2. The singular speakes of one; as, a hand, a tree, a sheep, a horse, a
man.
3. The plural speakes of moe then one; as, handes, trees, sheep, horses,
men, tuo, three, foure, or moe, or how manie soever.
4. This difference is com_m_onlie noted with es at the end of the word
singular; as, a house, houses; a windoe, windoes; a doore, tuo doores.
5. Sum tymes it is noated be changing a letter; as, a man, men; a woman,
wemen; a goose, geese.
6. Sum tyme be changing noe thing; as, a sheep, a thousand sheep; a
horse, an hundred horse; a noute, ten noute.
OF THE DETERMINATION OF THE PERSON.
Cap. 3.
1. A personal word is a noun or a verb. A noun is a word of one person
w_i_th gender and case; as, I is onelie of the first person; thou is
onelie of the second; and al other nounes are onelie the third person;
as, thou, Thomas, head, hand, stone, blok, except they be joined with I
or thou.
2. The person of a noun singular is determined or undetermined.
3. The determined person is noated with the, and it is determined either
be an other substantive; as, the king of Britan; or be an adjective; as,
the best king in Europ; or be a relative; as, God preserve the king
quhom he hath geven us.
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