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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05388	The arte of reason, rightly termed, witcraft teaching a perfect way to argue and dispute. Made by Raphe Leuer. Seene and allowed according to the order appointed in the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.	Lever, Ralph, d. 1584.	1573 (1573)	STC 15541; ESTC S109424	77,588	257

considered and taken alone shée declareth what sense words do make whē they are coupled and knit together shée painteth foorth the perfect forme of a reasō by rule And to conclude shée doth minister matter to confirme and laye foorth a troth and teacheth a way howe to disproue and discouer an errour He that is cunnyng in this facultye shall seme ignoraunt in no learning and who that is altogether vnséene in this can be depely seene in none Doubtlesse a wise man must néedes take great pleasure and wonder to see a fewe rules lead men to an infinite knowledge These things I trowe may profite many sure I am they can harme none A scholer or one that is but a beginner maye not thinke that he should vnderstande at the first sight if perchaunce he reade in thys booke at aduenture here or there For the rules of this Arte are couched together like to billets in a pile of wood so y things that are layd downe in order must be orderlye taken vp neither doe men draw●… out billettes at the breast of the pile but they ascend to the toppe and taking them in order as they rise they quickly dispa●… mu●…e with ease otherwyse they shall hardlye in long time writh out one from amonges manye And though these ●…les and termes sems harde at the 〈◊〉 all strange and vnacquainted thin●… 〈◊〉 yet vse shall make them easye And 〈◊〉 vnderstanding of hard pointes vse these helpes First consider with yourselfe ▪ what the authors purpose is in 〈◊〉 place how that speciall point may agrée with the generall issue then seke to know what euery word in the sentence maye signifie by it selfe alone after weigh what sense they ●…ake as they are all knit and coupled together then trie if ought maye 〈◊〉 put to the sentence or taken from it to make it plainer or truer ▪ Last of all seeke for diuers and 〈◊〉 examples ▪ c. by these meanes ye shall at the length not onely vnderstande the meaning of that ye reade but also discerne ▪ iudge whether the saying be true or false plaine or obscure Now to let euerie writer haue his deserued praise I confesse to them that desire to knowe whom I folow that in my thrée firste bookes I ●…ely folow Aristotle both for matter also for order who is in my iudgement an author y farre passeth all prophane writers not onely for that ●…he writeth more true and profitable things then others do but also for that his manner and trade of writing is more perfect and playner then any others is y I haue red As for Ciceronians suger tongued fellowes which labour more for fi●…nes of speach then for knowledge of good matter they oft speake much to small purpose and shaking foorth a number of choise words and picked sentences they hinder good learning wyth their fond ●…hatte But in my fourth booke which intreateth of the places sheweth a way how to prouide store of arguments I haue thought good neither fully to folow Aristotle nor yet anye other that I haue séene For Aristotles inuention serueth best for vniuersitie men when a question is broughte to some generall issue as to proue that the backset is or is not the saywhat the kinde the propertie or the Inbeer of the foreset Howbeit men vse in disputing or writing to argue to and fro neuer bringing the matter that lyeth in question to anye of these foure generall issues Nowe thoughe the latter writers thinke they finde iust fault with Aristotle in this behalfe yet in mine opinion they themselues neither deuise so many places as may be deuised for store of matter nor yet name them or handle them so aptly or handsomly as is méete If it be my happe dissenting from all men in this pointe to finde out a playner and more easye waye then hath bene found out heretofore thou oughtest gentle reader neither to blame their lacke of skill nor much to praise my mending For Artes are like to Okes which by litle and litle grow a long time afore they come to their ful bignesse That one mā beginneth another oft times furthereth and mendeth and yet more praise to be giuē to the beginner then to the furtherer or mender if the first did finde moe good things then the folower did adde Experience teacheth that eche thing which is inuented by man hath a beginning hath an increase and hath also in time a full ripenesse Nowe although eche worke is most commendable when it is brought to his full perfectiō yet where the workme●… are many there is oft times more prayse to be giuen to hym that begynneth a good worke then to him that endeth it For if ye consider the bookes that are now printed and compare them with the bookes that were printed at the first Lord what a diuersity is there and how much do the last exceede the first Yet if ye wil compare the first and the last Printer together and seke whether deserueth more praise and commendation ye shall finde that the first did farre excéede the last For the last had helpe of manye and the firste had helpe of none So that the first lighteth the candle of knowledge as it were and the seconde doth but snuffe it This I write for that some adding but patches to other mens workes and after publishing the whole in their owne name conueigh to themselues as it were by stealth the fame prayse that others doe deserue As for those that marre y thing they take in hand to mend do not only publishe to the world their own vnskilsulnesse in finding out any profitable matter but also doe bewray their vnhabilitie to iudge of things well found out to their handes To such I say it is farre easier for a meane craftes man to make a worke of his owne deuise then to finishe the work that a cunning mā hath begon I write thus much bicause some men by suche kinde of dealing haue misused both my doings my name For the booke named the Philosophers game and printed about nine yeares ago is entituled to bée set foorth by Kaphe Leuer and to be augmented by one W. F. But I assure thee gentle reader that the pamphlet or worke neuer passed from mée with so many so grosse ouersightes as in the booke nowe printed are common to be sene For triall wherof I referre my self to the copy that this day is extant in sundry of my frendes handes Surely I thinke my selfe muche discredited and that great wrong is offred vnto me for that the same is set forth and suffred to passe vnder my name without my knowledge or assent Reason would that eche man should beare the blame of his owne deault But I maruell most at him which woulde correcte and augment the tables that I drew forth for beginners to loke on when they played at this game For sure I am that I comprised in them both plainly and briefly all the examples of taking and