Chapter 7

How had nat I knowen me, how had nat I the, Come ne mauoy je pas cogneu, come ne tauoy je pas cogneu, how had nat I him. come ne lauoy je pas cogneu.

THE SECONCE PERSONE.

Thou hadest knowen me, thou hadest the, thou hadest him. Tu mauoys cogneu, tu tauoys cogneu, tu lauoys congneu.

How hadest thou knowen me, how hadest thou the, Come mauoys tu cogneu, come tauoys tu cogneu, how hadest thou him. come lauoys tu cogneu.

Thou hadest nat knowen me, thou hadest nat the, Tu ne mauoys pas cogneu, tu ne tauoys pas cogneu, thou hadest nat him. tu ne lauoys pas cogneu.

How hadest thou nat knowen me, how hadest thou nat the, Come ne mauois tu pas cogneu, come ne tauoys tu pas cogneu, how hadest thou nat him. come ne lauoys tu pas cogneu.

THE THYRDE PERSONE.

He had knowen me, he had the, he had him. Il mauoit cogneu, il tauoit cogneu, il lavoit cogneu.

How had he knowen me, how had he the, how had he him. Come mauoit il cogneu, come tauoyt il cogneu, come lauoyt il cogneu.

He had nat knowen me, he had nat the, Il ne mauoit pas cogneu, il ne tauoyt pas cogneu, he had nat him. il ne lauoyt pas cogneu.

How had nat he knowen me, how had nat he the, Come ne mauoyt il pas cogneu, come ne tauoit il pas cogneu, how had nat he him. come ne lavoit il pas cogneu.

THE PLURELL NOMBRE.

We had knowen us, we had you, Nous nous auions cogneu, nous uous auions cogneu, we had him. nous les auious cogneu.

How had we knowen us, how had we you, Come nous auions nous cogneu, come uous auions nous cogneu, how had we them. come les auions nous cogneu.

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We had nat knowen us, we had nat you, Nous ne nous auions pas cogneu, nous ne uous auions pas cogneu, we had nat them. nous ne les auions pas cogneu.

Howe had nat we knowen us, Come ne nous auions nous pas cogneu, how had nat we you, come ne uous auions nous pas cogneu, how had nat we them. come ne les auions nous pas cogneu.

THE SECONDE PERSONE.

Ye had knowen us, ye had you, ye had them. Uous nous auies cogneu, uous uous auies cogneu, uous les auies cogneu.

How had ye knowen us, how had ye you, Come nous auies uous cogneu, come uous auiez nous cogneu, how had ye them. come les auies uous cogneu.

Ye had nat knowen us, ye had nat you, Uous ne nous auies pas cogneu, uous ne uous auies pas cogneu, ye had nat them. uous ne les auies pas cogneu.

How had nat ye knowen me, how had nat ye you, Come ne nous auies uous pas cogneu, come ne les auies uous pas cogneu, how had nat ye them. come ne les auies uous pas cogneu.

THE THYRDE PERSONE.

They had knowen us, they had you, Ilz nous auoient cogneu, ilz uous auoient cogneu, they had them. ilz les auoient cogneu.

How had they knowen us, how had they you, Come nous auoient ilz cogneu, come uous auoient ilz cogneu, how had they them. come les auoient ilz cogneu.

They had nat knowen us, they had nat you, Ilz ne nous auoient pas cogneu, ilz ne uous auoient pas cogneu, they had nat them. ilz ne les auoient pas cogneu.

How had they nat knowen us, Come ne nous auoient ilz pas congneu, how had they nat you, come ne uous auoient ilz pas congneu, how had they nat them. come ne les auoient ilz pas cogneu.

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THE FUTURE.

I shall know me, I shall the, I shall him. Je me cognoistray, je te cognoistray, je le cognoistray.

How shall I know me, how shall I the, how shall I him. Come me cognoistray je, come te cognoistray je, come le cognoistray je.

I shall nat know me, I shall nat the, Je ne me congnoistray pas, je ne te congnoistray pas, I shall nat him. je ne le congnoistray pas.

How shall nat I know me, how shall nat I the, Come ne me cognoistray je pas, come ne te cognoistray je pas, how shall nat I him. come ne le cognoistray je pas.

THE SECONDE PERSONE.

Thou shalt know me, thou shall the, thou shalt him. Tu me cognoistras, tu te cognoistras, tu le cognoistras.

How shalt thou knowe me, how shalt thou the, Come me cognoistras tu, come te cognoistras tu, how shalt thou him. come le cognoistras tu.

Thou shalt nat knowe me, thou shalt nat the, Tu ne me cognoistras pas, tu ne te cognoistras pas, thou shalt nat him. tu ne le cognoistras pas.

How shalt thou nat knowe me, how shalt thou nat the, Come ne me cognoistras tu pas, come ne te cognoistras tu pas, how shall thou nat him. come ne le cognoistras tu pas.

THE THIRDE PERSONE.

He shall know me, he shall the, he shall him. Il me cognoistras, il te cognoistras, il le cognoistras.

How shall he knowe me, how shall he the, how shall he him. Come me cognoistra il, come te cognoistra il, come le cognoistra il.

He shall nat knowe me, he shall nat the, Il ne me cognoistras pas, il ne te cognoistras pas, he shall nat him. il ne le cognoistras pas.

How shall nat he knowe me, how shall nat he the, Come ne me cognoistra il pas, come ne te cognoistra il pas, how shall nat he him. come ne le cognoistra il pas.

THE PLURELL NOMBRE.

We shall know us, we shall you, we shall them. Nous nous cognoistrons, nous uous cognoistrons, nous les cognoistrons.

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How shall we know us, how shall we you,

Come nous cognoistrons nous, come uous cognoistrons nous, how shall we them. come les cognoistrons nous.

We shall nat knowe us, we shall nat you, Nous ne nous cognoistrons pas, nous ne uous cognoistrons pas, we shall nat them. nous ne les cognoistrons pas.

How shall nat we knowe us, how shall nat we you, Come ne nous cognoistrons nous pas, come ne uous congnoistrons nous pas, how shall nat we them. come ne les congnoistrons nous pas.

THE SECONDE PERSONE.

Ye shall know us, ye shall you, ye shall them. Uous nous cognoistres, uous uous cognoistres, uous les cognoistres.

How shall ye know us, how shall ye you, Come nous cognoistres uous, come uous cognoistres uous, how shall ye them. come les cognoistres nous.

Ye shall nat knowe us, ye shall nat you, Uous ne nous cognoistres pas, uous ne uous cognoistres pas, ye shall nat them. uous ne les cognoistres pas.

How shall ye nat know us, how shall ye nat you, Come ne nous cognoistres uous pas, come ne uous cognoistres nous pas, how shall ye nat them. come ne les congnoistres uous pas.

THE THIRDE PARSONE.

They shall know us, they shall you, they shall them. Ilz nous cognoistront, ilz uous cognoistront, ilz les cognoistront.

How shall they know us, how shall they you, Come nous cognoistront ilz, come uous congnoistront ilz, how shall they them. come les congnoistront ilz.

They shall nat know us, they shall nat you, Ilz ne nous cognoistront pas, ilz ne uous cognoistront pas, they shall nat them. ilz ne les cognoistront pas.

How shall they nat know us, how shall they nat you, Come ne nous cognoistront ilz pas, come ne uous cognoistront ilz pas, how shall they nat them. come ne les cognoistront ilz pas.

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THE IMPERATYVE.

Know thou, know he or him, know we, know ye, Cognoys toi, cognoisse soy, cognoissons nous, cognoisses uous, know they. cognoissent eulz ou elles.

THE FUTURE.

Loke that thou know the, that he himselfe, Garde que tu te cognoisse, quil se cognoisse, that we know us, que nous nous cognoissons,

that ye you, that they themselfe. que uous uous cognoissez, quilz se cognoissent.

THE FUTUR NEGATYVE.

Do that thou knoweth nat, that he knoweth nat, that we knoweth nat, Faitz que tu ne cognoisse, quil ne cognoisse, que nous ne cognoissons,

that ye nat, that they nat. que uous ne cognoissez, quilz ne cognoissent.

THE OPTATIVE FUTUR.

I pray you that I may knowe, that thou know. Je uous prie que je congnoisse, que tu congnoisse, etc. lyke the imperatyve.

THE PRETERIT IMPARFET.

O yf I knew, yf thou, yf he, O se je cogneusse, se tu congneusse, se il cogneusse,

yf we knew, yf you, yf they knew. se nous cogneussions, se uous cogneussies, se ilz cogneussent.

THE PRETERIT PARFET.

With my wyll that I have knowen, that thou hast, that he hath, A ma uoullente que jaye cogneu, que tu aye cogneu, quil ayt cogneu,

that we have, that ye have, that they have knowen. que nous ayons cogneu, que uous ayez cogneu, quilz ayent cogneu.

THE PRETERIT PLUS PARFET.

Wold to God that I had knowen, that thou hadest, that he had, Pleust a Dieu que jeusse cogneu, que tu eusse cogneu, quil eust cogueu,

that we had, that ye had, that they had knowen. que nous eussions cogneu, que uous eussiez cogneu, quilz eussent cogneu.

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The subjunctive present and thre preterites is lyke the optative, puttyng before the verbe, _ueu_, or _come_, etc.

THE FYRST FUTURE OF THE CONJUNCTYVE.

Whan I shall knowe, thou shall, he shall know: Mais que je cognoisse, que tu, quil cognoisse;

we shall, ye shall, they shall know. que nous cognoissons, que uous cognoisses, quilz cognoissent.

THE SECONDE FUTURE.

Whan I shulde knowe, thou shulde, he shulde: Quant je cognoistroye, que tu cognoistrois, quil cognoistroit:

we shulde, ye shulde, they shuld know. que nous cognoistrions, que uous cognoistriez, quilz cognoistroient.

to know. to have knowen. THE INFINITIVE, cognoistre. THE PRETERIT, auoir cogneu. to know, THE GERUNDIF, a cognoistre,

for to knowe, in knowyng. pour cognoistre, en cognoissant.

I the wyshe THE SUPIN or OVERTHROWEN, je te souhaite

knowen. cogneu.

And so ende this conjugation.

Here doth folowe the conjugation of this verbe _am_, the which is as an instrument wherby we do expresse by our wordes all verbes passives, fewe except, and all that we do suffre, the whiche may be turned lyke the verbe precedent, as _je me, je te, je le suis_. But for to eschewe prolixite, we shal tourne him but VI maner ways in every persone.

I am, why am I. Je suis, pourquoy suis je.

I am nat, why am nat I. Je ne suis pas, come ne suis je pas.

Thou arte, why art thou. Tu es, come es tu.

Thou art nat, why art nat thou. Tu nes pas, pourquoy nes tu pas.

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He is, why is he. Il est, pourquoy est il.

He is nat, why is he nat. Il nest pas, come nest il pas.

THE PLURELL NOMBRE.

We be, why be we. Nous somes, pourquoy somes nous.

We be nat, why be nat we. Nous ne somes pas, pourquoy ne somes nous pas.

Ye be, why be ye. Uous estes, pourquoy estes uous.

Ye be nat, why be ye nat. Uous nestes pas, pourquoy nestes uous pas.

They be, why be they. Ilz sont, pourquoy sont ilz.

They be nat, why be nat they. Ilz ne sont pas, pourquoy ne sont ilz pas.

THE PRETERIT IMPARFET.

Note that the preterit imperfet and perfet have but one exposicion in this verbe.

I was beyng, why was I. Jestoie, pourquoy estoye je.

I was nat, why was nat I. Je nestoy pas, pourquoy nestoy je pas.

Thou was, why was thou. Tu estois, pourquoy estois tu.

Thou was nat, why was nat thou. Tu nestois pas, pourquoy nestois tu pas.

He was, why was he, Il estoit, pourquoy estoit il.

He was nat, why was nat he. Il nestoit pas, pourquoy nestoit il pas.

THE PLURELL NOMBRE.

We were, why were we. Nous estions, pourquoy estions nous.

We were nat, why were we nat. Nous nestions pas, pourquoy nestions nous pas.

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Ye were, why were ye. Uous estiez, pourquoy estiez uous.

Ye were nat, why were ye nat. Uous nestiez pas, pourquoy nestiez uous pas.

They were, why were they. Ilz estoient, pourquoi estoient ilz.

They were nat, why were they nat. Ilz nestoient pas, pourquoy nestoient ilz pas.

THE PRETERIT PARFET.

I was, why was I. Je fus, pourquoy fus je.

I was nat, why was nat I. Je ne fus point, pourquoy ne fus je point.

Thou was, why was thou. Tu fus, pourquoy fus tu.

Thou was nat, why was nat thou. Tu ne fus pas, pourquoy ne fus tu pas.

He was, why was he. Il fust, pourquoy fust il.

He was nat, why was nat he. Il ne fust pas, pourquoy ne fust il pas.

THE PLURELL NOMBRE.

We were, why were we. Nous fusmes, pourquoy fusmes nous.

We were nat, why were nat we. Nous ne fusmes pas, pourquoy ne fusmes nous pas.

Ye were, why were ye. Uous fustes, pourquoy fustes uous.

Ye were nat, why were nat ye. Uous ne fustes pas, pourquoy ne fustes uous pas.

They were nat, why were they nat. Ilz ne furent pas, pourquoy ne furent ilz pas.

THE PRETERIT INDIFINITYF.

I have ben, why have I ben. Jay esté, pourquoy ay je esté.

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I have nat ben, why have nat I ben. Je nay pas esté, pourquoy nay je pas esté.

Thou hast ben, why hast thou ben. Tu as esté, pourquoy as tu esté.

Thou hast nat ben, why hast nat thou ben. Tu nas pas esté, pourquoy nas tu pas esté.

He hath ben, why hath he ben. Il a esté, pourquoy a il esté.

He hath nat ben, why hath nat he ben. Il na pas esté, pourquoy na il pas esté.

THE PLURELL NOMBRE.

We have ben, why have we ben. Nous auons esté, pourquoy auons nous esté.

We have nat ben, why have we nat ben. Nous nauons pas esté, pourquoy nauons nous pas esté.

Ye have ben, why have ye ben. Uous auez esté, pourquoy aués-uous esté.

Ye have nat ben, why have nat ye ben. Uous naués pas esté, pourquoy naués uous pas esté.

They have ben, why have they ben. Ilz ont esté, pourquoy ont ilz esté.

They have nat ben, why have nat they ben. Ilz nont pas esté, pourquoy nont ilz pas esté.

THE PRETERIT MOST PARFET.

I had ben, why had I ben. Jauoy esté, come auoy je esté.

I had nat ben, why had nat I ben. Je nauoys pas esté, come nauoy je pas esté.

Thou hadest ben, why hadest thou ben. Tu auoys esté, come auois tu esté.

Thou hadest nat ben, why hadest nat thou ben. Tu nauois pas esté, come nauois tu pas esté.

He had nat ben, why had nat he ben. Il nauoit pas esté, come nauoit il pas esté.

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THE PLURELL NOMBRE.

We had ben, why had we ben. Nous auions esté, pourquoy auions nous esté.

We had nat ben, why had nat we ben. Nous nauions pas esté, pourquoy nauions nous pas esté.

Ye had ben, why had ye ben. Uous auiez esté, pourquoy auiez uous esté.

Ye had nat ben, why had nat ye ben. Uous nauiez pas esté, pourquoy nauiez uous pas esté.

They had ben, why had they ben. Ils auoient esté, come auoient ilz esté.

They had nat ben, why had they nat ben. Ilz nauoient pas esté, come nauoient ilz pas esté.

THE FUTURE.

I shall be, why shal I be. Je seray, come seray je.

I shall nat be, why shall nat I be. Je ne seray pas, come ne seray je pas.

Thou shalt be, why shalt thou be. Tu seras, pourquoy seras tu.

Thou shalt nat be, why shalt thou nat be. Tu ne seras pas, pourquoy ne seras tu pas.

He shalbe, why shall he be. Il sera, pourquoy sera il.

He shall nat be, why shall nat he be. Il ne sera pas, pourquoy ne sera il pas.

THE PLURELL NOMBRE.

We shalbe, why shall we be. Nous serons, pourquoy serons nous.

We shall nat be, why shall we nat be. Nous ne serons pas, pourquoy ne serons nous pas.

Ye shalbe, why shall ye be. Uous seres, pourquoy seres uous.

Ye shall nat be, why shall nat ye be. Uous ne serés pas, pourquoy ne serés uous pas.

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They shall nat be, why shall nat they be. Ilz ne seront pas, pourquoy ne seront ilz pas.

THE IMPERATYVE.

Be thou, be he, be we, be ye, be they. Sois toy, soit il, soions nous, soiéz uous, soient ilz.

BOTH THE FUTURES.

Do that thou be, that he be, that we be, that ye be, Fais que tu sois, quil soyt, que nous soions, que uous soyez, that they be. quilz soient.

Do that thou be nat, that he be nat, that we be nat, Fais que tu ne sois pas, quil ne soit pas, que nous ne soyons pas, that ye be nat, that they be nat. que uous ne soiez pas, quilz ne soient pas.

THE OPTATYVE.

I pray you that I be, that thou be, that he be, Je uous prie que je soie, que tu sois, quil soit,

that we be, that ye be, that they be. que nous soions, que uous soyez, quils soyent.

THE PRETERIT IMPARFIT.

Wold to God that I were, that thou, that he, Pleust a Dieu que je fusse, que tu fusse, quil fusse.

That we, that ye, that they were. Que nous fussions, que uous fussés, quilz fussent.

THE PRETERIT PARFET.

With my wyll that I have ben, that thou, that he, A ma uoullenté que jaye esté, que tu aye esté, quil ayt esté,

that we that ye, that they have ben. que nous ayons esté, que uous ayez esté, quilz ayent esté.

THE PRETERIT PLUS PARFYTE.

Oh if I had ben, if thou haddest ben, if he, O sy jeusse esté, se tu eusse esté, sil eust esté,

if we had ben, if ye, if they. se nous eussons esté, se uous eusses esté, silz eussent esté.

The conjunctive is both in the present and preterites, lyke the optatyve.

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Whan I shalbe, thou, he, THE FYRST FUTURE. Mais que soie, que tu sois, quil soit,

we, ye, they shalbe. mais que nous soyons, que uous soyéz, quilz soient.

THE FUTURE BOROWED OF THE POTENCIALL MODE.

I shulde be, thou shulde be, he shuld be, we shulde be, ye shulde be, they shulde be. Je seroye, tu serois, il seroit, nous serions, uous seriés, ilz seroient.

to be. haue ben. for to be, THE INFINITYVE, estre. THE PRETERIT, avoir esté, GERUNDIF, pour estre, in beyng. en estant, etc.

And thus finishe this conjugation.

Also it is to be noted that there ben certayne answeres bothe in the affyrmatyon, and negation of a thyng: as whan one doth say, _I am_: and they may say, _ye be nat_: where he may answere agayne, _I am_: and the other grauntyng the same shall say, _so are ye_. And lykewise whan one doth affirme a thyng by way of negation: as whan he doth say, _I am nat_, if any wyll deny the same, he shall saye, _ye be_, and if he wyll graunt unto it, he shall saye, _no more are ye_. For example of the whiche I wyll make therof a conjugation full requisyte and necessary to the frenche tonge. But ye shall understande that thre verbes onely shall serve you to this purpose: that is to say, _have_, _do_, and _am_: for if one say _I am_, ye may say, _ye be nat_: _I have_, _ye have nat_: and _I do_, _ye do nat_: the whiche thre ben principall in this rule.

THE INDICATIVE OF AFFIRMATION.

I am, thou art, he is. Je suis, tu es, il est.

I am nat, thou art nat, he is nat. Non suis, non es, non est.

But I am, But thou arte, but he is. Sy suis, Sy es, sy est.

So am I, So arte thou, so is he. Ce suis mon, ce es mon, ce est mon.

We be, ye be, they be. Nous sommes, uous estes, Ilz sont.

We be nat, ye be nat, they be nat. Non sommes, non estes, non sont.

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But we be, but ye be, but they be. Sy sommes, sy estes, sy sont.