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.

Of Prepositions.

OF Prepositions, some will have an accusative after them, some an ablative, some both, ac∣cording to thir different signification.

An accusative these following, Ad, apud, ante, adversus adversum, cis citra, circum circa, circiter, contra, erga, extra, inter, intra, infra, juxta, ob, ponè, per, propè, propter, post, penes, praeter, secundùm, supra, secùs, trans, ultra, usque, versus; But versus is most commonly set after the case it governs, as Londi∣num versus.

And for an accusative after ad, a dative som∣times is us'd in Poets; as It clamor coel•…•…. Virg. Coelo si gloria tollit Aeneadum. Sil. for ad coelum.

An ablative these, A, ab, abs, absque, cum, coram, de, e, ex, pro, prae, palàm, sine, tenus, which last is also put after his case, being most usually a ge∣nitive, if it be Plural; as Capulo tenus. Aurium te∣nus.

These, both cases, In, sub, super, subter, clam, procul.

In, signifying to, towards, into, or against, re∣quires an accusative; as Pisces emptos obolo in coe∣nam seni. Animus in Teu•…•…ros benignus. Versa est in cineres Troja. In te committere tantum quid Troes po∣tuere? lastly, when it signifies future time or for; as Bellum in triges•…•…um diem indixerunt. Designati consu∣les in annum sequentem. Alii pretia faciunt in singula capita canum. Var. Otherwise in will have an ab∣lative; as In Urbe. In Te•…•…ris.

Sub, when it signifies to, or in time, about, or a little before, requires an accusative; as sub umbram properemus. Sub id tempus. Sub noctem. Otherwise an Ablative. Sub pedibus. Sub umbra.

Super signifying beyond, or present time, an accu∣sative; as Super Garamantas & Indos. Super coenam. •…•…uet. at supper time. Of or con•…•…erning, an abla∣t•…•…ve; as Multa super Priamo rogitans. Super hac re.

Super, over or upon, may have either case; as Super ripas Tiberis effusus, Saeva s•…•…dens super arma. Fronde super viridi.

So also may subter; as pugnatum est super subter∣que terras. Subter densa testudine. Virg. Clam patrem or patre. Procul muros. Liv. Patria pr•…•…ul.

Prepositions in composition govern the same cases as before in apposition. Adibo hominem. Pe∣trudunt n•…•…ves scopulo. And the Preposition is som∣times repeated; as Detrahere de tua f•…•…ma nunquam •…•…ogitovi. And somtimes understood, governeth his usuall case; as Habeo te loco parentis. Apparuit hu∣mana specie. Cumis erant oriundi. Liv. Liberis paren∣tibus oriundus. Colum Muta•…•… quadrotarotundis. Hor. Pridie Compitalia. Pridie nonas or calendas. Postridie Idus. Postridie ludos. Before which accusatives ante or post is to be understood, Filii id aetatis. Cic. Hoc noctis. Liv. Understand Secundum. Or refer to

part of time. Omnia Mercurio similis. Virg. Under∣stand per.