As in the other parte called destruccion, those proposici-
ons are to bee subuerted, whiche are not manyfestlie true,
with all other notes before specified: so in contrariwise, this
oracion by contrary notes is declaimed by, as for example.
1.It shall behoue you first, for the entring of the oracion, to
induce a reprehension againste those, whiche haue confuted
as a truthe, that whiche you will confirme.
2.In the seconde parte, place the exposicion and meanyng
of the aucthours sentence.
3.Shewe the matter to be manifest.
4.Credible.
5.[Prossible].
6.Agreyng to the truthe.
7.Shewe the facte comelie.
8.Profitable.
This exercise of [Rhetotike], doeth contain in it all strēgth
of arte, as who should saie, all partes of Rhetorike maie co-
piouslie bee handled in this parte, called confirmacion. You
maie as matter riseth, ioigne twoo notes together, as the
reason of the argumente cometh in place, whiche Apthonius
a Greke aucthour herein vseth. As manifest and credible, pos-
sible and agreyng to truthe, comelie and profitable, but in al
these, as in all the reste: the theme or proposicion by it self, is
to bee placed, the reprehension of the aucthour by it self, the
exposicion of the theme by it self.