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. VI.

Of Predicaments.

WHat are Predicaments?

Predicaments are certaine Titles or Tables containing all things that be in the world: for euery thing, whatsoeuer it be, is either a sub∣stance, or accident: and if it be a substance, it is found in the Table of substance hereafter following: if it bee an accident, it belongeth either to quantitie, qualitie, relation, acti∣on, passion, time, place, to be scited, or to haue: for these be the Tables of accidents, in one of the which euery accident is easie to be found. So that in all there be ten Predicaments or Tables, one of substance, and nine of accidents, and these be called the high∣est and most generall kindes, albeit there be others indeed high∣er then they, called of the Schoolemen, Transcendentia, that is to say, surpassing, as these, Res, ens, vnum, aliquid, verum, bonum: which may be Englished thus; a thing, a being, one, somewhat, true, good. But forsomuch as these be not spoken of the other higher kindes according to one selfe signification, but may be di∣uersly applied, they are excluded from the order of predicaments.

What other words are excluded from the order of Predicaments?

All compound words, called of the Schoolemen Complexa, as Goodman, Plato disputeth: and all doubtfull words hauing di∣uers significations, otherwise called Equiuokes, and also termes of Art, as a Noune, a Pronoune, a Verbe, which be termes of Grammar, and as genus, species, differentia, which bee termes of Logicke, and such like: which termes of Art are called of the Schoolemen, names of the second intention, as hath beene said before. Notwithstanding, differences constituting especial kinds, doe belong to the predicament of the same speciall kindes, and the parts of any whole thing doe belong to the predicament wherein the whole is contained: and first, principles doe belong to the predicament or table of those things whereof they bee principles, as a point or pricke belongeth to the predicament of quantitie, all which shall be plainly declared vnto you, immedi∣ately.

after that we haue somewhat talked of those things which the Schoolemen call Antepredicamenta, that is to say, forepredi∣caments.