Prolegomena.

stanter steadily (cf. 120, 1 s.), aput at/near, illut that, istut that (of yours), sometimes quit what (cf. to 84, 2), very rarely set but. Added to these are: athibere to apply 536, 13; athuc still/yet 221, 3. 302, 16. 453, 6 etc. The form prodeesse to be useful is almost constant (103, 9. 263, 25. 400, 13. 437, 6 etc.), prodest it is useful is 573, 19. The letters f and ph vary greatly in Greek words, although f is read more often than ph (cf. to p. 6, 17); yet philosophus philosopher is often used. To provide an example, in chapter 2 of Book III of the Institutiones Institutions, these forms are written: philosophi philosophers or derivatives p. 179, 23. 180, 8. 21. 24. 181, 5; philosofum philosopher (acc.) 180, 20; filosophia philosophy 180, 1; filosofia philosophy 180, 7. The letter g is rare in neglegere to neglect (193, 10. 480, 1), usually c remained. A double l is often found in uellit he wishes; then in dilluuio in the flood 160, 14. 517, 20; dissolluit he dissolves 157, 17. The letter m often faded at the end of words: declaratu to be declared 498, 21; disserendu to be discussed 494, 15; exercitu army 498, 5; exeundu to go out 571, 8; inferoru of those below 487, 15; praepositu placed before 488, 7; 42. 4. 120, 3. 128, 17. 364, 1. 372, 7. 384, 1. 385, 11. 420, 8. 421, 5. 484, 9. 486, 17. 504, 11. 505, 8. 509, 9. 529, 1 etc. Conversely, no less often, in the manner of Late Latin, the accusative is written for the ablative: a ueritatem from the truth 170, 3; cum pulchritudinem with beauty 490, 1; pro libertatem for freedom 502, 10; egeret auctorem he might lack an author 14, 14; probationem indigeret he might lack proof 138, 1; posuit in umorem he placed into moisture 16, 9; 115, 15. 223, 6. 274, 9. 282, 13. 369, 19. 424, 21. 488, 17. 507, 10 etc. The letter n is found in famonsissimam most famous 224, 2; formonsum beautiful 170, 20; archensilas Arcesilaus 185, 13; occansus setting/fall 505, 11. de ira on anger 13, 5. Then n is used for m: iandudum long since 86, 3; inbres rains 231, 23; tenptauit he tempted 446, 13; conversely m for n: nom possum I cannot (but corrected by the first hand) de opif. 6, 1; forsitam ante beneficia perhaps before benefits 743, 17; forsam perhaps 531, 6; clamdestinus secret 422, 7; quorumdam of certain ones 191, 12. The letter p is usually written double in all forms of the verb reperire to find (cf. to p. 5, 10), and is very rarely found single. A p has crept into contempnere to despise (206, 17. 210, 16. 248, 17); uolunptas pleasure 116, 16. 463, 21; uolumptas is 496, 16. 497, 6; it is omitted in adsumtio assumption 119, 21; consumsit he consumed 35, 21; sumserunt they took 109, 12; contemtui for contempt 395, 17. For quu, cu is usually preserved (such as aecum just 429, 4, more often locuntur they speak, relincunt they leave behind, secuntur they follow), but qu also appears: antiqus ancient 42, 2. 313, 17; equm horse 457, 4; iniqus unjust 106, 18; loquntur they speak 254, 19; sequntur they follow 72, 21. 258, 22. 380, 14. 480, 18. 501, 17. 567, 18; rarely quu is written: antiquum ancient 313, 16; loquuntur they speak 489, 5. 509, 11; sequuntur they follow 501, 8. 507, 12; locuuntur is 524, 14. The letter s is usually omitted in those words which are composed of the preposition ex out of and words beginning with the consonant s, as in execrabilis execrable, exequi to follow out, exerere to put forth, exilium exile, expectare to await, extare to stand out, exultare to exult; it is rarely preserved: exsecrabilis 395, 19; exsecratur 160, 20; exseras 104, 3; exsilium 546, 10; exsistere 221, 13. 431, 22. Instead of s, x is written in sinixtrae on the left de opif. 10, 9, but for x often cs is used: aspecserit he will have looked at 512, 14; depencsit he weighed 508, 7; exstincsit he extinguished 127, 18; fincsit he fashioned de opif. 11, 3; instrucsit he instructed 28, 18; obstrucsit he obstructed 494, 12; sancserunt they sanctioned 417, 8. 449, 16; or even xs: contexsat he weaves together 150, 22; sanxsit he sanctioned 510, 9; sexsus sex 155, 9. Instead of t, d is used more often in inquid he says 193, 20 (cf. to this place); also capud head 129, 5. — In compound words, the final letters of prepositions are either assimilated or not without a certain rule (adtulit and attulit he brought to; inpius and impius wicked; obtulit and optingit it happens to): I did not wish to change this inconsistency in the edition.