Tachy graphy The Most exact and compendious method of short and swift writing that hath ever yet been published by any Composed by. THOMAS SHELTON Author and professor of the said Art. Approved by both universities  Ps 45.1 
My tongue is as the pen of  
A swift writer  
LONDON Printed for Samuel Cartwright and are to be sold at the hand and Bible in Ducklane  
Ralph Hall sculptor  
1641   

TO THE worshipful his very Worthy Friend, RICHARD KNIGHTLEY ESQUIRE.  
Worthy Sir,  
MY purpose was, that (without any addition or alteration) this small Treatise should have passed, as I had formerly composed it: but finding somewhat that I judged useful, to the easier attaining of the Art, which before was omitted; at the request of diverse of good judgement, I was persuaded rather to adventure the breach of that promise, than to conceal that which might be useful to many.  
The manifold engagements I stand in to your Worship, require a better retribution; but your favourable aspect to one as little deserving, hath enboldned me to crave of your Worship to countenance this, and the rather because your experience in the Art, hath already encouraged many to the study of it.  
I dare not so much injure your worship's virtuous inclination, as to fear the acceptance of this poor expression of my thankfulness, seeing it is not unknown to your Worship, nor to many thousands beside, that it hath been instrumental for the good of the Church, and the perpetuating the memories (as the smell of Lebanon) of many worthy men, who, though they now rest from their labours, and their works have followed them: yet by this means the fruit of their labours is continued with us. I desire your Worship to pardon my boldness; and to pray for the increase of all blessings on your Worship, shall be the employment of  
Your Worships to be commanded, THO. SHELTON.   

To the Reader.  
I Am prevented for speaking much of the utility of this Art, by the experience of many hundreds that have already learned it, that by this means are able (like that heavenly Scribe, Mat. 13.52.) To bring forth of their Treasuries, things both new and old: As also by the benefit that many thousands enjoy by the works of many worthy Divines, which had perished with the breath that uttered them, had not God, as out of Zebulun, Iudg. 5.14. instructed some to handle the pen of the writer; who may say of them as Baruch of Jeremiah's roll, Ier. 36.18. He pronounced all these words to me; and I wrote them with ink in the book: Besides the privilege that diverse enjoy in foreign parts, by using Bibles and other books in this writing, without danger of bloody inquisitors.  
These and the like considerations move me to say the less: only let the intelligent Reader judge how useful such a skill may be, by the learning whereof so much time and labour is saved; whereby as much may be written in one page as otherwise in six, and as much in the margin as the page: a skill whereby those that have weak memories, may both easily preserve their own conceits, that else would soon vanish, and be furnished with notions from others. For the plainness of the rules, the easiness in learning, the speed in writing, the facility in reading, let the discreet reader peruse, practice, and judge  
THO. SHELTON.   

TO THE author HIS Friend, upon his Art of SHORT-WRITING.  
FOrtunate Art, by which the hand so speeds,  
That words are now of slower birth than deeds!  
Dissembling age, that faith so often breaks,  
Learn hence to do more than the proudest speaks,  
Speak not the author's praise; his Art commands  
Our tongues should be more crippled than our hands:  
Nor can we scape (this spite his speed affords)  
From being over-taken in our words.  
What shall become of their Divinity,  
Which scattered through two hours' tautology,  
Gathered by these quick Characters, must hen●e  
T'indure the doom of such as can speak sense?  
But that thine Art's a friend to repetition,  
Their bourely breath, they'd damned the next edition.  
Print then that praise, which volumes cannot bold  
But in thine own compendious figures told;  
Figures, which makes us duller-handed think  
Words from the speakers mouth dissolve to ink,  
And fall upon thy papers; or thy quill,  
Made of some nimble tongue, give thee this skill,  
Still may that full-fledged pen with moisture spring.  
Snatched from the Eagles, not the goose's wing.  
E. R. Mag. Art. Magd. Coll.   

TO HIS INGENIOUS FRIEND Master Thomas Shelton, on his Art of SHORT-WRITING.  
Such is thy Art, that either thou alone  
Comprised the Illiads in a nut, or none:  
I've read this oft, yet scarcely did give credit,  
(Except they self) that ever one man did it:  
Yet now it is no wonder, when I see  
Thou writ'st whole volumes in Epitome;  
And with such speed, that with thy nimbler pen  
Thou dost anticipate the tongues of men:  
So that if Plutarch lived, he scarce could tell  
To find thee in thy Art, a parallel,  
Tho. Fancourt. Cantab. Col. Pet.   

TO THE author.  
WHy should I praise thy Art in writing, when  
Thy Art and praise surmounts the praise of men?  
For if thy way of writing had been shown  
To ages past, Printing had ne'er been known,  
Nor the Invention sought or valued▪ when  
The press can scarcely overrun thy Pen:  
So that what honours due unto the Quill,  
Or glory unto those that have the skill  
In fair orthography, their titles stand  
As pages to attend upon thy hand.  
Nath. Mason, G.C. Coll.   

TO THE author ON HIS EXQUISITE ART OF SHORT-WRITING.  
WHat! write as fast as speak? what man can do it?  
What! hand as swift as tongue? persuade me to it.  
Unlikely tale! Tush, tush, it cannot be,  
May some man say, that hath not heard of thee.  
This th●u canst do, this (SHELTON) thou hast done:  
Thy nimbler pen hath many tongues outrun.  
Therefore if any one of me demand  
What hand's the best, I say, thy running hand.  
Here in the proverb holds not, for thy haste  
Is advantageous, it doth make no waste:  
Nor dost thou envy others this thy Art,  
But willingly dost it to all impart:  
And 'tis not sit that such a gem should rest  
Within the cabinet of a private breast.  
On praise of thy Short-writing I could long  
Insist; but I therein should do thee wrong.  
This only I will add, whilst some desire  
To praise thy skill, I rather will admire.  
Steph. Jones, Coll. D. Ioan.   
THE ART OF Short-writing.  

CHAP. I. general rules of abbreviation, observable in the use of this Art.  
THe principal end of the Art of Short-writing being to write much in a little time & room, it is not needful in every word to express every letter, but only so many as may serve to sound the word, the rest may be left out as superfluous: as for example, 

a may be left out in fear, dea●e, heaven  
b may be left out in debt, lamb, tomb  
c may be left out in science, Scipio, acquit  
d may be left out in judge, badge, wedge  
e may be left out in enter, end, else  
g may be left out in strength, length  
h may be left out in ghost, inherit, Christ  
i may be left out in f●uit, guide, plain  
k may be left out in acknowledge, black  
l may be left out in palm, half, psalm.  
n may be left out in condemn, solemn  
o may be left out in double, deacon, beacon,  
p may be left out in psaltery, psalm, empty  
s may be left out in isle, paganism, baptism  
t may be left out in elect, reject, act  
u may be left out in plague, league, tongue  
w may be left out in write, sorrow, know  
y may be left out in obey, say, nay.    

2  
Sometimes two letters or more may be left out, and yet the word sufficiently sounded; as for example, 

ch may be left out in schism, & the like.  
gh may be left out in might, nought, & the like.  
ugh may be left out in through, borough, & the like.  
ou may be left out in labour, neighbour, & the like.     

3  
Sometimes a whole syllable may be spared in a word: as for example, 

For vehement write vement &c.  
For Abraham write Abram &c.  
For victual write victual &c.     

4  
In the end of some long words, two or three syllables may be omited without hindrance to the reading of them as for example, 

For incomprehensible write in●ompr.  
For abominable write abomin.  
For transubstantiation write transub..     

5  
Sometimes the letters that are ordinarily used in the writing of words, may be changed for others of like sound, that are written shorter;  
As for example.  
F is sounded like ph, and may be written instead of them, as in these words, 

For physic write fisick &c.  
For Pharisee, write farisee &c.  
For philosophy write filosofie &c.    
F is likewise sounded in the end of words like ugh, and may be written for them: as, 

For enough write enuf &c.  
For cough write cof &c.  
For rough write ruf &c.    
K may be written for ch, when they have a like sound: as, 

For Patriarch write patriarch  
For melancholy write melankoly,  
For choler, write koler, &c.   X hath the sound of diverse of the double consonants, & may be used in their stead: as for example, it is sounded like 

cc in accept, accident  
cts in acts, effects  
cks in flocks, stocks; 

for which write axept, axident, &c.  
for which write axe, effex, &c.  
for which write siox, stox, &c.     and generally when s cometh after k, they together have the sound of x, and x is to be written for them.   

6  
The letter e may be left out in many words: sometimes in the beginning, sometime in the middle, sometimes in the end of words.  
In the beginning it may be spared, when the sound of it is drowned in the sound of the next letter following, as it is always before x: as, 

For external, write external, &c.  
For extent, write xtent, &c.  
For extract, write xtract, &c.   Also as when it cometh before m: as, 

For emphasis, write mphasis, &c.  
For empty, write mptie, &c.  
For embryo, write mbrio, &c.    
Or before n: as, 

For ensign, write nsigne, &c.  
For enter, write nter, &c.  
For end, write and, &c.    
And in many words before s: as, 

For escape, write scape, &c.  
For establish, write stablish, &c.  
For estate, write state, &c.    
Sometime in the middle of a word e may be left out, when the sound of it is in the next letter, as, 

For alteration, write altration, &c.  
For liberal, write librall, &c.  
For contemn, write contm, &c.  
For flatter, write flatr, &c.    
E in the end of a word may be left out, when it cometh after l: as, 

For eagle, write eagl, &c.  
For title, write titl, &c.  
For double, write Doubls, &c.    
And always, when it serveth only to produce the former vowel in the same syllable, it may be left out: as, 

For were, write were, &c.  
For name, write name, &c.  
For those, write those, &c.  
For die, write di, &c.     

7  
When a consonant is doubled in a word, one of them may be spared: as for bb, ff, ll, write b, f, l: as, 

For rabble, write rabble, &c.  
For affirm, write afirme, &c.  
For collect, write collect, &c.     

8  
Sometimes in this Art, three or four words may be joined together as one word; of which afterwards.   

9  
Lastly, in writing some sentences, whole words may be omitted, which yet in the reading must be imply●d, especially in common known sentences as, for The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. may be written. The fear of Lord beginning wisdom.  
For, In the fullness of time God sent his son, &c. may be written. In fullness time God sent son, etc,  
They are not a few that have found benefit by this direction. Those that will make use of it, must have discretion to know what words may be spared in writing, and yet must be employed in the reading; for if any principal word be left out, whereby the sense is maimed, instead of a help it will prove an hindrance.  
Again, it is only to be used when one is not able otherwise to write word for word after the speaker.  

The letters of the Alphabet.  a 
 b 
 c 
 d 
 e 
 f 
 g 
 h 
 i 
 k 
 l 
 m 
 n 
 o 
 p 
 qu 
 r 
 s 
 t 
 v 
 w 
 x 
 y 
 z 
    

CHAP. II. Of the letters of the Alphabet.  
HAving in the former Chapter given some general directions, (which are of use through out the whole Art) I come now to the particular rules; the first whereof is the Alphabet of letters, which are to be learned perfectly, according to the form expressed in the copy,  
In the making of those letters, 
Place here the Alphabet.  each of them but x and y (which are not often used) are to be made at once, without removing the pen from the paper.  
I make one character for q and u, because they come always together: whensoever q is written, u immediately following it; as in queen, quiet, quarter, quantity, &c.  
These letters being so perfectly learned, that you can make and know any of them without looking on the copy, proceed to the next.   

CHAP. III. Of the double consonants.  
THe double consonants are the very letters of the Alphabet, joined together (except the four last) and therefore the learning of them is no charge to memory, the letters being once learned.  
In the making of these double consonants you may observe, that still the second letter is joined where you end the former: 
Place here the double consonants  as for example, to write bl, your b alone is thus [], l alone thus [] when they are to be joined, draw l from the foot of b thus []. To write br, write b as before, and then draw r out of the foot of b thus []. To write cl, c alone is thus [], l thus []: when you join them, draw l out of the foot of c thus []: or thus [] and so of the rest, as you may see in the copy of the double consonants.  

Double consonants To begin words. To end words.  bl 
 br 
 cl 
 cr 
 dr 
 dw 
 fl 
 fr 
 gl 
 gr 
 kn 
 pl 
 pr 
 sc 
 sk 
 sl 
 sm 
 sn 
 sp 
 saint 
 stir 
 tr 
 tw 
 ld 
 lk 
 lm 
 In 
 lp 
 ls 
 lsi 
 lt 
 mp 
 and 
 ng 
 nk 
 us 
 ns● 
 n● 
 rd 
 rk 
 rl 
 rm 
 rn 
 rv 
 rs 
 rst 
 rt 
 ch 
 sh 
 th' 
 wh 
   

CHAP. IV. Of Vowels.  
THE single Vowels are a, e, i, o, u, which in this Art are never expressed by their proper characters, (Unless when a vowel beginneth a word, or else when two vowels come together, of which see Chap. 5.) but are understood by certain places, assigned them about the other letters: as for example.  
The places of the Vowels.  
The Vowels are placed about any letter, as you see them stand about these,  
The place of a is just over the head of the letter; thus, .  
The place of e at the upper corner on the right hand; thus, le.  
The place of i against the middle of the letter on the right hand▪ thus, .  
The place of o at the foot of the letter on the right hand; thus, lo.  
The place of u just underneath the letter; thus .  
The place of a is just over the middle of the letter: the place of u just against it under the letter; the other three e, i, and o, on the right side one under another.  
The places about any of the rest are easily observed.   

CHAP. V. Of the use of the Vowels, and their places.  
WHen a word beginneth with a vowel, the character of the vowel must be expressed: as for example, to write art, the character of a must be written thus []: the next letter r, being a consonant, must be joined to a thus [] and then t joined to r thus []. To write on, write o thus [], and at the foot of it join n thus []. To write eke, write e thus [], and join k thus [], as in these. 
in 
 are 
 ark 
 us 
 ebb 
 odd 
  and the like.  
If two vowels come together in the beginning of a word, and must both of necessity be founded, write down the character of the former vowel, and set the following consonant in the place of the latter vowel: as for example, To write aid write the character of a thus [], the next vowel being i., set d in the room of it thus [], to write eat, write e thus [], the next vowel being a, set t in the place of it thus [] as in these, 
aime 
 air 
 ear 
 oar 
 out 
 ease 
  and the like.  
When a word beginneth with a consonant, the vowel or vowels following are not expressed by their characters, but employed by the places assigned them about the consonant, and the next letter or letters following are set in the place of the foregoing vowel. As for instance, to write ball, write b thus [], in the place of a write l disjoined thus []. To write bell, write b as before; and l disjoined in the place of e thus []. To write bill, write b as before, and set l disjoined in the room of i. thus [], bowl, thus [], bull, thus []: as in these, 
bade 
 bed 
 bid 
 bod 
 bud 
 nat 
 net 
 nit 
 not 
 nut 
  and the like.  
If two consonants or more come together, and no vowel between them, they must be joined together without taking off the pen: as for example, to write blame, bl must be joined thus [], than in the place of a write m thus [], To write break, write br thus [], and in the place of e write k thus [].  
As in these, 
breadth 
 length 
 short 
 speech 
 whence 
 France 
  and the like.  
Note that always when there cometh any vowel, the pen is to be taken off, and the letter after disjoined; but till you come at a vowel, all the consonants that come together must be joined together.  
When a word endeth with a vowel, that vowel is understood by a tittle made in the place of it: as to write me, write m thus [], and a tittle in the place of e thus []. To write die, write d thus [], and a tittle in the place of i. thus []: as in these, 
say 
 we 
 cry 
 go 
 due 
  and the like.  
If a word end with y, the character of y is not expressed, but a tittle set in the place of i: as in these, 
my 
 why 
 by 
    

CHAP. VI. Of diphthongs.  
FOr diphthongs, some assign more places about characters, then for single vowels; which hath proved inconvenient in the writing, and bred much confusion in the reading of what hath been so written, as they from their own experience have testified; it being indeed impossible exactly to observe 12. or fourteen several places about a small character; for the avoiding of which inconvenience, I observe only the places for the single vowels, and no more.  
If it be demanded, how words shall be expressed wherein more vowels than one come together;  
I answer, if two vowels come together in the beginning of a word, observe that rule, Chap. 5. If in the middle of a word, that is, after some other letters, observe these rules.  
First, Though two vowels come together, yet oft times, one of them doth principally sound the word, and then the other may be spared: as in these words.  

In dear leave out a and write dear,  
In heart leave out e and write hart,  
In neither leave out i. and write nether,  
In people leave out o and write people,  
In guide leave out u and write guide.   
Secondly, if two vowels come together, & must of necessity be both sounded (as especially when the first vowel belongs to one syllable, and the latter to another) then write the character of the latter vowel in the place of the former; as to write lion, write l thus [], in the place of the first vowel which is i, write the character of o thus [], and then join n at the foot of o thus []. To write poet, write p thus [], in the place of o write e thus [], and join t thus []: as in these, 
quiet 
 zion 
 chaos 
  and the like  
Or else make a tittle in the place of the former vowel, and write the consonant or consonants following in the latter vowels place; as to write riot, write r thus [], make a tittle in the first vowels place, which is i thus [], and then in the place of the latter vowel o, write t thus []. To write Joel, write j consonant thus [], a tittle in the place of o thus [], and l in the place of e thus [] as in these, 
dial 
 giant 
 duel 
  and the like.   

CHAP. VII. Of I and V consonants.  
THE letters j and v are sometimes vowels, sometimes consonants; the knowledge whereof will not be unuseful in this Art of writing; therefore those that know it not, may take these directions.  
I is a consonant always in the beginning of a word, when another vowel followeth next after it, and it is sounded like g soft: as in these, 
jar 
 judge 
 jewel 
 Job 
  and the like.  
Also in the middle of a word, if a vowel follow it in the same syllable: As in these, 
prejudice 
 reject 
 rejoice 
  and the like.  
V is a consonant when it cometh before another vowel, in the same syllable, and is sounded like f, but somewhat softer: as in these, 
virtue 
 vial 
 vesture 
 deliver 
  and the like.  
When they be Consonants, and are thus sounded, they must be expressed by their proper characters, as the rest of the consonants, whether it be in the beginning, middle, or ending of words.   

CHAP. VIII. Of the marks for the beginning and ending of long words.  
ALthough by the former rules any word may be written in this Art, and there is no necessity of learning more (the rest that follow, only serving to shorten the former) yet to those that desire to be exact in this Art, the benefit of the rules that follow will counte●vail the pains of learning them therefore (in the next place) for the abbreviating of longer words, I have added characters for the beginnings and endings of such as are most usual. 
Place here the table of beginning and ending long words   
These marks having little dependence upon the letters, are therefore to be learned perfectly, being of much use in writing.  
In the using of them the same rules are to be observed as before in words of one syllable.  
If a word begin with one of these marks, the character for it must be set down; if a consonant come next, it must be joined to the mark, without taking off the pen, and then write the letter or letters following in the room of the vowel. As for example, to write condemn, first write your mark for con, which is thus []; the next letter d being a consonant must be joined to con thus [] & then in the vowels place, which is e, write m disjoined thus [] 

Prepositions for long words.  Ab ob 
 ac 
 ad 
 of 
 all 
 am 
 an 
 ap op 
 as 
 at 
 circum 
 come 
 Con 
 cor 
 col 
 de di 
 dis 
 fall full 
 for 
 im 
 liber 
 mess miss 
 per par 
 Pre pro 
 re 
 sub 
 suff 
 sup 
 ser sur 
 sal sol 
 temp 
 trans 
 un 
 up 
 vt 
  

Terminations for long words.  Able ible 
 ation 
 ceiue 
 dure 
 fect 
 ference 
 fication 
 fullness 
 iect 
 itude 
 ing 
 ler 
 lent 
 lity 
 mer mar 
 ment 
 ness 
 ous 
 cent sent 
 serve 
 zion tion 
 soever 
 ternal 
 there 
 tent 
 ture 
 ver 
  To write prefer, your mark for pre is thus [] join f thus [], and in the place of e write r disjoined thus []. To write submit, your mark for sub write thus [], join m to it thus [] and in the place of i write t disjoined thus []: as in these, 
fortune 
 rebel 
 contain 
 remit 
 proceed 
 translate 
  and the like.  
If two of the marks make up a whole word, and no vowel come between them, they are both to be joined together; as to write reference, write your mark for re which is thus [], & then join ference thus []. To write project set down pro thus [], and join the mark for ject thus []: as in these. 
former 
 perceive 
 circumference 
  and the like.  
If you have a mark for the ending of a word, and not to begin it, you must begin it with the letters of the Alphabet; as for example, to write nature, write n thus [], and then ture being a mark to end it, must be set in the place of a thus []. To write brother, join br thus [], and set the mark for there in the place of o thus []: as in these; 
nation 
 never 
 pliable 
 difference 
  and the like.  
If you have a mark to begin a word and no mark to end it, it must be ended with the letters of the Alphabet: as to write permit, write the mark for per thus [], join m to it thus [], and write t disjoined in the place of i. thus []. To write suffer, write your mark for suff thus [], and then set r in the place of e disjoined thus [].  
If a vowel come next after a mark or consonant to begin a word, the letter or mark following the vowel must be set disjoined in the room of the vowel: as in these, 
courage 
 support 
 potent 
 lament 
  and the like   

CHAP. ix.. Directions for making the foresaid marks, and placing the vowels in long words.  
IN making your Characters, begin them so that you take not off the pen unless it be in those that cannot otherwise be made.  
Secondly, the most of them are so framed, that you may end them toward the right hand, that so with more convenience the next letter may be joined if it be to be joined.  
Thirdly, the next consonant or mark is to be joined where you last took off the pen from the former.  
The vowels in long words are to be placed about the last letter, if it be a word that goeth forward in the line; as to write contemn, write con thus [], join t thus [], and then set m disjoined in the place of e against t thus [], not against con thus []. To write disdain, write dis thus [], join d thus [], and then set n in the vowels place against d thus [], not against dis thus [], &c.  
Those marks for ending of words that begin with a vowel, are commonly to be joined to the former mark or letter: as in these, 
durable 
 nation 
 bring 
  and such like.  
Unless there come another vowel before them, and then the mark is to be set disjoined in the place of the former vowel: as in these, 
doing 
 pliable 
 pious 
  and such like.  
The character for s after some letters in the end of words cannot conveniently be joined; therefore in stead of it write a tittle behind the whole word: as in these, 
sayings 
 servants 
 conserves 
 pirate's 
    

CHAP. X. Of characters that resemble others.  
THe same character sometimes standeth for two things: as for example, there is the same for 
ture and Christ 
 tern●ll and which 
 mess and what 
  &c. which is no hindrance (but a help) in the learning this Art, considering how easily they may be differenced. When any of these marks stand alone by themselves, they are for whole words: when they are joined with other marks or letters, they are but a part; as for example, this mark [] when it is written alone, standeth for which; when it is joined with other letters, it is ternal, a part of a word; and so of the rest: and by remembering the one, the other is easily called to mind.   

CHAP. XI. Whether marks for beginnings may be used to end words, and contrary.  
THe marks for beginning of words may be used for endings, and then endings for beginnings (when they be shorter than the letters of the Alphabet) without inconvenience: as in these, 
mercy 
 former 
 assume 
 Messiah 
 sentence 
 consent 
 durable 
 endure 
  where you may observe, the mark for the beginning of the former word, is the ending of the next.   

CHAP. XII. Examples of words written with the marks, with marks for the names of the books of the Bible.  
THe greatest difficulty that some (who have only the help of the book) have found in attaining this Art, is about the using the foresaid marks in the writing of words; to help such, 

Examples of words written with each of the former marks  abstain 
 Abolish 
 Obligation 
 Obedient 
 Acclamation 
 Accuse 
 admit 
 Addition 
 affirm 
 Affright 
 almighty 
 Allow 
 Amber 
 Amiable 
 Anger 
 Annotation 
 Approach 
 Appoint 
 Oppress 
 Opposition 
 Aspiration 
 Assume 
 Atlas' 
 attorney 
 circumvent 
 Composition 
 commendation 
 condemn 
 Connex 
 Cormorant 
 Courage 
 Colchester 
 college 
 Demerit 
 deify 
 divert 
 Dialogue 
 Distance 
 Dissemble 
 Fulgentius 
 Fuller 
 forbear 
 foreign 
 Imputation 
 Imoderate 
 Libertine 
 liberal 
 Messenger 
 Mistake 
 Misserie 
 Pardon 
 paradise 
 Pretend 
 Preexistent 
 prophesy 
 Proud 
 rebel 
 reality 
 Sublime 
 suborn 
 Suffrage 
 Sufficient 
 supply 
 Support 
 Surmise 
 Surrender 
  

Examples of words written with each of the former marks  Permission 
 Peregrine 
 Sermon 
 Seraphin 
 Salmon 
 Salute 
 Temptatio● 
 temporal 
 Translate 
 Transact 
 upright 
 upon 
 until 
 uniform 
 Vttmost 
 utterance 
 durable 
 Pliable 
 Horrible 
 Vocation 
 situation 
 conceive 
 felicity 
 adversity 
 endure 
 Defect 
 Circumferen● 
 Mortification 
 wilfulness 
 joyfulness 
 subject 
 I●stitute 
 Calling 
 Doing 
 Templer 
 Quarreller 
 Relent 
 excellent 
 Informer 
 grammar 
 instalment 
 Parliament 
 Aptness 
 Proneness 
 Merualous 
 Pious 
 Consent 
 Innocent 
 reserve 
 mansion 
 commission 
 whensoever 
 whosoever 
 Father 
 murder 
 Content 
 Impotent 
 Departure 
 Future 
 moreover 
 ever 
  

Marks for the Names of the books of the old and New Testament.  Genesis 
 Exodus 
 leviticus 
 Numbers 
 Deuteron: 
 Joshua 
 judge's 
 Ruth 
 Samuel 
 King's 
 Chroniles 
 Ezra 
 Nehemiah 
 Ester 
 Job 
 psalms 
 proverbs 
 Ecclesiastes 
 Canticles 
 Isaiah 
 Jeremiah 
 Lamentatin: 
 Ezekiel 
 Daniel 
 Hosea 
 Joel 
 Amos 
 Obadiah 
 Jonah 
 Micah 
 Nahum 
 Habak: 
 Zephaniah 
 Haggai 
 Zechariah 
 Malachi, 
 Matthew 
 mark 
 Luke 
 John 
 acts 
 Romans 
 Corinthians 
 Galatians 
 Ephesians 
 Philippians 
 Colossians 
 Thessalonian: 
 Timotheus 
 Titus 
 Philemon 
 Hebrews 
 James 
 Peter 
 Jude 
 revelation 
  I have in this Edition added this Table of words, 
Place here the examples of long words.  composed of those marks, wherein for the most part there are two words with each mark; the former having a consonant following the preposition, the latter a vowel.  
These words are not to be learned without book, (many of them being after shorter expressed in the table) but are only examples to direct the learner how to write otherwords by them.  
I have also added in this Book, marks for the names of the books of the Old and New Testament: the most of them are drawn from the letters, and therefore the learning of them is little charge to the memory.   

CHAP. XIII. Of writing 3. or 4. words in one.  
AS I said 
* Chap. 1.  before, sometimes three or four words or more, may be joined together as one word, especially if the following word begin with a vowel: as in these. 
as it is in use 
 this is of all other 
 which is as if it 
  Or else when the former word endeth with a vowel: as in these, 
do so too 
 do no more so 
 so he may die 
  and the like.  
To make many marks for whole sentences is needless; because by the rules of this Art, any thing may be written word for word, as fast as it shall be treatably spoken.  
And it is indeed impossible to use them exactly, because sometimes the speaker varying a word or two in the sentence, the mark is either of no use, or else the sentence must be rendered in other words than it was spoken, which is a wrong to the speaker: therefore I have only abbreviated a few, which commonly are spoken in the very words as I have set them down: as for example.  
The Church of God 
 The people of God 
 The kingdom of God 
 The kingdom of Christ 
 The kingdom of heaven 
 The kingdom of Satan 
 The joys of heaven 
 The torments of hell 
 That is to say 
 As if he should say 
 As if it were 
 The power of God 
 The truth of God 
 The mercy of God 
 The wisdom of God 
 The glory of God 
 The honour of God 
 The justice of God 
 The word of God 
 The works of God 
 The love of God 
 The fear of God 
  
Many other like might be added, but these I think sufficient to direct the discreet learner, who may add more if he see them ●●efull.   

CHAP. XIV. Of the Table.  
THough any word in any language may be written by the former rules, yet to omit nothing that may tend to the speedy attaining of this Art, I have added a short Table of words, so frequent in use, that almost in any ordinary sentence the greater part of the words are written by this table, without removing the pen from the paper in any one word.  
The most part of these words are little charge to memory, being made out of the letters of the Alphabet.  
Those that think the abbreviat●ng long strange words by marks, to be an help to this Art, are of another mind. I think it needless, for 

First, any long word may be expressed by the former rules.  
Secondly, marks for words so seldom in use are oft times forgotten, before there be occasion to make use of them, whereas many of these are written in every sentence.  
Thirdly, as such words are longer in writing, so are they also in speaking.  
Lastly, in many long words, some part may be omitted, and yet no hindrance to the reading of it, as in Chap. 1.    
In this book at the request of some (who have found it useful) I have drawn the table into sense as near as I could, keeping to the alphabetical way, that it might take the better impression in the memory of the learner. The words that follow orderly in the table, are those that have the marks set against them; the other words that stand forward in a smaller Character, are added only to make sense of the other, and have marks also in their place.  

Of the use of points in this Art.  
ALthough to those that have attained any perfection in this Art, there is no great use of pointing; yet for the help of new beginners, I have added this direction:  
At the end of a perfect sentence, the ordinary period may be used which is this. But because it hath some resemblance with another word, leave the space of a word before and after it, thus. or else set it a letter lower than the line, thus․  
The Interrogative point may be used in the common form, thus? Parenthesis likewise as it is usually expressed with two semicircles, thus () For other points of less use, as Comma, Colon: and the like, they may wholly be spared.  
Those that desire to write the New Testament, or Bible, for the distinction of Verses, at each Verse end they may set this mark⸫    

Printed at London by R. C. for Samuel Cartwright, and are to be sold at the hand and Bible in Duck-lane. 1644.   

THE TABLE.  
acknowledge 
 advantage 
 afflictions by 
 Away 
 Anger with 
 And 
 adultery 
 Admonish 
 Arguments by 
 Against 
 Account the 
 After 
 Abundance for 
 Actions of 
 As when 
 appear we shall 
 among 
 Apostle 
 angel's. and 
  

B  Behold 
 By 
 baptism 
 blessed menare 
 Because 
 Begin they 
 believe to 
 Be 
 Behind not 
 Bruit-beasts 
 But 
 bounty let 
 benefits and 
 between be 
 Brethren 
  

C  Cause 
 Children 
 Come to 
 Christ's to 
 Church 
 Congregation and 
 Care with 
 Conscience and 
 Christians 
 Consider 
 covenant their 
 Concerning and 
 conversation 
 charity they use 
 Call and 
 cross the 
 chastisement and 
 Comfortable 
 confess and 
 certain 
 customs 
 city of the 
 Corrupt. to be 
  

D  Doc 
 diligence thy 
 Delight with 
 Destroy to 
 Doctrine 
 devils of 
 delivered 
 down 
 darkness in 
 Dwell. where they 
  

E  edify 
 Elect the 
 Epistle by 
 Example and 
 enemy's for 
 Enter 
 Effect and 
 evil 
 even 
 Egept to 
 End and the 
 Earth. of the 
  

F  Follow 
 Faith 
 From 
 Foundation the 
 forgive 
 forbear and 
 Fulfilled be 
 fear with 
 Feast and 
 Flesh not ye 
 Fast. but 
  

G  give 
 God 
 Great 
 glory 
 Grace for 
 gospel and ye 
 Good to the 
 Godly and 
 Generation 
 general. in 
  

H  He 
 Hath that 
 holy ᴬ 
 Humble 
 Heart 
 His 
 Hope 
 help and 
 heaven is in 
 holy-ghost and the 
 How yet 
 Hands do the 
 hypocrites of 
 heretics and 
 Hurt 
 Him 
 House and his 
 Hold 
 hear. 
  

I  If 
 Instruments men be 
 Instruct to 
 Ignorant the 
 iniguity from 
 It 
 Increase will 
 Inward 
 joy 
 Jesus for 
 Iudg. is 
  

K  keep 
 Kingdom in the 
 Know 
 King. thy 
  

L  Let 
 love men 
 Law the 
 Lord of the 
 Life and their 
 Like is 
 long to be 
 Land. in the 
  

M  Meditate 
 Mind in 
 Man 
 Made thou art 
 mortal 
 magistrates 
 Ministers and 
 Must 
 More have 
 mercy 
 Multitude. on the 
  

N  nevertheless 
 Neighbours 
 Neglect 
 necessity the 
 Number of ᵃ 
 Nothing that lim●● 
 Notwithstanding 
 Name ᴵ 
 Not them 
 Now. 
  

O  Oh 
 Order the 
 Of 
 Our 
 Omnipotent 
 observable is 
 over 
 Outward things 
 Or 
 Other. 
  

P  People 
 pass 
 pray to 
 principal in ᵃ 
 Publigue 
 particular 
 Place 
 Protection for 
 provision and 
 prove and 
 Patience their 
 Purpose. to 
  

Q  qualify 
 Question the 
 quantity with the 
 Quarter. of ᵃ 
  

R  Remember 
 ready be 
 Repent to 
 Righteous the 
 Regard that 
 Religion 
 rejoice 
 Reward and have 
 Reprobates but 
 reproof. 
  

S  Stand 
 salvation for 
 soul of 
 Spirit and 
 See 
 self to thy 
 Small for 
 Secret 
 sins 
 self-love of 
 Shall 
 seem 
 So 
 Strong 
 Send they 
 several for 
 Sacrifice. 
 Scripture 
  

To  Those 
 That 
 think 
 To not 
 turn 
 Truth to the 
 time in 
 Torment 
 themselves 
 Though 
 Thou 
 Thought 
 This 
 Thus and 
 Then 
 There and 
 Tell yet 
 These 
 Them and 
 They 
 taste shall 
 Thy of 
 Trouble. 
  

V  up 
 Voice with thy 
 Vouchsafe and 
 us 
 understand to 
 Verse. the 
  

W  We 
 Were 
 Wise 
 With 
 Whom 
 What in 
 Where 
 Why and 
 When 
 Wicked the 
 World 
 Would 
 Walk 
 words with 
 Which 
 work 
 Was 
 Will 
 Worship. 
  

Y  yet 
 You 
 Your. want 
  

Z  zeal. 
   


The Lord's prayer  
The Articles of the Creed  
The ten commandments   
London Printed for Samuel Cartwright and are to be sold at the hand and Bible in Ducklane, 1641