[Figure of Diccion.]
Figure of diccion is the transformacion of one word, either written or pronoũced: & hath these partes.
[Prosthesis.] [Appositio], apposiciõ, the putting to, eyther of letter or sillable at the begynnyng of a worde, as: He all to bewretched hym.
[Apheresis] [Ablatio], the takynge awaye of a letter or sillable from the begynnynge of a worde, of a letter, when we say: The pẽthesis of thys house is to low, for the epenthesis. Wher note this ye word pẽthesis is a greke worde, & yet is vsed as an englishe, as many mo be, and is called a pentis by these figures, Sincope and Apheresis, the whole word beynge as is before, epenthesis, so called because it is betwyxt ye lyght & vs, as in al occupiers shops cõmenli it is.
[Epenthesis.] [Interpositio], when a letter is added betwene the fyrste sillable of a word and the laste, as: Relligiõ for religion, relliques for reliques.
[Syncope.] [Consicio], contrary to Epenthesis, is when somewhat is cutte of from the myddeste of the worde, as: Idolatry for Idololatry.
[Proparalepsis.] [Preassumpcio], when a sillable is added to a word, the significacion of the worde therby nothyng altered, as: He vseth to slacken his matters, for to slacke his matters.
[Apocope.] [Absissio], ye cuttyng away of a letter or sillable frõ the end of a word, as: She is a wel fayr may, for maid.
[Ectasis.] [Extensio], the making lõg of a sillable whych by nature is short, as: This was ordeined by acte, for ordined.
[Systole.] [Contractio], the makynge short of a sillable which bi nature is lõg, as He is a man of good perseueraũce: wher some men cõmit .ii. fautes at once, one yt they take perseueraũce for knoweledge, which signifieth alwais cõtinuance, an other yt they make this sillable (ue) short, where it is euer longe: and so do they erre in thys worde, adherentes, also, makyng (he) short, when it is alwayes longe, as when they saye: I defye hym, and all his adherentes.