Of Nounes Adiectiues, and of the vse of them.
I will not stand vpon the definition of an Adiectiue, but in briefe, An Adiectiue is but a part of speech, to signifie and set forth the true quality, nature, state, or condition of any substantiue.
Note that the Italians haue two sorts of Adiectiues, one ending in O, in the singular number, the other in E. the first doth euer varie according to the substantiue whereunto it is ioyned, as thus, Buóno amíco. Buoni amíci. Buóna amíca. Buóne amíche, and so of all the rest. The second ending in E. as it were neutrally serueth both genders, and varieth only in number, as thus, Gentíle Spírito. Gentíli Spíriti. Gentíle ánima. Gentíli ánime. Felíce huómo. Felíci huómini. Felíce dónna. Felíci dónne, &c.
Note that these two Adiectiues, Sánto and Gránde, are diuersly used in the Italian tongue; for, before consonants they loose the last sillable To and De, and say and write Grán and Sán, both in the singular and plurall number, as this, Grán fuóco. Grán fuóchi. Grán calóre. Grán calóri. Sán Páolo. Sán Francésco. whereas before vowels they are written at large, and sometimes apostrophed, as thus, Gránde amóre. Grándi amóri. Sánto Andrẻa. Sant'Andrẻa.
Note that taking any Adiectiue of the Feminine gender, and adding Ménte vnto it. You may frame any Aduerbe of quality or order, as Amára. Amaraménte. Furiósa. Furiosaménte. Cortése. Corteseménte. Dólce. Dolceménte. &c. and if you will frame or expresse any superlatiue degree, as we doe in English by adding Very or Most vnto any Adiectiue, so loosing the last vowell of any Italian Adiectiue, and putting Issimo vnto the same, you make the superlatiue as Amaríssimo. Furiosíssimo. Cortesíssimo. Dolcíssimo. &c. and so consequently if you will expresse any Aduerbe of quality superlatiuely, change Issimo into Issimaménte, as thus, Amarissimaménte. Furiosissimaménte. Cortesissimaménte. Dolcissimaménte. And so of all the rest.
Note that taking of any Noune substantiue, whether Latin or Italian, you may thereof at your pleasure frame his Adiectiue either Active or Passiue (be it lawfull for me to use these words:) to frame the first make your substantiue to end in O. and put So vnto it, as Amóre, Amoróso, Bisógno, Bisognóso, Gústo, Gustóso, Fórza, Forzóso, Paúra, Pauróso, Tẻrra, Tẻrróso, &c. which termination implyeth euer the quality or fulnesse of the substantiue. To frame the second, make your substantiue to end in E. and put Vole vnto it, as Amoréuole, Bisognéuole, Gustéuole, Honoréuole, Lodéuole, Pauréuole, &c. You may also in steede of Vole vse Bile; but then the substantiue must end in A. and say, Amicábile, Biasimábile, Gustábile, Laudábile, Tolerábile, &c. From all which taking away the last vowell, and adding Ménte vnto the rest, you frame of them Aduerbs of quality, as is before said, as thus, Amicheuolménte. Biasimabilménte, Laudabilménte, Gusteuolménte, Honoreuolménte, Tolerabilménte, &c. Amorosaménte, Gustosaménte, &c.