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Of Verbs Personal there be four kinds.
Active, Neuter, Passive, Deponent.
THe Active and the Neuter end in [o] And both alike do signifie to do,- Amo I love.
- Curro I run.
A Verb Active endeth in [o] and is known by any of these signs, do, did, have, had, shall or will, as amo I do love, and this may be changed into a Passive by ta∣king r, as amor, I am loved.
A Verb Neuter also endeth in [o] and signifieth do∣ing, with the same signs of a Verb Active, but rarely doth admit of a passive English or Signe, and therefore cannot take [r] to be made a verb Passive personal, as Curro I run, dormio I sleep; some few, as vapulo I am beaten, veneo I am sold, exulo I am banished, signifie pas∣sively, and are called Neuter Passives.
IN [or] both Passive and Deponent run, To do, Deponent; Passive, to be done.- Amor I am loved.
- Loquor I do speak.
A verb passive endeth in [or] and hath for his signs in, is, are, art, was, and other Englishes of the verb Sum, as moneor, I am advised; and is derived from his active Moneo.