Note that all Geronds of the first coniugation must end in Ándo. as Amándo, Cantándo, Mangiándo, of Amáre, Cantáre, Mangiáre, &c. with the accent euer ouer the last vowell sauing one, except that of Fáre, which makes Facẻndo.
Those of the second, third, and fourth coniugation ought euer to end in Éndo. as Vedẻndo. Tacẻndo. Leggẻndo. Scriuẻndo. Dormẻndo. Morẻndo. &c. The E. being pronounced open.
The past Geronds of all verbes actiue are framed by adding any present participle vnto Hauẻndo, as Hauẻndo amáto. Hauẻndo godúto. Hauẻndo scrítto. Hauẻndo dormíto, &c. and all past Geronds of verbes passiue are framed by adding any present participle vnto, Essẻndo. as Essẻndo amáto. Essẻndo feríto. Essẻndo vedúto. Essẻndo tẻssúto, &c.
Note that the Italians doe many time in expressing the past Gerond, leaue the helpe of Hauẻndo in actiue verbes, and of Essẻndo in passiue verbes, vsing in place of them both in speaking and writing only the present Participle, placing it in the beginning of the sentence, as thus, Hauúto il mio libro me ne andái á scuóla. Fátta colatióne io vádo á spásso. Státo a Róma trè mési me ne tornái á cása. Which is as good as to say, Hauẻndo hauúto il mio líbro me ne andái a scuóla. Hauẻndo fátta colatióne io vádo a spásso, or Essẻndo státo a Róma trè mesi me ne tornái a cása, &c.
Note that all future Geronds may be framed by adding any Infinitiue moode vnto, Hauẻndo ad, before a vowell, or Hauẻndo a, before a consonant, or else, Douẻndo, or else, Esẻndo per, as thus, Hauẻndo ad amáre. Hauẻndo a lẻggere. Hauẻndo a scríuere. Douẻndo godére. Douẻndo mangiáre. Douẻndo moríre. Essẻndo pẻr vdíre. Essẻndo pẻr partíre. Essẻndo pẻr vedére, and so of all others.
Pardon me, I beseech you Maiesty, if I haue beene somewhat ouer-long about this verbe, of which much more might be said: the necessity of it is such as no man can truely speake or write Italian without it, and knowing this verbe perfectly, he may boldy assume to know and frame all other verbes.
Of the second Auxiliare and most necessary verb Éssere.
Forasmuch as this verbe Éssere is irregular, and yet as necessary and of as much vse for coniugating of passiue verbes in the Italian tongue, as Hauére is for actiues, I haue therefore set it downe, and how it ought to be vsed, as also what vse may be made of it, both in speaking and writing, and according to the method vsed in Hauére, for the naming of tences; the rather for that it is most absurdly and falsly set downe in all the Grammars that are seen in England, desiring your Maiesty to make Hauére your rule, and directorie for names of moodes and tences, for the vse and difference of them, as also for the helpes and signes to them.
The Indicatiue or Demonstratiue moode.
The present or definitiue tence.