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.

Examples of the foure perfect Moods belonging to the first Figure.

THe first Mood of the first Figure, is when three termes being giuen, a Syllogisme is made of two vniuersall Affirmatiues directly conclu∣ding an vniuersall Affirmatiue, as this Syllo∣gisme heere following: the termes whereof be these, Sensible bodie, Substance, and Man placed in this sort.

• Bar- Euery sensible body is a substance,
• ba- But euery man is a sensible bodie:
• ra. Ergo, Euery man is a substance.

The name of this Mood is called Barbara, diuided into three Syllables, placed in the margent right against the Syllogisme, to shew the quantitie and qualitie of euery Proposition, ac∣cording to the significations of the Vowels contained in eue∣ry Syllable: and so are all the other names of the Moods here∣after following.

The second Mood is, when three termes being giuen, a Syl∣logisme is made of an vniuersall Negatiue Maior, and of an vniuersall Affirmatiue Minor, directly concluding an vniuer∣sall Negatiue: As for example, let the termes be these: Sensi∣ble Body, a Man, a Stone, and the Syllogisme thus:

• C•…•…- No sensible body is a stone,
• la- But euery man is a sensible bodie:
• rent. Ergo, No man is a stone.

The name of this Mood is Celarent.

The third Mood is, when three termes being giuen, a Syl∣logisme is made of an vniuersall Affirmatiue Maior, and of a particular Affirmatiue Minor, directly concluding a particu∣lar Affirmatiue: As for example, let these be the termes: Sen∣sible Body, Substance, and Man, and the Syllogisme thus:

• Da- Euery sensible body is a substance,
• ri- But some man is a sensible body:
• j. Ergo, Some man is a substance.

The name of this Mood is Darij.

The fourth Mood is, when three termes being giuen, a Syl∣logisme is made of an vniuersall Negatiue Maior, and a parti∣cular Affirmatiue Minor, directly concluding a particular Ne∣gatiue: As for example, let these be the termes: Sensible Bo∣die, Man, and Stone: and the Syllogisme thus:

• Fe- No sensible body is a stone,
• ri- But some man is a sensible body:
• o. Ergo, Some man is a stone.

The name of this Mood is Ferio.