Ye shall forme the preterit imperf. in all verbes of both conjugations by the fyrst person plurell nombre, turnyng this syllable ons, whiche is in every verbe, in oie for the fyrst conjugation: and sons in soie, in the second, soundynge s, lyke a z, as zons, zoie.
Example for the fyrst conjugation as in this verbe aymons, whiche is the fyrst person plurell nombre of jaime, chaungyng this syllable ons in oie, ye have aimoie; of auons, ye have auoie; of donnons, donnoie.
Example for the seconde conjugation, as in these worde: baisons, turnynge the last syllable, whiche is sons in soie, ye have of brisons, brisoie; of faisons, faisoie; of disons, disoie; and the seconde persone shall termyne in ois, the thirde in oit; the fyrst plurell nombre in ions for the fyrst, and sons for the seconde, as it shall appere clerely in the conjugations herafter folowing, and this rule is infallyble for all preterites imparfyte.
OF THE PRETERIT PARFYTE.
The preterit parfyte, as well of the fyrst as of the seconde conjugation hath dyvers termynations, but there is four speciall, that is to say in us, in is, in ins and in ay.
Example of us: as je bus, je fus, je leus, je congneus, etc.
of is: as je escripuis, je deis, je mis, je feis.
of ins: as je tins, je prins, je uins, japrins.
of ay: as jaimay, je donnay, je baisay, je prisay, je laissay.
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And so the verbe that ende in us shalbe, je bus, tu bus, il but, nous bumes, vous butes, ilz burent.
Example of is: as je feis, tu feis, il feist, nous fismes, vous feistes, ilz firent.
of ins: as je uins, tu uins, il uint, nous uimmes, uous uintes, ilz uindrent.
of ay: as je donnay, tu donnas, il donna, nous donnasmes, vous donnastes, ilz donnerent.
THE PRETERIT INDIFFYNITYVE.