¶ The places out of whome are founde
argumentes for the prouynge or impro-
uynge of compounde Themes / are these
folowynge.
| Diffinicion Cause Partes | lyke contrary |
F the places of argumen-
tes shall be spoken hereaf-
ter. For as touchynge thē
in all thynges the Rheto-
rician & Logician do agre.
But as concernynge the
crafte to fourme argumentes whan thou
hast foūde them in theyr places / that must
be lerned of the Logician / where he trea-
teth of the fourme of sillogismes / enthime[-]
mes and inductions.
¶ Of an oracion demonstratiue.
THe vse of an oracion demon-
stratiue is ī praise or dispraise /
whiche kynde or maner of ora-
cion was greatly vsed somtyme in comon
accions / as dothe declare the oracions of
Demosthenes / and also many of Thucidi-
des oracions. And there ben thre maners
of oracions demonstratiue.
¶ The fyrst conteyneth the prayse or dys-
prayse of persones. As yf a man wolde
prayse the kynges hyghnes / or dysprayse
some yll persone / it must be done by an ora[-]
cion demonstratiue. The seconde kynde of
an oracion demonstratiue is: where in is
praysed or dyspraysed / nat the persone but
the dede. As if a thefe put hym selfe in ieo-
p[ar]dy for the safegarde of a true mā / against
other theues and murderers / the p[er]son can
nat be praysed for his vicious lyuyng / but
yet the dede is worthy to be commended.
Or if one shulde speake of Peters denyeng
of Christ / he hath nothyng to disprayse ye
person saue onely for this dede. The thyrd
kynde is: wherin is lauded or blamed no-
ther person nor dede / but some other thing
as vertue / vice / iustice / iniurie / charite / en-
uie / pacience / wrathe / and suche lyke.
¶ Partes of an Oracion.
¶ The partes of an oracion prescribed of
Rhetoriciens are these.
¶ The Preamble or exorden.
¶ The tale or narracion.
¶ The prouynge of the matter or conten-
cion.
¶ The conclusion.