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.

What is essentiall predication?

It is a naturall and vsuall kinde of speech, whereby one thing is naturally, and properly spoken of another, or as the Logicians say, when words superiour are spoken of their inseriours being of one selfe affinitie, as when the generall kinde is spoken of any his speciall kindes, or the speciall kinde of any his Indiuiduums, or when the difference or propertie is spoken of their speciall kindes, or of any of the Indiuiduums comprehended vnder the said speciall kindes; as when we say, Man is a sensible body, or that Iohn is a man, or, Iohn is reasonable, or, Iohn is apt to speake, or such like: for such speeches are both naturall, and of necessitie, because the predicate is aptly applied to his subiect. To this

kinde of predication some men doe also referre two other kindes of speeches.