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. II.

Of the Places of Persons.

Glue examples of all the Places of persons.

Though the Places of persons may bee very wel applyed to the place of common Accidents hereafter following, because they eyther goe before, accompany, or follow the subiects wherevnto they doe belong: yet because there is a difference betwixt persons and things, and that the Places before mentioned in the Table of persons, doe more properly belong to Persons, then to things, I thought it best to giue you examples of euery Place belonging to the person, before I come to treate of the Places of things, and first of the name, then of the stocke and family, and so forth.

Of the name.

Of this Place you may reason eyther in praise or dispraise more probably then truely, as to say thus: his name is Good∣man: Ergo he ought to be a good man, for that name impor∣teth good. I did once see an euill woman executed at Ty∣borne, whose name was Sweepestake, which name was answer∣able to her propertie, which was to sweepe all her louers pur∣ses so cleane as she could. Cicero did not let to scoffe in like manner with Uerres the Roman extortioner, against whom he made so many inueyghing Orations, saying many times, that he had not his name for nought: for Uerres was as much to say as a sweeping thiefe, deriued of the verbe verro, which in Eng∣lish is to sweepe.

Of the stocke or birth.

Of this Place you may reason thus: Hee had strong parents: Ergo he is strong. Hee came of an euill race: Ergo it is no mar∣uell though he be euill disposed.

Of the nation.

He is of the Iland of Crete or Candy: Ergo he is a lyar. Hee is a Flemming, Ergo a drunkard. He is an Englishman: Ergo a glutton. He is an Italian: Ergo a dissembler.

Of the sex or kinde.

It is the promise of a woman, Ergo not to be performed or trusted.

Of the age.

He is but an Infant, Ergo not malicious. He is young of age, and therefore to be pardoned.

Of education.

He was euill brought vp, and therefore can not be good.

Of the habit of the body.

He is bigge set, Ergo he is strong. He is red headed, Ergo e∣uill conditioned.

Of the affections of the minde.

He is giuen to excesse and ryot, Ergo he is not temperate or modest: to this place may be referred all manner of vertues and vices.

Of the state, calling, or condition of life.

He is a bond man: Ergo he can neither sue nor be sued.

Of dyet.

He loueth to fare delicately, and to lie soft: Ergo hee is las∣ciuious.

Of studie or exercise.

He is very studious and applyeth his booke: Ergo no volup∣tuous man.

Of things done.

Pompey hath had many prosperous and noble victories: Ergo he is most meete to be sent as General of the war against My∣thridates.

Of death.

The death of Scipio was much lamented of the Romans, Ergo he was dearely beloued of the Romans. Such a one suffered death most constantly for Christs sake, Ergo hee was a good Christian.

Of things chancing after death.

Honourable Monuments were set vp by the people of Rome in the honour of Iulius Caesar after his death, ergo he was hono∣red and beloued of all the people of Rome in his life time. There were great earthquakes, and dead bodies did arise immediatly

after the death of Christ, ergo hee was the Sonne of God, and was vniustly condemned.