THE ENGLISH SCHOOLMASTER: Teaching all his Scholars, of what age soever, the most easy, short, and perfect order of distinct Reading, and true Writing our English-tongue, that hath ever yet been known or Published by any. And further also, teacheth a direct Course, how any unskilful person may easily both understand any hard English words, which they shall in the Scriptures, Sermons, or elsewhere hear or read: and also be made able to use the same aptly themselves; and generally, whatsoever is necessary to be known for English speech: so that he which hath this Book only, needeth to buy no other to make him fit, from his Letters unto the Grammar-Schoole, for an Apprentice, or any other his private use, so far as concerneth English. And therefore is made not only for Children (though the first Book be mere childish for them) but also for all other, especially that are ignorant in the Latine-tongue. In the next Page the Schoolmaster hangeth forth his Table to the view of all beholders, setting forth some of the chief commodities of his Profession. Devised for thy sake that wantest any part of this skill, by Edward Coote, Master of the Free-school in Bury St. EDMOND.  
Perused and approved by public Authority, and now the Eighteenth time imprinted, with certain Copies to Write by, at the end of this Book added.  
LONDON, Printed for the Company of Stationers. 1630.   

☜ The Schoolmaster his Profession.  
I Profess to teach thee that art utterly ignorant, to Read perfectly, to Write truly, and with judgement to understand the reason of our English-tongue with great expedition, ease and pleasure.  
I will teach thee that art unperfect in either of them, to perfect thy skill in few days with great ease.  
I undertake to teach all my Scholars, that shall be trained up for any Grammar School, that they shall never err in writing the true Orthography of any word truly pronounced: which, what ease and benefit it will bring unto Schoolmasters, they best know: and the same profit do I offer to all other, both Men, and Women; that now for want hereof, are ashamed to write to their best friends: for which I have heard many Gentlemen offer much.  
I assure all Schoolmasters of the English-tongue, that they shall not only teach their Scholars with great perfection, but also they shall with more ease and profit, and in shorter time teach a hundred Scholars sooner, than before they could teach f●rtie.  
I hope, by this plain and short kind of teaching, to encourage mady to read, that never otherwise would have learned. And so more knowledge will he brought into this Land, and more Books bought than otherwise would have been.  
I shall ease the poorer sort, of much charge that they have been at, in maintaining their children long at School, and in buying many Books.  
Strangers that now blame our Tongue of difficulty, and uncertainty, shall by me plainly see and understand those things which they have thought hard.  
I do teach thee the first part of Arithmetic, to know or write any number.  
By the practice thereunto adjoined, all learners shall so frame and tu●e their voices, as that they shall truly and naturally pronounce any kind of stile, either in prose or verse.  
By the same practice, Children shall learn in a Catechism the knowledge of the principles of true Religion, with precepts of virtue, and civil behaviour.  
I have made a part of a brief Chronologie for practice of reading hard Words, wherein also thou shalt be much helped for the understanding of the Bible, and other Histories: and a Grammar Scholar learn to know when his Authors both Greek and Latin, lived, and when the principal Histories in them were done.  
I have set down a Table, containing and teaching the true writing and understanding of any hard English word, borrowed from the Greek, Latin, or French, and how to know the one from the other with the interpretation thereof, by a plain English word: whereby Children shall be prepared for the understanding of thousands of Latin words before they enter the Grammar School, which also will bring much delight and judgement to others. Therefore if thou understandest not any word in this Book, not before expounded, seek the Table.  
If I may be generally received, I shall cause one uniform manner of Teaching: a thing which as it hath brought much profit unto the Latin tongue, so would it do to all other Languages, if the like were practised.  
Finally, I have given thee such Examples for fair Writing, whereby in every School all bad hands may be abandoned, that of thou shouldest buy the like of any other (which thou shalt seldom find in England,) they alone will cost thee much more money than. I ask thee for my whole Profession.  
If thou desirest to be further satisfied, for the performance of these things; read the Preface, where thou shalt also see the reason of some things in the first Book, which thou mightest otherwise dislike.   

The Preface for directions to the Reader.  
OTher men in their writings (gentle Reader) may justly use such stile, as may declare learning or eloquence sit for a Scholar; but I am enforced of necessity to effect that plain rudeness, which may ●it the capacity of those persons with whom I have to deal. The learneder sort are able to understand my purpose and to teach this Treatise without further direction. I am now therefore to direct my speech to the unskilful, which desire to make use of it, for their own private benefit; and to such men and women of trade, as Tailors, Weavers, Shopkeepers, Seamsters, and such other, as have undertaken the charge of teaching others; give me leave therefore (I beseech thee) to speak plainly and samiliarly to thee, yea let me entreat thee to give diligent regard to those things which I shall deliver unto thee; I seek nothing by thee, but thy own pleasure, ease, & profit, & the good of theschollers, If peradventure for 2, or 3. days at the first it may seem somewhat hard or strange unto thee, yet be not discouraged, neither cast it from thee: for ●f thou take diligent pains in it but 4. days, thou shalt learn many very profitable things that thou never knewest; yea thou shalt know more of the English tongue, than any man of thy calling (not being a Grammatian) in England knoweth▪ thou shalt teach thy Scholars with better commendation and profit than any other, not following this order, teacheth; & thou mayst sit on thy shop board, at thy Looms, or at thy needle, and never hinder thy work to hear thy Scholars, after thou hast once made this little book familiar to thee. The practice and order of study, I know is a stranger unto thee; yet must thou now be sure that thou pass not over any one word, before thou well understandest it. If thou canst not find out the meaning, and true use of any rule or word, and having none present to help thee, make a markethereat with thy Pen or Pin, until thou meetest with your Minister, or other learned Scholar, of whom thou mayst inquire; and do not think it any discred it to declare thy want, being in a matter pertaining to Grammar, or other such things as those of thy condition are usually unacquainted with: rather assure thyself, that all wise men will commend thee that desirest knowledge, which many reject; but they which refuse to be directed, I know are such as delight in their ●o●tish ignorance, like Scoggius' Priest, who because he had used his old▪ Annumpsimus for these do●en years, would not forsake it for the other new Assumpsimus though it were never so good. Two things generally you must mark for the use of this Book: first, the true understanding of it, in the ●atter: secondly, the manner of learning it, if thou be only a Scholar, than the order of teaching it, if thou be also a Teacher. And for the first, where I profess to teach with far more ease and pleasure to the learner. And therefore with greater speed than others, understand the reason. Thou hast but two principal things to learn; to spell truly any word of one syllable, and to divide truly any word of many. For the first, I have disposed syllables so in the first Book, howsoever at the first sight they may seem common, as that thou canst meet none, but either thou hast it there set down, or at least so many like both for the beginning or end, as that none can be propounded unto thee, that thou shalt not be skilful in.  
And I have so begun with the easiest, proceeding by degrees unto harder, that they first learned, all the other will follow with very little labour. These syllables known, because all words, be they never so long or hard, be made of them, thou hast nothing to learn, but to divide them; for which I have laid down so easy and certain Rules (believe me that have tried) as that thou shalt never ●rr● in any hard word: I doubt not but thine own experience shall find this true, and so my promise in that point performed to the full. Marvel not why in this first book I have differed in writing many syllables from the usual manner; yea, from myself in the rest of the work: as templ without (e) tun with one (n) and plums, not plums, etc. My reason is, I have put there no more letters than are of absolute necessity, when in the rest I have followed custom: yea, often I write the same word diversely (if it be used indifferently) the better to acquaint thee with any kind of writing. Touching the speeches at the end of the 1, 2, 4, 7, and 8, Chapters, regard not the matter (being vain) but my purpose, which is to bring thee to present use of reading words of one syllable which thou hast learned to spell, and so thou mayst have nothing in the second book to learn, but only division of words, and other hard observations. The titles of the chapters, and notes in the margin (which I would always have thee diligently read and mark) will make these things more 〈◊〉 unto thee.  
Also where I undertake to make thee to write the true Orthography of any word truly pronounced, I must mean it of those words whose writings determined: for there are many, wherein the best Englishmen in this Land are not agreed as some write malicious deriving it from malice, other write malicious, as from the Latin malitiosus. So some write German from the Latin, some german from the French. Neither do I deal with proper names, strange words of Art in several Sciences, nor the unknown terms of peculiar Countries (if they differ from ordinary rules) unless sometimes upon some special occasion. I know ere this, thou thirstest that art a Teacher, to hear how thou mayst with more ease and profit teach a hundred Scholars, than before forty; follow my advice and I warrant the success. Let every one of thy Scholars (for the best thou hast shalt learn, that here which he never knew, neither needeth he any other for English) provide and use this Book, then divide thy Scholars in 2, 3, or 4. sorts, as thy number is, for more thou needest not, although thou hast a hundred Scholars) & place so many of them as are nearest of like forwardness, in one lesson or form, as in Grammar Schools; and so go thorough thy whole number, not making above four companies at the most: so that thou shalt have but four Lectures to hear, though thou hast a hundred Scholars, whereas before thou hadst forty Lectures though but forty Scholars. Then when thou wouldst hear any form, call them forth all, be they ten, twenty, or more together: hear two or three that thou most suspectest to be most negligent, or of dullest conceit, and let all the other attend, or let one read one line, sentence or part; another the next, and so thorough, so that all do somewhat, and none know when, or what shall be required of him, encourage the most diligent and tenderest natures. And thus doubt not but thou shalt do more good unto twenty in one hour▪ than before unto four in several lessons. For the apposing each other, as I have directed in the end of the second Book, emulation and fear of discredit, will make them envy who shall excel. By this means also every one in a higher form shall be well able to help those under him, and that without loss of time, seeing thereby he repeateth that which he lately learned. Now touching the framing and sweet tuning of the voice, I have given thee this help: I have added for prose all sorts of stile, both dialogue and other; and for verse, Psalms and other verses of all the several sorts usual: which being well taught, will frame thee to the natural reading of any English. But here I must make earnest request unto all careful Ministers, that as they tender the good education of the youth in their Parishes, they would sometimes repair unto the Schools of such Teachers as are not Grammarians, to hear their children pronounce, and to help such with their direction, that desire to use this Book in their Schools: for it is lamentable to see into what ignorant handling silly little children chance, which should at the first bee most skilfully grounded; which is the only cause of such woeful ignorance in so many men and women; that cannot write (without great error) one sentence of true English: therefore let Parents now be wise unto whom they commit their children.  
But to return to my teaching Tradesmen: If thou desirest to be informed how to teach this Treatise, mark diligently the directions given in all places of the Book; and as thy Scholar is in saying his lesson, mark what words he misseth, and them note with thy pen or pin, and let him repeat them at the next Lecture, and so until he be perfect, not regarding those where he is skilful. And let his fellows also remember them to appose him in them in their appositions. But me thought I heard thee say, that my reasons have persuaded thee to be willing to ●each this: but thou canst not move all their Parents to be willing to bestow so much money on a Book at the first. Tell them from me, that they need buy no more, and then they shall save much by the bargain. But they will reply, that his little young child will have torn it before it be half learned. Then answer him, that a remedy is provided for them also, which is this: First, the Printer upon the sight hereof hath framed his Hornbook, according to the order of this book, ●aking the first part of my second page the matter thereof, which in my opinion ●●e did with good reason; for a child may by this Treatise almost learn to spell perfectly in as little time, as learn well the other Horn book. But this latter ●●ing first learned, being the ground work of spelling, all the rest of this work will 〈◊〉 gotten with small labour. Secondly, I have so disposed the placing of my first ●●oke, that if the child should tear out every leaf as fast as he learneth it, yet it ●●ll not be greatly hurtful, for every new following Chapter repeateth and teach●●h again all that went before. I hope if he be a reasonable man, that this an●●er will suffice. Touching my Chronologie and Table, I have before the en●●ce into them, prefixed the manner how to understand the use of them, where●●●o I refer thee, having been already over-tedious. For the particular ordinary sounding of the letters, I wholly omit, leaving it to the ordering of the Tea●●●r, especially it being before sufficiently and learnedly handled by another. Thus ●●e I so plainly prattled and lisped unto thee, as that I hope thou understandest purpose and single heart for thy good: which if I find accepted, I may peradventure hereafter proceed in my course, for the easy and speedy attaining the ●●●rned Language's: an argument which as it is more pertinent to my profession so might it rather be expected from me than this poor Pamphlet.  
But in the mean time, if in this thou find my words true, accept my good will, and give glory to GOD.   

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ct. ij. fr. fi. si. sh. fl. sl. ff. ss. ss. st. st.st.   

The first Book of the English Schoolmaster.  

CHAP. I.  
TEaching all Syllables of two Letters, beginning with the easiest, and joining them together that are of like sound, as you may perceive by placing (c) betwixt (k) and (s) and coupling them as you see: and then teaching to read words of two Letters. 
The titles of the Chapters must not be● taught the Schol●●● but only direct the Teachers.   
When your Scholar hath perfectly learned his Letters, teach him to know his vowels: and after two or three days when he is skilful in them, teach him to call all the other letters consonants, and so proceed with the other words of Art, as they stand in the Margin; never troubling his memory with a new word, before he● be perfect in the old.  
 a e i o u a e i o u  Ab ebb ib ob ub Ba be by bo but  Admetus ed it odd ud Da de di do du  Of of if of of Fa fe fi fo fu  Agnostus egg ig og ug Ga' ge gi' go gu  Ah eh ** oh ** Ha he high ho hu  Al el il ol ul La le li lo lu  Am 'em in am 'em Ma me mi more mu  An en in on un Na ne ni no nu  Ap ep ip op up Pa poe pi po pu  Are er it or ur Ramires re ri ro ru  At et it ot ut Ta te ti to tu  Ak eke ik ok uk Ka ke ki ko ku  Ac ec ic oc uc Ca ce ci co cum 
C. before a, ●, u, like (k) but before ●, or i, like (s) if no other letter come between.   As es is os us Sa se si so sum  Az ez iz oz uz Za ze zi so zu Dip●●ongs Ai ei * hey * ja ie ji io in Now you may teach your Scholar, that he can spell nothing without a Vowel. Ay ay * oy * Ya ye ye yo ** Au eu * ou * Va ve vi vo vu Aw ewe * owe * Wa we widow woe **  Axe ex ix ox ux Qua que qui quo **  
Teach him that (y) is out for ay the vowel, and make him▪ read● these lines distinctly.  
If you do ill, fie on us all:  
Ah, is it so? he is my foe.  
Woe be to me, if I do so.  
up, go on: lo I see a py●  
So it is, if I do lie,  
Woe is me, oh I die,  
Ye see in me, no lie to be   

CHAP. II.  
TEacheth to join the two former sorts of syllables together, I mean (ab and ba.) and so the rest, with practice of reading the same sorts of words of three Letters. And here you see, that this and every new Chapter doth so repeat all that went before, that your Scholar can forget nothing.  
Ba bab ba bad ba bag ba bar bat bay.  
Be bed be beg be bet.  
By bid by big by bill by bit.  
here you may teach your Scholar to call these words syllables; and that so many letters as we spell together, we call a syllable. And you may repeat the first two letters as often as the capacity of a Child shall require it: And for the more pleasure of the child, I have used such syllables as are used for English words.  
Bo bot bo bon bos bo box boy.  
But bud but bug bu bull bu but bu●.  
Da dad dag da dam daw day.  
De den det de dew.  
Di did dig dim din dip.  
Do dog dol do dop dor dot dow.  
Du dug dull du dun.  
Fa fall fan far fa fat.  
Fe fed fell fe fen few. Fi fill fin fir fit.  
Foyes fog fop for foe fox. Furio full fur.  
Ga' gad gag ga gap gay. Ge ges get.  
Gi' gib gig gil. Go gob god got.  
Gum gub gug gull gum gum gun gup got.  
Ha had hag hap ha hat haw hay.  
He head hell him hen hew.  
High hid hill him high hip his hit.  
Ho hog hod ho hom hot hop.  
Hu huf hug hul hu hum hue.  
La lad lag lap la las law lay.  
If your Scholar be ready in the former terms of a vowel, consonant, and a syllable, you may now teach him what a Dipthong is, especially those in the former Chapter, ai, ei, ●●, au, eu, ou,  
Le led leg le les let.  
Li lib lig limb li lip.  
Lo Iob log lo lol lop los lot low.  
Lu. lug lu lul.  
Ma mad mam man ma map mas mat maw may.  
Me meg men mes. Mi mil mis.  
more mop mos mow. Mu mul mum mur.  
Na nag name nay. Ne nel net ne new.  
Ni ni bib nile nip nit. No nod nor not now.  
Nu numb nun nut.  
Pa pan pass pat paw pax pay.  
Pe ped peg pen. Pi bid pill pix.  
Po pod pot. Pu pul pur pus put.  
Ra rag ram ran rap rar raw ray.  
Re red row. Ri rib rig rim rip.  
Ro rob rod ros rot. Ru rub ruf rug run.  
Ta tap tar tax. Te teg tel ten tow.  
Ti tib till tin tip tit. To tog tom top tos tow toy.  
Tu tub tug tun tut.  
* In these kind of words of one syllable, we use only (c) before (a, o, u) and (k) before (e, and i) and not otherwise, except in feigned words, as Cis for cisse●y: Kate for Katherine; as in some proper names, as Cis the father of Soul.  
But we use (s) before any vowels: therefore have I placed them as you see.  
Ca call came can cap cat.  
Ke ket key. King kid kiss kit.  
Co cob cod cog co come cow coy.  
Cum cud cuf cull cum cup cur cut.  
Sa sad sag same sa saw, see sell set.  
Si sip sir sit, so sob some sop sot sow.  
So sum, su sup.  
ja jar iag jaw. je jet jow. In iud.  
Ye yell yes yet.  
Va vau vat. We ver.  
Wa wag wan was what way.  
We wed well wet.  
Widow will win. Woe will wot.  
Qua quaf quat. Qui quill quib quit.  
* This speech is made only of the words taught before, where you are not to regard the sense being frivolous but only to teach distinct reading. And this observe in the rest, making your scholar to read them perfectly, but not the titles of Chapters, nor the Notes in the Margin,  
* Boy go thy way up to the top of the hill, and get me home the bay Nag fill him well and see he be fat, and I will rid me of him: for he will be but dull, as his dam; if a man bid well for him, I will tell him of it; if not, I do but rob him: and so God will vex me, and may let me go to hell, if I get but a jawbone of him ill.  
here examine your scholar what Consonants will follow b, and Let him answer (l) or (r) and so practise him in all the rest. For the more perfect he is in them, the more ease and benefit you shall find, when you come to the rules of Division in the second Book. I cal● (h) a Consonant here, and elsewhere for examples sake, which properly is 〈◊〉, to avoid multitude of Rules.   

CHAH. III.  
SEtting down only all those Syllables that are of three letters beginning with two Consonants.  
Blanvel ble bli blo blu.  
Brabant bre bri bro bru.  
Cha che chi cho chu.  
Cla cle cli clo clu.  
Crack cre cri cro cru.  
Dra dre dri dro dru.  
Dwa dwe dwi dw● **.  
Fla i'll fli flow flu.  
Fra fire fri fro fru.  
Gla gle gli glo glu.  
Gna gne g●i gno gnu.  
Gra gre gri gro gru.  
Kna knee kni kno knu.  
Plam ple pli plo plu.  
Pra pre pri pro pru.  
Sca sce sci sco scu.  
Ska ske skis sko sku.  
Sha' she shi sho shu.  
Sla slay sli slo slu.  
Sma sme smi smo smu.  
Sna sne sni sno snu.  
Spa spe spi spo spu.  
Sta ste sti sto stu.  
Swa swe swi swo **.  
Squa sque squi squo squu.  
Tha the thy tho thu.  
Tra tre tri trow true.  
Twa two twi two **.  
Wha when why who whu.  
Wra wre wri wro wru.   

CHAP. four  
Here are adjoined the Syllables of the former Chapter, with the second sort of those in the fir●t Chapter, beginning with (ab.) And then teach to read words made of those Syllables.  
Blanvel blab. Ble bled bless blue. Bli bliss. Blo blot. Blu blur.  
Although I have so disposed these words, as that the latter Chapters are a repetition of the former, yet would I have scholars in ●uery form, say over in part some of that they have learned, and appose one another, as I have taught in the first Chapter of the second Book.  
Brabant brag bran bra bras brot bray.  
Bre bred bret brew. Bri brim. Bro brow.  
Cha champ chap chas chat. I chew.  
Chi chi● chip. Cho chod chop. Chu chub.  
Crack crab crag cram. Credit crew.  
Crispinus crib. Cro crop cross crow. Cru crumb.  
Dra drab draf drag dram draw dry.  
Dre dreg dri drip. Dro drum drop dru.  
Dwe dwell.  
Fla flag flap flat flaw flax. Fleire fle●.  
Fli flit. Flo flot flow flox. Flu flux.  
Fra fray. F fret fri frig. Fro frog fr●● frow.  
Gla glad glass. Gle glue. Gli glid.  
Glow glos glow. Glu glum glut.  
Gna gnat gnaw.  
Gra graf grass grey. Gri grig grip. Gr● gr●●.  
Kna knap knaw. Kni knit.  
Know knor know. Knu knub k●●●●.  
Plam plate play. Plo plod plot plow. Plu plum.  
Pray prat pray. Pre pres. Pri prig.  
I have placed (c, and k) as in the second Chapter, although you shall find (k) written before (a) and (u) as in scarlet, skull, yet do the most exact Writers say scarlet, skull: but Calendar.  
Sca scab scan scar.  
Ske skeg scep skew skis skill skin skip.  
Sco scof scot skull scum.  
Shakstone shed shad shall, shed she'll show.  
Sla slab slay sle slew.  
Sli slid slip slit slo slop slow, slu slut.  
Sme smell smi smit, smo smote, smu smut.  
Sna snag snah snat, sni snip, sno snow, snu snut.  
Spa span spar, spe sped spell spew.  
Spi spill spin spit, spo spot, spu spur.  
Sta stat stag star stay, stem.  
Sti stiff still stir, sto stod stow, stu stub stuf stur.  
Swa swad swag swan swap sway, swe swell.  
Swi swig swill swim.  
Tha than that thaw, the them than they.  
Thy thin this, though thou, thu thus.  
Tra trap trey. Tre trey. Tri trim trip.  
Trow trop trow troy. True trub trus.  
Twy twig,  
Wha what. When when whey. Whimbly whip. Who whole whom.  
Wra wrap. Wre wren. Wri wrig wril. Wro wrote.  
Squa squab squad squat, squi squib.  
I met a man by the way this day, who when he saw me, hit me a blow that it did swell, for that I did not stir my cap when I met him. But I fled from him, and ran my way, than did he fret and outran me, and drew out his staffs that had a kno● on the end, and hit me a clap on the scull, and a cross blow on the leg, so that I did skip at it: yet was I glad to know and to see as in ● gla●●e my bad spot: and I will pray him that if he shall see me so gross, and so far out of the way, that he will wh●p me well, ●o that I may know what I am to do.   

CHAP. V.  
SEtteth down all Syllables of four Letters beginning with three Consonants. Secondly, joineth them like the former Chapter, with like practice of reading. Lastly, it teacheth syllables made of Dipthongs.  
Appose your Scholar in these, as I willed you in the third Chapter for the same purpose: the first of these is ever (s, or th')  
Scra scre scri scro scru.  
Skra skre skri skro skru.  
Scla scle scli sclo sclu.  
Skla skle skli sklo sklu.  
Shla shle shli shlo shlu.  
Shra shre shri shro shru.  
stra stre stri stro stru.  
spla sple splt splo splu.  
spra spre spri spro spru.  
thra three thri thro' thru.  
thwa thwe thwi thwo.  
Scra scrap scrat skre skru scre scrub.  
Shra shrap▪ shre shred shrew, shri shrig shrill, shru shrub shrng.  
Stra strag strau stray, stre stres, stri strop strut,  
Spla splay, spli split.  
Spra sprat, spre spread, spri sprig.  
Thra thrall. Thro' throt. Thru thrum.  
Make your scholar know perfectly these Dipthongs: and use him to spell the two last by their sound, and not call them double ee, or double oo.  
Ai ail ●ail quail stai staid brai brain twain, wai way.  
Brabant brau brawl scaul lau laud.  
Toi toil boi voil spoil. joi join coin hoi hois.  
Ou our your out stout fou foul soul cloud hou house.  
Fée feed bleed she sheep fee feel héel queen.  
Bo boo book look hook hood stood good fool hool stool.   

CHAP. VI  
TEaching all Syllables of three Letters, that can end any word with two consonants.  
The former Chapters do fully teach to begin any word: these are for end which we call terminations; therefore here I am enforced to use syllables that are not words.  
Abl ebl obl ubls.  
Abs ebs ibs obs ubs.  
Ache each ich och uch.  
Acls/ Akl ecls/ ekl icls/ ikl ocls/ okl ucls/ ukl  
Adg edge idg odg udg.  
Adds eds ids odds uds.  
Alf elf ilf olf ulf.  
Ald eld ild old uld.  
Alk elk ilk olk ulk.  
Alm elm ilm olm ulm.  
Alu elu ilu olu ulu.  
Alphonso elp ilp olp ulp.  
Als else ills ols uls.  
Alt elt ilt olt ult.  
Amb emb imb omb umb.  
Ample emp imp omp ump.  
Am's ems ims' oms ums.  
And end ind and und.  
Ang eng ing ong ung.  
Ank enk ink onk unk.  
Ans ens in's on's uns.  
An't enter in't on't unt.  
Apl epl ipl opl upl.  
Aps eps ips ops ups.  
Apt ept ipt oped upt.  
Arb erb irb orb urb. 
force with 1c.   
Ard erred ird ord urd.  
Arf erf irf orf urf.  
Arg erg irg org urg.  
Ark erk irk ork urk.  
Arm erm irm orm urm.  
Arn ern irn orn urn.  
Arp erp irp orp urp.  
Ars ers irs ors urs.  
Art ere'rt irt ort urt.  
Ash esh ish osh ush.  
Ask esk isk osk usk.  
Asl esl isl osl usl.  
Asp esp isp osp usp.  
Ast est ist oft ust.  
Aith eith i'th' o'th' uth.  
Atl etl itl otl utl.  
At's ets its ots uts.   

CHAP. VII.  
Adjoineth the syllables of the former Chapter with the first of the first Chapter, and others that begin syllables with such practice of reading as before.  
Babab babble. Gagad gadl wrab wrabl scrabl.  
Pe ped pedl. By bib bibl nibl dri dribl scri scribl.  
Co cob cobl bobls go gob gobl hob hobl.  
Hu hub hubls stu stub stubls.  
Crack crab cras, dra drab dras, stab stabs.  
We web webs. Ri rib ribs.  
Lo Iob lob's, so sob sobs. Tu tubs stubs.  

* You may sometime spell this way, if the word will be more easy, which is especially when the word end●th in (ch, gh or sh) for then they cannot well be divided.  Ri ich rich why which. Mu such much sum such.  
La lad lads, shed shades, squads. Be bed beds beds.  
Li lid lids. Go god gods rods.  
Ba ba● batl snact. Mu mufl shufl rufl.  
Ha haf haft craft. De def cleft.  
Gi' give gift lift rift si sift cleft.  
Lo lof loft soft. Hu huf huft tuft.  
La lau laugh. High high nigh, plo plou plough, thro' through.  
Da dag dagl gag pagl wagl dragl stragl.  
Gi' gigl higl wri wrig wrigl.  
Go gog gogl▪ stru strug strugl.  
Ba bal bald sca scau scaul scauld. He hell held geld.  
Gi' gil gilled mil mild piled child wi wild.  
Bo bou bold gold hold would should. Cum could.  
Ca call calf half ralf.  
Pe pel pelf self shelf twel eight. Gum gull gulf.  
Ba bal balk chalk walk stalk.  
Mi mil milk silk. You yol yolk. Hu hull hulk.  
Ba bal balm ealm palm. He hell helm. Fill film. Haul holm.  
Fa fall fallen. Sto stol stolen, swo swollen.  
Sca scal scalp. He hell help. When whelp. Gum gull gulp.  
Fa fall fals. Pu pull pulls.  
Fa fall fault. Shakstone shalt. Be bell belt felt melt smelled.  
Gi' gil gilt hilt tilt will't spilt.  
* Lafoy lamb lamb. Kem comb. Come comb. Dum dumb thumb. 
After (u) we use to give little or no sound to (b.)   
Cam camp damp lamp cramp stamp. Shri shrim shrimp.  
Po pom pomp. Du dum dump. Iulium tump cump stump.  
Dam damn dams hams. Ste stem stems. Plu plum plums.  
Dam dau dava daunc faunc iaunc launc chaunc.  
Fe fen fenc penc henc. Qui quiuc st●c. O● oun ounc.  
Ba ban band hand land sand wand. Ben bend lend spend send.  
Fi fin find blind wind. Bon bond. Ho houn hound round.  
Ha han hang. Simo sin sing thing string.  
You you young strong wrong. Du dun dung.  
Ba ban bank rank blank flank frank shank.  
Li lin link brink pinks drink shrink. Mon monk.  
Pa pan pant plant gra grant haunt.  
Be been bend lent meant rend went shent spent.  
Di din dint mint flint mint splint.  
Foyes fon font wont. Hu hunt lunt blunt.  
Dam dap dapl grapl gripl. Ni nip nipl.  
Co cou couple.  
Ca cap caps raps traps chaps. Hippolito hips lips quips.  
So sop sops tops chaps drops strops.  
Ca cap captain grapt leapt chapt shrapt. Ke key kept.  
Di dip dipped ripped tipped slipped skipped tripped stripped.  
Do dop 'dopt sopped copt cropped. So sup supped.  
He her herb. Cum cur curb.  
Ca car card guard lard quard ward yard.  
Be ber beard. Gi' gir gird. Lo lord word. Cum cur curd.  
Ca car carf dwarf scarf wharf. Tu tur turf.  
Ba bar barg large charge. We ver verg.  
Di dir dirge. Go gour gorg. So sur surg spurg.  
Ba bar bark dark hark mark park clerk spark.  
woe wor work. Lu. lur lurk.  
Ba bar barm farm harm warm charm swarm  
Te ter term. Fi fir firm. woe wor worm storm.  
Ba bar barn warn yarn. Fer fern quern stern.  
Bo bor born corn torn. But burr burn turn spurn.  
Ca car carp harp warp sharp.  
Ver verse. woe worse. Cum cur curs purse.  
Ca cart dart hart part quart wart smart swart.  
Di dir dirt. For fort sort short. Hu hur hurt.  
Da dash da * ash lash ra rash gua guash, 
The reason of this difference I showed before.   
F fresh. Fi ish fish.  
Gum ush gush push rush tush blush brush crush.  
Ca cas cask mask task. Des desk. Hu hus husk musk.  
Fri fris fris● wrist. Mu muss must rust.  
Ga' gas gasp hasp rasp wasp. Ri risp wisp crisp.  
Case cast fast haste last taste vast waist chaste.  
Be bes best, ie jest nest rest west yeast chest wrest.  
Fi fis fist list witted. Co cos cest host lost most post.  
Du dus dust lust must rust.  
Ra rat ratl pratl. Ke ket ketl. Ti titl spitl. Ru rut rutl.  
Ba ath bath say saith hath lath ath saith wrath.  
Widow i'th' with sith. Do oath moth mouth south flouth.  
Thru thrust. Thra three thresh. Thro' throng.  
Thwa thwai thwait thwaits.  

Tell me now in truth: How rich art thou?  
What hast thou that is thine own?  
A cloth for my table, a horse in my stable,  
Both bridle and saddle, and a child in the cradle  
(But no bag of gold, house or freehold.  
My Coin is but small, find it who shall:  
For, I know this myself, it is all but pelf):  
Both cow and calf: you know not yet half.  
She doth yield me milk, her skin, soft as silk.  
I got, without help, a cat and a whelp;  
A cap and a belt, with a hog that was gelt;  
With a pot of good drink, full to the brink.  
And I had a Lark, and a Fawn from the Park,  
Thus much in haste, may serve for a taste.  
And so I must end, no vain word to spend.    

CHAP. VIII.  
TEaching words ending first in three, then in four Consonants, containing the hardest syllables of all sorts, with practice of reading ●he same.  
Cat ca caught naught taught.  
Ay eight. Hei height weight. Si sight bright.  
Bou bought aught fought wrought sought.  
Ru rug rugl rugls.  
Bel belch welsh. Fi fill filch milch pilch.  
Am amb amble bramble. Scra scramble. Ni nimbl wimbl.  
Furio fum fumble mumble stumble. Ni nim nymph.  
Am amp ampl sampl crampl. Tem templ. Pim pimpl.  
Pu pum pump pumpl. Pomp pomps. Pumps.  
Ba 
* For (a) here many put an.  bla●ch branch paunch. Ben bench wench wri wrinch.  
Ca can candl handl. Spren sprendle.  
Ma man mantl. Spra spran sprantl. Grun gruntl.  
Ten tenth. Ni nin ninth. De dep dept.  
Ca came camp campt stamped. Tem tempt. Stum stump.  
King kind kindl spindl. But bun bundl.  
An 
* We may put (c) before (k) not pronounced.  ankl. Wri wrinkl sprinkl. Un uncle.  
Man mangl tangl strangl wrangle. Min mingl singl.  
Ga' gar garb garbl marbl warbls. Cum kerb curbl.  
Ci cir circ circls.  
Far fared fardl. Gir girdl. Hu hur hurdl.  
Gar gargl. Hu pur purp purpl. King kir kirt kirtl mirtl.  
Tur turt. woe wor world. Cum cur curled.  
Ca cast castl. Wra wrested. Thy thist thistl. Just iustl.  
Dam dash dashed lashed swasht. Pu push pushed rushed.  
As ask asked. Cla clas clasp clapped.  
Ca catch watch scratch. It itch witch.  

Words ending in four conso●ants, most of ●hem being the plural number.  
Len length strength.  
Eygh weight weights  
Hand handl handls.  
Spin spindls hardls girdls.  
Turtls. Worlds.   
As I went through the Castle-yard, I did chance to stumble in a queach of brambles, so as I did scratch my heels and feet. and my gay girdle of gold and purple. Then I sought how I might wrestle out, but I dashed my hands into a bundle of thistles; till at length, by the strength of mine arms and legs. I wrought myself out, but did catch a cough, and caught a wrench in mine ankle, and a scratch on my mouth: but now I am taught, whilst I am in this world, how to wrangle with such as are too strong▪ and full of might for me.   
The end of the first Book.   

The second Book of the English Schoolmaster. Wherein are taught plain and easy Rules how to divide truly and certainly any long and hard word of many Syllables, with Rules for the true writing of any word.  

CHAP. I.  
In this Chapter are set down the words of Art used in this Treatise, with other necessary rules and observations, especially for words of one Syllable, both for true writing and reading.  
I divide your syllables for you, until you have rules of division, and then I leave you to your rule.  Master. 
Do you think yourself so suffi ci-ent-ly in-struc-ted to spell and read distinctly any word of one syl lable, that now we may proceed to trach Rules for the true and eas●● division of any word of many syl-la-bles?  Scholar, 
Sir: I do not well understand what you meant by a syl-la-ble? 
Look not for any exact definitions, but for such descriptions is are fit for children. I make (h) a letter for plainness; which exactly is none, but a no●e of b●ea●hing.   Mast. 
A syl-la-ble is a perfect sound made of so many letters as we spell together: as, in division, you see are four syl-la-bles.  Scholar 
Now ma●ny letter's may be in a syl-la-ble?  Ma. 
Any num-ber v●-der ni●●; as, I do say that welsh knight, brought▪ strength.  Scholar 
What letter's make a syl-la-ble alone?  Ma. 
Any of the vowels; a, e, i, o, u, as any evil, Idol, o ver-tur-neth, u-ni ty.  Scholar 
But Sir, I sometime find two vowels to-ge-ther in one syllable, what shall I do with them.  Ma. 
You must then call them a 
* Dipthong.  Dipthong, which is nothing else but a sound made of two vowels.  Scholar 
Will any two vowels make a Dipthong?  
* Teach, that any two vowels that will make a perfect sound, is called a Dipthong.  Ma. 
No, no●e that are fully soun-ded, but these: hey, ei, hey, au, eu, ou, oo, ee; as in say, either, coin, taught, eu eu-nuch, 
Fo● when one is little sounded, I call them improper Dipthongs A, Oe, in Latin words, make a Dipthong.  ought, good, feed. Which when you find, you must join to-ge-ther, ex cept in some proper names, as in Beer-she ba, Natha-ni-el, so in see▪ eth, agree-ing, and such words, where a syllable begins with (e or i) is added to a per-fect word ending in (e) as see, agreed, de-gree. But aa, oo, and such like, make no dipthongs, and therefore may not be joined.  Scholar 
Yet do I find jam, ie, io, iu, va, ve, vi, vo, joined together, as in james, jesus, join, judas, value, ve-ri-ly, visir, vow: I pray you, are they then no dipthongs.  Mast. 
No, for i and v. joined with a vowel in the beginning of a syl-la-ble, are tur-ned from vo-wels in-to consonants, as A▪ hi-iah.  Scholar 
What mean you by a Consonant? 
Consonant.   Mast. 
I mean all the other letter's except the vo-wels, which can spell nothing without one of the vo-wels: as take (e) out of strength, and strngth will spell nothing.  Scholar 
Why Sir, (y) did even now spell a word, yet is there in it none of the five vowels.  Ma. 
Indeed (y) is often used for (ay) when it is a vowel; but when they be Consonants, they differ: for (y) is also a Con-so-nant, when it is joined in the beginning of a syl-la-ble with a vo-wel, as in yes, you: so jet dif-fe-reth from yet and such like.  Scholar 
I pray you show me the reason why in (like) which was the last word you used, and in many other before, you put 
e Not sounded.  in the end, which is not sounded.  Ma. 
This letter 
e Not sounded.  in the end of a word not sounded, hath two principal uses. The first and chiefest is to draw the syl-la-ble long: as he is made, mad.  
A Mill dam. A ●●rewd dame.  
My man hath cut my horse mane.  
A great gap. gape wide.  
Spare this Spar. Be ware of war.  
* Feed until thou hast well fed.  
* In this sound when (e) is long, it is commonly doubled and made a Dipthong.  
Make your Scholars very perfect in these: and then you may try th●m in other like.  
You feel not my pain. The wasp is fell.  
He hid the Ox hide.  
At is a mile to the mill.  
A little pin. My flesh doth pine.  
A branch of fir: good for the fire.  
A dor fitteth on the door.  
Tos the ball. Tose the wool.  
You have a dot on the nose, and you dote.  
Rud is not rude.  
A tun of wine, the tune of a song:  Scholar 
What is the second use?  Mast. 
It changeth the sound of some letters: but this use, with the further de-cla-ra-ti-on of this let-ter, because it is har-der than you will at the first ea-si-ly conceive, I will refer you unto another place.  Scholar 
Are no o-ther letter's not all, or but little pro-noun-ced.  M. 
Yes, very many: as (a) is not pro-noun-ced in earth, goat; nor (e) in George; nor (i) in brief; nor (o) in 
Letters not pronounced.  people: neither is (u) pro-noun-ced in guide. All which words of all sorts I will set down afterwards; when I have given you more ne-ces-sa-ry rules in these three first Chapters, and you bet-ter a-ble to use them.   

CHAP. II.  
By this Chapter, you shall easily and plainly know how many syllables are in every word.  Mast. 
IF you di-li-gent-ly observe these things, you cannot err in any word of any one syllable: therefore I will proceed in the division of syl-la-bles; which if you care-fully mark, you shall never fail in dividing the longest or hardest word that ever you shall read.  Scholar 
That will as-su-red-ly bring me great pro-fit and pleasure: for when I meet with a long hard word, I stick so fast in the mite, that I can neither go forward nor backward. And I never yet heard that any such rules hath been ever yet taught by any. I pray you there-fo●● tell me what is the first general rule, or the chiefest ground in this work.  Ma. 
Briefly it is this: Mark how many vo-wels you have in a word, as in strength, ti-ed, espy ed, sub-mis-si-on, sa-lu-ta-ti on, regenerati on, ex-tra-or-di-na-ri-ly; in which se-uen words, you have as many syl-la-bles as vowels: and above se-uen syl-la-bles, I remember no word.  Mast. 
But I fi●d the con-trary even in this rule: for in the words you, have brief: are ●no vo-wels th●n syl-la-bles.  Ma. 
It is well observed, therefore you must know that you can hard-ly find a general rule without some ex-cep-tious.  Scholar 
How many ex cep-ti-ous hath it?  Mast. 
Three. The first is, when there is (e) in the end of a word, or any o-ther vowel not at all, or but little pro-noun-ced; as in chief, have, twice: wherein we sound not (i) in chief, nor the last (e) in any of them.  Scholar 
What is the se-cond ex-cep-ti-on?  Ma. 
The second is, if there be a Diphthong, as in may▪ your, then have you two vowels in one syl-la-ble?  Scholar 
Are there not three vowels in your?  Ma. 
No: for, I told you before, that (y) before a vowel in the same syllable, is a consonant.  Scholar 
What is the third ex-cep-ti-on?  Mast. 
Words ending in (es) have a-bove one vowel; as james, preserves, always, names, hides, bones. But of these more shall be said hereafter.  Scholar 
Shall I never else find two vowels in one syllable?  Ma. 
Yes; after (q) always is (u) with another vowel, as in quasse, queen, quick. and sometime after (g) as in Gualther, language; otherwise never, unless we say, that in words ending in (ven) as Heaven, even, are in on● syllable, because we commonly prenounce them.   

CHAP. IX.  
This Chapter teacheth plain rules, how to divide truly the longest and hardest English word that you shall find.  Scholar 
I Have all ready with ease and cer-tain-ly, learned to know how many syl-la-bles are in any word, so soon as I see it: yet know I not how to divide them truly.  Mast. 
Mark then these rules fol-low-ing, and you shall 
* For the la● to syllable must no● begin with a vowel, except the former end in a vowel. Doubleconsonants.  never fail. The first is is, if you ●aue two vowels come to-ge-ther, both fully pro-noun-ced, and no Diphthong, you must put the for-mer of them in the for-mer s●l-la-ble, and the latter of them to the sulla ble following, as in tri-al mu-tu-al, saying, try umph, E phra-im. Likewise when the same con-so-nant is dou-bled, they must be divided in like manner, as abbot, ac cord, ad-der, let-ter, dif-fer, com-mon, ne ces si●tie, etc. 
* The plural number I will now leave dividing those syllables which I have taught by rule, the better to bring Scholars to present practice.  except when they are néed-les-ly dou-bled in words of the plural number, as in plumme●, whips, hills, crags, for plums, hills, whips crags.  Scholar 
What mean you by the plural number?  Mast. 
When na-●ing a thing, we speak of more than one, as one whip, we call the sin-gu-lar num-ber, because it speaketh but of one; and whips we call the plural number, because it speaketh of more than one. 
One Consonant.   Scholar 
But what shall I do, when I find but one con-so-nant be-twixt two vo-wels.  Mast. 

a Because the former syllable cannot end with a Consonant, except the syllable following begin with a consonant.  You must put the consonant unto the vowel fol-low-ing him, as in o-ver, enough, u-sed, because, re-port, de-li ver, reioy▪ ced, di li-gent, re-ge-ne-ra-ti-on, except in some compound word.  Scholar 
What kind of words be they?  Mast. 
When two several words which we call simple words are joined together, as in safeguard, two syllables, not safeguard, three syllables, 
b We call that simple, that is not compounded.  because it is made or compounded of two several words, save and guard; so whereof, there-in, here-out, un-e-ven, lame nesse, wisely. Where you must note, that if the last part be an addition only, and signify nothing, 
c The syllable will keep the same letters, as when he was simple.  as (nes) in lameness, we call that a derivative word, and not a word compounded. Also (x) is put to the vowel before him, as in ox en, ex-er-cise, ex-or-eists, the reason is, because 
d Therefore (x) is called a double consonant. Two consonants.  hath the sound of two consonants, (cands) and (cs) cannot begin a syllable.  Scholar 
What i● there come two diverse consonants betwixt two vowels.  Mast. 
Then if they be such as may, they must be joined: for those that begin a word, must begin a syllable in any part of the word.  Scholar 
How then shall I know which are Consonants may begin a word, and therefore must be joined?  Mast. 
If you turn back to the third Chapter of the first book, they are set down together: but because I would have you very perfect in these letters, I will give you of every one an example; as bless, crew, child, clap, creep, draw, dwell, fl●m, fret, glass, great, grace, know, play, praise, scab, shall, skip, flow, smart, snuff, spend, squib, stand, sway, that, trap, twain, when, wrought.  Scholar 
I pray you now give examples, how these must be joined in words of mosyllables.  Ma. 
Mark then diligently there: restore, not thus, restore, because (st) may begin a syllable: it must not thus, rest-ore, because a Consonant (if there be any) must begin the syllable; so in re▪ fraine, ex-e crable, and such like: but in godly, sell doom, trum-pet, lod god, mor-ning, etc. the middle Consonants must been divided, because none of these (dl, ld, mp, dg, rn) can begin a word, therefore can they not begin a syllable. Again, you may not spell thus: lodg-ed, because (g) may begin a word.  Scholar 
Is then the same reason to been observed, if there 
Three, or more Consonants,  come three or more Consonants together in the midst of a word?  Ma. 
Yea, altogether: For as many Consonants as can, must be joined, and the rest divided.  Scholar 
How many Consonants may come in the beginning of a word?  Ma. 
Three and no more: therefore, if in the midst there come four, or more, they must be divided, although four may end a syllable, as in words.  Scholar 
How shall I be sure, which three may be joined?  Ma. 
They are all set down in the beginning of the fifth Chapter of the first book. But for more plainness sake, I will give every one of them an example, whereof we have an ordinary English word, as scraps, screw, shrink, stroke, spilt, spring, thrall, twhite.  Scholar 
Give an example for dividing of these words, wherein many consonants come together.  Mast. 
One or two may serve, if you remember what hath been taught. As for this word constrain, you may not say constrain, nor constrain, constrain, nor constrain, but constrain, because (ns) cannot begin a syllable (stir) can, therefore it must begin it; so employ, Kingdom, destruction, ac-know-ledge, transgress, etc. And this rule must you carefully still-practice, that you may readily give the reason in all such words, why every consonant must go to this syllable rather than to that. But still look, as before, that so●le compound words must be marked, as mistake, dislike, transpose, without, through-our, etc. Which if they had been simple words, we must have spelled them thus, mi-stake, dislike, tran-spose, as ye have learned, because in composition every word must have his own letters, not mingled with other.  Scholar 
But Sir, some men spell derivative words thus: speaketh, strength en-ing otherwise than you have taught.  Mast. 
I know it well: yet because if such words should be so spelled, we must for them frame new rules, (which were to bring a needless oppression on children's memories:) and that the former rules can bring no inconvenience, in any word, therefore follow them without fear or doubt. And thus may you, by this that you have learned, spell truly certainly, & with judgement, any English word, that can be laid before you.  Scholar 
Object. Although all men will grant that these rules must of necessity bring a speedy course of reading to as many as are of years able to discern, yet many will not easily believe that little children can conceive them, and make use of them; and then they will rather bring confusion than profit.  Mast. 
Answ. But experience hath taught the contrary: for a child of an ordinary capacity, will, and hath easily conceived these rules, being orderly taught. But discretion must be used, not to trouble them with any new rule, before they be perfect in the old. The words of art here used are not above eight, in all; the most of them I would have the child learn, while he is learning to spell, in the first book, as I have given direction there in the beginning: which words there, and rules here being orderly taught, as is prescribed, never by (the blessing of God) doubt of a comfortless success: therefore I wish that no man with a preindicate opinion, do reject them, before he hath made good trial upon some ordinary wits: but would have all such as teach to read, that they would make their Scholars as perfect in the rules of these three Chapters as may been, being of the chiefest necessity and use: the other that follow, because some of them be more hard, containing only difference of sounds of our English letters and other observations for true writing, if your child be very young or dull, trouble him with understanding no more of them than he is fit to contain and use: yet let him learn to read them all: for it were granted, that he could understand none of them, no, nor some of the former; yet while he reads them, he learneth as much, and goeth on as fact, as by reading any other matter. For I demand what he understands, when he readeth a Chapter in the Bible? Yet will no man deny him profit by reading. And this hath made me longer by the one half for plainness sake, than otherwise I might, knowing that in practising to read, he looseth not his labour.  
Although these three Chapters be of greatest use for Readers, yet let your Scholar diligently read the rest. For although he do not understand some of the rules following at the first reading, yet he may at the second.   

CHAP. four  
This Chapter layeth forth a more full declaration of certain rules mentioned before, as of (e) in the end of a word of those letters which are not pronounced, 
Of (e) in the end of a word.  and for writing any words of the plural number.  Scholar 
I Remember you told me, the (e) in the end of a word is not pronounced; beside that, it draweth the syllable long, it also changeth the sound of Letters: I pray which are they?  Ma. 
It changeth the sound of these letters u, c, g. when any of these vowels go before, as au, eu, iu, ou, ac, ic, oc, uc, ag, ug, so iu ag, ig, as in * have, have, leu, leave▪ lou▪ love, so cave, save, 
Here u, with e, hath the sound of a consonant. And (ee) as (see) and when short words ●nd in (c) we use to add (k)  salve, hive, thrive: so (a) without (c) is sounded like (k) but ace with (e) like ase, as in accord: but place, race; so lic, louse, truc, truce: also ag, age, as stag, stage, so cag cage; so ●●g, huge, deluge, so hang, strange, string, fringe, so large, large, in most of which (e) doth also draw the syllable long, a● you saw in ag, age, hug, huge. Where you must mark, that the sound which (g) hath in age, and huge, being long, in short syllables is made by putting d, before g, as in badge, trudg. So it is also when e, i, or o, come before g, as leg, ledge, rig, ridge, log, lodge; which vowels before g, are never long except in leig, sieg, which is the putting in i  Scholar 
But Sir, you have used (e) in the end of many words not sounded, when neither it changeth, sound, nor maketh the syllable long: why is that?  Ma. 
We see it indeed often, but rather of custom, (as they say) for 
* Especially a●ter, and is as in esp●e, argue.  beauty than of necessity, as after (ay) but not after (y) as in buy, by; and after two consonants, or a consonant doubled, as in article, angle, bar, chaff, son, whereas the learned languages neither double the consonant, nor use such (e) as the Latins say, mell, as, ros, we mell, as, rose, And sometime we use not (e) when the word is long, as after (ll) as in all, fall, shall, yea, we use (as) longer without (e) than ass; with it. Yet sometime we use (e) after two consonants, to draw the syllable long for difference sake, principally if the end of them be (l) as in cradle, ladle; lest they should be pronounced 
Whereas some would make such words as able, two syllables, and that e in the end, makes bl, to be as it were a syllable, I can see no reason for it.  short, like saddl, ladl; which some men would distinguish by doubling (dd) as saddle. But it is both usual and needless to write bibbl, and chilld; to make them differ from bible, and child. And some pronounce these words, blind, find, behind, short: other blind, find, behind, with (e) long. Which (e) if we should write after some words, it would utterly overthrow the natural sound, as if we should write hang with (e) thus hang, we must pronounce it like strange, and hence ariseth the difference of the last syllable in hanger, and stranger. So words sounding, as long, song; and ending in ing, as reading, writing, if they should have (e) would sounded like fringe, hinge; as swing him in a rope, swinge him with a rod, which must not be written with (dg) frindg, as some think, as the former examples show, and these words, fringed, hingle, where (d) is never written.  Scholar 
If this be custom without reason, what certainty shall I hold?  Ma. 
Although it were good and easy both for our own Country learners, and for strangers, that certain rules were known and practised, (which thing might easily be done) yet because it lieth not in us to reform, I wish you rather to observe the best, and follow that which we have, than to labour for innovation, which we cannot effect. And let this admonition serve for all customs in the rest.  Scholar 
I remember you promised me to set down those 
A letter not pronounced.  words which have other letters besides (c) either not at all, or but little pronounced.  Mast. 
I will either set you them down, or else give you rules to know them. Mark them therefore as they follow: 
a The joining of these kind of vowels may be called improper dipthongs, because one of them ●● little heard.  is not pronounced, when (ea or oa) come together, as in earth, wealth, beauty, abroad, toat, boat. Where (a) doth draw the syllable long, like (e) in the end, as appear by these words, Beast, best, bread, bed, goad, god, coast, cost; as if you wrote breed, good, etc. And hereupon this word year, year, year, is diversely written: yet we say, be-atitude, create, cre-a-tor. etc. but creature; and in foreign proper names, we commonly pronounce both, as in Ichoshable-ath, Gile-ad▪ Teco-a, Bo-az.  
(e) Not pronounced in George, truth. 
(e)   
(ay) In shield, field, priest, chief, brief, sheriff, grieve, siege, 
ay  Master, their, view, mischief, fierce, friese, achieve, marvel, relief, grief, bier, adieu, interfier, kirchiefe, lieutenant, fruit suit, bruise, bruit.  
(o) In people, flood, blood, yeoman, jeopardy. 
(o)   
(u) In guest, guife, buy, guide, prologue, build, tongue, guile, 
(u)  guilty, conduit, league, dialogue, plague, epilogue, synagogue.  
(b) In lamb, comb, thumb, debt, doubt, bdelium. 
(b)   
(c) In back, pack, deck, peck, lick, stick, rock, 
(c)  knock, hucke, luck. And all alike: for we use no short words ending in (e) without (k) so in these that end in ackle, eckle, ickle, ockle, uckle.  Scholar 
Why may we not say that (k) is not pronounced in these aswell as (c)?  Mast. 
It differeth not much which: for although that (k) doth end our English words when they be long: as in bake, cake, seek, speak, like, look, duke: yet these that we make short, the Latins make the same sound in (c) as lac, nec, dic, sic, hoc, duke, when we say, lack, neck, dick, sick, hock, duck.  
(g) In sign, resign, ensign, phlegm, reign, sovereign, Gascoigne. 
(g)   
(h) In Christ, mirth, Ghost, john, whole, scholar, eunuch, chronicle, authority, anchor, choler, crystal, Rhine, rhenish, 
(h)  rhetoric, abominable, melancholy. So in foreign proper names, as Thomas, Achaia, Cheaanath, Zacharias, Zichri, Chios, Aristarchus. So those that end in arch, as Monarch: but in the beginning seldom, as Archangel; therefore commonly writ Arkangell.  
(gh) Coming together except in Ghost, are of most men but little sounded, as might, fight, pronounced as mite, fire; 
(gh)  but in the end of a word some Countries sound them fully, others not at all: as some say, plough, slough, bough: other, plou, slou, bou, Thereupon some write burrow, some borrow; but the truest is both to write and pronounce them.  
(n) In solemn, hymn. 
(n)   
(p) In Psalm, receipt, account. 
(p)   
(s) In Isle. 
(s)   
(t) Is always written, but little sounded before (ch) when 
(t)  the syllable is short, not having another consonant next, before, as in catch, stretch, ditch, botch, smatch, except in rich, which, much; in which, custom hath prevailed against rule: But if the syllable be long, or hath another consonant with (ch) then (t) is not written, as in attach, reproach, couch, b●lch, bench, etc.  
Here again observe, that custom hath prevailed against reason, else why should (a) be written in boar, boat, rather than in door, dote, or (i) in fruit, rather than brute? But to know when to write them, and when not, you shall find all that may breed doubt, set down in the table at the end of the book, where you may ask council, as your doubts shall arise, and not for those sorts only, but for any other hard or doubtful word not mentioned before in this book.  
In such rules of writing, you must not only understand the first original word but all derivations rising from them. Note that ● long sounde●, as in See not as Sea, is always written wi●h ea. Words of the plural number  Scholar 
You told me, you would observe something more in words ending in es; I pray you what is it?  Mast. 
Well remembered it is this: words ending in (es) are most of the plural number, and are made of the singular by adding (s) for where it is not needful to use (e) in the end of the singular number, it shall not be needful to use es in the plural, as in jewels, engines: except the singular end in a vowel, or in (w) put for (●) as in flies pies, toes, crows. Therefore shall you find hands, things, words, more usual in the exactest writers, than hands, things, words, with 't (e) although both ways be common: and this maketh the difference betwixt mills and miles, tuns and tunes, curs and cures: and not by writing them being short, with the consonant doubled, as mills, tons, curs, which is needless though usual, unless it be sometime for difference of words, as to make Sons differ from the sound of the latin word sons.  Scholar 
Are there then never more syllables in the plural number, than in the singular.  Mast. 
Yes sometime, as when the singular number endeth in ce, ch, gd, dg, s, or sh, As in graces, places, churches, cages, hedges, noses, fishes. And this maketh the difference betwixt gags for the mouth, and gauges for a vessel. Note also, that if the singular number end in (f) it is turned in the plural into (u) as wife, knife, calf, whose plurals are wives, knives, calves.  Scholar 
Do all words of the plural number end in es?  Ma. 
No, for we may say louse, mice, men, brothers, oxen, teeth, feet, kine: and many other. And sometime the singular and plural are both one; as one sheep, ten sheep, one mile, twenty mile, or miles.   

CHAP. V.  
This Chapter teacheth all observations that are necessary for the perfecting of a Scholar.  
What is the first thing next to be learned?  
You shall fond some word witten with (e) and (o) single, when they should be written with the dipthongs, ee, 
(e and o)  oo, as he, be, me, she, do, mother, for he, be, me, do, etc. but 
* Which Grammarians call the second person ph.  thee when we speak unto one, and the otherwise, and so must their pronunciation differ, as I will tell thee the matter. Secondly, that ph, is as much as (f) and is used only in words borrowed from the Greek tongue, as in Physic, Prophet, Philip, Phenice: for the rest look the Table.  
Thirdly some letters beside those before mentioned, have not always one and the same soound: as th' is commonly sounded: as in these words, thank, thief, third, throt, 
(th') Like (●) the Greek▪ (th') which only Scholars understand.  thump: except in these words following, that, fathom, the, them, then, there, their, these, brothel, furthest, thine, this, thither, worthy, thou, through, thus: and in words of more than one syllable, ending in there, thed, theth, thest, thing; as father, breathed, breathest, bathest, seething.  
Also (g) when (e) or (i) follow, brings great hardness to 
(gi', and ge)  our learners and strangers, being diversely sounded: (goe) most often soundeth as (ie) as in * agent, gorget, gentle, gentile, 
The first sort are sounded like the latin (g) the other like Greek (v)  except in these words, together, get, bragger, target, burgeon, guess, gled, go, gnaws, vinegar, anger, finger, hanger, hunger, eag●r, sugar. And (g) as (ij) as in grant, ginger, clergy, imagine, etc. except in begin, biggin, giddy, gift, gig, giglot, gilled, guilty, gimlet, ginni-hen, gird, girdle, girl, girth, gittron, give, gives, Gibbon: and derivatives ending in ger, gec, geth, ge●●, ging; which follow the sound of the words whereof they be made, as in hanger, hanged, hangeth, hangest, hanging. Some men think that these words might be thus differently written: a child's gig, a Scottish jig, the gill of a fish, and a jill of wine. But our English tongue will hardly bear (ij) in one syllable: Therefore to be sure when to write (g) and when (i) know that the sound (gi') is always written with (g) and write (ie) always with (ay) saving in those words that you shall find written with (g) in the Table. But our English proper names are written as it pleaseth the Painter, or as men have received them by tradition; otherwise, why should jermine be written otherwise than the first syllable in german; or less, rather than Gesse? and this I take to be the reason, why Gifford is diversely pronounced and made two different names, which is most like to be at the first but one; yea, I have known two natural Brethren, both learned to write their own names differently.  
Moreover (ti) before (on) is pronounced as (fi) as in redemption: except s or x go before i, as question, adustion, mixtion; and commonly before other vowels, as in patience, Egyptian; except when a syllable beginning with a vowel, is added to a perfect word ending in (ti) as if (ing) be added to pity, or est to lofty, it is pitying, loftiest.  
But the hardest thing in our English tongue, for true writing, is to discern when to write (ce or se, ci or si) or both 
Ce, se, ●●, s●▪  as science: therefore many words that are merely English, are almost left indifferent: as some write faucet some fauset, other faucet: so pincers, or pinsers: bullace, or bullasse, so ●e bulleiss: so Si●●ers, or scissors, but exactly it is scissors. But because the most are written with ●, as seat, serve, side, sick, etc. therefore you may write (s) before (e and i) except with those words that are written with (c) in the Table, or any other made of them by 
* That is, by adding something to the beginning or end.  derivation or composition; as if you know how to write Cite, you must so write incite, citation, incitation, and so in other. Note, that ance, ence, ince, once, ounce, ancy, ency, are usually written with (c) so it is after (a) in the end, as temperance, prudence, excellence, grace, etc. except in case, base, chase, or when (s) is sounded like (z) * as amaze: words beginning with trans, be always written 
(s) Often like (z) as brazier.  with (s) and circum, with (c) as transfer, circumstance. For other exceptions, see the Table.  
But to know when to write ci, si, ti, xi, before (on) mark that ci, and xi, are seldom, as suspicion, complexion, si more 
Ci, si, ●i, xi.  often, as in those that end in casion, session, cision, cursion, fession, susion, gression, hension, lusion, misaion, passion, pression, pulsion, tision, session, suasion, version, vision, as redemption, etc. but for particulars if you doubt, view the Table.  Scholar 
What else is there to be observed?  
Divers writing of the same sound.  Ma. 
That diverse other words of the same pronunciation, by changing their signification, change also their writing, as the reign of a Prince, the rain of a bridle, & the rain falleth.  
Two men came to me. Their minds are there.  
Wait on me, and sell it by weight.  
Nay, not so, the horse doth neigh.  
The Sun shineth, my Son cryeth.  
Stand still here, that you may hear.  
A true Prophet, bringeth much profit.  
I heard that which was hard. 
(o) Before (m) or (n)   
This Mill-wright cannot write.  
Some men have a great sum of money.  
Sometime we pronounce (o) before (m) or (n) as (u) ●● in come, number, custom, 
* The proper name is wrieten, Some or Soame.  some, son, etc.  
The same writing of a diverse sound.  
Sometimes the same writing is diversely sounded, as (s) sounded like (z) as we use this use. And when that (ay) doth so come betwixt two vowels, as that it may be taken for a diphthong or consonant, as jehoi-dah, or jeho-jadah.  
Sometime we shall have a word diversely written in the same sense, as (w) is written for (u) as in brown, brown; but especially in the end of a word. Yet do now, how, differ in sound from know, blow. And therefore I see no reason why now and how, might not be written as thou and you, thus; now, hou, that so to make a difference between these words, to bow a bow, or sow for the sow, we might write to bou a bou, to sou for the sou, and so out and aught, and such like.  
The same writing in a divers sense.  
Sometime we use the same writing and sound in words, differing in signification, as the 
* Which some write heart.  hart of the Hart panteth.  
As fowl can fly over a foul way.  
Thou art skilful in the Art of Grammar.  
The right ear: Ear thy Land for an ear of corn.  
My brother May, may live till May.  
Sometimes a word is diversely written and sounded in 
diverse sound and writing in the same sense▪  the same sense, as many beginning with (in) intent inform, or entenc, inform, so bottle, bottle; yerk, or jerk, jail, or Gaol. To words ending in (i) as money, journey, tansy. or money, journey, tansy. So words ending in (or) 
(or)  short may ●e indifferently written with (or) and (our) as honour, favour, or honour, favour, except for, nor, dor, abhor.  
Further you must mark, that words of more than one syllable, ending in this sound (u) are written with (ous) as glorious, 
(like que) Write sound that end in (cousin in Latin, as publicus▪ with (k) public; and those that end in (quus) as obliquus, with (que) oblique, but traffic, because it is French.  frivolous. But words of one syllable, thus, us, truss.  
But to know when a word endeth in (like) as public, when in (que) as oblique, being both of one sound, is hard, without the Latin tongue, from whence most of them been borrowed. The best help is derivation; for we write pubike, because we say publication: for (c) and (k) here be both ●ne, so (Rhetoric, because we say Rhetorician.  
The last thing I would have you to mark; touching this ●art of true writing, is to know when to write (y) for (ay) the ●owell, wherein almost so many men, so many minds; some ●ill have it before certain letters, other when it cometh ●● a diphthong, but more reason they have which write it 
(y)  when another (ay) followeth, as in saying, or in the end of a word found sharp, as in deny. But I think naturally and truly it ought not to be written, but in words borrowed of the Greek, as hypocrite, mirth, mystical, all which words you shall find in the Table, where you shall find no other written with (y) for difference sake, although otherwhere I have written (y) for (ay) without regard, following the usual custom.  Scholar 
But Sir, I read a little before Psalm, and you did not teach me that Ps. might begin a word.  Ma. 
Well remembered: such diligent marking what you read, will soon make you a scholar: The answer is this, that word is borrowed from the Grecians, and they join consonants that our English tongue doth not, M●●son, Ptol●meus, Rhodus, ctenes, signifying the four foreteeth, pnuma a spirit or breath, ●nieus, bastard saffron. But these are very rare; so we have many terminations in proper names: and latin words that are not usual in English, as fons, ar●ns, falx, arx; in proper names, alz, anz, ai●, etc. Thus alb, is of the latins? we use also in Latin Stlata, not used in English: we use also contract words in English, as hanged for hanged.  Sch. 
Have I now no more to observe for distinct reading?  Ma. 
That which the Grammarians call accent, which is, 
accent usually omitted in our English Prints.  the lifting up of the voice in one syllable higher than in another, which sometime differeth in a word written with the same letters, as an incense to incense; where (in) in the former word, as cense in the latter is lifted up more.  
You must observe also, those which we do call points or stays in writing, as this mark, like to a small half Moon, noteth a small stay; two pricks thus: makes a longer stay, and one prick thus. is put for a full stay as if we had ended. When a question is asked, we mark it thus?  
* The points are thus called, a Comma,: a Colon,. a Period,? an Interrogation.  
When some words may be left out, and yet the sentence perfect, it is noted thus () a Parenthesis. as teach me (I pray you) to read. But for the true framing of your voice in all these, you must crave help of your Master.  
You must also know the short kind of writing 
Called breviations,  used in some words: as a strike over any vowel for m, or n, as man for man, con for con, the for the, the for that, thou for you, with for with etc. for and so forth. In written hand there is many other, and so a word ending in a vowel, doth lose it sometime when the next word begins with a vowel, 
Called Apostrophe's.  as th'intent for the intent, which exactly should be written thus, * th'intent.  

Capital letters.  Lastly, you must write the first letter of every proper name, and of the first word of every sentence and verse, with those that we call Great and Capital letters, as Robert, Anne, England, Cambridge: As also when we put a letter for a number, as V. for five, X. for ten, L. for fifty, C. for a hundred, D for five hundred, M. for a thousand. Lastly, when we put a letter for a word, as L. for Lord, LL. for Lords. B. for Bishop, BB. for Bishops.  Scholar 
Now I am sure that I shall never miss in spelling, or reading, nor (as I think) in writing.  Mast. 
I know not what can easily deceive you in writing, 
Corrupt pronunciation & writing.  unless it be by imitating the barbarous speech of your Country people, whereof I will give you a taste, thereby to give you an occasion to take heed, not of these only, but of any like. Some people speak thus: The mell standeth on the hell, for the mill standeth on the hill: so knet for knit, bredg for bridge, knaw for gnaw, knat for gnat, belch for belch, yerb for herb, griffe for graft, yelk for yolk, ●eam for realm, afeard for afraid, dirt for dirt, gurt for girth, stomp for stamp, ship for sheep, hafe for half, sample for example, perfect for perfect, dauter for daughter, certain for certain, cercher for cerchiefe, leash for lease, hur for her, sur and sister, for sir and sister, to spat for to spit, etc.  
So do they commonly put (f) for (u) as feal for veal.  
We use to put (n) to the words (a my or thy when the next word beginneth with a vowel to avoid a gaping sound.  
And a nox, a nasse, my naunt, thy nuncle, for an ox, ass, mine aunt, thine uncle, etc.  
Take heed also you put not (e) for (ay) in the end of a word as unity for unity, nor (id) for (ed) as unitid for united, which is Scottish: And some ignorantly write a cup a Wine. for a cup of wine▪ and other like absurdities.  Scholar 
How shall I avoid these dangers.  Mast. 
By diligent marking how you read them written.  Scholar 
May I then never use my proper Country terms in writing.  Mast. 
Yes, if they be peculiar terms and not corrupting of words, as the Northern man writing to his private Neighbour may say, My Lathe standeth near the kirk garth, for My barn standeth near the Churchyard. But if he should write publicly, it is fittest to use the most known words.  Scholar 
What can now hinder me, why I should not readily and distinctly read any English?  Ma. 
Nothing at all, (if you be throughly perfect in this that I have taught you) unless it be want of more practice, which (although this you have learned, will so sufficiently teach you, that you cannot fail in any word, though you have never any other teacher, yet for your more cheerful proceeding, I would wish you if (you can conveniently) not to forsake your Master, until you have gone through these exercises following, of which I have made choice of all sorts, both of prose and verse that you may not be wanting in any thing.  Scholar 
Sir, I will follow your advice, thanks you for your pains, and crave the Lord his blessing. And now will I appose some of my fellows, to see how we can remember some of these things taught.   

CHAP. VIII.  
Here is set down an order how the Teacher shall direct his Scholars to appose one another.  
When your Scholars first learn this Chapter, let one read the questions, and another the answer. When your Scholars appose one the other, let the answerer answer without book.  john. 
Who will adventure his credit with me in apposing for the victory?  Robert. 
I will never refuse you nor any in our form, in any thing we have learned, begin what you will.  John. 
How spell you lo?  Robert. 
l, o?  john. 
Spell of?  Robert. 
o, f.  john. 
Spell from?  Robert. 
f, r, oh, m.  john. 
How write you people?  Robert. 
I cannot write.  john. 
I mean not so, but when I say write. I mean● spell; for in my meaning they are both one.  Robert. 
Then I answer you, p, e, o, p▪ l, e.  John. 
What use hath (o) for you give it no sound?  Robert. 
True: yet we must write it, because it is one of the words we learned, wherein (o) is not pronounced.  John. 
Are there any more of them?  Robert. 
Yea many: I will repeat them if you will.  john. 
No, that would be overlong. But tell me, why pronounce you not (e) in the end of people?  Robert. 
It is not pronounced in the end, if there been another vowel in that syllable.  John. 
To what end then serveth it?  Robert. 
We have learned two principal uses: one is, it draweth the syllable long, as h, a, t, spelleth hat, but h, a, t, e is hate.  john. 
How spell you jesus?  Robert. 
ay, e, s, u, s.  John. 
How know you that this is not written with g, e?  Rob. 
Because it is not in the Table at the end of my book: for all that be written with g, e, be there, & our Master taught us that all other of that sound must be written with ay, e.  John. 
How write you Circle?  Robert. 
S, i, r, c, l, e.  john 
Nay, now you miss: for if you look but in the Table, you shall find, it Circle▪ Therefore now you must appose me.  Robert. 
I confess mine error, therefore I will try if I can requite it What spelleth b, r, a, n, c, h.  john. 
Branch.  Robert. 
Nay but you should put in (u.)  john. 
That skilleth not, for both ways are usual.  Robert. 
How spell you Might?  john. 
M, i, g, h, t.  Robert. 
Why put you in (gh) for m, i, t, e, spelleth mite?  john. 
True, but with (gh) is the truer writing, and it should have a little sound.  Robert. 
If your syllable begin with (b) what consonants may follow?  john. 
Duly (l) or (r.)  Robert. 
Where learn you that?  John. 
In the third Chapter of the first Book.  Robert. 
And which will follow (g?)  John. 
l, n, or r.  Robert. 
How prove you it?  john. 
Because g, l, a, spells gla, g, n, a, gna, and g, t, a, spells gra.  Robert. 
When three consonants begin a syllable, how shall I know which they be?  john. 
We have them before twice set down; besides, put a vowel unto them, and see whether they then will spell any thing, as stir, put a, and it spelleth stra; but btra, will spell nothing: they cannot begin a syllable?  Robert. 
Doth not stir, spell stra?  
Make your Scholar read over this Dialogue so often until he can do it a● readily and pronounce it as naturally as if he spoke without book.  John. 
It spelleth nothing without a vowel.  Robert. 
How many syllables are in this word rewarded?  John. 
Three.  Robert. 
How prove you that?  John. 
Because it hath three vowels, without any of the three exceptions?  Robert. 
How divide you them?  John. 
Re-war-ded.  Robert. 
Why put you w to a?  John. 
Because it is one consonant between two vowels.  Robert. 
And why divide you r, and d?  john. 
Because they cannot begin a syllable.  Robert. 
What is the best way to spell a long word, as this admonition?  john. 
I must mark how many syllables it hath, which I find to be five, then take the first a, d, ad, then take the next, m, oh, more, than put them together, admo; so spell and put to the third, admoni, and so until you come to the end.  Robert. 
What if a man should did you write this word?  John. 
I must follow the same order, first write down add, then write unto it more, admo, then join unto that ni, admoni, so the rest admoniti, admonition.  Robert. 
What is the best way to make us perfect inspelling hard syllabies.  john. 
My Master doth sometime practise us in harsh counterfeit syllables through all the five vowels, as in thraugh, threugh, thriugh, through, thruugh. Wrasht, wresht, wrisht, wrosht, wrusht. Yarmble, yermble, yirmble, yormble, yurmble. Waight, weight, etc. vaigh, veigh, etc. janch, jench, jinch, ionch, iunch.  Rob. 
What if you cannot tell what vowel to spell your syllable with, how will you do to find it? as if you should write from, and know not whether you shall write it with a or o.  john. 
I would try with all the vowels thus, fram, frem, frim, from: now I have it.  Rob. 
But Good man Taylor our Clerk, when I went to School with him, taught me to sound these vowels otherwise than (me thinks) you do.  john. 
How was that?  
Let the unskilful Teachers take great heed of this fault, and let some good Scholars hear their children pronounce these syllables.  Rob. 
I remember he taught me these syllables thus: for bad, bed, bid, bod, bud, I learned to say▪ bad, bid, bide, bod, bude, sounding a bed to lie upon, as to bid or command, and bid, as bide long, as in abide: bud of a tree as bude long like rude: for these three vowels e, i, u, are very corruptly and ignorantly taught by many unskilful Teachers, which is the cause of so great ignorance in true writing in these that want the Latin tongue.  john. 
You say true, for so did my Dame teach m● to pronounce, for sa, se, si, so, sum, to sa, see, si, so, so, as if she had sent me to see her sow, when as (e) should be sounded like the (sea) and (so) as to (sue) one at the Law.  Robert. 
But let me return to appose you: how were we taught to find out the natural sound of consonants.  john. 
By the sp●ch of a stutterer or stammerer, as to observe how he laboureth to 
* For letters were first devised according to sound.  sound the first syllable of a word: as if the stammerer would pronounce Lord, before he can bring it forth, he expresseth the sound of (l) which is the first Letter, and so of all the other consonants?  Robert. 
How many ways may you express this sound si?  John. 
Only three: si, ci, and sci, or xi, which is (csi.)  Robert. 
Now have you erred as well as I; for (ti) before a vowel doth commonly sound (si) and now I will give you over for this time: but I will challenge you again to morrow, both in some few questions, in som● part of that which we have learned, and also after every lesson: and as you are insaying, I will mark where you miss, and therein will I deal with you.  john. 
Do your worst, I will provide likewise for you, and never give you over, until I have gotten the victory, for I take not so much pleasure in any thing else all day.  Robert. 
I am of your mind: for I have heard our Master say, that this apposing doth very much sharpen our wi●s, help our memory, and many other commodities. But now let us look unto our Catechism, for our Master will examine us next in that.  john 
Nay by your leave, we shall first read over again all that we have learned, with the Preface, Titles of the Chapters, and Notes in the Margins of our Books, which we omitted before, because they were too hard: for we shall go no further before we be perfect in this.   
The end of the second Book.   


short Catechism.  
What Religion do you profess?  
Christian Religion.  
What is Christian Religion?  
It is the true Profession, believing, and following of 
Ac●s 12, 16  those things which are commanded and taught us by God in the holy Scriptures. 
Rom. 10, 9, 10. Acts. 4, 12   
What call you the holy Scriptures?  
The word of God, contained in the Books of the Old and New Testament. 
2, Tim. 3, 16 17   
Doth this Scripture or word of God contain in it all points of 
D●u. 4, 35, and 6, 4  true religion, and everything necessary for the Salvation of a Christian?  
Yea.  
Tell me then from this Scripture how many Gods there be?  
One. 
Ephes. 4, 6 1, Tim 1, 17 john 4, 24 1, john 5, 7 Math 3, 16, 19 Math. 28, 19 1, john 5, 7 Psal. 1●, 1, 7, & 29, 3, 4, 5. Rom. 1, 29, & 10, 18   
What is God?  
An everlasting Spirit, Immortal, Invisible, most strong, and only wise.  
How many persons are there?  
Three.  
Which be they?  
The Father, the Son, and the Holy G●ost.  
How is God known?  
By his Works, Word, and Spirit.  
Who created the World?  

* Heb. 11, 3 Gen. 1, 1 Gen. 1, 27▪ ●, Cor. 8, 6. Ephes. 4, 24. Gen, 1, 27 Rom. 11, 36  God.  
Whereof did he create it?  
Of nothing, and that by his word.  
Who made you?  
God the Father.  
How did he create you?  
In Holiness and Righteousness.  
Why were you th●● created?  
To glorify God.  
Are you able to do this of yourself?  
No.  
Why so? 
Rom. 3, 10, 11 12.   
Because I am a sinner. 
Rome 3, 23. 1, john ●, 8, 10   
How come you to be a sinner. seeing you were so perfectly created?  
By the fall of Adam? 
Rom. 5. 12. ●8 29.   
What was his sin?  
Disobedience against God in eating of the forbidden fruit.  
How comes it to pass that you are become a sinner in Adam? 
Gen. 3, 6   
Because he was the Father of all Mankind. 
Rom. 5, 1●.   
How do you prove that you are a sinner?  
By the Testimony of mine own Conscience, and by the Law of God. 
Rom. 2, 15, & 3, 2●▪   
What is the Law of God?  
A perfect rule of righteousness, commanding good, and forbidding 
Gal. 3. 19 Psal. 19, 7.  evil: the sum whereof is contained in the Commandetmens'.  
How many be there?  
Ten. 
Exod. 34, 28   
Rehearse them?  
1 Then God spoke all these words and said: I am the Lord thy God, which hath brought thee out of the Land of Egypt, 
Exod. 20, ●.  out of the house of bondage: Thou shalt have no other Gods but me.  
2 Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven Image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in Heaven above, nor in the Earth beneath, nor in the water under the Earth; thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit the sins of the Fathers upon the Children, unto the third and fourth generation, of them that hate me, and show mercy unto thousands to them that love me, and keep my Commandments.  
3 Thou shalt not take the Name of the LORD thy GOD in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his name in vain.  
4 Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day; six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do, but the seaventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God; In it thou shalt do no manner of work, thou and thy Son, and thy Daughter, thy Manseruant, and thy Maid servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy Gates: for in six days the Lord made Heaven and Earth, the Sea and all that in them is, and rested the seaventh day; Wherefore the Lord blessed the seaventh day and hallowed it.  
5 Honour thy Father and thy Mother, that thy days may be long in the Land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.  
6 Thou shalt do no Murder.  
7 Thou shalt not commit Adultery.  
8 Thou shalt not Steal.  
9 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.  
10 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house: thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his Servant, nor his Maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his.  
Are these words. I am the Lord thy God, etc. a Commandment, or Preface?  
A Preface to the whole Law.  
How be the Commandments divided?  
Into two Tables or Parts. 
Levit. 19, 29 Exod. ●1, 18 & 34, 16   
How many be there of the first Table?  
Four.  
How many of the second?  
Six.  
What do the Commandments of the first Table teach you?  
My duty towards God. 
Math. 22, 27   
What do the Commandments of the second Table teach you?  
My duty towards my neighbour. 
Math. 22, 29   
Are you to use the Commandments as Prayers?  
No, because they be no Petitions, but Commandments.  
Are you able to keep them, without breaking any one of them in thought, word, or deed.  
No▪  
Why?  
Because I am ready and disposed by nature to offend both God and my Neighbour. 
Ephes. 2, 3 Rom. 3, 10.   
To what end then serveth the Law?  
To show us our misery, and to lead us to Christ, and to be 
Rom. 3, 10, Gal. 3. 34. Prou. 2, 18. Psal. 119. 105, Rom. 6, 23  a rule ever after for the well ordering of our lives.  
What is the punishmant for the breach of the Law?  
Eternal destruction both of body and Soul.  
Is there no way to escape it and be saved?  
Yes. 
Acts, 4, 1●   
How?  
By jesus Christ.  
Who is this Christ?  
The Son of God, perfect God and perfect Man. 
Math, 3, 1● Rom. 9, 5, Esay 9, 6. Heb. 1, 6.   
Could there no other mean● or person be found in Heaven or Earth to save you, but the Son of God must do it?  
No verily.  
Must he needs be God and Man?  
Yes.  
Why?  
First, because he must dye for us; and God cannot dye; 
Heb. 9, 2●  therefore he must be Man.  
Secondly, he must overcome Death, which being only 
Heb. 2, 14. 1, Pet. 1, 9, and 2, 22  Man. he could not: therefore he must be also God.  
did he save us?  
As he was Man perfectly righteous, he performed the perfect 
Heb. 4, 15. 1, Pet. 1, 24. & 4, 1▪  obedience of the Law, and satisfied the justice of God, for me. And as he was God, he overcame death, and raised 
1, Pet, 3, 18. Mat. 25, 46, & 7, 23.  up his body the third day.  
Are all men partakers of this benefit of Redemption purchased ●y Christ? 
Reuel. 22, 1, 5. john 3. 16. Gal. 3, 26. Heb. 10, 22 Rom. 4, 20, 2, ● john, 1, 12. Acts. 4, 12, 2, Thes. 3, 2. Phil. 2, 29. Math 16 ●● Rom. 1●, ●●   
No: there are a number that shall have their part in Hell with the Devil and his Angels.  
Who are they that shall have their part in the death of Christ?  
Only such as truly believe.  
What is Faith?  
Faith is a full assurance of my salvation in jesus Christ alone.  
Hath every man this faith in himself?  
No● for it is the gift of God, and not of nature.  
How is faith gotten?  
By the outward hearing of the Word of God Preached, and the inward working of the Spirit.  
How is it strongthened and increased in you?  
By the same preaching of the Word, and the use of the Sacraments and Prayer.  
How shall any man know whether he have this true and saving faith, or no?  
By the fruits and marks thereof. 
1, Cor. 1, 22 Acts 2, 41 2, Cor. 4, 13 joh. 1, 31, & 6, 17,   
What be the fruits of faith?  
A hatred of all sin, a continual care to please God in the duties commanded, and unfeigned love to God's word, and to his people.  
Rehearse the sum of your faith?  
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of Heaven 
1, Pet. 2, 2 Acts. 2, 37 Heb. 11, 7 Psal. 119, 123 ●, john 3, 14  and earth, and in jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, which was conceived by the Holy Ghost, borne of the virgin Mary▪ suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; he descended into Hell, the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty, from thence shall he come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.  
How many parts be there of this Creed?  
Two.  
Which be they?  
The first is of God: the second is of the Church.  
us now come to the means of strengthening of faith, as of the Sacraments and Prayer: and first, what is a Saorament?  
A Sacrament is a Seal and a pledge of those benefits of my Salvation which I receive by Christ. 
Rom. 4, 11.   
How many Sacraments be there in the Church of God?  
Two.  
Which be they?  
Baptism and the Supper of the Lord? 
Math. 28, 19 & 26, 16   
Who ordained them▪?  
The Lord jesus.  
To what end? 
1. Cor. 11, 23   
To strengthen our Faith, and to further our Repentance? 
Math. 26, 26 ●, Cor. 11, 23   
How many things are to be considered in a Sacrament?  
Two.  
What be they?  
The sign, and the thing signified. 
Gen. 17, 11 Rom. 4, 11 Acts, 8. 26   
In Baptism, which is the sign signified?  
Water.  
What is the thing signified?  
The washing away of my sins by the blood of Christ. 
john 3, 5   
How is your faith strengthenea by Baptism?  
By Baptism I am received into the family and Congregation 
Mark. 16, 16  of the Lord and am thereby fully assured, that both my sins 
Acts, 2, 23  are forgiven me, and the punishment due to the same.  
What do you profess in Baptism?  
To dye unto sin, and to live unto Righteousness. 
Rom. 6, 3   
In the Supper of the Lord, which be the signs that may be seen?  
Bread and Wine.  
What do they signify?  
The body and blood of Christ?  
How is your faith strengthened by the Supper of the Lord? 
Mat. 2●, 26, 27 1, Cor. 11, 23. 24, 25.   
By the Supper of the Lord my Faith is strengthened, that as I receive the Bread and Wine into my body to become mine, so doth my Soul receive withal jesus Christ, with all the benefits of his death, to be wholly mine.  
Is the Bread and Wine turned into the natural Body and Blood of Christ, flesh, blood, and bone.  
No; the Bread and Wine of their own nature are not 
Gen. 17, 10, 11 Exod. 12, 11  changed, but in use they differ from other common Bread and Wine, because they be approved of the Lord, to be signs of the Body and blood of Christ.  
Why then d●th Christ say; This is my Body?  
It is a figurative speech used in the Scripture; as Circumcision is called the Covenant: the Lamb is called the Passeover: and yet is not the Covenant, nor the Passeover, but a sign of it.  
How do you eat Christ's Body, and drink his Blood.  
Spiritually, and by Faith. 
john 6, 63.   
Are all persons without exception, to be admitted to the Supper of the Lord?  
No.  
Who are to be not admitted?  
Children, Fools, Madmen. Ignorant persons, known Heretics, 
1, Cor. 11, 18 Tit. 3, 10.  open and notorious sinners not repenting.  
What must he do that will come worthily to the Supper of the Lord?  
He must prove and examine himself. 
1, Cor. 11, 28, 29.   
Wherein must he examine himself?  
Fi●st, what knowledge he hath in the principles of Religion, and specially in the matter of the Sacrament.  
Secondly whether he hath true faith in jesus Christ, or no.  
Thirdly, whether he be penitent and sorry for his sins past. 
Math, 1, 23, Rom. 12, 18. Heb. 12. 14.  purposing to leave them, and to live godly, endeavouring himself to be in brotherly love and charity with all men.  
Then it seenieth there be some, who albeit they come, yet they lose the benefit of this Communion in themselves.  
Yea.  
Who be they?  
Such as come not in Faith, and are not grieved for their 
1. Cor. 11, 30 ●, Cor. 11, 30.  sins past, as Hypocrites, evil men, Church-Papists, private enemies to God's word; and so many of the godly as come not sufficiently prepared, procure a punishment.  
What is the other help● you have to increase Faith?  
Prayer.  
W●at is Prayer?  
Prayer is a spiritual action of Faith, wherein we require of 
Rome ●, 2●. james 16. 1, john 5, 14,  God in the name of Christ, all things necessary to his glory, and our comfort.  
To whom must you pray?  
To God only.  
In whose name? 
Psal. 50, 14, 15   
In the name of Christ. 
john 16, 2, 3   
Then you may not pray to Saints or Angels, or to God in the name of Saint or Angel?  
No.  
Why?  
Because there is neither Commandment, promise, nor example in the Scripture for it.  
How must you pray?  
As Christ hath taught me, saying?  
Our Father which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy Name: Thy Kingdom come: Th● will be done in earth, as it is in 
Math, 6, 9  Heaven: Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us n●● into temptation. But deliner us from evil; for ●hine is the Kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever. Amen.  
How many Petitions be there in this Prayer.  
Six; Three concerning the glory of God, and three our own necessities.  
What are these words; Our Father which art in Heaven?  
A Preface or Introduction to Prayer.  
What are these words: For thine is the Kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever?  
The Conclusion of the Prayer. 
Psal. 116, 12, 13 Ephes 5, 10 Deu, 8, 3, 6 & ●   
What do you owe to God for all his benefits?  
Thanksgiving.  
Is it enough that you thank him with your lips alone?  
No: But I must be obedient to his laws and Commandments: which grace the Lord grant me. Amen.  
Sundry necessary observations of a Christian.  
1 THat we keep a narrow watch over our hearts, words 1, 
Pot. 1, 15.  and deed continually.  
2 That with all care the time be redeemed, which hath 
Ephes. 5, 16 Col●● 4, 7, & 2, 2  been idly, carelessly and unprofitably spent.  
3 That once in the day at the least, private Prayer and meditation be used. 
Luk 14▪ 15 1●. Deu●. 4, 9 and 6, 7.   
4 That care be had to do and receive good in company.  
5 That our family be with diligence and regard instructed, 
Gen. 18, 19 Pro. 31. 27, 28. Colos 3. 1. Heb▪ 13, 16. Gal. 6, 10. Colos. 3, 5. Ephes. 5. 3. 4. Math. 10, 24 Dan, 9, 34. &c 20,  watched over and governed.  
6 That no more time or care be bestowed in matters of the world than must needs.  
7 That we stir up ourselves to liberality to God's Saints.  
8 That we give not the least bridle to wand'ring Lusts and affections.  
9 That we prepare ourselves to bear the Cross, by what means i● shall please God to exercise us. 
Lamen● 1. 1   
10 That w●● bestow some time, not only in mourning for our own sin, but also for the sins of the time and age wherein we live.  
11 That we look daily for the coming of our Lord jesus 
1, Cor, 1, 7 Tit, 2, 2, 16  Christ, for our deliverance out of this life.  
12 That we use (as we shall have opportunity) at least as we shall have necessity, to acquaint ourselves with some godly and faithful person, with whom we may confer of our Christian estate, and open our doubts to the quickening up of 
jam. 5, 13  God's graces in us.  
13 That we observe the Departure of men out of this life; 
R●cles 7, 4 Phil. 1, 23. Reuel. 22, 24  their mortality, and vanity, and alteration of things below, the more to contemn the world, and to continue our longing after the life to come. And that we meditate and muse often of our own death, and going out of this life, how we must lie in the Grave, and all our glory put off, which will seru● to beat down the pride of life that is in us.  
14 That we read somewhat daily in the holy Scriptures, 
D●●. 11. 19, 20 joshua 1, 8, Psal, 1, 2 Dan. 9, 2 Neh. 9, 38 2, Chro. 34, 31 1, Pet. 1, 14  for the further increase of our knowledge.  
15 That we enter into Covenant with the Lord, to strive against all sin, and especially against the special sins and corruptions of our hearts and lives, wherein we have most dishonoured the Lord, and have raised up most guiltiness to our own Conscience, and that we carefully see our Covenant be kept and continued.  
16 That we mark how sin dyeth and is weakened in us; and that we turn not to our old sins again, but wisely avoid 
2, Pet, 2, 20, 21 22.  all occasions to sin.  
17 That we fall not from our first love, but continue still 
Math, 18, 8 ●▪ thief 5, 22 Reuel. 2, 4. jam. 1, 19 jam. 1. 22 Rom. 2, 13, Eccles, 4, 17.  our affections to the liking of God's Word, & all the holy exercises of Religion, diligently hearing it, and faithfully practising of the same in our lives and conversations: that we prepare ourselves before we come, and meditate and confer of that we hear, either by ourselves or with others; and so mark our daily profit in Religion.  
18 That we be often occupied in meditating on God's benefits 
Ephes. 5, 20. Psal. 116. 12, 17, & 118, 15. Phil. 1, 13. 2, Tim. 4, 7, 8.  and works, and sound forth his praises for the same.  
19 That we exercise our Faith by taking comfort, and delight in the great benefit of our redemption by Christ, and the fruition of God's presence, in his glorious blessed Kingdom.  
20 Lastly, that we make not these holy practices of repentance, common in time, nor use them for course.   

A Prayer framed according to this Catechism.  
ALmighty God and most merciful Father in jesus Christ, as thou hast plainly set before us our cursed state, in the clear glass of thy heavenly Word; so we beseech thee open our eyes to see it, & pierce our hearts to feel it, by the inward working of thy holy spirit, For we (Lord) are most vain and vile creatures, justly tainted with the rebellion of our first parents, conceived in sin, bondslaves of Satan, necessarily, and yet willingly, serving diverse lusts, and committing innumerable sins against thy Majesty, whereby we deserve most justly to endure all miseries in this life, and to be tormented in Hell for ever. But blessed be thy Name (O Lord our God) who when there was no power in us, no not so much as any desire or endeavour to get out of this woeful estate, hast made us see and feel in what case we were, and provide a most sovereign remedy for us, even thy dear and only begotten Son, whom thou hast freely offered to us, not only kindling in us a desire to enjoy him, but enabling us by a true and lively faith to lay hold upon him, and to be partakers of all his benefits, to the salvation of our souls. And now, Lord, that it hath pleased thee by faith to join us to thy Son jesus Christ, and by thy Spirit to make us members of his body, we humbly pray thee by the same spirit, to renew us daily according to thine own Image, work in our hearts a daily increase of true faith and repentance, and in our lives a holy and comfortable change. O God, enable us in all good measure, to walk worthy of all thy mercies, and to serve thee, who hast created and chosen us, and thy Son, who hath redeemed us from death, and made us heirs of glory; and thy blessed Spirit, who doth continually sanctify and keep us, with faith, fear, and zeal, in true holiness and righteousness, all the days of our life. Finally, seeing of thine infinite goodness and mercy thou hast appointed diverse excellent and holy means, for the daily increase of thy graces in us, and for the confirming and quickening of us in Christian conversation, we humbly beseech thee to grant all those good means unto us, and to continue them among us, giving us grace to use them purely, constantly, and zealously, to the glory of thy Name, and profit of our brethren, and salvation of our souls, through jesus Christ; to whom with thee, O Father, and the Holy Ghost, be given all honour and glory for ever. Amen.   

A thanksgiving before meat.  
O My heavenly Father, I thank thee through jesus Christ, for making these Creatures to serve me, and for giving me leave to feed on them, now I humbly pray thee to give me grace moderately and soberly to use them, that my bodily health may be still continued to thy glory, the good of others and mine own comfort in jesus Christ. Amen.   

A thanksgiving after meat.  
O Lord, feeling my body to be refreshed with meat and drink, and my mind also fitter to do those things that thou requirest of me: let it now be my meat to do thy will, and those works which belong to my duty, with all cheerfulness and good conscience, that for these, and all other thy mercies, my thankfulness in heart, word and deed, may be acceptable in thy sight, to the end of my life, through jesus Christ▪ to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour, glory, and thanksgiving, now and ever. Amen.   

A Prayer for the morning.  
O Lord our heavenly Father, we thy poor and wretched creatures, give thee most humble and hearty thanks for our quiet and safe sleep, and for raising us up from the same. We beseech thee for Christ's sake to prosper us this day in our labour and travel, that it may be to the discharge of our duty in our vocations: principally to thy glory; next, to the profit of the Church and Commonweal; and last of all, to the benefit and content of our Masters. Grant, dear Father, that we may cheerfully and conscionably do our business and labours, not as men pleasers, but as serving thee our God, knowing thee to be the chief Master of us, and that thou seest and beholdest us with thy fatherly eyes, who hast promised reward to them that faithfully and truly walk in their vocation; and threatened everlasting death and damnation to them that deceitfully and wickedly do their workers and labours▪ we beseech thee, O heavenly Father, to give us the strength of thy Spirit, that godly & gladly we may overcome our labours, and that the tediousness of this irksome labour which thou for our sins hast poured upon all mankind, may seem to us delectable and sweet. Fulfil now, O Lord, these our requests, for thy Son our Saviour's sake; in whose Name we pray as he himself hath taught us, Our Father, etc.   

A Prayer for the Evening.  
MOst merciful God & tender Father, which besides thine inestimable mercies declared and given unto us in the making of the world for our sakes, in the redeeming of us by the death of thy dear Son jesus Christ, in the calling of us to the knowledge of thy blessed Word, in keeping of us hitherto in thy holy Church, and in thy most gracious governing of us, and in all things hitherto, for our singular wealth & commodity, hast also most fatherly cared for us, kept us this day from all dangers both of soul and body, giving us health, food, apparel, and other things necessary for the comfort and succour of this poor and miserable life, which many other do want: for these, and all other thy good gifts and gracious benefits, which thou of thine own goodness only, and fatherly providence, hast hitherto poured upon, and dost presently pour upon us and many other, we most humbly thank thee, and praise thy holy Name: beseeching thee, that as all things are now hidden, by means of the darkness which thou hast sent over the Earth, so thou wouldst vouchsafe to hide and bury all our sins▪ which this day, or at any time heretofore we have committed against thy holy Commandment: and as now we purpose to lay our bodies to rest, so grant the guard of thy good Angels to keep the same this night and for evermore: and whensoever our last sleep of death shall come, grant that it may be in thee, good Father, so that our bodies may rest both temporally and eternally, to thy glory, and our joy, through jesus Christ our Lord. So be it.   

The 119. Psalm.  
BLessed are those that are undefiled in their way: and walk in the Law of the Lord.  
verse 2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and seek him with their whole heart.  
verse 3 For they which do no wickedness walk in his ways.  
verse 4 Thou hast charged that we should diligently keep thy Commandments.  
verse 5 O that my ways were made so direct, that I might keep thy Statutes.  
verse 6 So shall I not be confounded, whilst I have respect unto all thy Commandments.  
verse 7 I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart: when I shall have learned the judgements of thy righteousness.  
verse 8 I will keep thy Ceremonies: O forsake me not utterly.  

The second Part.  
verse 1 Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? even by ruling himself after thy Word.  
verse 2 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not go wrong out of thy Commandments.  
verse 3 Thy words have I hid within my heart, that I should not sin against thee.  
verse 4 Blessed art thou (O Lord) O teach me thy Statutes.  
verse 5 With my lips have I been telling of all the judgements of thy mouth.  
verse 6 I have had as great delight in the way of thy Testimonies, as in all manner of riches.  
verse 7 I will talk of thy Commandments, and have respect unto thy ways.  
verse 8 My delight shall be in thy Statutes, and I will not forget thy Word.    

Proverbs, Chap. 4.  
verse 1 Hear, O'yeyee children, the instruction of a father, and give ear to learn understanding.  
verse 2 For I do give you a good doctrine: therefore forsake ye not my Law.  
verse 3 For I was my Father's Son, tender and dear in the eyes of my Mother.  
verse 4 When he taught me, & said unto me. Let thine heart hold fast my words, keep my Commandments, & thou shalt live.  
verse 5 Get wisdom, get understanding, forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth.  
verse 6 Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee; love her, and she shall preserve thee.  
verse 7 Wisdom is the beginning: get wisdom therefore, and above all possessions, get understanding.  
verse 8 Exalt her, and she will exalt thee: she will bring thee to honour, if thou embrace her.  
verse 9 She shall give a comely ornament upon thy head: yea she shall give thee a crown of glory.  
verse 10 Hear my son, and receive my words, and the years of thy life shall be many.  
verse 11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom, and led thee in the paths of righteousness.  
verse 12 When thou goest, thy gate shall not be straight, and when thou runnest thou shalt not fall.  
verse 13 Take hold of instruction, and leave not: keep her, for she is thy life.  
verse 14 Enter not into the way of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men.  
verse 15 Avoid it, and go not by it; turn from it, and pass by.  
verse 16 For they cannot sleep, except they have done evil, and their sleep departeth, except they cause some to fall.  
verse 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.  
verse 18 But the way of the righteous shineth as the light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.  
verse 19 The way of the wicked is as the darkness: they know not wherein they fall.  
verse 20 My son, harken unto my words, incline thine ear unto my sayings.  
verse 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes, but keep them in the midst of thine heart.  
verse 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health unto all their flesh.  
verse 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence, for thereout cometh life.  
verse 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and put wicked lips far from thee.  
verse 25 Let thine eyes behold the right, let thine eye lids direct the way before thee.  
verse 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be ordered aright.  
verse 27 Turn not to the right hand, nor to the left, but remove thy foot from evil.   

The first Psalm.  

THe man is blessed that hath not be●t  
to wicked read is ear:  
Nor led his life as sinners do,  
nor sat in scorners chair:  
verse 2 But in the Law of God the Lord,  
doth set his whole delight:  
And in the law doth exercise  
himself both day and night.   

verse 3 He shall be like the tree that groweth  
fast by the water side,  
Which bringeth forth most pleasant fruit  
In her due time and tide.  
verse 4 Whose leaf shall never fade nor fall,  
but flourish still and stand:  
Even so all things shall prosper well,  
which this man takes in hand.   

verse 5 So shall not the ungodly men,  
they shall be noting so:  
But as the dust that from the earth  
the wind drives to and fro.  
verse 6 Therefore shall not the wicked men  
in judgement stand upright:  
Nor yet the sinners with the just,  
shall come in place or sight.   

For why? the way of godly men,  
unto the Lord is known:  
And eke the way of wicked men,  
shall quite be overthrown.    

The fourth Psalm.  

O God that art my righteoulsnesse,  
Lord hear me when I call:  
Thou hast set me at liberty,  
when I was bound and thrall.  
verse 2 Have mercy Lord therefore on me,  
and grant me my request;  
For unto thee uncessantly  
to cry I will not rest,   

verse 3 O mortal man how long will ye  
my glory thus despise?  
Why wander ye in vanity,  
and follow after lies?  
verse 4 Know ye that good and and godly men  
the Lord will take and choose:  
And when to him I make my plaint,  
he doth me not refuse.   

verse 5 Sin not, but stand in awe therefore,  
examine well your heart  
And in your Chamber quietly,  
see you yourselves convert.  
verse 6 Offer to God the sacrifice  
of righteousness, I say,  
And look that in the living Lord  
you put your trust always.   

verse 7 The greater sort crave worldly goods,  
and riches do embrace:  
But Lord grant us thy countenance,  
thy favour and thy grace:  
verse 8 For thou thereby shalt make my heart,  
more joyful and more glad.  
Then they that of their corn and wine,  
full great increase have have had.   

verse 9 In peace therefore lie down will I,  
taking my rest and sleep:  
For thou only will't me, O Lord,  
alone in safety keep.    

the 50 Psalm.  

THe mighty God,  
th'eternal hath thus spoke,  
And all the world  
He will call and provoke:  
Even from the East,  
and so forth to the West:  
verse 2 From toward Zion,  
which place liketh him best.  
God will appear  
in beauty most excellent:  
verse 3 Our God will come,  
before that long time be spent.   

Devouring fire  
shall go before his face:  
A great tempest  
shall round about him trace.  
verse 4 Then shall he call  
the earth and heavens bright,  
To judge his folk  
with equity and right.  
verse 5 Saying, Go too,  
and now my Saints assemble,  
My pact they keep,  
their gifts do not dissemble   

verse 6 The heavens shall  
declare his righteousness,  
For God is judge  
of all things, more and less.  
verse 7 Hear, my people,  
for I will now reveal,  
List Israel,  
I will thee nought conceal:  
Thy God, thy God  
am I, and will not blame thee,  
verse 8 For giving not  
all manner offerings to me.  
I have no need  
to take of thee at all  
Goats of thy fold,  
or Calf out of thy stall:  
verse 10 For all the Beasts  
are mine within the woods,  
On thousand hills  
cattle are mine own goods.  
verse 11 I know for mine  
all birds that are on mountains,  
All beasts are mine,  
which haunt the fields and fountains.    

The 51. Psalm. The first part.  

O Lord consider my distress,  
& now with speed some pity take,  
My fins deface, my faults redress,  
good Lord, for thy great mercy's sake:  
verse 2 Wash me (O Lord) & make me clean,  
from this unjust and sinful act,  
And purify yet once again,  
my heinous crime and bloody fact.   

verse 3 Remorse and sorrow do constrain  
me to acknowledge mine excess:  
My sins alas do still remain  
before my face without release.  
verse 4 For thee alone I have offended,  
and done this evil in thy sight,  
And if I were therefore condemned,  
yet were thy judgements just and right.   

verse 5 It is too manifest alas,  
that first I was coneived in fin,  
Yea of my mother so borne was,  
and yet vile wretch remain therein.  
verse 6 Also behold, Lord, thou dost love  
the inward truth of a pure heart:  
Therefore thy wisdom from above,  
thou hast revealed me to convert.   

verse 7 If thou with hyssop purge this blot.  
I shall be clearer than the glass:  
And if thou wash away my spot,  
the snow in whiteness I shall pass.  
verse 8 Therefore, O Lord, such joy me send,  
that inwardly I may find grace,  
and that my strength may now amend,  
which thou hast swaged for my trespass.   

verse 9 Turn back thy face and frowning ire,  
for I have felt enough thy hand,  
And purge my sins I thee desire,  
which do in number pass the sand.  
verse 10 Make new my heart within my breast  
and frame it to thy holy will,  
Thy constant Spirit in me let rest,  
which may these raging enemies kill.    

The 67 Psalm.  

Have mercy on us Lord,  
and grant to us thy grace,  
To show to us do thou accord,  
the brightness of thy face:  
verse 2 That all the earth may know  
the way to godly wealth,  
And all the Nations on a row,  
may see thy saving health.   

verse 3 Let all the world, O God,  
give praise unto thy Name,  
O let the people all abroad,  
extol and laud the same,  
verse 4 Throughout the world so wide,  
let all rejoice with mirth:  
For thou with truth and right dost guide  
the Nations of the earth.   

verse 6 Let all the world, O God,  
give praise unto thy name▪  
O let the people all abroad,  
extol and laud the same.  
verse 6 Then shall the earth increase,  
great store of fruit shall fall,  
And then our God, the God of peace,  
shall bless us eke withal.   

verse 7 God shall us bless, I say,  
and then both far and near,  
The folk throughout the world always,  
of him shall stand in fear.    

The 104. Psalm.  

MY soul, praise the Lord,  
speak good of his Name:  
O Lord, our great God,  
how dost thou appear,  
So passing in glory,  
that great is thy fame?  
Honour and Majesty  
in thee shine most clear.   

verse 2 With light as a robe,  
thou hast the beclad,  
Whereby all the Earth  
thy greatness may see.  
The heavens in such sort  
thou also hast spread,  
That it to a curtain  
compared may be.   

verse 3 His chamber-beames lie  
in clouds full sure:  
Which as his chariots  
are made him to bear:  
And there with much swiftness  
his course doth endure;  
Upon the wings riding  
of wind in the air.   

verse 4 He maketh his spirits  
as Heralds to go:  
And lightning to serve,  
we see also pressed:  
His will to accomplish,  
they run to and fro,  
To save or consume things,  
as liketh him best.   

verse 5 He grounded the earth  
so firmly and fast,  
That it once to move  
none shall have such power.  
verse 6 The deep a fair covering  
for it made thou hast:  
Which by his own nature  
the Hills would devour.   

verse 7 But at thy rebukes  
the waters do fly:  
And so give due place,  
thy Word to obey:  
At thy voice of thunder  
so fearful they be,  
That in their great raging  
they haste soon away,   

verse 8 The mountains full high,  
they then up ascend,  
If thou do but speak,  
thy word they fulfil:  
So likewise the valleys  
full quickly descend,  
Where thou them apointest,  
remain they do still.   

Their bounds thou hast set,  
how far they shall run,  
So as in their rage,  
not pass that they can:  
For God hath appointed  
they shall not return,  
The earth to destroy more,  
which was made for man.    

The 112. Psalm.  

THe man is blessed that God doth fear,  
And eke his Law doth love indeed,  
verse 2 His seed on earth God will uprear,  
And bless such as from him proceed.  
verse 3 His house with good he will fulfil,  
His righteousness endure shall still.   

verse 4 Unto the righteous doth aris●,  
In trouble joy, in darkness light,  
verse 5 Compassion is in his eyes,  
And mercy always in his sight:  
verse 6 Yea pity moveth such to lend,  
He doth by justice things expend.   

verse 7 And surely such shall never fail,  
For in remembrance still is he.  
verse 8 No tidings ill can make him quail.  
Who in the Lord sure hope doth see.  
verse 9 His faith is firm, his fear is past:  
For he shall see his foes down cast.   

verse 10 He did well for the poor provide,  
His righteousness shall still remain:  
verse 11 And his estate with praise abide,  
Although the wicked do disd●ine,  
verse 12 Yea gnash his teeth thereat shall he,  
And so consume his state to see.    

The 113. Psalm.  

YE children which do serve the Lord,  
Praise ye his name with one accord,  
verse 2 Yea blessed be always his Name,  
verse 3 Who from the rising of the Sunn●,  
Till it return where it begun,  
is to be praised with great fame.  
verse 4 The Lord all people doth surmount,  
As for his glory we may count,  
Above the Heaven's high to be.  
verse 5 With God the Lord who may compare?  
Whose dwellings in the heavens are,  
Of such great power and force is he.   

verse 6 He doth abase himself, we know,  
Things to behold both here below,  
and also in the heavens above:  
verse 7 The needy out of dust to draw,  
And eke the poor which help none saw,  
His only mercy did him move:  
verse 8 And so him set in high degree,  
With Princes of great dignity,  
That rule his people with great fame.  
verse 9 The barren he doth make to bear,  
And eke with joy her fruit to rear,  
Therefore praise ye his holy name.    

The 120 Psalm  

IN trouble and in thrall,  
Unto the Lord I call,  
and he doth me comfort.  
verse 2 Deliver me, I say,  
From lying lips always,  
and tongues of false report.   

verse 3 What vantage or what thing,  
Gettest thou thus for to sting,  
Thou false and flattering liar?  
verse 4 Thy tongue doth hurt, I ween,  
No less than Arrows keen,  
Of hot consuming fire.   

verse 5 Alas, too long I slack,  
Within these tents so black,  
Which Kedars are by name:  
By whom the flock Elect,  
And all of Jsaacs' sect,  
are put to open shame.   

verse 6 With them that peace did hate,  
I came a peace to make,  
And set a quiet life:  
verse 7 But when my tale was told,  
Causeless I was controlled,  
by them that would have strife.    

The 126. Psalm.  

When that the Lord,  
again his Zion had forth brought,  
From bondage great,  
and also servitude extreme:  
This work was such  
as did surmount man's heart and thought:  
So that we were  
much like to them that use to dream:  
Our mouths were  
with laughter filled then,  
And eke our tongues  
did show us joyful men.   

verse 2 The heathen folk  
were forced then to confess,  
How that the Lord,  
for them also great things had done.  
verse 3 But much more we,  
and therefore can confess no less.  
Wherhfore to joy  
we have good cause as we begun.  
verse 4 O Lord, go forth,  
thou canst our bondage end,  
As to Deserts  
the flowing Rivers send.   

verse 5 Full true it is,  
that they which sow in tears indeed,  
A time will come,  
when they shall reap in mirth and joy:  
verse 6 They went and wept  
in bearing of their precious seed:  
For that their foes  
full oftentimes did them annoy.  
But their return,  
with joy they shall sure see,  
Their sheaves home bring,  
and not impaired be.    

The 148. Psalm.  

Give laud unto the Lord,  
From heaven that is so high,  
Praise him in deed and word,  
Above the starry Sky.  
verse 2 And also ye,  
His Angels all,  
Armies royal,  
Praise him with glee.   

verse 3 Praise him both Sun and Moon,  
Which are both clear and bright,  
The same of you be done,  
Ye glittering Stars of night.  
verse 4 And eke no less.  
Yea heavens fair,  
And clouds of the air,  
His laud express   

verse 5 For at his word they were  
All form as we see:  
At his voice did appear  
All things in their degree:  
verse 6 Which he set fast:  
To them he made  
A Law and trade,  
For aye to last.    

The Schoolmaster to his Scholar.  

MY child & Scholar take good heed,  
unto the words that here are set:  
And see you do accordingly,  
or else be sure thou shalt be beat.   

First I command thee God to serve,  
then to thy parent's duty yield:  
Unto all men be courteous,  
and mannerly in town or field.   

Your clothes unbuttoned do not use,  
let not your hose ungartered be,  
Have Handkerchief in readiness,  
wash hands and face, or see not me.   

Lose not your Books, inkhorn, or pen,  
nor girdle, garter, hat or band;  
Let shoes be tied, pin shirt-band close,  
keep well your points at any hand.   

If broken hosed and shooed you go,  
or slovenly in your array,  
Without a girdle, or untrust,  
than you and I must have a fray.   

If that you cry, or talk aloud,  
or books do rend, or strike with knife;  
Or laugh, or play unlawfully,  
than you and I must be at strife.   

If that you curse, miscall, or swear,  
if that you pick, filch, steal, or lie,  
If you forget a Scholar's part,  
then must you sure your points untie.   

If to the School you do not go,  
when time doth call you to the same,  
Or if you loiter in the streets,  
when we do meet, then look for blame.   

Wherefore (my child) behave thyself  
so decently at all assays,  
That thou mayst purchase parents love,  
and eke obtain thy master's praise.     

The first part of Arithmetic, called Numeration.  
ALL numbers are made by the diverse placing of these nine figures, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and this circle (0) called a cipher. Now look how many of these stand together, in so many several places they must needs stand. But mark that thou call that which is next the right hand, the first place; and so go (as it were) backward, calling the next unto him towards the left hand, the second place; the next, the third place, and so forth, as far as thou wilt. Secondly the further any figure standeth from the first place, the greater he is: every following place being greater by ten times, than that next before; as (5) in the first place is but five, but ●n the second place ten times five, that is five times ten, which is fifty: in the third place, five hundred; in the fourth place, five thousand; and in the fifth place, fifty thousand; and so thou mayest proceed. As for example: the number thus placed, 1630 being this present year from the birth of Christ, is one thousand six hundred and thirty. And this number, 5551. being this present year from the Creation, (though otherwise commonly taken) is five thousand, five hundred fifty one. But my Book growing greater than I purposed: pardon me (I pray thee) though I break off this matter sooner than (peradventure thou mayest think) I promised.  

Directions for the ignorant.  
FOr thy better understanding this brief chronology following, I thought good to advertise thee thus much. Thou must first be perfect in the numbers above, so far as concerneth the fourth place. Then mark how I have divided the years of the world in the 5 parts called five periods, which I, for plainness sake, stick not to call Chapters, therefore I begin my account five times; best answering (as I think) thy demands, when such a one lived, or such a thing done; for thou commonly movest thy question one of these five ways; either how long was it after the Creation? or how long after the Flood? how long after the departure out of Egypt, and the Law given? how long before Christ? or how long after Christ? as thou thinkest it nearest one of these times. If then thou findest the name thou seekest, and the year set by it, look upward from thence to the beginning of that Chapter, and thou shall see how long that thing thou seekest, was from the time mentioned in the title of that Chapter. Further I have set it down (as thou seest) in a diverse letter, according to the diversity of the matter. If then thou seekest for any thing proper to the Bible, or Ecclesiastical Story, seek in the Roman and Italica letter, which thou usest to call the Latin Letter; and pass over those in the English letter, for they concern not thy purpose. Again, if thou be a Grammar Scholar, or other, that wouldst find something only concerning any profane Author, seek only in the English letter, passing over the other. And because I desire brevity, I have omitted the Kings of Israel, Egypt Assyria, etc. and the Prophets which wrote not, whose times thou mayest easily find by conference with the judges, and Kings of judah. And note, that (y) alone standing by any number signifieth (year.) Finally, my first purpose in making it, was for thy sake that learnest reading. Therefore read them ●o often, until thou canst run them over as fast as any other English.  

CHAP. 1. After the Creation. God having made the World▪ & created Adam, and Hevah; their posterity was borne in these years after, as followeth.  
Year 130 Sheth.  
Year 253 Kenosh.  
Year 325 Kenan.  
Year 395 Mahalaliel.  
Year 560 Iared.  
Year 622 Enoch.  
Year 687 Methusalah.  
Year 874 Lamech.  
Year 1056 Noah.  
Year 1556 japhet.  
Year 1558 Shem.  
Year 1656 The Universal Flood, after which followeth the generation of Shem.   

CHAP. 2. After the Flood.  
Year. 2 Arphaxad.  
Year 37 Shelah.  
Year 67 Eber.  
Year 101 Peleg.  
Year 101 Tower of Babel built.  
Year 131 Reu.  
Year 163 Serug.  
Year 192 Nahor.  
Year 222 Terah.  
Year 292 Haran.  
Year 252 Abraham.  
Year 436 Ishmael.  
Year 452 Sodom destroyed.  
Year 452 Isaac.  
Year 512 jacob.  


Year 587 Reuben.  
Year 588 Simeon.  
Year 589 Levi.  
Year 599 judah.  
Year 600 Dan.  
Year 601 Naphtali.  
Year 601 Asher.  
Year 602 Issacher.  
Year 602 Gad.  
Year 602 Zebulon.  
Year 604 joseph.  
Year 619 Benjamin.   These twelve were the sons of jacob, called the twelve patriarchs of whom came these 12. Tribes of Israel.  
Minerva.  
Year 629 Phares.  
Year 642 Hezron.  
Year 643 jacob went into Egypt, where they were 215 years.  
Hercules Lyb.  
Aram.  
Premethens.  
Atlas.  
Aminadab.  
Year 778 Aaron.  
Year 783 Moses.  
job.  
Naasson.  
Salmon  
Year 858 Moses delivered the children of Israel out of Egypt, then was the Law given.   

CHAP. After the Law given.  
Phaeton burnt.  
Year. 40 joshua brought the people out of the wilderness into the land of Canaan, and reigned 18. years.  
Year. 41 jubiles began.  
Year. 58 Othoniel judged Israel 40 years, whereof Cushan the Aramite oppressed them 8. years.  
Rhadamanthus.  
Year. 80 Boaz of Rahab.  
Year. 98 

Ehud and Shamgar judged 80 years; whereof Eglon the Moabite oppressed 18 years.  
Troas ruled in Dardania, and called it Troy.    
Pegasus.  
Orpheus.  
Year. 178 Deborah & Barak judged 40 years: whereof jabin and Sisera oppressed 20 years.  
Year. 198 Obed borne of Ruth.  
Year. 218 Gideon judged 40 years, whereof the Midianites oppressed 7 years.  
Theseus.  
Year. 258 Abimelech 3 y.  
Year. 261 Tholay 23. y.  


Year. 284 jair judged 22. y. whereof the Ammonites and the Philistines oppressed 12. y.  
Amazon's Battle against Thebes.  
Year. 305 jesse father of David by Obed.  
Year. 311 Ibzan judged 7. y.  
Year. 318 Elon 10. y.  
Troy destroyed.  
Year. 329 Abdon the Pirathonite 8. y.  
Year. 336 Samson 20. y.   In the time of these 6 judges, the Philistines oppressed.  
Year. 356 Ely the Priest 40. y.  
Year. 397 Samuel and Saul 40. y.  
Year. 332 Brutus came into England, if the Story be true.  
Year. 437 David reigned 40. y.  
Nathan, Asaph Heman, and jeduthun Prophets.  
Year. 477 Solomon reigned 40. y. and 481, in his fourth year, built the Temple before the birth of Christ, about 916. y.   

CHAP. 4. Before Christ.  
Year. 936 Temple built.  
Year. 900 Hesiod.  
Year. 899 Rehoboam ra●gned ou●r judah 17. y.  
Year. 882 Abijam 3. y.  
Year. 878 Asa 41. y.  
Year. 838 jehoshaphat 25. y.  
Year. 813 jehoram 8. y.  
Year. 805 Ahaziah 1. y.  
Year. 804 Athalia 6. y.  
Year. 798 joash 40 y.  
Year. 758 Amaziah 29. y. jonah prophesieth.  
Year. 743 Rome built by Romulus upon four hills, which are Palatinus, Capitolinus, Exquilinus, Auentinus, and after enlarged by Se●uius Tullns, within the walls, with other three hills, Coelius, Uiminalis and Quirinalis.  
Year. 729 Kingdom of judah void 12. y.  
Year. 725 Sardanapalus.  
Year. 718 

Azariah 25. y.  
Kingdom of Israel void 22. y.    
Year. 700 Numa Pompilius the second Roman King.  
Year. 685 

Lycurgns the Lacedaemonian.  
joel, Hosea, Amos, & Isaiah prophesied.    
Tullas Hostilius the third Roman King.  
Year. 677 joatham over judah 15. Micaiah also prophesied.  
Year. 662 Ahaz 15. y.  
Year. 646 Ezekiah 29. y.  
628 Salmanasar carried the ten Tribes of Israel captive to Babel, from whence they never returned. And here the race of the Kings of Israel ceased. Merodachbaladan began to bring the Empire from Asher to Babel.  
Year. 628 Simonides.  
Aristoxenus.  
Ancus Martus, the fourth Roman King.  
Archilocus, Zalencus, Homer, Phalaris.  
Year. 617 

Manasseth 55. y.  
jeremy prophesieth.    
Year. 610 Sapph: Milo: Stesscorus: Epimenides.  
Year. 564 Nabuchadnezzar.  
Year. 562 Amon 2. y.  
Year. 560 

josiah 21. y.  
Zephaniah and Habbakkuk prophesy.    
Year. 526 jehoiakim 11. y.  
Year. 526 

Captivity, wherein Nebuchadnezzer carried captives, Daniel, and many other into Babylon, began the 3. year of jehoiakim.  
jeremiah continueth his Prophecy in judah.  
Daniel prophesieth in Babel.    
Year. 618 

Zedekiah 11. y.  
Ezekiel prophesieth.    
Year. 507 

jerusalem destroyed, and leremiah, with the remnant of judah carried into Egypt, where jeremiah prophesieth.  
Ezekiel continueth his prophecy in Babel.    
Year. 501 Consuls, 2 yearly began in Rome.  
Year. 495 Horatius Cocoes.  
Year. 494 Salathiel.  
Year. 493 Dictator's in Rome.  
Year. 487 Tribunes of the people began in Rome.  
Year. 468 Zorobabel.  
Year. 466 Pythagoras Pyndar●s, Democritas, Croesus, Heraclitus, Es●pe, Salon, Thales, 7. Wisemen, Pisistratus.  
Year. 456 Darius and Cyrus his Son 

wan Babylon from Balthasar:  
began the Empire of the Persians,  
and gave leave for the jews to return and build the Temple.    
Year. 454 

Temple began to be built. The History of Ezra.  
Artashashte, called of profane Writers, Cambyses, reigned with Cyrus his Father.  
The History of Ester.  
Ahashuerosh called Darius.    
Year. 440 Hystaspis divorced Vasti, married Ester, hanged Haman, and advanced Mordecai.  
Year. 431 Tribuni Mil●tum.  
Year. 425 

Darius of Persia called also Artaxshast, and of profane Writers, Darius Longimanus, reigned 36 years.  
Haggai prophesieth.  
Zachariah▪ prophesieth.    
Year. 423 Malachy the last Prophet.  
Year. 425 Nehemiah his Story, who builded the walls of jerusalem.  
Year. 397 Battle Peloponestack, ●ot 27 years till the Lacedemanians overcame Atbens.  
Year. 386 Rome taken by Gallus a Britain.  
Year. 386 Themistocles, Aristides Aeschilus, Sophocles, Pericles, Emp●docles, Hiypocrates, Parmenides, Artstarchua, Eurypides, Herodotus, Aristobulus, Socrates, Alcihiades, Diogenes, Plato, Xanephon, Agestlaus.  
Year. 363 Philip of Macedonia conquered all Gracia, after the Thebans and subdued the Lacedæmonians.  
Year. 351 Marcus Cortius, Manlius Torquates.  
Year. 350 Aristoteles, Demostenes Epicurus, Epaminandas, Theophrastus, Menander, Zenderates.  
Year. 344 War with the Samnites at Rome continued 49 years.  
Year. 332 
Alexander the Great, conquered Persia, he entreated the Jews honourably, & reigned 12. years.  
Now was the Empire of the Grecians great, which after the death of Alexander, was divided unto four Captains where of Syria and Egypt continued until the Empire of the Romans, and always vexed the jews.   
Now beginneth the Story of the Maccabes.  
Year. 301 Two Deccis in Rome.  
Year. 300 Zeno author of the Stoics, Aratus, Demetrius, Phalerius.  
Year. 228 Prolomie Philadelphus caused 70 Interpreters to translate the Law into Greek.  
Year. 283 Hetruria ye●lded to Rome wholly.  
Year. 272 Regulus, Polybius, Cleanthes.  
Year. 267 War of Carthage and Rome, two and twenty years.  
Year. 241 Battle African with Numidia.  
Year. 237 jesus Sirach.  
Year. 236 Nevius Pla●tus.  
Year. 224 Antiochus Magnus.  
Year. 219 Second Battle of Carthage, because that Hannibal had recevered Spain from Rome.  
Year. 131 The third Battle of Carthage, which was in three years utterly cestroyed by Scipio junior.  
Year. 129 pharisees, Saducees, and Esses began their Sects.  
Year. 89 Civil War in Rome 8. years between Marins and Sylla, because Sylla being younger, was chosen Captain into Asia to the Battle Mi●hridaticke.  
Year. 87 Tigranes King of Armenia.  
Year. 65 Cato Vticensis, Salustius.  
Year. 57 Cicero Consul.  
Year. 52 Britain entered upon by julius Cesar.  
Year. 47 julius Cesar reigned Emperor five years.  
Year. 45 Virgil, Horace, Livy, Ovid, Cornelius Nepos.  
Year. 42 Octavius Augustus' Emperor 56 years.  
Year. 34 Herod the Great, made King of jewry: after whose death his four sons were confirmed in his Kingdom, and called Tetrarches. See Luke 3. 1.  
Temple again sumtuously builded by Herod.  
Christ borne in the 42 year of Augustus from which beginneth our usual account.   

CHAP. 5. After the death of Christ.  
Year. 16 Tiberius, Emperor after the birth of Christ 16. years.  
Year. 33 Christ crucified.  
Year. 33 Stephen stoned.  
Year. 34 Paul converted.  
Year. 42 Herod Agrippa, Precedent in jury: he beheaded James.  
Year. 42 Matthew wrote his Gospel.  
Year. 44 james beheaded.  
Year. 44 Mark preached in Egypt.  
Year. 46 Luke wrote.  
Year. 50 Epistle to the Galatians. written from Antioch.  
Year. 53 Epistle to the Thessalonians, from Athens.  
Year. 54 Philip martyred.  
Year. 55 1 Epistle to the Corinthians from Ephesus.  
Year. 55 1 To Timothy from Troas  
Year. 55 To Titus from Troas.  
Year. 55 To Corinth from Philippi  
Year. 55 Peter's first Epistle.  
Year. 56 Peter's second Epistle.  
Year. 59 To the Rome from Corinth  
Year. 57 Claudius Nero persecutor,  
Year. 59 Epistles to the Philippians Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon from Rome.  
Year. 61 Acts by Luke (now as is thought▪)  
Year. 63 james thrown down from a Pinnacle.  
Year. 69 Epistle to Timothy.  
Year. 69 Paul martyred at Rome.  
Year. 73 jerusalem destroyed by Vespasian and Titus.  
Year. 76 Ignatius Bishop of Antioch  
Year. 83 Domitian Emperor.  
Year. 85 Nicholaitan Heretic.  
Year. 90 Cornelius Tacitus, Sueton, Aulus Gellius, Plutar●h, Quintilian, I●●enal, Appian, Appuleius.  
93 john banished to Pathmos, where (as is thought) he wrote his Gospel, and the Revelation.  
Year. 97 john returned from Pathmos to Ephesus.  
Year. 100 john died.  
Year. 114 Pliny writeth for the Christians.  
Year. 133 Galen.  
Year. 170 justinus died a Martyr.  
Year. 180 Irenaeus of Lions.  
Year. 187 England received the Gospel.  
Year. 202 Clemens Alexandrinus.  
Year. 210 Tertullian.  
Year. 216 Origen.  
Year. 249 Cyprian.  
Year. 289 Constantine reigned in England.  
Year. 307 Eusebius.  
Year. 333 Athanasius.  
Year. 347 Hilary.  
Year. 347 Gregory Nazianzen.  
Year. 371 Ambrose B. of Milan.  
Year. 375 Hieronymus.  
Year. 409 chrysostom.  
Year. 409 Augustine.  
Year. 414 Theodoret.  
Year. 500 Goths conquered Italy; then increased Barbarism and Papistry.    

Directions for the unskilful.  
IF thou hast not been acquainted with such a Table as this following, and desirest to make use of it, thou must get the Alphabet, viz. the order of the Letters as they stand, without book perfectly, to know where every letter stands, as (b) near the beginning, (m) about the midst, and (v) toward the end. Therefore if the word thou wouldst find, begin with (a) look in the beginning of the Table; if with (t) look toward the end. Again, if the word begin with (ba) look in the beginning of the letter (b) but if with (but) see toward the end of that letter: and if thou observest the same for the third and fourth letters, thou shalt find thy word presently. Secondly, thou must know the cause of the difference of the letters, all written with the Roman, as in (abba) are words taken from the Latin, or other learned Languages. Those with the Jtalike letter, as (abandon) are French words made English: those with the English letter are merely English, or from some other vulgar Tongue. The word joining unto it, is ever in English, and is the interpreter of it in a more familiar English word. But those that have no word expounding them, are set down to let thee see their true writing where I thought thou mightst otherwise err. And know further, that all words that have in them (y) or (ph) together, or begin with (chr) where (h) is never pronounced, or. end in (isme) are all Greek words, as Hypocrite, philosophy, Christ, Baptism. But where I say they are Greek I mean with some difference of termination, for they were brought from Greece to us through Rome, where they were newly stamped and when they came to us, we coined them after our fashion, as Christ is in Latin Christus, in Greek Christos: so Baptism is in Latin Baptismus, in Greek Baptismos. The like must be observed for the Latin words: as those that we have ending in (ion) the Latin hath in (io) creation, remission, in Latin is, creatio, remissio. But touching the French, we have some of them with difference, and some without, and thus thou shalt discern them: those with difference are marked with this star (*) as (accomplish) in French is (accomplir) & therefore you shall find it by this mark (*): the other have none. Sometime I refer thee from one word to another, as thus; at this word brigantine see bark, than those two be of one signification: and so shalt thou also learn variety of words. When a word hath two significations, if one be well known, I omit that, as to bark as a dog, is well known: but a bark, that is, a little Ship, is not so familiar; therefore I put down that. If I should put down all derivations, it would be overlong; therefore I hope, the diligent Scholar will learn by practice soon from the primative or original: I have therefore set down some few of the hardest, yet some rules for them thou shalt find in the end. There are many more From Latin and French, but being well known, I omit them.  
Abandon cast away. abba father. abbess, abbatesse mistress of a Nunnery. abbreviate short. abridge see abbreviate. about lie unto. abecedary the order of the letters, or he that useth them. abet to maintain. abominable.  abhor.  abject base. abjure renounce. abolish make void. abricot * k. fruit. aboard.  abrogate see abolish. absolve finish. absolute perfect. absolution forgiveness. abstinence refraining. abstract see ab●eniate. absurd ●oo●ish. acce●t tune. accept take liking. access free coming to. accessary partaker. accident befall. accommodate fit to. accomplish * finish. account * to r●ckon. accord * agreement. accurate cunning. accrue * grow. acertaine * make sure. achieve see accomplish. acorn.  active nimble. actual in act. acute witty. addict given to. adieu farewell. address prepare to direct. adjacent lying to. adjourn.  adjure make to swear. administer govern or serve. admire marvel at. admiral chief by Sea. admission receiving. adopt take for his child. adore worship. adorn beautify. adverse contrary. advertise give knowledge. adulation flattery. adulterate counterfeit. advocate attorney. advowson patronage. adustion burning. affable ready and courteous in speech. affect earnestly desire. affinity kin by marriage. affirmative avouching. affiance trust. affianced betrothed. agent doer. aggravate make grievous. agility nimbleness. agony g● heavy passion. alacrity cheerfulness. alarm a sound to the battle. alien a stranger. alienation estranging. alight.  allege * bring proof. alliance kindred or league. allusion pointing to. allude to point to. aliment nourishment. alms.  almighty.  alphabet g. order of letters. altercation debate. allengory g▪ similitude. allegiance obedience. altitude height. allegation alleging. ambassador messenger. ambiguous doubtful. ambition desire of honour. ambushment privy train. amorous full of love. amplify enlarge. anatomy g. cutting by. anathema g. accursed. andyron.  anguish grief. anchor.  animate encourage. annual yearly. animadversion noting. atichrist against Christ. antedate fore-date. anticipation preventing. angle corner. anticly disguised. annihilate make void. ancestor.  annullity, see annihilate. aphorism general rule. apostate a backslider. apostasy falling away. amen so be it. apostle g. see ambassador. apology g. defence. apocalypse g. revelation. alpha g. the first Greek letter. apothecary. *  apocryphas g. not of authority. apparent in sight. appeach accuse. appeal to seek to a higher judge. appertain to belong. 

appertinent  
apurttenance   belonging. appetite desire to eat. application applying to. appose ask question. apposition apposing. approbation allowance. approve allow. approach* come nigh. appropriate make his own. apt fit. 

arbiter  
arbitrator   umpire. arbitrement judgement. arch g. chiefs. archangel g. chief Angel. archbishop chief bishop. architect chief builder. argent silver. argue to reason. arithmetic g Art of numbering. ark ship. armoury house of armour. arraign.  arrive* come to Land. arrearages* debt unpaid. artificer handy-crafts-man. artificial work-man-like. articulate jointed. ascend go up. assertaine* assure. assent agreement. ascent a going up. ascribe give to. askew aspide. aspect looking upon. aspire climb up. asperate rough. aspiration breathing. assay prove. assaile* set upon. assault* see assail. assentation flattery. assertion affirming. assiduity continuance. asseveration earnest affirming. assign appoint. assignation appointment. assizes.  assistance help. associate company. 

astrictive  
astringent   binding. 

astronomy g.  
astrology.   knowledge of the Stars. atheist g. without God. atheism the opinion of the atheist. attatch seize upon. attaint convict of crime. attainder a conviction. attempt* set upon. attentive héedy. attribute give to. avarise covetousness. audacious bold. audience hearing. auditor hearer, or officer of accounts. audible eas●e to be heard. averre* avouch. augment to increase. avouch affirm with earnestness. authentical g. of authority, autumn the harvest. axiom certain principle. Balance a pair of scales. bailiff.  bankrupt bankrupt.  banquet. baptist a baptizer. baptism.  barbarion a rude person. barbarism barbarousness. barque* small ship. barretter a contention's person. barrister allowed to give counsel. barter* to bargain. battery beating. balm.  beatitude blessedness. beguile.  beneficial profitable. benevolence good will. benign favourable. benignity bounty. bereft deprived.  besiege. bier to carry a dead corpse. bishop overséer. blanke* to make white. blaspheme g. speak ill of God.  blood.  bear.  beast.  boat.  bough.  bought. bonnet cap.  braclet.  bracer.  briefs. brigandine coat of defence. brigantine see bark. brandish* to shake a sword.  broad.  breath. brothel keeper of a house of bawdry.  bruise.  bruit. buggery conjunction with one of another kind. burgess a head man of a town.  build. calidity craftiness. capacity conceit, or receipt. cancel to undo. canon g. law. canonize make a Saint. capital deadly or great. capable containing. capitulate.  captious catching. captive prisoner. captivate make subject. carbuncle k. disease, or stone. carnality fleshliness. casualty chance. castigation chastisement. cathedral gr Church, chief. in the Diocese. catholic universal. cauldron.  caution warning. celebrate make famous. celestial heau●nly. catalogue g. bead-roll. celerity swiftness. censor corrector. censure correction. centurion captain. cease.  cement  centre midst. ceremony.  certain.  certify.  ceruse white lead. cistern.  character the fashion of a letter. chant * sing. champion wide field. chambering lightness. charter a grant performing. chamberlain.  chariot.  chancery.  chivalry knighthood. chief.  cherubin order of Angels. chirograph g. hard writing. christ g. anointed. chirurgeon g.  choler g. a humour causing. anger. 

chronicler g.  
chronographer g.   history writer chronology g. story of times. church faithful people. crystal g. k. glass. cider drink made of apples. cinnamon.  circle.  circuit.  citren.  city.  citizen.  circumcise to cut the privy skin. circumference round rircuit. circumspect héedy. circumlocution circumserence▪ of speech. circumvent prevent. civet.  civil.  clamorous ready to speak ill. clemency gentleness. client he that is defended. cockatrice k. beast. collect gather. colleague companion. collation recital. coadjutor helper. cogitation thought. collusion deceit. column one side of a page divided. comedy g. stage-play. commencement a beginning. comet g. a blazing star. commentary exposition. commodious profitable. commotion rebellion. communicate make partaker. communion fellow worship. compact joined together. compendious short. competitor he that standeth with me for an office. compile gather and make. complexion.  complices colleagues. compose make. composition agreement. comprehend contain. comprise see comprehend. concoct to digest meat. concord agree, concordance agreement. competent convenient. compromit to make agree. concavity hollowness. compulsion force. conceal.  conception conceiving in the womb. concupiscence desire. concur agree together. condescend agree unto. condign worthy. conduct guiding. confession compounding. confederate see compact. confer talk together. conference communication. confidence trust. confirm establish. confiscate forseitur● of goods. conflict battle. confound overthrew. congeal harden. congestion a heaping up. congregate gather together congruity see concord, conjunction joining together. conjecture guess. consent agreement. consent harmony. consequence following. consecrate to make holy. consequent following. conserve keep. consist stand. consolation comfort. consistory a place of civil judgement. consort, see consent. conspire agree together for ill. construe expound. consult take council. contagious that corrupteth. contemplation meditation. continent modest abstaining. contract make short. contradiction gainsaying. contribute bestow. contrite sorrowful. contrition sorrow. convert turn. convict proved guilty. convent bring before. converse company with. convocation calling together. convulsion.  copartner fellow. copious plentiful. corpses dead body. corporal bodily. corrosive fretting. corespondent answerable. corrigible easily corrected. corroborate strengthen. covert hidden place. costive bound in the body. cosmography gr. description of the world. counterpose make level. countermand command contrary. compuction pricking. coffin basket, or corpes-chest. creed the belief. credence belief. credulous easily to beleeu●. criminous faulty. crucify fasten to a cross. crocodile k. beast. culpable blame-worthy. cubite a foot and a half. cupboard.  cusorily running fast over. cymbal an instrument. clyster, or glister. cypress.  Deacon gr. provider for the poor. debility weakness. deaf that cannot hear. damage * loss. decent comely. decline fall away. decision cutting away. decorum comeliness. decipher d●scribe. dedicating a devoting. deduct take out. defect want. deflower to dishonest. defraud deceive. deformed ill shapen. define show what it is. degenerate be unlike. his ancestors. dehort move from. deity Godhead. deify make like God. delectation delight. delicate dainty. delude deceive. deluge great flood. delusion mockery. demonstrate show plainly: denizen freeman. denounce declare sentence. against. depend hang upon. deportation carrying away. depose put from. deprive, see depose. depute appoint. deride mock. derive fetch from. derivation taken from another. derogate, see detract. describe set forth. descend go● down. desert wilderness. desist leave off. detest hate greatly. detect bewray. detract take from. detriment loss. detrude thrust from. devote given unto. dexterity aptness. diabolical devilish. diadem crown. diet manner of food. dialogue g. conference. defame.  dificult hard. diocese g. jurisdiction. diocesan that hath jurisdiction. digest bring in order: see concoct. dignity worthiness. digress turn from. dilate enlarge. direct guide. diminution lessening. disburse * lay out money. descend, see descend. disciple scholar. discipline instruction. descent disagree. discern see. disclose discovery. discord disagreement. discuss, see dilate. disjoin unieyne. disfranchise take away freedom. dismiss let pass. disloyal disobedient. disparagement inequality of birth. dispense set free. disperse spread abroad. dispeople to unpeople a place. descent from our ancestors. dissimilitude unlikeness. dissolve unloose. dissolute careless. dissonant disagreeing▪ distinguish put difference. dice.  disable, make unable. disability, unableness. disannul, make void. disputable questionable, or doubtful. define.  discomfit put to flight. discomfiture a putting to flight. decipher lay open. digestion bringing into order. digression going from the matter. difficulty hardness. diffamation a slandering. dimension measuring. direction ordering. dissimulation dissembling. discourse.  dismember part one piece from another. disposition natural inclination or setting in order. dissipation scattering. dissolution breaking. distillation distilling, or dropping down. distinct differing. distinction making a difference. divulgate make common. despoil take away by violence. display spread abroad. distracted troubled in mind. distribution division. disturb disquiet. dissuade see dehort. ditty the matter of a song. divert turn from. divine heavenly. divinity heavenly doctrine. diuturnity daylinesse. doctrine learning. dolour grief. dolorous grievous. docility eastnesse to be taught. dolphin k. of fish. domestical at home. 

dominion  
domination   rule. Eclipse g. failing. Ecclesiastical belonging to the Church. edict commandment. edifice building. education bringing up. edition putting forth. effect a thing done. effectual forcible. effeminate womanish. efficacy force. effusion pouring forth. egress forth-going. enhance make greater. election choice. elect chosen. elegance fine speech. elephant k. of beast. emerods k. of disease. elevate lift up. emblem gr. picture.  emmot, or pismire. empire government.  encroach. enarration declaration. encounter set against. induce moon. 

enimity  
enmity   hatred between. enchant* bewitch. enfranchise make free. inflame burn engrate press upon. ensign flag of War. enormous out of square. enterre lay in the earth. interlace put between. environ compass about. epha k. of measure epitaph the writing of a book. epitome gr. the brief of a book. epitomise gr. to make an epitome. epistle gr. a letter sent. episcopal bish●p-like. epicure given to pleasure. epilogue conclusion. equinoctial when the days and nights are equal. erect set up. eronious full of error. escheat forfeit. essence substance. estimate esteem. eternal everlasting. evangelist bringer of good tidings evict overcome. eunuch g. gelded or great Officer. evocation calling forth. exasperate whet on. exact perfect, or require with extremity. exaggerate heap upon. exaltation advancing.  except. excursion running out.  exceed.  excel. exchequer office of receipts. exclaim cry out. execrable cursed. execute perform. excrement dung. exempt free. exemplify enlarge. exhibit put up. exile banish. exorcist g. conjurer. expedient fit. expel put out. expend consider. expedition haste. expect look for. expire end. explicate declare. exploit enterprise. expulsion driving out. exquisite perfect. extend spread forth. extenuate lessen. extol advance. extort wring out. extract drawn out. 

exptemporal  
extemporary   sudden. Fabulous feigned. fact deed. faction division. factious that maketh division. facility easiness.  falconer. fallacy deceit. fantasy.  fatal by destiny. festival feast day. festivity mirth. 

female  
feminine   the she. fertile fruitful. fervent hot. fever ague. figurative by signs. finally last. firmament sky. flagon great wine-pot. flexible easily bend. phlegm one of the humours. flux disease of scouring. fornication uncleanness between single persons. fortification strengthening. fountain head Spring. fortitude valiantness. fragments relics. fragility brittleness. fragrant sweet smelling. fraternity brotherhood. fraudulent deceitful. frequent often. frivolous vain. frontlet k. head attire. fructify make fruitful. frustrate make voys. frugal thrifty. fugitive runagate. function calling. funeral burial. furbusher, dresser. furious raging. future time to come. Garboil hurly burly.  garner, corn-chamber. gem precious stone. 

gentility  
generosity   gentile. gentile a heathen. generation offspring.  gender. genealogy g. generation. genitor father.  gester.  gyves fetters.  ginger. gourd k. plant. gorget.  gorgeons.  gospel, glad tidings. geometry g. art of measuring. gradation by steps. graduate that hath taken degr●. gratify to pleasure. gratis freely. guardaine keeper. gulf deep pool. 

Hability or  
ability   ableness. habitable able to be dwelled in. habit apparel. harmony g. music. haleluiah praise the Lord. heralds' Kings messengers. haughty lofty. hebrew from Heber's stock. heathen, see gentile. helmet head-piece. harbinger, sent before to prepare. 

heretic  
heretical   that hold heresy. homage, worship. hosanna save I pray thee. horror, fearful sorrowful. hostage pledge. host army. hostility hatred. hymn g. song. humane gentle. humidity moisture. hypocrite g.  hyssop.  Idiot g. unlearned. Idolatry g. false worthy. jealous.  jesus Saviour. ignominy reproach. illegitimate unlawfully borne. illusion mockery. imbecility weakness. embark.  immediate ●ext in. imitation following. immoderate without measure. immortal everlasting. impeach accuse. immunity freedom. impediment let. imperial belonging to the Crown. imperfection unperfectness. impenitent unrepentant. impiety ungodliness. impose lay upon. impression printing. impudent shameless. impugn disprove. impute reason. impunity without punishment. impropriation making proper. immanity beastly cruelty. importune to be earnest with. imperious desiring to rule. incessantly earnestly. inquisition searching. incense k. offering. to incense to stir up. incident happening. enchant * bewitch. inclination moving. incline lean unto. encumber trouble. incommodious hurtful. incompatible insufferable. incongruity without agreement. incontinent presently, or unchaste. incur run into. indemnity without loss. indignity unworthiness. indination hatred. induce move. induction bringing in. indurate harden. infamous ill reported. infection corrupting. infer bring in. infernal belonging to hell. infirmity weakness. inflammation inflaming. infinite without number. influence a flowing in. inform give notice. engrave car●e. ingredience entrance. inhabit dwell in. inhibite forbid. inhibition forbidding. injunction committing. injurious wrongful or hurtful innovate make new. innovation making new. inordinate out of order. inquisition searching. insinuate creep in. inspire breathe into. insolent proud. instigation provoking. institute appoint. intercept prevent. intercession going between, or making entreaty. interchange, exchange. intercourse mutual. access. interest loan. interline.  intermeddle deal with. intermingle mingle with. intermission foreslowing. interpreter expounder. interrogation a question ask. interrupt break off. intricate enwrapped. introduction entrance. intrude to thrust in violently. invincible not to be won. irruption breaking in. irrevocable not to be recalled. irreprehensible without reproof Israelite of Israel. judicial belonging to judgement. jubilee year of joy. juror sworn man.  juice.  justify, approve. Lapidary skilful in stones. largesse or largesse liberality. lascivious wanton. laud praise. laurel Baytrée. laxative loose. legacy gift by will, or ambassage. legion host. Legate Ambassage. legerdemain. light-handed. leprosy k. of disease. libertine loose in religion. lethargy g. k. drowste disease. licentious taking liberty. Lieutenant.  limitation appointment. literature learning. lingell Shoemaker's thread. linguist skilful in tongues. litigious quarrelous. lore law. lotary * casting his lots. loyal obedient. lunatic wanting of wits. Magician using witchcryafts. magistrate governor. magnanimity valiantness. magnificence sumptuousness. malady disease. malicious.  malcontented disconteniod. malign hate. manacles, fetters. manger.  maranatha accursed. manumisse set free. march go in array. mart fair. martial warlike. marchesse borders. margin edge of a book.  marrow. martyr witness. matron ancient woman. matrice womb. mature ripe. mechanical g. handicraft. mediocrity measure. medicine.  mercement.  Mediator Advocate.  Mercer.  mercy. meditate muse. menstruous defiled. melancholy gr. humour of solitariness. melodious g. sweet sounding. meritorious that deserveth. method gr. order. metaphor g. similitude. ministration ministering. militant warring. minority under age. monastery college of Monks. miraculous marvelous. mirror * a looking glass. mitigate assuage. mixtion mingling. mixture idem. mobility moving. modest sober. moderate temperate. modern of our time. moiety half. moment weight, or sudden. momentany sudden. monarch gr. one ruling all. moot argue. monument antiquity. morality civil behaviour. mortal that endeth. mortuary due for the dead. motive cause moving. mortify kill. mountain great hill. munition defence. mutable changeable. moustaches upper lip hair. malmsey.  Muse's goddesses of Learning. mutation change. myrrh k. of sweet gum. mystical that hath mystery in it. mystery hidden se●ret. Native horn. narration. declaration.  niece. necessity.  navigation sailing.  nephew. nerve sinew. negligence.  neuter of neither side▪ Nicholaitan gr. an Heretic. from Nich●las. necromancy g. black Art. nonage underage. nonsuit not following. novice.  notify give knowledge. numeration numbering. nutriment nourishment. Obeisance obedience. oblation offering. oblique crooked. oblivious forgetful. obstinate froward. obscure dark. obstruction stopping. obtuse dull. occidental belonging. to the West. odious hateful. odour smell. odoriferous sweet smelling. officious dutiful. olivet p●ace of Olives. omnipotent almighty. operation working. opportunity fitness. oppose set against. opprobrious reproachful. ordure dung. original beginning. oracle a speech from God. ordination ordaining. orphan without parents. orthography g. true writing. ostentation boasting. overplus more than needeth. pacify quiet. pamphlet a small Treatise. pantofle slipper. paradise g. place of pleasure. paraphrase g. exposition. paramour an amorous lover. parable simlitude.  parcel.  parget. partial.  partition division. passion suffering. passover one of the jews. feasts. pathetical gr. vehement. Patriarch g▪ chief Father. patrimony father's gift. patronage defence. patronise defend. pavilon * Tent. paucity fewness. pavement.  peccavi I have offended. peculiar proper. pensive sorrowful. Pentecost g. Whitsuntide. perceive.  peregrination journeying in a strange land. peremptory resolute. perfect.  period, g. end. perilous * dangerous. permit suffer. permutable changeable. perpetuity a continuance. perplexity trouble, grief. 

persecute  
persist  
persevere   continue. perspicuous evident. participate partake. pervert overthrow. peruke hair said forth. perverse froward. pettegree a stock. petition prayer. fantasy imagination. pheasant.  Pharisee one of that sect. physiognomy knowledge by the visage. Physic.  phrase g. form of speech. frenzy gr. madness. philosophie g. study of wisdom. pigeon.  pirate sea-rober. piety godliness. pillage spoil in warr●. pilot * a master guider of a Ship. plaintiff the complainant. planet g. wandering star. plausible pleasing. plenitude fullness. plume feather. plurality m● than one.  policy. doitrell ornament for a horse breast. poet gr. a verse-maker. poetresse a woman Poet. polish deck. pollute defile. pomegranate k. of fruit. ponderous weighty. populous full of people. postscript written after. protract defer. populary pleasing the people. preamble fore-speech. precept.  predecessor.  predestinate appoint before. precious.  precinct compass. predominant ruling. preface, see preamble. prejudice hurt. prejudicate forestalled. praemunire forfeiture of goods. preparative preparation. preposterous disordered. prerogative privilege. presbytery g. eldership. prescript decree. prescription limitation. pressed ready. primitive first. priority.  pristine old. probation allowance. prodigious monstrous.  proceed. profound deep. profane ungodly. prognosticate foretell. progeny offspring. prohibit forbid. prologue, see preface. prolix tedious. prompt ready. promulgation, see publication propitiatory▪ sacrifice to pacify. propose propound. propriety property. prorogue put off. prostitute set upon for uncleanness. prophesy foretell or expound. prophet g. he that prophesieth. prospect a sight far off. prowess valiantness. prose that writing which is not verse. proselyte gr. stranger converted. prostrate fall down. protect defend. provocation provoking. provident foreseeing. prudence Wisdom. psalm a heavenly song. 

psalmograph  
psalmist   writer of Psalms. psalter book of Psalms. publish set abroad. public open. publican tole-gatherer. publication publishing. purgatory place of purging. Pursuit * following. puissance * powerful. putrify corrupt. Quadrangle foure-cornered. quadrant four square. queach thick heap●. quentessence chief virtue. quotidian daily. 

Repacity  
rapine   violent catching. ratify establish.  real. receipt.  receipt.  recognizance acknowledge. recoil * go back. reconcile bring into favour. recreate refresh. redeem buy again. redemption buying again. refection refreshing. reflection casting back. refer put over. refuge succour. regenerate borne again. regiment government. register calendar. reject cast away. rejoinder.  reiterate repeat. relate report. relation reporting. relapse backsliding. relaxation refreshing. relinquish forsake. remit forgive. remiss loose. remorse prick of conscience. renovate renew. renounce * forsake. repast food. repel put back. repeal call back. repose put trust in. repress put down. repulse putting back. repugnancy contrariety. repugnant contrary. repute account. resign give over. restauration restoring. resume take again. revoke call back. rhetoric art of elequence. rhetorcian g. skilful in the rhetoric. rheum gr.   rogue. ruinous ready to fall. rudiment first instruction. rupture breach. rustical clownish. Sabbath rest. sacrilege Church-robbing. sacrament holy sign or oath, sacrifice.  Saducee k. sectary. safe conduit safe keeping. saint holy one. sanctification holiness. salubrity wholesomeness. 

sanctity  
sanctimony   holiness. sanctuary holy place. sandals g. slippers. sapience wisdom. satiety fullness. satire nipping verse. saturity fullness. savage wild. sauce.  scalp pate. scarify lance a sore. sceptre sign of rule. schism breach. schismatic that moveth a schism. scripture writing. scruple doubt. scrupulous full of doubts.  scourge. scurrility saucy scoffing. seclude shut out. sectary, see schismatic. secondary the second. seduce deceive. sodulity diligence. signiory Lordship. seminary a nourcery. senator Alderman. sensible easily felt. sense.  sensual brutish. sepulchre grave. sequel following. sequester put to an indifferent man. service.  sergeant.  servitude bondage. seru●le slavish. severity sharpness. sex kind●. significant plainly signifying. simplicity plainness. sinister unhappy. situation placing.  slaughter.  slice.  sluice. soar mount high. sociable fellowlike. solace comfort. solution unloosing. society fellowship. solicit mou●. summary brief. sophister caviller. sorcery.  sovereign chief. spacious large. specify signify. special   spicery. spleen g. milt. spongeous like a sponge.  spruce. squinancy k. disease. station standing. stability sureness. stillatory a distilling place. stipendiary that serveth for wages. studious diligent. stile manner of spéeth. submiss lowly. suborn procure false witness. subscribe write under. 

subtract  
subtract   take from. substitute deputy. subtle crafty. subversion overthrowing. succeed follow. suggest prompt. sulphur brimstone. summarily briefly. superficies upper side. superfluous needless. superscription writing above. supplant overthrow. support bear up. supposition supposing. suppress.  superior higher. supremacy thiefdome. surcharge over charge. surmount exceed.  sur●ingle.  suspense. surplus, see overplus. survive survive overlive. synagogue place of assembly. sycophant tole-bearer. synod a general assembly. Tabernacle a tent, temerarious rash. temerity rashness. temperature temperateness. temperate keep a mean. temperance sabriety. temple a Church. tempestuous boisterous. temporize to serve the time. temporary for a time. terrestrial earthly. tenuity smallness. tetrarch g. governor of a fourth part. tenure hold. termination ending. thwite shave, timorous fearful. tertian every other day. testification witnessing. theology g. divinity. thyme k herb. tractable easy to handle. tractate a treatise. tragedy a solemn play. tradition delivering from one to another. traffic bargaining. transfigure change. transitory soon pass away. tranquillity quietness. transfer convey over. tranforme transfigure. transgress break. translate turn. transsport carry over. transpose change. triangle thrée-cornered. tribunal judgement seat. tripartite thrée-fould. trivial common. tribe company. trump deceive. triumph great joy. triumphant rejoying for the conquest. tribute.  truce peace. turbulent.  timpany k. dropste vacant void. valour courage. vanquish overcome. vapour moisture. vendible saleable. venerable worshipful. versify make verses. venereal fleshly. 

vesture  
vestment   garment.  vice.  vicious.  view.  vincible. victorious that hath gotten many victories. vineyard orchyard of grapes. vigilant watchful. visitation going to see. vision sight. ulcer bile union, unity. unite join. universal general. urine stale. unsatiable that hath not enough. vocation. calling. volubility swiftness. voluptuous given to pleasure urbanity courteste. usurp take unlawful authority utility profit. vulgar common.  Wager.  wages.  weight.  wrought.   
FINIS.   

To the Reader.  
I Purposed (gentle Reader) somewhat here to have spoken, touching the true forming and signification of derivatives and compounds, as those that begin with does, circum, trans, in, etc. and end in lie, tie, on, on's, able, ible, etc. but special occasion hath for the present altered my purpose. Also I crave pardon for many faults escaped, especially in the Table, many words being misplaced; and the character mistaken. But I hope the learned will with favour see my purpose; and the unskilful reap the fruit until opportunity may serve to reform it.  
If, notwithstanding any former reasons, thou doubtest that thy little child may have spoiled his book before it be learned; thou mayest fitly divide it at the end of the second book, or thou mayest reserve fair the written copies until he can read.  
If thou think me, either for hardness of rule, or length of matter, unfit for children; plentiful experience in very young ones (believe him that hath tried) doth daily confute thee. Therefore to dislike, before thou hast either tried or diligently read, were either to be rash or unkind.  
Fair well.   

A a a b c ● d d e e f ff g h h i k l ll.  
m n o oo p pp q r s s s saint s t tt v u w x y z z cue  
A B C D E F G H I K L M N  
O P Q R S T V W X Y Z  
In the name of the father and of the son and of the holy ghost amen./  
My soul cleaveth to the dust: O quicken thou me according to thy word/  
I have acknowleged my ways and thou heardest me. O teach me thy statuits  
Make me to understand the way of thy commandments and so shall I talk of thy i wondrous works  
My soul melteth away for very heavynes, comfort thou me according unto thy word  
Take from me the way of lying and 〈◊〉 thou me to make much of thy law/  
I have chosen the way of faith and thy judgements have I laid before me/  
I have sticked unto thy testimonies, O lord confounded me not.  
I will 〈◊〉 the way of thy commandments when thou hast set my hart at liberty./  
FINIS.   

LONDON: ●rinted for the Company of Stationers. 1630.