Rudimenta prima grammatices, ex eruditissimis quibusque grammaticis excerpta

DEFINITIONVM OF DEFINITIONS.
deponent [verbs] also preterite: as profectus having set out. And likewise in neutral-passives, which the ancients called Transgressive: as Aufus having dared, gauifus having rejoiced, fifus having trusted, folitus having been accustomed, cœnatus having dined, and pertæfus having become weary.

D E C L I N A T I O DECLENSION.
How many declensions of participles are there? Three. For all participles in -ans and in -ens are of the third declension of the noun: all in -us and in -um, of the second: and feminine in -a, of the first.

D E A D V E R B I O OF THE ADVERB.
What is an Adverb? An indeclinable part of speech, which, added to a verb, determines its signification, that is, it either completes, changes, or diminishes it: as, I will do it Iam now, I will do it benè well, you will do it malè badly.
Whence is the adverb called? From the preposition Ad, that is, "to," and the noun Verbum verb: because it has a necessity to be always near the verb, so that it may declare its signification.

A C C I D E N T I A A D V E R B I I ACCIDENTS OF THE ADVERB.
How many things happen to an adverb? Four. Species, signification, figure, and comparison.

S P E C I E S SPECIES.
How many species of adverbs are there? Two. Which? Primitive, which is not born from elsewhere: as Heri yesterday, cras tomorrow, pax peace, idem the same which is just as much. Derived, which falls from elsewhere: as Vefperi in the evening, which is from the dative of a noun. Furtim secretly, which is from the verb furor to steal. Strictim tightly, from ftringo to bind. Homericè Homerically, from Homer. Humanitus and humaniter humanly from humano human.

S I G N I F I C A T I O SIGNIFICATION.
How many significations of adverbs are there? Twenty-four: as in such a variety of circumstances of time, place, quantity, and the rest.
Give of time: as When, how long, how long ago, how long since, until when, how often. And those which are returned for these: as to Quando when correspond Heri yesterday, hodie today, cras tomorrow, pridie the day before, poftridie the day after, perendie the day after tomorrow, nudjuftertius three days ago, nudiufquartus four days ago, diu long, noctu at night, interdiu during the day, nunc now, iam already, nuper recently, aliquando at some time, aliàs at another time, olim formerly, pridem long ago, dudum a while ago, tum then for tunc then, interim meanwhile, interea in the meantime, ferò late, tempori early/in time, ferius later, temporius earlier, prius before, pofterius afterward, ftatim immediately, cótinuò continuously, protinus straightway, illico instantly, antehac before now, poft hac after now, commodùm just now, primùm first, cumprimùm as soon as, quamprimùm as soon as possible, vtprimùm when first, eueftigiò immediately, extemplò at once, actutum instantly, repentè suddenly, derepentè all of a sudden, fubitò suddenly, ocyus more quickly. To Quandiu how long: as Tantifper for so long, paulifper for a little while, aliquantifper for some time, parumper for a moment, femper always, vfque continuously for afsiduè assiduously, extremum at last, ætatem for a lifetime, diu a long time, iamdudum long since, iampridem long ago, iamolim long ago. To Quoties how often: as Sæpe often, rarò seldom, fubinde repeatedly, identidem again and again, plerumque mostly, quotidie daily, quotannis yearly, indies from day to day, nunquam never, ro-