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.

Of the Pronoun. (Book pronoun)

A Pronoun is a part of speech much like to a Noun, which is used in shewing or rehearsing.

There be fifteen Pronouns, Ego, tu,* 1.1 sui, ille, ipse, iste, hic, is, meus, tuus, suus, noster, vester, nostras, vestras. whereof four have the Vocative case: as, Tu meus, noster, and nostras, and all others lack the Vocative case.

To these may be added their compounds, Ego∣met, tute, idem; and also Qui, quae, quod.

These eight Pronouns, Ego, tu, sui, ille, ipse,

iste,* 1.2 hic, and is, be Primitives: so called, for be∣cause they be not derived of others. And they be also called Demonstratives,* 1.3 because they shew a thing not spoken of before.

And there six,* 1.4 Hic, ille, iste, is, idem, and qui, be Relatives; because they rehearse a thing that was spoken of before.

These seven,* 1.5 Meus, tuus, suus, noster, vester, no∣strâs, vestrâs, be Derivatives: for they be derived of their primitives, Mei, tui, sui, nostri, and vestri.

There belong to a Pronoun these five things;* 1.6 Number, Case and Gender, as are in a Noun: Declension and Person, as here followeth.

The Declensions of Pronouns.

There be four Declensions of Pronouns.

These three,* 1.7 Ego, tu, sui, be of the first declensi∣on, and be thus declined;

Singulariter,	Nominativo Ego.	Pluraliter,	Nominativo nos.
Genitivo mei.	G. nostrûm vel nostrî.
Dativo mihi.	Dativo nobis.
Accusativo me.	Accusativo nos.
Vocativo caret.	Vocativo caret.
Ablativo à me.	Abl. à nobis.

Singulariter,	Nominativo Tu.	Pluraliter,	Nominativo vos.
Genitivo tui.	G. vestrûm vel vestrî.
Dativo tibi.	Dativo vobis.
Accusativo te.	Accusativo vos.
Vocativo ô tu.	Vocativo ô vos.
Ablativo à te.	Ablativo à vobis.
Singulariter & Pluraliter,	Nominativo caret.
Genitivo sui.
Dativo sibi.
Accusat. se.
Vocat. caret.
Ablat. à se.

These six,* 1.8 Ille, ipse, iste, hic, is and qui, be of the second declension, and be thus declined;

Singulariter,	Nomin, iste, ista, istud.	Pluraliter.	Nomin. isti, istae, ista.
Genitivo istius.	Ge. istorum, istarum, istorum.
Dativo isti.	Dat▪ istis.
Ac. istum, istam, istud	Acc. istos, istas, ista.
Vocativo caret.	Vocativo caret.
Ablat. isto, istā, isto.	Ablativo istis.

Ille is declined like iste; and also Ipse, saving that the neuter gender in the nominative case, & in the accusative case singular maketh ipsum.

Nominativo hic, haec, hoc: Genitivo hujus: Da∣tivo huic: as afore in the Noun.

Singulariter,	Nominat. is, ea, id.	Pluraliter,	Nominativo ii, eae, ea.
Genitivo ejus.	G.eorum, earum, eorum.
Dativo ei.	Dativo iis, vel eis.
Accus. eum, eam, id.	Accusativo eos, eas, ea.
Vocativo caret.	Vocativo caret.
Ablativo eo, eâ, eo.	Ablativo iis, vel eis.

Singulariter,	Nom. qui, quae, quod.	Pluraliter,	N. qui, quae, quae.
Genitivo cujus.	G. quorū, quarū, quo∣rū
Dativo cui.	Dat. quibus vel queis
Ac, quem, quam, quod. quî	Acc. quos, quas, quae.
Vocativo caret.	Vocativo caret.
Abl. quo, quâ, quo vel	Ab. quibus vel queis.

Likewise Quis and Quid be declined, whether they be interrogatives. or Indefinites. Also Quisquis is thus declined;

Nom.	Quisquis,	Ac	Quic∣quid.	Abl.	Quoquo,* 1.9
	Quaqua,
Quicquid	Quoquo.

Where note,* 1.10 that Quid is always a substan∣tive of the Neuter gender.

These five,* 1.11 Meus, tuus, suus, noster, and vester, are of the third declension, & be declined like nouns adjectives of three terminations, in this wise:

Singulariter,	Nom, meus, mea, meum.	Pluraliter,	N. mei, meae, mea.
Genit. mei, meae, mei.	G. meorum, mearū, meorum.
Dativo meo, meae, meo.	Da. meis.
Ac. meum, meam, meum.	A. meos, meas, mea.
Vocat. mi, mea, meum.	Voc. mei, meae, mea.
Ablat. meo, meâ, meo.	Ablativo meis.

So is Noster declined, and tuus, suus, vester, sa∣ving that these three last do lack the Vocative case.

Nostras,* 1.12 vestras, and this noun Cujas, be of the fourth declension, and be thus declined.

Singulariter,	N. hic & haec nostras & hoc nostrate.	Pluraliter,	N. hi & hae nostrates & haec nostratia.
Gen. hujus nostratis	Gen. horum, harum, & horum nostratium.
Dati. huic nostrati.	Dat. his nostratibus.
Ac. hunc & hanc no∣stratē & hoc nostrate	Ac. hos & has nostra∣tes, & haec nostratia.
Vocativo ô nostras, & ô nostrate.	Vocat. ô nostrates, & ô nostratia.
Ab▪ ab hoc hac & hoc nostrate vel nostrati.	Ab. ab his nostratibus

Here is to be noted,* 1.13 that Nostras, vestras, and this noun Cujas, be called Gentiles, because they properly betoken pertaining to Countreys or Nations, to Seas or Factions.

A Pronoun hath three persons.

The first person speaketh of himself:* 1.14 as, Ego, I, Nos, we.

The second person is spoken to: as, Tu, Thou, Vos, ye. And of this person is also every Vo∣cative case.

The third person is spoken of: as, Ille, He; Illi, They: and therefore all Nouns, Pro∣nouns, and Participles, be of the third person.

Notes

• * 1.1

  There be fifteen pro∣nouns.
• * 1.2

  Primitives.
• * 1.3

  Demonstra∣tives.
• * 1.4

  Relatives.
• * 1.5

  Derivatives.
• * 1.6

  Five things belonging to a pronoun.
• * 1.7

  The first de∣clension.
• * 1.8

  The second declension.
• * 1.9

  The com∣pound of Quis.
• * 1.10

  Note.
• * 1.11

  The third declension.
• * 1.12

  The fourth declension.
• * 1.13

  Note.
• * 1.14

  Persons three.