OF THE VERB'S PERSON AND NUMBER.
Cap. 7.
1. This for the noun. The verb is a word of al persones declyned with
mood and tyme; as, I wryte, thou wrytes, he wrytes.
2. We declyne not the persones and nu_m_beres of the verb, as doth the
latine, but noat them be the person of the noun.
3. They are noated w_i_th I, thou, and he in the singular number; we,
ye, and they in the plural.
4. The nu_m_ber is noated with I and we; thou and ye; he and they.
OF THE MOOD OF THE VERB.
Cap. 8.
1. The mood is an affection of the verb serving the varietie of
utterance.
2. We utter the being of thinges or our awn wil.
3. The being of thinges is uttered be inquyring or avouing.
4. We inquyre of that we wald knaw; as, made God man w_i_thout synne;
and in this the supposit of the verb followes the verb.
5. We avoue that q_uhi_lk we knaw; as, God made man without sinne; and
in this the supposit preceedes the verb.
6. We utter our wil be verbes signifying the form of our wil, or
postposing the supposit.
7. We wish be wald god, god grant, and god nor; as, wald god I knew the
secretes of nature.
8. We permit the will of otheres be letting; as, let God aryse; let
everie man have his awn wyfe.
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