Accedence commenc't grammar, supply'd with sufficient rules for the use of such (younger or elder) as are desirous, without more trouble than needs to attain the Latin tongue the elder sort especially, with little teaching and their own industry / by John Milton.

The third Declension.

THe third is when the Genitive singular end∣eth in is, the Dative in i, the Accusative in om and somtimes in im, the Ablative in e, and somtimes in i, the Nom. Acc. Voc. Plural in es, the Genitive in um and somtimes in ium, &c.

Sing.	Plur.
Nom. Gen. Voc. Panis	Nom. Ac. Vo. panes
Dat. pani	Gen panum
Acc. panem	Dat. Abl. panibus.
Abl. pane

Sing	Plur.
Nom. Voc. Parens	No. Ac. Voc. parentes
Gen. parentis	Gen. parentum
Dat. parenti	Dat. Abl. parentibus.
Acc. parentem
Abl. parente

This third Declension, with many endings, hath all Genders, best known by dividing all Nounes hereto belonging into such as either increase one syllable long or short in the Geni∣•…•…ive, or increase not at all.

Such as increase not in the Genitive are ge∣nerally Feminin, as Nubes nubis, Caro carnis.

Except such as end in er, as hic venter ventris, and these in is following, natalis, aqualis, lienis, •…•…rbis, callis, caulis, collis, follis, mensis, ensis, fustis, funis, panis, penis, crinis, ignis, cassis, fascis, to•…•…is, •…•…iscis, unguis, vermis, vectis, postis, a•…•…is, and the Compounds of assis, as centussis.

But Canalis, finis, clunis, restis, sentis, amnis, cor∣•…•…is, linter, torquis, anguis, hic or haec; To these add •…•…epres.

Such as end in e are Neuters, as mare, rete, and two Greek in es, as hippomanes, cacoëthes.