The English academy, or, A brief introduction to the seven liberal arts grammar, arithmetick, geometrie, musick, astronomie, rhetorick & logic : to which is added the necessary arts and mysteries of navigation, dyaling, surveying, mensuration, gauging & fortification, practically laid down in all their material points and particulars, highly approved to be known by the ingenious, and as such are desirous to profit, or render themselves accomplished : chiefly intended for the instruction of young scholars, who are acquainted with no other than their native language, but may also be very useful to other persons that have made some progress in the studies of the said arts / by John Newton.

For Example.

Man is a Living Creature, endued with Reason. In which the Genus is living Crea∣ture; and this agrees with other Creatures besides Man; the Difference, is endued with Reason, and this is proper to Man only. But such Definitions as these, are seldom used by Orators, but such rather as are cal∣led Descriptions, more properly than Defi∣nitions; as when a thing is described by its parts, or by its effects, or by the causes by which effects are produced, and such like.

2. Division, is the distribution of the mat∣ter propounded into its parts; Thus the Life of Man may be divided into Infancy, Child-hood, Youth, Middle-age, Old-age.

3. Notation, or Etymologie, is the Inter∣pretation of a Word, shewing as well the Original thereof, as the Signification; As a Senate is so called from the convention of the Seniors or Old Men.

4. Conjugation, is either when one word hath various endings; as knife, knives; or

when several words do come from one Pri∣mitive, thus; beautiful and beautifulness, are both derived from beauty.

5. A Genus, is that which comprehends se∣veral things under it; which are really dif∣ferent from one another.

6. A Species, is that which may with o∣ther things be referred to one common Ge∣nus: And thus this word Art, is a genus, in respect of the seven Liberal Sciences; as Grammar; Rhetorick, &c. and these Sciences Grammar, Rhetorick, &c. are the Forms and Species which are contained under this Genus or general term, Art.

7. Similitude, is the comparing of two or more things together, which are in themselves divers, but do agree in some particular.