 A word of many sillables put in the end of a speech, either hath the last saue one Long or Short: if Long, the accent fals vpon it, if short, then the last saue two receiues the accent. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Lignum si praecisum fu e rit rursum vi re scit. Et rami e ius pu lu lant.

4 A speech with an interrogation, whether it haue in the end a word of one sillable, or of two sillables, or more, the Accent still fals vpon his last fillable, and that must be acuated. Now the signes of such a speech are, who, which, what, and those which are thence deriued, why, wherefore, when, how, in what sort, whether, and such like. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Vnde es tu Quid est homo? Quantas ha be o in i qui tates & pecca ta?

To these are ioyned Verbes of asking as I aske, I seeke, I require, I search, I heare, I see, and the like.