The arte of logick Plainely taught in the English tongue, according to the best approued authors. Very necessary for all students in any profession, how to defend any argument against all subtill sophisters, and cauelling schismatikes, and how to confute their false syllogismes, and captious arguments. By M. Blundevile.

CHAP. XIIII.

Of the Predicament Where, called in Latine, Vbi.

HOw define you the Predicament Vbi?

Ubi is to be in some place, as when a body is inclosed within a place, and therefore is defined of some, to bee the description of the place wherein any thing is said to be, or to be done or made, as in the heauens, in the earth, in the tem∣ple, in the house, and such like.

How is this predicament diuided?

Into Vbi simplex, and Vbi compositum, that is to say, simple and compound.

When is it said to be simple?

When a thing indiuisible is in some indiuisible place, as an An∣gell in Puncto; or when a thing indiuisible is in a place diuisible, as an Angell in the Temple; for the Temple may be diuided into many parts, though the Angell cannot.

When is it said to be compound?

When some diuisible body is contained in a place diuisible, as the being of things corporall in the water, or in the aire; for cor∣porall things be so diuisibly placed in their places, as euery part of the thing placed, is answerable to euery part of the place wherein they are contained; and so contrarily, as to the parts of a mans body enuironed with the aire, one part of that aire is an∣swerable to the head, another to the feet, and so consequently of all the rest: and therefore the Schoolemen say, that Ubi composi∣tum, is to be in a place circumscriptiuely, but Ubi simplex, is to be in a place definitiuely, that is to say, in some certaine place, though not according to the position or order of placing the parts. But when a thing is said to be in a place circumscriptiuely, then such place and thing may be both diuided according to the parts of position or placing, as this part here, and the other part there, whereof spring these differences, aboue, beneath, be∣fore, beh•…•…nde, on the right side, on the left side, and such like. And finally, this predicament comprehendeth whatsoeuer answereth to this question, where any thing is said to be or to be done.

What properties doe belong to the predicament, Where?

Three: First, to admit no contrarietie; for though to be aboue and beneath seeme to be contrarie, yet that is to be vnderstood physically, and not dialectically: secondly, it admitteth neither more nor lesse; for to be in the Temple, is no more to be in place, then to be in the market, or in any house: but the third and chie∣fest propertie of Vbi is to containe.