OF THE NOUN.

Nouns are words that signify a body, or whatever can be touched and seen: such as Livre (book), Arbre (tree): sometimes also something that can neither be touched nor seen, such as Vertu (virtue), Esprit (spirit), Dieu (God).

DIVISION OF NOUNS.

There are two kinds of Nouns: some are called Substantives, the meaning of which is understood without the addition of another word: such as Pain (bread), Terre (earth): and they make a perfect sense with an adjective: such as Pain blanc (white bread), Terre noire (black earth). Others are called Adjectives, which are joined to substantives to declare their quality or quantity. However, they are not placed without substantives: otherwise, it would be unknown for what the adjective itself was placed. For example, if you say blanc (white), one can understand nothing, unless you add some substantive, as if you were to say, Pain blanc (white bread), Terre noire (black earth), Terre grasse (rich earth), Bon homme (good man), Homme juste (just man), Mauvaise personne (bad person), Grand personnage (great personage), Grand larron (great thief), Vin excellent (excellent wine), Homme prudent (prudent man), Riche (rich), Poure (poor), and so on for others.

Division of substantives

Substantives are divided into Proper Nouns and common ones, which are called Appellatives.
Proper nouns are those which belong to one alone, such as the name of any person, or city, or village: as Pierre (Peter), Iehan (John), Ierusalem (Jerusalem), Bethlehem.
Besides the proper name, there is another which indicates