A short introduction of grammar generally to be used compiled and set forth for the bringing up of all those that intend to attain to the knowledge of the Latine tongue.

Impersonals.

A Verb impersonal hath no nominative case before him; and this word it or there is com∣monly his signe: as, Decet, It becometh. Opor∣tet ^b aliquem esse. There must be some body. But if he hath neither of these words before him, then the word that seemeth to be the nominative case, shall be such case as the verb impersonal will have after him: as, ^b Me ^a oportet, I must. ^b Tibi ^a licet, Thou mayest.

Interest, refert, and est for interest, require a geni∣tive case of all casual words, except Meâ, tuâ suâ, nostrâ, vestrâ, and cujâ, the ablative cases of the

pronouns possessives: as, ^a Interest ^b omnium rectè agere. ^b Tuâ ^a refert teipsum nôsse.

Certain impersonals require a dative case: as, Libet, licet, patet, liquet, constat, placet, expe∣dit, prodest, sufficit, vacat, accidit, convenit, con∣tingit, and other like. Some will have an ac∣cusative case onely: as, Delectat, decet, juvat, oportet. Some beside the accusative case will have also a genitive, as, ^bb Nostri ^b nosmet, ^a poe∣nitet. ^b Me ^bb civitatis ^a taedet. ^a Pudet ^b me ^bb neg∣ligentiae. ^a Miseret ^b me ^bb tui. ^b Me ^bb illorum ^a mi∣serescit.

Verbs impersonals of the passive voice, being formed of neuters, do govern such case as the verbs neuters which they come of: as, ^a Parcatur ^b sumptui, Let cost be spared. Because we say, ^a Parcamus ^b pecuniae, Let us spare cost.

A verb impersonal of the passive voice hath like case as other verbs passives have: as, ^a Bene∣fit multis ^b à principe. Yet many times the case is not expressed, but understood: as, Maximâ vi ^a cer∣tatur; subaudi ^b ab illis.

When a deed is signified to be done of many, the verb being a verb neuter, we may well change the verb neuter into the impersonal in tur: as, ^b In ignem posita est, ^a fletur.