Note that the coniunction copulatiue Et. Ed. or E. comming before a vowell it ought to be pronounced Et. or Ed. as for example, António, ẻt Andrẻa, ẻt ío siámo trè, or else, António, ẻd Andrẻa ẻd io siámo trè. whereof the latter is the most elegant. Whereas before consonants it ought to be pronounced but as single open E. as for example, Io, ẻ tù, ẻ lui, ẻ tútti gli áltri nón facciámo chè vn córpo, except sometimes in verse by Poẻtica Licẻnza, which among Italians is very great.

Note that when two Zz. come together betweene two vowels, as in these words, Bẻllézza, Cẻrtézza, Grandézza, Fortézza, &c. you ought to pronounce the first Z. as a T. as if they were written Bẻllétza, Cẻrtétza, Fortétza, Grandétza, &c. except in these words, Mẻzzáno, Mẻzzo, Lẻzzo, Rẻzzo, Rózzo, and some few others, where the first Z. is pronounced as a D. as if they were written, Mẻdzáno, Mẻdzo, Lẻdzo, Rẻdzo, Ródzo, &c. all which words were better written and printed with a single Z. then with a double.

Note also that when Z. commeth betweene a vowell and a consonant, as in these words, Ammorzáre, Fórza, Scórza, Sénza, &c. you ought to pronounce the same Z. as if a T. did goe before it, as if they were written, Ammortzáre, Fórtza, Scórtza, Séntza, &c.

Thus much I thinke sufficient for the pronunciation.

Of the Articles of the Italian tongue, and of the frequent vse of them.

Note that there is no part of speech more necessary to be truly knowen of him that learneth Italian, then the Articles, forsomuch as without them no man can perfectly distinguish of genders, which are two, Masculine and Feminine; of numbers, which are also two, Singular and Plurall; and of Cases, which are sixe; Nominatiue, Genitiue, Datiue, Accusatiue, Vocatiue, and Ablatiue; and no language hath so frequent vse of them, as the Italian, I haue therefore set them downe, and how they are to be declined and vsed. The Articles are in number seuen: fiue of the Masculine, and two of the Feminine genders. Of the fiue Masculine, two are of the Singular, and three of the Plurall number. Of the two Feminine, one is of the Singular, and one of the Plurall number.

The fiue articles of the Masculine gender are.

Mas. Sing.Mas. Plu.Mas. Sing.Mas. Plu.Mas. Plu.
No.il.i.ló.gli.li.
Ge.dél.déi, de'.déllo.dégli.délli.
Da.al.ai, a'.állo.ágli.álli.
Accu.il.i.ló.gli.li.
Voca.ô.ó.ó.ó.ô.
Abla.dal.dái, da'.dállo.dágli.dálli.