A practial grammar, or, The easiest and shortest way to initiate young children in the Latin tongue by the help whereof, a child of seven years old may learn more of the grounds of that language in three months, than is ordinarily learn'd in one year's space by those of greater age, in common grammar schools / Published for the use of such as love not to be tedious. To which are added, tables of Mr. Walker's Particles by the assistance where of young scholars may be better enabled to peruse that excellent and most useful treatise by J. Philomath.

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A practial grammar, or, The easiest and shortest way to initiate young children in the Latin tongue by the help whereof, a child of seven years old may learn more of the grounds of that language in three months, than is ordinarily learn'd in one year's space by those of greater age, in common grammar schools / Published for the use of such as love not to be tedious. To which are added, tables of Mr. Walker's Particles by the assistance where of young scholars may be better enabled to peruse that excellent and most useful treatise by J. Philomath.
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1682.
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"A practial grammar, or, The easiest and shortest way to initiate young children in the Latin tongue by the help whereof, a child of seven years old may learn more of the grounds of that language in three months, than is ordinarily learn'd in one year's space by those of greater age, in common grammar schools / Published for the use of such as love not to be tedious. To which are added, tables of Mr. Walker's Particles by the assistance where of young scholars may be better enabled to peruse that excellent and most useful treatise by J. Philomath." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B09308.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 9, 2024.

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Of the Preterperfect Tense and Supine of Verbs of the four Conjugations.

1. Verbs of the first Conjugation make their Preterperfect Tense in avi and Supine in atum.

Except.
Present.Pret.Supineto
  lotumWash.
la╌vo lavatum
Ju╌vojutumhelp.
Crep╌ouicrepitumcrack
Cub╌ocubitnmly down
Dom╌odomitumtame
Mic╌o shine
Nec╌onectumkill
Fric╌ofrictŭrub
Son╌osonitumsound
Ton╌otonitŭthunder
Vet╌ovetitŭforbid
Sec╌osectumcut
Dinic╌oui avidiscrepitŭfight
Discrep╌odiscerepatŭdiffer
Increp╌oincrepitŭchide
 increpatŭ 
caen╌oavi atus sumcenatŭsup
Jur╌ojuratŭswear
Pot╌opotumdrink
Titub╌o titubatŭstumble
Dodedidatumgive
Stoftetistatumstand-

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A╌stoa╌stitiastitumstand by

II. Verbes of the second con∣jugation make the Pret. in ui and the Supine in itŭ.

Pres.Pret.SupineTo
Frend╌eoi.frenumgnash
Sed╌eosessumsit
Strid╌eo  
Vid╌eo visumsee
Cens╌eoui.censumthink
Doc╌eodoctumteach
Lat╌eolatitumly hid
Mise╌eomistum mixtummingle
Sorb╌eosorptumsup
Ten╌eotentumhold
Torr╌eotostumrost
Abol╌eoeviabolitŭabolish
Adol╌eoaduliŭgrow
Exol╌eoexolerŭdecay
Inol╌eoinolitumgrow bigger
Obsol╌eoobsoletŭgrow out of use
Ci╌eocitumstir up
Del╌eodeletumblot out
Fl╌eofletumweep
N╌eonetumspin
Pl╌eopletumfill
Vi╌eovietumbind
Jub╌eojussijussumcommand
Al╌geosi be cold
Ar╌deoarsumburn
Ful╌geo glister
Hae╌reobaesumstick to
Indul╌geoindultŭcocker
Man╌eomansumtarry
Mul╌ceomulsumasswage
Mul╌geomuletŭmilk
Ri╌deorispilaugh
Sua╌deosuasumperswade
Ter╌geotersumwipe
Tor╌queotorsumwrest
Tur╌geo swell
Ʋr╌geo enforce
Ca╌veovi.cautŭbe war
Fa╌veofautŭfavor
Fer╌veo be hot
Fo╌veofotŭcherish
Mo╌veomotŭmove
Pa╌veo fear
Au╌geoxi.auctumincrease
Fri╌geo be cold
Lu╌ceo shine
Lugeoluctumlament
Spondeospospondisponsumbetroth
Tondcototonditonsumclip
Mordeomomordimorsumbite
Pendeopependipensumhang
Placeo placui placitusplease
Careo carui cassus sumwant
Prandeo prandi pransus sumdine
Mereor merui meritus sumdeserve
Audeo - ausus sumbe bold
Gaudeo - gavisus rejoice

III. Verbs of the third Con∣jugation are here ennumerated with their Preterperf. Tenses and Supines.

Pres.Pret.SupineTo
Bib╌oibibitumdrink
Lamb╌o lick
Scab╌o scratch
Ic╌oictumsmite

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Abscond╌o absconditŭ hide
Accend╌o accensum kindle
Cud╌o cusum forge
Defend╌o defensŭ defend
Ed╌o esum eat
Frend╌o fressum gnash
Mand╌o mansum eat
Pand╌o passum pansum set open
Prebend╌o prebensŭ catch
Occid╌o occasum die
Occĭd╌o occisum to kill
Rud╌o   to bray
scand╌o scansum climb
Sid╌o   sink down
strid╌o   gnash
Deg╌o   live
Leg╌o lectum read
Psall╌o   sing
Refell╌o   refute
Sall╌o salsum salt
Em╌o emptum buy
succurr╌o succursŭ help
Incess╌o   invade
verr╌o versum brush
Vet╌o versum turn
Lav╌o lautum wash
Solv╌o solutum loose
Volv╌o volutum roll
Glu╌bo psi gluptŭ flea
Nu╌bo nuptum be marri∣ed
Scri╌bo scriptum write
Com╌o comptum kemb
Dem╌o demptŭ takeaway
Prom╌o promptŭ draw
Sum╌o psisumptum take
Tem╌no temptŭ despise
Car╌po carptum crop
Re╌po reptum crawl
Scal╌po scalptŭ scratch
Scul╌po sculptŭ grave
Ser╌po serptum creep
Clau╌do si clausum shut
Divi╌do divisum divide
Lae╌do laesum hurt
Lu╌do lusum play
Plau╌do plausum clap hands
Ra╌do rasum shave
Ro╌do rosum gnaw
Tru╌do trusum thrust
Va╌do vasum go
Mer╌go mersum drown
Spar╌go sparsum sprinkle
Vi╌so visum visit
Mi╌ito missum send
Ce╌do ssi cessum give place
Pre╌mo pressum press
Ge╌ro gestum carry
Ʋ╌ro ustum burn
Quatio quassum shake
Percutio percussum smite
Compesc╌o     refrain
Dispesc╌o   drive Beasts from pasture
Al╌o   altum alitum nourish
Col╌o   cultum till
Consul╌o   consultŭ counsel
Excell╌o   excelsŭ excel
Praecell╌o   praeceisŭ surpass
Mal╌o     haverather
Mol╌o   molitum grind
Nol╌o     be unwilling
Occul╌o   occultŭ hide
Volo     be willing

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Frem╌o   fremitŭ roar
Gem╌o   Gemitŭ groan
Trem╌o     tremble
Vom╌o   vomitŭ vomit
Accin╌o accentŭ to sing to
a Cano      
Strep╌o   strepitum make a noise
Ser╌o sertum layin order
Pins╌o   pistum bake
Stert╌o     short
Tex╌o   textum weave
Desip╌io     doat
Rap╌io   raptum snatch
Ac╌uo ui acutum sharpen
Ann╌uo   yield unto
Arg╌uo argutŭ reprove
Congr╌uo   agree to
Dil╌uo dilutum  
Imb╌uo imbutŭ season
Ingr╌uo   invade
L╌uo luitum pay
Met╌uo   fear
Min╌uo minutum diminish
Ren╌uo   refuse
Resp╌uo    
R╌uo rutum ruitum rush
Sp╌uo sputum sspit
Stat╌uo statutŭ appoint
Stern╌uo sternutŭ sneeze
S╌uo sutum sow
Trib╌uo tributŭ give
Di╌co xi dictum speak
Du╌co ductum lead
Au╌go   perplex
Cin╌go cinctum gird
Clang╌o   sound
Fi╌go ficum fasten
Fin╌go fictum feign
Fli╌go flictum beat
  frixum  
Fri╌go   parch
  frictum  
Jun╌go junctum joyn
Lin╌go linctum lick
Min╌go mictum piss
Meio    
Mun╌go munctum shite
Nin╌go   snow
Pin╌go pictum paint
Plan╌go planctŭ lament
Re╌go rectum govern
Rin╌go rictum grin
Su╌go   suck
Strin╌go strictum bind
Stin╌go    
Stin╌guo stinctum extinguish
Te╌go tectum cover
Tin╌go tinctum colour
Ʋn╌go unctum anoint
Tra╌bo tractum draw
Ve╌bo vectum carry
Co╌quo coctum boil
Fle╌cto flexum bend
Vi╌vo victum live
Flu╌o fluxum flow
Stru╌o structŭ build
All╌icio exi allectum allure
Dil╌igo dilectum loue
Intell╌igo intellectŭ understand
Negl╌igo neglectŭ neglect
Dir╌igo directŭ direct
Insp╌icio inspectŭ look into
&c. a specio & rego    
Ab╌do didi abditum hide

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Ad╌doadditumadd
Con╌doconditŭbuild
Cre╌docreditŭbelieve
De╌dodeditumyieldup
E╌doeditumpublish
In╌doinditŭput in
Ob╌doobditŭput agst.
Pro╌doproditŭbetray
Red╌doredditŭrestore
Tra╌dotraditŭdeliver
Ven╌dovenditŭsell
No╌scovinotumknow
Igno╌scoignotŭforgive
Pa╌scopastumfeed
Quie╌scoquietŭrest
Sci╌scoscitumdetermine
Sue╌scosuetumaccusto
Cre╌scocretumgrow
Cal╌vo bald
Cernocrevi fee
Spernosprevispretŭdespise
Ster╌nostravistratumstrow
Terotrivitritumwear
Quaeroquaesiviquaesitŭseek
Serosevisatumplant
Sinosivisitumsuffer
Arcess╌oiviarcessăgo to call
Lacess╌oLacessit 
Pet╌opetitumask
Cup╌iocupitumdesire
Vincovicivictumovercome
Quiniscoquexi nod
Fidofijussum trust
Findofidifisumcleave
Fundofudifusumpour out
Scindoscidiscissumcut
Agoegiactumdo
Satagosategisatactumperform
PeragoperegiPeractumfinish
Cogocoegicoactŭcompel
Frangofregifractumbreak
Pergoperrexiperrectumgo forward
Surgosurrexisurrectŭrise
Percelloperculiperculsŭstrike
Recelloreculirecuisŭpull back
Tollosustulisublatŭtake away
Gignogenuigenitumbeget
Ponoposuipositumput
Rumporupiruptumbreak
Linquoliquilictumleave
Ferotulilatumbear or suffer
Plectoplexuiplexumpunish
Metomessuimessummow
Sistostitistatŭmake to stand
Faciofecifactŭdo
Jaciojecijactŭcast
Fodiofodifossumdig
Fugiofugifugitŭfly
Capiocepicaptătake

Such as double the Preterper∣provoke fect Tense are,

Pref.Pret.SupineTo
Cadocecidicasumfall
Coedocecidicoesumbeat
Canocecinicantŭsing
Curro cursumrun
De Currocucurridecursŭun down
Ex╌curro excursŭrun out
Prae╌curro Praecursŭrunbefore
Discodidici learn
Falsofefellifalsumdeceive

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Pariopeperipartŭbring forth
Pedopepedipeditŭfart
Pellopepulipulsumdrive out
Pendopependipensumweigh
Poscopoposci require
Tangotetigitactumtouch
Tendotetenditensum tentumstretch out
Tundotutunditunsumknock

These following have two of used in Composition only. three Preterperfect Tenses.

Capess╌oicapessitumgo to take
Facess╌oivifacessitumgo to do
Linolini livi levilitumbesmear
Nectonexui nexinexumknit
Pectopexui pexipectŭ pexumkemb
Pangoperpegi panxipactŭbargain join
Parcopeperci parsispare
Pluoplui pluviplutumrain
Pungopunxi pupugipunctŭprick
Sapiosapui sapivi be wise
Vellovelli vulsivulsumpluck
Verroverri versiversumbrush

These Preterperfect Tenses are

Cellui, plevifromcello, pleo
Quassi, creviquatio, cerno
Cubui, levicumbo, leo
Nivi, lexiniveo, lacio
Sorpsi, spexi vasisorbeo, specio vado

IV. Verbs of the fourth Con∣jugation make their Preterper∣fect Tense in ivi, and Supine in itum, Except.

Singultioivisingultumsob
Sepeliosepultumbury
Comperio compertŭfind
Reperio repertum
Farciofarcifartumstuff
Referciosirefertumstuff
Sarciosartumpatch
Fulciofultumprop
Rauciorausumbe hoarse
Sepioseptumhedge
Hauriohaustumdraw
Sentiosensumperceive

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Aperiouiapertumopen
Operioopertumcover
Amicioamictumcloath
Sal╌io╌ui& ijsaltumleap
Sanciosanxi sancivisanctum sancitŭestablish
Venioveniventumcome
Fiofactus sŭ be made or done
Veneovenivivenumbe sold
Eoiviitumgo
Queoquiviquitummay or can

Of Compounds.

The Preterperfect Tense is doubled is these only.

didicifromdisco
Poposciposco

Do Sto Oleo
  • makes
    • ...didi
      • ...venundo
        • dedi
          • ...Applico
            • make ui or avi
          • ...Complico
          • ...Explico
          • ...Implico
          • ...Increpo
          • ...Discrepo
    • ...pessurdo
    • ...circundo
    • ...satisdo
    • abscondo di 3ae
  • except
  • ...stiti
  • ...olevi
  • except
    • redoleo ui.
    • ...suboleo

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These Verbs in Composition change the first Syl∣lable.

1. Of both Present Tense and Preterperfect Tense in

 eiexcept
AdDamnoHabeopost-habeo
PerLactoSalio 
InSacroStatŭo 
InterFalloCado 
TransArceoLaedo 
PraesterTractoCano 
PostFatiscorQuaero 
ObPartioCaedo 
AnteCarpoTango 
a abPatroEgeo 
deScandoTeneo 
eSpargoTaceoremaneo
exParioManeoperma∣neo
ProFarcioSapio 
PraeCaptoRapio
 
Subjacto  
Super FromPlaceo Displiceo only.
Di disCando  
reGradior  
se con   
Exc.Atlacto  

From
  • ...Pasco
    • ...compesc╌o
      • ...ui
    • ...dispesc╌o
  • ...Pario
    • ...comperio
      • ...peri
    • ...reperio
  • ...Juro
    • ...dejero
      • only
    • ...pejero
  • ...mando
  • ...commendo
  • ...Halo
  • ...anbelo
  • ...Patior
  • ...perpetior

II. Of the Present Tense, and such as come of that only

i.Exec.   
Frango    
RegopergoScalpomakessculpo
  Calco culco
 surgoSalto sulto
SedeosupersedeoClaudo cludo
EmocoĕmoQuatio cutio
CapiodepangoLavo luo
jaciooppangoCauso cuso
 circŭ ăgoplaudo plodo
Pangorepango   
Laciocircumago   
SpecioperagoFrom Lego
AgosatagoColligo  
PremodegoDeligo  
 cogoEligo legi
  Seligo  

Facio— Its Com∣pounds with satis bene male, or a Noun.

  • ...Diligo
    • ...lexi
  • ...Negligo
  • ...Intelligo
  • The rest change not:

So these Supines in Composi∣tion change thus.

ctunsumbecomestusum
captumruitumrutum
factumsaltumsultum
jactumsutumsitum
raptumdatumditum
cantumstatumstitum

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Partum   
sparsumCongnoscomakescognitum
carptumAgnoscoagnitum
fartumAdoleoadultum

The Compounds of Edo, make esum— But comedo both estum and esum.

Irregular Futures in rus.

From To
Oriororiturusrise
Moriormoriturusdie
Pariopariturusbring forth
Arguoarguiturusargue
Eruoeruiturusroot up
Nosconosciturusknow
Nascornasciturusbe born
Fuofuturusbe

These want the Preterperfect Tense and Supines.

 To
Ambigodoubt
Aveodesire
Cernosee
Clueobe counted
Fatiscogape
Ferosuffer
Feriostrike
Furiorage
Gliscoglow
Liquormelt
Medeorheal
Meiopiss
Maelreomourn
Polleobe able
Reminiscorremember
Renideoglister
Rigorgrin
Tollolift up
Vergobend
Vescoreat

And Passives, whose Actives want the Supines. Also Incep∣tives in seo and Meditatives

exceptPartur╌ioitum
Esur╌io

Such as want the Supines only, are before set down in their Or∣der, to which add

 To
Absiliouileap away
Prosit╌ioleap forwards
Cl╌uobe famous
Gestiodesire
Incessoinvade
Prodigosquander

And also all Neuters of the second Conjugation in eo, except

Caleocalitumbe warm
Doleodolitumbe troubled
Lateolatitumlie hid
Noceonocitumhurt
Oleoolitumsmell
Pareoparitumobey
Placeoplacitumplease
Taceotacitumbe silent
Valeovalitumbe in health

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