haunge the _r_ in _e_ for the
feminin, and without the _e_ for the masculin, as _benir_, take away the
_r_, ye have _beny_, which is preterit masculin, and adde an _e_ to it,
ye have _benie_, whiche is the feminin, and lykewyse of _bannir, banni,
bannie; rauy, rauie_, and adding _ssant_ to the masculin, ye have
_banissant, benissant, rauissant. Mourir_ and _querir_ must be excepted:
for _mourir_ hath _mort_ for his masculyn, and _morte_ for the femynyn,
and _querir, quis_ and _quise; mourant_ and _querant_ for the participle
present tense.

Also those wherof the infynityve termyne or ende in _tre_, or in _dre_,
the _e_ beyng a consonant, as _batre, abatre, combatre, rabatre,
debatre: pendre, fendre, deffendre, tendre, rendre, uendre_, must all
chaunge _re_ in _u_ for the masculyn, sayeng _batu, abatu, combatu,
pendu, fendu, deffendu, uendu, tondu_, addyng an _e_ to it for the
femynyn, sayeng _batue, uendue, fendue, tondue_; ye must except
_prendre_ with all his dirivatives, and make _pris, prise; repris,
reprise; compris, comprise; mespris, mesprise_. There ben other that
ende in _e_, as _mectre_, with all that of hym ben diryvate; whiche must
folowe the sayd rule, as _permis, permise; mis, mise; demis, demise;
commis, commise; promis, promise; remis, remise; compris_, etc. and
bycause they be noted for the most parte among the Catalogue of verbes,
and howe ye shall fourme lykewyse both nownes and adverbes: and also
that it is harde for to fynde a rule generall and infallyble, I do here
termyne the sayde rules.

HERE AFTER FOLOWETH SOME VERBES AFTER THE LETTERS OF THE _A, B, C_.

A.

to cast downe
abattre

to barke
abaier

to stoupe
abaisser

to araye
abiller

to bourde
aborder

to water
abruuer

to make a fole or beest
abestir

to abuse
abuser

to leane the backe
adosser

to distroy
abolir

to make swete
adoulcir

to dresse or to order
addouber

to warne
aduertir

to touche
adeser

to auowe
aduouer

to wyne or to adde
adjouter

to swere
adjurer

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to go out of the way
adirer

to clyppe
accoller

to pacifye
accoyser

to tryme a woman
achesmer

to agre
accorder

to aquent
accoynter

to gader
accumuler

to bow downe, croked
accroper

to accepte
accepter

to bye
acheter

to harken
accoupter

to certyfye
acertener

to cache with a hoke
acrocher

to directe
adrecer

to mynister
administrer

to ordre at pleasure
affaitter