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¶ A note to vnderstand 
the meaning of newe
deuised Termes.


FYrste consider the partes of eche com­
pounded terme: then turne to that place
in our Booke, which the two numbers
do poynt foorth, that are set vpon the word:
And if thou be a Latiniste, take also that
helpe, whyche the Latine terme dothe
yelde.


Altering.   62. 19. alteratio.



a Bounder.   20.3. so called, for that it poyn­
teth foorth the vtmost reach of any thing,
terminus.

a Backesette.   71.1. prædicatum, consequens,
attributum.

a Begetting or an ingendring, or a creating
60.2. generatio, ortus.



Contraries.   70.30. &. 88. 3. contraria, ad­
uersa.

Corrupting.   60.3. corruptio, interitus.



Depriuing termes.   54.6. priuatiua.

Denying termes.   54.7. contradictoria, ne­
gantia.




Difference.   80.1. differentia.

Diminishing.   62.18. diminutio.

the Decerning part.   138.4. Inditium.



an Endsay.   103.3. Conclusio. And after this
latine worde, called a Conclusion. I call
it an Endsaye, bicause it is a saying that
maketh an ende of a reason. 



a Foreset   7.11. Subiectum, antecedens.

Foresayes.   103.3. præmisæ .



a Grounded disposition.   30.22. habitus.

Gaynsets.   53.3. opposita, contraria.

the Generall terme.   104.9. maius extremum,
maior terminas.



an Hauing.   45.5. habitus.



an Inholder.   4.19. Subiectum.

an Inbeer.   4.19. Accidens. It may be cal­
led also an Indweller, for that it resteth
and dwelleth (as it were) in an other. 

an Increasing.   62.18. augmentatio.

an Ifsaye.   93.5. propositio conditionalis.



a Kynde.   78.1. genus.

a Kinred.   77.5. species, forma.



Lykesounding woordes.   2. 8. æquiuoca, so
termed, bycause in name and sound, they
are lyke, though they haue sundry mea­
nyngs.






More then contrarie sayings.   89.5. proposi­
tiones contradictoriæ, so called, for that
there is greatter repugnancie in them,
then in contrarie sayings. 

Mouing.  60.1. motus.



a Naysay.   84.4.5. negatio.



Offsprings.   161.1. coniugata denominatiua.

An Ouershew.   22. 17. superficies. so called,
bicause it doth shewe the vtmost face, and
viewe of a bodied thing. 



Playnmeaning wordes.   3.16. vniuoca.

a Placing.   44.1. situs.

a Propretie.   75.1. proprium.

a Parting shewesaye.   94. 10. propositio
disiunctiua.

Preambles.   95.1. modi.

The Prouing terme.   104.11. medium.



Respecting termes, which may also be cal­
led yokefelowes.   63.3. relata, relatiua ad
aliquid.

a Reason by example.   100.2. Inductio.

a Reason by rule.   100. ratiocinatio.

a Ranke.   106.8. figura. 2. 



a Saywhat.   73.1. definitio. corruptly called
a definition: but for that it is a saying which
telleth what a thing is, it may more apt­




ly be called a saywhat. 

a Selfe thing, or a sole thing.   5.24. & 72.2.
Indiuiduum.

Surmountyng generals.   49.8. transcen­
dentia.

a Storehouse.   7.38. prædicamentum, attri­
butum.

the Speciall terme.   104.10. minus extremum,
minor terminus.

a Seate.   106.9. modus.



Want of naturall power, commonly called
priuation.   27.8. priuatio.

a Wauering disposition.   31.23. dispositio.

a Wight.   146.13. animal.

Witcraft.   1.1. virtus vel ratio disserendi If
those names be alwayes accompted the
best, which doe moste playnly teache the 
hearer the meanyng of the thyng, that
they are appoynted to expresse: doubte­
lesse neyther Logicke, nor Dialect can be
thought so fit an Englishe worde to ex­
presse and set foorth the Arte of reason by,
as Witcraft is, seeing that Wit in oure
mother toung is oft taken for reason: and
crafte is the aunciente English woorde,
whereby wee haue vsed to expresse an




Arte: whiche two wordes knit together in
Witcrafte, doe signifie the Arte that tea­
cheth witte and reason. And why shoulde
handcrafte and witchecraft bee good englishe
names? and Starcraft and Witcrafte bee
none? the simples beeing knowne, and the
composition lyke. 



a Yeasaye.   84. { 4. affirmatio.
{5.