Moreover, by the Worde the Heavens were made firme and fure, and all their Powers.

What wilt thou now fay? There is no Meane to defend thee by holy Allegations, but thou maift perceive them to make for me, and not for thee. But let us bend to thofe Poyntes that aptlieft tende to our Cause: Tell me I praye thee, whence commeth to thee this Folly and Madneffe? And whence haft thou fo fodainly taken fuch Stomacke and Heart of Grace, that thou dareft ufurpe upon thee the worthieft Place in Oration? Knoweft thou not that all Comelineffe, Beautie and Sweetneffe commeth of me alone? and that the Noune is alwayes ruled of the Verbe, and not that the Verbe is ruled of the Noune. The comelye Featneffe of the Verbe is that, that beautifieth and enricheth Oration: and if I governe thee not therein, thou fhalt be halfe handed and of no Force. Knoweft thou howe to make a Conftruction, wherin forthwith the chief Place is not given me? Beholde all Men knowe, that I onely that holde the Seigniorie over the Verbes, can without the Aide of any other make perfect Oration. Wherefore then speakeft thou fo impertinentlye? And (as Horace fayeth) why throwest thou fo thy proude and difdainfull fixe cornered Words? who art thou? what art thou? of what Force? or howe great? not of fuch Auctoritie as thou boastest of I am fure, that so goest puffed and fwollen, that it is marvell thou burfteft not in the middeft. I am (thou wilt fay) the King of the Nounes. But what is thy Name? thou wilt aunfwere Poeta. And what is Poeta other then a Pratler, a Seller of Gaudes, a Deviser of Fables, a Maister of Mischiefe, a Brabler, a Lyer, a Dronckerd, and a foolish Dolt, that coloreth that which is Truth, and putteth forth Falfhoode, and fuch a one as by thy prattling, fillest and perturbest all the Worlde.

Which alfo by thy Chat ufurpeft fo much Authoritie among the common and fimple Sort, that thou dareft ftrive for the Dignitie against the renoumed Stocke of the Verbes. Folifhly do thofe Fathers that give thee their Children to be taught of: for what is in thee whereby the Youth maye be encited to Grace and vertuous Encoragement, but the Stewes of the adulterous Jupiter, the Jelofie of Juno, and the Whoordom of Venus, and of the Ruffian Mars, and fuch goodlye Devifes imagined of thine owne Brayne, that having droncke a little more than well, thou, as filled with a devine Ghost, and overladen with wine, madlike or divelifhly, dareft mixe Heaven with Earth, and Earth with Heaven.

At these Wordes Poeta the King, all fiered in Ire, not able to suffer the Shame nor the Injurie that was fayde of hym, aunfwered thus: O thou most most mischievous Heade of Man, dareft thou fpeake fo boldely such contentious Things of us? And therewithall caught a Cuppe in his Hande, which had violentlye hit hym on the Face, had not one of the Standers by, (holding him by the Arme) tourned the Stroke a part. It is not to be doubted now, that in the Rage wherein both Partes were then, but that Wordes were no Blowes but certaine of the elder Sorte and wifeft came upon the fame, and they bare away the fayde Kings all droncken into their Pallaces: and on the Morrow after the Friendes of the Parties were affembled, there was great Enquirie and Difputation of the Contention happened the Day before. Then

of the Parte of the Nounes was sharpelye blamed, the open Throate and unbefeeming Talke of the King of Verbes, and the moft Part of the Nounes, especially the yonger of them, marvellously muttered, faying, that the Tongue of King Amo ought to be tamed, and to give him to understande, that the mightie Majeftie of the Nounes was never fubject to fuch Reproch and Contumely.

But although the Elders that were then there prefent, especially Terence, admonished them that nothing might bee unadvisedly done, but that it was requifite rather first to take Counfaile than Weapon in that Point, following the wifer Sorte: Yet notwithstanding, all the Nounes with their King, were fo fleshed to fight, that it was forthwith fully determined and accorded to offer Battaile to the Verbes: And thereupon was fent forth a Trumpet to the King Amo, affuredly to denounce and indict open Warre against him. On the Verbes Parte was no wifer Counfailes helde, for when all their Nobilitie were come togither, ther was nothing elfe treated of among them, than to defend the Dignitie of the Verbes in the Lande of Grammer, and to depreffe and throwe downe the Pride of the Nounes. Add behold, hereupon came the Harolde of the King Poeta, who diligentlye declared the Charge of his Errande. They aunfwered, that with good Will they receyved the Defiaunce, and from thence forwarde all their Mindes were bent wholy towarde martiall Affaires. Afterwarde the King of Verbes fent Trumpets and Meffengers to all Nations and Landes that were under his Seigniorie, commaunding that all fuch as were able to beare Weapon, fhould be founde readie in good Order at the Day affigned.

First before all other came Quando the Duke of Adverbes, with fix of hys Capitaines, Ubi Quo Unde Qua Quorfum and Quoufque. Quorfum and Quoufque were companied with their Bands, and under the firft Enfigne were thefe renoumed Champions, Hic Illic Ifthic Intus Fores Ibi Ibidem Sicubi Alicubi Alias Alibi Ufque and Nufquam. Under the feconde, Huc Illuc Iftuc Intro Foras Alio Nequo Aliquo Siquo Illo Eo and Eodem. Under the thirde, Hac Illac Itac Alia Nequa Illa and Eadem. Under the fourth, Horfum Illorfum Iftorfum Introrfum Extrorfum Dextrorfum Siniftrorfum Aliorfum Aliquorfum and Deorfum. Under the fifth, Hactenus Hucufque Eoufque Ufquemodo and Ufque nunc. To the fixt Bande the Capitaine himielfe bare the Enfigne, marching in the middeft of his Men, fo that two of the faide Bands were in the forewarde, and the other three at the Taile.

Many other Adverbes ferved for Forerunners, and thefe difcovered the Wayes and ferved for Partifans, the reft covered the Wings and kept that the Bandes marched not out of Aray. The Names of them are Peregre Pone Super Supra Inter Infra Extra Citra and Ultra, with many other. After them came other Adverbes great of Quality, Quantity, and Number, among whom were thofe hideous fwering Adverbes: as Edipol Enimvero Ecaftor Mediuf fidius and Profe&to. Alfo the calling Adverbes, as Heus, &c. the Anfwerers, as Hem. The Laughers, as Ha Ha He. The denying Adverbes, Minime and Nequaquam: which Nequaquam, albeit he were valiaunt and greatly trayned up in the Wars, was yet notwithstanding the moft untrue and deceiptfulleft of

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them all, and woulde never fay Truth but thorow Conftraynt: The Greekes called him Holopbant, which is as much as altogither a Denier, or deceitfull Interpreter: Many mo Things could I report of this Ruffler Nequaquam, that moft daungerous and hurtfull Beaft, but bicaufe that the Wordes at these Dayes are not in common Terme, I willingly ceafe of them, beleving doubtleffe that it is loft Labour to warne the Shepe how he ought to keep him out of the Wolfes Daunger. Now thefe Adverbes were armed with three Kinde of Armure, for they had Kynde for a Buckler, Signification for an Headpiece, and Figure for a Sword. Many other Adverbes came to the Ayde of their King as Indicatives, Frequentatives, Meditatives, Diminutives and Denominatives, with their Bands, which were not to be contempned. The mighty Lord of Nounes Animales (being Nounes out of Rule, that beare great Sway and I.ordfhippe in the Borders of Grammer) were not laft and hindmoft: doubtleffe worthie Men of Warre, but yet not able to holde their Arraye: they are called, Sum Volo Fero and Edo. By reafon whereof it was permitted them to pitch their Tents in anye Part of the Campe where they woulde, least they might raise Uprore among the Souldiers. The Nation of the Verbes Defectives came alfo thither very brave, and in goodly Order, Memini, Noui, Cepi and Odi: Alfo Vale Salve Aio Inquit Faxo Cedo, being all armed Poynt device readie to joyne Battaile. After them folowed all the Verbes Actives, clothed in Bone and Bravery, with alfo the Neuters, with the Deponents, Commons and Imperfonals: All of them of fundry Fourms and ftraunge Languages, and were armed with Genders Tenfes Moodes Kindes Perfons and Numbers.

The King Amo after he had thus affembled his Hoft, pitched his Campe in the wide Playnes of Conjunctions, in a Place called Copula, and encamped his Hoft there, neare to the Hoft of Disjunctives called Sine: And devided his Hoaft into foure Conjugations, giving to everye of them a meete Place (except to certayne familiar Verbes who were encharged to beare the Baggage of the Infinitives: Their Names are, Incipit, Definit, Debet, Vult, Poteft, Jubet, Audet, Nititur, Tentat and Dignatur, with fuch lyke: this Office was affigned them, for that they were willing therto, and had sturdie Strength and Abilitie. Laft of all came certayne Verbes extract from high Place, and of great Dignitie, as Pluit Ningit Fulgurat Tonat Fulminat and Advefperafcit: bringing with them certayne Bands of their moft worthy Champions: But the Gerundes with the Supines, forfaking the Nounes, came and yelded to the Verbes.

When Poeta King of Nounes heard the great Preparation of his Adverfarie, fearing to be surprised with fome fodaine Alarum, if he abode the Furie and Force of his Enimies without Purveyaunce to defende him, commaunded all the Subjectes of his Realme, that in the fpedieft Maner they might, they shoulde make them felves readie to be in the Fielde armed, and fo aptly equipped, as in best wife were poffible for them. Then to the Aide of the King of Nounes, first came the Dukes of the Pronounes, as the nearest Kinfemen, who for the most Parte were often times Princes Ego, Tu, Tui, being of the Bloode Royall, and of the Stock of the Arfacides, with whome were,

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Meus Tuus Suus Nofter and Vefter, Noftras and Veftras, Ille Ipfe Ifte Hic and Hac. Al the Pronounes were parted in manye Fourmes, and under fundry Enfignes. Some were Primatives, other Derivatives, fome Poffeffives, and fome Gentils. After them came the right worthy Articles, who had a long Time haunted the Warres, of which the firft was Hic Hæc Hoc: The feconde Hic & Hac: the third Hic & bac & hoc, armed with Genders, Numbers, Figures, Perfones, and Cafes. After them came the graunde Capitaynes of Interrogatives, Infinitives, and Relatives. Quia qui que quod vel quid: and thefe joyned to the Hoft. These were the generall Referenders of all the Land of the King of Nounes, with whome were all the Relatives and Demonstratives, devided into two Bandes: that is to weete, in Idenditie, and Diversitie. In the first were, Is Suus Ipfe Ille Idem. In the feconde, Cater Alius Reliquus and Alter. The Prince of the accidentall Relatives was Qualis, under whome fought Quantus quot quotuplex quatenus quatenus quotifariam cuias and cuigena. The Queene of the Prepofitions called Ad, came thither alfo with Ab and In, the Hufbandes of Nounes Cafuals, and they brought with them three Enfignes of worthy Amazones. Under the first were A ab abs cum coram clam de è ex pro præ palam fine abfque tenus, which served to the Ablative Cafes. Under the feconde were Ad apud ante adverfum adverfus cis citra circum circa contra erga extra inter intra infra juxta ob pone per propter prope fecundum poft trans ultra præter fupra circiter ufque fecus penes, all ferving to the Accufative Cafes: But In fub fupra and fubter served to both Cafes, to weete, to the Ablatives, afwell as to the Accufatives. Under the third were, Di dis res fe an con, whofe Office was to purvey Potation for the Souldiers, for it was then Lent. Who albeit they were by Compofition infeparable, least they fhould at any time be voyde of that was enjoyned them, were yet fo inconftant, that fundrye Times they clave to the Nounes, and fome while to the Verbes: and therefore they were accompted the common Roges of the Campe.

Nowe the Nounes thus devided by Bandes, marched in goodlye Aray, that is to weete, the Subftantives, likewife the Adjectives, Nounes proper, Appellatives and Participles: After whome were the brave and rich Comparatives, Superlatives, Poffeffives, Patronymiques, Gentils, (which were noble) Numerals, and Multiplying, which governed the outwarde Borders. Every of them were devided by five Declinations, to weete, by the first, the feconde, the thirde, the fourth and fift, and they were all armed wyth Kindes, Genders, Number, Figures and Cafes. All the fayde Bandes reduced in one, Poeta the King of the Nounes, caried his Hoft into the fame Playne of Conjunctions, and pitched his Campe on the other fide of the faide River Sine: So that betweene both the Hoftes was nothing but the River: By reafon whereof, fundrye Times there happened fharpe Skirmishes, betweene thofe that went there to the Water, notwithstanding yet without open Battaille, for that had both the Kings forbidden, bicaufe all nedefull Neceffaries for the Warres, were not yet very readie.

Nowe eyther of thefe Kings coveted to induce to his Parte the Participle: a Man doubtleffe of very great Authoritie through all the Lande of Grammer, yea,

yea, in Puiffance and Dignitie, altogither next and nearest the King: who without doubt was able alfo to cause Victorie to whether Side he woulde winde him. By Reason of this, afwell the Verbe as the Noune, left nothing unaffayed, eyther of them hoping to have him on their Side. Poeta the King of Nounes putting forth formoft, wrote to him in this Maner. I doubt not (O my Brother) but that thou knoweft with what Pride and puffed Stomacke Amo the King of the Verbes is rifen againft mee, and against the Dignitie of Nounes, and by what Lawe I minde to occupie the chiefeft Seates to conftrue Oration: For which Thing, feeing that the fame doth so much move and displease me, I am forced to take Armes and fet Souldiers in the Fielde, that his Pride being beaten doune, we maye keepe oure Seigniorie in his right, uncorrupted. And fithens thou knoweft howe much thou art bounden to the Nation of the Nouns, and what great Benefit thou haft receyved of us, as Genders and Cafes, Numbers and Figures: Thou fhalt therefore doe a Worke worthy of thy Faithfulneffe and Friendship, if with thy Men of Warre and thy Souldiers, thou come to joyne with us to defende our common Titles, our common Ritches, and common Hope. For if the Dignitie and Lordship of Nounes be deftroyed, thinke not thou to finde anie fure Place in the Lande of Grammer, and fo fare well: Befeeching thee to fet forward thy coming in the fpedieft wife thou mayest.

On the other fide, Amo the King of Verbes wrote to the faide Participle in this Wife. I know very well (O deare Brother) howe thou art by our Enimies verye inftantly folicited to be on their Part, to warre against us: And albeit that we have Hope, that by thy fingular Wifedome thou wilt not doe any thing fo rash or unadvifedly, yet nevertheleffe it femeth good unto us, to admonish and advertise thee, that thou confider in thy felfe, what Commodities thou haft receyved of us, and what Increase of Dignitie the Verbes have made thee, in making thee Partaker of their Tenfes and Significations, Numbers and Figures. And if thou haft any fmal Benefit of the Nouns, thofe that thou receiveft of us are much more, yea and alfo greater. Thou shalt therefore doe best if thou repaire to our happie Folde, not alone to keepe and defende us, and the Lordship of the Verbes, but also thou thy felfe, and thine. For thus thinke with thy felfe, that if I have the worst, mine Enimies will not with-holde them from running upon thy Lordfhippe, and turne their victorious Armes (which God forbid) against thee: that they all alone may with their mad Will runne in and fpoyle al the Land of Grammer. Farewell.

The Participle after that he had red the fayde Letters of the two Kings, thought nowe of the one, then of the other, and had fundry Thoughtes in his Heade, confidering with him felfe that he coulde holde Part with neyther of them, without great and evident Loffe of his owne Goodes. Contrarily if he shoulde feeme to minifter, he might not onely enjoye the Favor of them both, but also that he rather wished, to see them low brought thorowe the Hazard of the Warres, that they being destroyed, he might afterwarde alone withoute Refiftaunce, poffeffe the fayde Lande of Grammer: and therefore thought good to diffemble, feeding them with faire Wordes, untill he knewe

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