Short Writing, Begun by Nature Compliated by Art Manifesting the Irregularity of placing the Artificial before the Natural or Symbolical Contractions: And Proposing a Method more suited to Sense and more fully answering the Requisites of a Complete Character in the shortening both of Words and Sentences. Invented, Taught & Published with Plain Directions Examples and a Specimen of the Writing By Laurence Steel Sold in Bristol by the Author: & also by Charles Allen. Bookseller in Broad-street of the same City: And in London by Benjamin Clark Stationer in George Court Lombard Street And others Printed in the Year 1678. Joseph: Browne: Sculpsit The Explanation of the Title and Method viz. Shortwriting begun by Nature etc. The Common Methods teach to write first by the Letters and Vowels Places. This is Irregular for the Reasons premised in the Four first Arches of the Book and is apparently prejudicial to the Learners progress by dissaffecting him at the first Entrance with the longest way of Writing, whereas he should have that to begin with which might take with his sense, and encourage him with alacrity to proceed. The only way I know of to effect this, is, First to instruct the Learner in the ready expressing of Words by their Natural and Proper Emblems, which ought to be ranked Alphabetically, and the Character for each letter prefixed. This is the Method that I have taken to Initiate and fasten Beginners. Of these Emblems I have set down the following Instances by which the Learner being put in the way, will more readily apprehend and get the rest. For The Character for A: About a tittle above A About A. brought about Christ went about He went about For The Character for B: Belong B. is made long Below a little below B Between a little between Break break the B Bow down B. is bowed down For The Character for D: Divide. D: is divided Christ divided Church divided Discover. D: is covered For The Character for E: Establish, E: is Established Church Established Enter: into a stroke Enters Even, heaven Enter: into heaven etc. By this Method those that t. have learned others Hands may greatly improve themselves. In short, The Book contains Three Parts, of which the Emblems are the First. The Second shows how Words not Expressible by Emblems may be Regularly and Concisely written. The Third teacheth a new Invention for the more effectual Contracting of Sentences like Words. In all which I have aimed at Brevity. Perspicuity, and relief to the memory by affecting the Sense and Reason. These Three Parts are included in 36 Columns In the Arches and Heads of which are Observation for the Learner first to peruse and then get the Characters in the order they are placed till the whole be finished, which may be dispatched in about a week's time, but must afterwards be improved by daily and constant writing The Psalms of the Bible are fit to begin with. And in the writing let the letters be kept fair and distinct, and no long hand mingled with it. If any desire to be instructed in this Art, or to have further direction in it, they may hear of me at the Widow Heli.'s upon the Wair in Bristol. The First Part. Showing how words and Sentences are expressed by significant Emblems, concerning which observe: If all words could be written by significant Emblems it were more pertinent and compendious than any other way of Writing. Alphabetical writing is only useful to supply what cannot be written by a shorter method: Therefore that sort of Charactery is best reserved until that which is more compendious & delightful be passed through This Table needs not much direction, where the Learner is only to observe, how the sense of the word is represented by the Character. Note where any Emblem depends upon a Letter of the Alphabet I have set it in the Front to Ill ustrate it. This Stroke when it stands through a character, signifie● some hurt: a: in (a) it is afflict in (b) burden (c) corrupt & As for these Clauses (of) God of Christ of Man, of the World, see them more fully explained in Column 13. 14 The Marks for about, down, up, to, and fro. etc. do stand for Go about, went about, go down or come down, etc. Where any single mark is put for two or more words, they are such as the sense will easily distinguish in the reading. For the Plural number write a tittle underneath: Doctrine () mercies () masters () Kingdoms () The Learner must beware of adding any Emblems that will not square with the whole body of the Characters. The Table of Emblems. A Above about round about on every side abundance as many as according advance ascend afflict anoint apostle asunder B Backward backslide baptise baptisim believe beloved believe in God babilon belong belong to Christ below beneath between break or breach break the first break the Second bow down bow down to Christ bring burden C Certain child child of God christ antichrist christ went about church church of Christ circum or convert commandment break the commandment of God compass about condemn congregation continue contrary contradict corrupt cover covetous cross cross of Christ crucify crucify to the world D Dark deliver des dis descend difference distinguish distinct divide, depart is Christ divided church of Christ divided discover disgrace doctor doctrine down, come down Christ meant down break down drunkard E Enter into come into establish believer established church established from one end to the other even heaven enter into heaven uneven, unequal unequally yoked eternal everlasting eye eye of the Lord of Christ of man of the soul of the world shut the eye lift up the eye F Fal, false fall of Adam fall of antichrist fall of babylon down fall falls Church falls Doctrine family familiar fellowship follow foundation fulfil as far as G Give gospel gospel of Christ govern great great breach great command through great break through great H Hand right hand left hand hand in hand hands that hang down heart enter into the heart of men and women break the heart broken heart bottom of the heart Search the heart hypocrite hypocrisy honour house household house and Land break though the house compass the house about husband husband & wife husband wife and Children holy holy Ghost I Idol jerusalem jesus jesus Christ ignorance through ignorance illuminate, illustrate image image of God in, in, un, increase infinite as much as instrument join, together judge judgement bring down the judgement of God. K Keep king kingdom enter into the kingdom of God a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand anointed King L Land Labour through labour large like lip, lips long as long as M Magistrate majesty majesty of God magnify magnify the Lord make made malefactor maintain master man, min, mon, sal of man mankind manifest mark memorandum memory. remember mercy great mercy of God to man through the mercy of Jesus Christ minister mistake through mistake mouth; mother multiply, multitude in the midst N Neglect negligence through neglect O Open, opinion open the doctrine the eye the hand the heart the lips the mouth in the opening oppose, opposite oppress over upon break over original P Part, port particular peculiar patience prolong perceive persecute persevere perpetual pestilence point appoint prerogative privilege Q Quantity quarrel quarrel about R Reconcile recover return religion, reveal reverence righteous unrighteous S Sacrifice sathan separate separate man sin son, sun beloved son of God sons & daughter's serpent break the serpents head speak or say unto T Take take up take up the Cross overtake undertake through break through break through y e heart of man break through the dark to or come to Christ went to together join or gather together to and fro or went to and fro the Eye of the Lord runs to and fro turn turn about overturn from top to bottom trouble through trouble V Verse vert uncover under or understand undersanding under value unite unite the heart of man to God up upright Christ went up break up lift up, exalt lift up the Eye to the Lord lift up the hand lift up holy up and down Christ meant up and down W Wander wonder wander about wicked wilderness world through the world christ came into the world foundation of the world the whole world lies in wickedness the world is set in the heart the heart is set on the world he is bend upon the world worship false worship X Execute exercise experience extraordinary extreme, express Y Yield yield up Z Zeal The Improvement of the former Table by useful end for the contracting of Sentences. The Learner may observe in the former Table how several Clauses of Sentences are contracted by marks set either on the top or under the Character where note the marks set on top are as follow For of God or the e Lord a tittle for of Christ this of man this of mankind the of men & women of the Soul of the world this mark () placed underneath which are fully exemplified in the Table particularly in the Letter E The same marks do stand for in God or with or to God or the Lord and with Christ as the foregoing word shall dictate Proper End for the enlarging of any word of the Table as occasion is. Marks for the completing of words For the Negatives in, m, it, un, make a tittle in the beginning Impatient indifferent irreverence ub-beliefe uncertain Thus write Circumvert dislike impart Marks set on the top for the ending of words for ation a tittle. Conversation ministration tribulation Thus write these Fashion Passion fashion of the world The same for otion motion () notion () For able, ible, this () Corruptible infattible imaginable remarkable How other words not inserted in the Table may be contracted by the same end. How the marks for words and Sentences do consist, when they meet in one Clause. Thus write these Able cable sable table the same for ible oble iple or ople Bible noble couple double disciple people disciple of Christ people of God For ity this Contraricty samiliarity individuality Thus write these City () pity () The same for ighty uty, duly () mighty () For meant. this () Advancement government inlargment Thus write these Payment raiment The same for oment moment indument For Son, sion, a tittle within as Afflictions ascensions Corruption destruction distinction contradiction Thus write Version Circumcision thousand When the End for words and Sentences meet write them thus Advancement of Christ Manifestation of God to man Establishment of the Soul Government of the World Other end of words which are written in a direct Line For ance write () for ed for est for eth for ing for full for ness mercifullness What more Example do occur of this kind Words or Sentences let them be written in a Book. The Second Part, showing how words may be regularly written, contains the Alphabet, the Consonants and Vowels The Alphabet with the words signified by each Letter A Away B be but D did, didst E evil F for full G god good H how I just K keen L lord M much N now nature O of P peace Q question R ra. re. are S as is his T il that V your W which word X excellent Y you Z zion For the Letter C) write (K) or (S) according to the Sound of the word S is often turned over with a head thus Places For the furtherance of speed, some Consonants are this shortened which are called Contacts. The Contracts ch Christian el carnal, conelius and and end ndl handle ng thing ngl angle ne ns ance, ence sc scarce sl stand stance th' them Examples of words written by the joining of other Letters with the Contracts Bth Both del declare fnd find found frth fourth fth faith fathers kth catholic nsr answer nth nothing rth earth ser scribe scripture sgn signify trth truth with with Thus write Endeth () Ending () Heaven & earth Nothing in ye world kl or cl Kr or cr The rest of the Consonants are two or more Letters of the Alphabet regularly joined together. First observe, what Letters are joined in the Character, then learn the words signified by them. Some marks stand only for the parts of words: as car cour, mes, mis, per, rec, sah, sol, whose use see Column 23 The Table of Consonants where note this mark (r) stands for come or con bl bless bled bold behold blf blaspheme bn begin beginning br bread bs beside conf comfort comsh complish conks' concupiescence conl counsel conq consequence conr consider conrn concern conf confess con consist cont covenant df def dif dl devil diligent dgr decree degree dm demonstrate dmion dominion dn din den don dr drink dt difficult div divell fl flesh fr from ference frg forgive frst first frt fruit gl glory gn gone gr grace grt grant him him jy joy kr car, cor, cur krt create krtr creator lf life lk look lt let light lo love mb member m mor mur ms mes mis mischief nbr neighbour nk thank think nl knowledge nmbr number nr nor ns necessary nt not ntr enter interpret pl please place pr par, per, pur. prs' praise ps pas, pos pt pet, put rb reprobate rd read rdm redeem rgr regard rp repent rq require rs rias, res respect rson resurrection ro resolve rw reward ry rejoice sb u sub Sabbath sd similitude sf suf sg suggest sl sal, sol soul sm some, sum sn salvation snt Saint sent sp sup spr spirit sir serve, soever stir strength stsf sattisfie sy say tm time tem tmp temp tr tans transgress tr ter ture trespass tr tribute trm triumph trst rust tv tive us us use wh who whom wk walk wr work wsm wisdom it yet xkt expect xt except accept The Contraction of useful clause of Sentences belonging to the Table of Consonants. Clauses of Sentences shortened In the beginning between both break bread broken Spirit bring forth fruit break Covenant with God the Devil goes about the Grace of God glory of the world knowledge of Christ drink up enter into transgression look round about break the Sabbath sundamental truth of God a long time times are turned through repentance himself or themselves them that or they that them that are from them thatare of them thatare to them that are some of them that are to them that have The usefulness of the parts of words inserted in both Tables, Exemplified Explained Words Contracted by the joining together of Parts As to write Substance join the mark for Sub & stance together thus () Circumstance compare consume distribute contempt forwardness purpose reform subvert transcribe perform remain Where the joining of the Parts brings the words out of Square write them asunder Deserve pasture misrepresent superscribe Long Words Impardonable indissoluble incompatible condesecution transubstantiation Additional parts of words, both for the beginning & end, with Examples of words written by them For pra, pre, in the beginning of a word write this () for pro pru this () Prepare present preserve prescribe promise propose procure improve reprove For ject in the end make this () Project reject subject For fication justification Sanctification glorification For apprehend apprehend corruprehend reprehension For Sense Incense insensible conscience conscientious presence of God The five Vowels are not to be expressed by their own Characters, unless when they begin a won but are understood by Places. The Vowels places a e i o u a e i o u When a word ends with a Consonant set it in the Vowels place Thus bad, bed ran ren bid rin bod, bud ron, run Note so many Consonants as come togetehr without a Vowel between them are to be written without taking of the Pen Clinch France strange scrape dandl change crumbls thu●●… blunt sealed sword plung cramp spurn Glattering supremacy stubborn plaiflered botstering Examples of long words written by the Alphabet alone, and also in conjunction with other parts of Words Thus write Alexander Jonathan Jeconiah Garnaliel\ Methusela Solomon Barnabas Sometimes a word is begun with a part and concluded by the Alphabet as Compelling desired discipline disoblige discourage mercenry perplexing misapply suboraed suffering Sometimes a word is begun with the Alphabet & concluded by some part Defendeth defending fraternity derinative molestation raseallition Note, no more Letters, Vowels or Consonants are to be expressed in this Art, then what will suffice to sound the word. When two like Consonants meet in a word, let the first only be expressed. Dinner () Folly () The same for Vowels meeting in one Syllable as Frail () Suit () Unlike vowels meeting in distinct Syllables are thus written Diet () Viol. () Leave out as follows b. after m Lamb c before k back d before g lodge g before n knock u after g guide u after q quick w. before r wrong w after a saw w after o lom y. after a day Pharo () Philip () H may be left out in these & such like Help Hope the thy humble inhabit X contracts words as Flocks Action facts Success Examples of words contracted by the moission of Vowels & parts of words in the beginning, without hurt to the Sound The expert Learner may omit Single Vowels in the beginning of words: as Abomination adversary endeavour enemy israel omnipotent ornament ultimate usurp Except when two Vowels come together then the first is to be written as Aim Oil our out Likewise when two like Consonants immediately follow a Vowel Adder Error arrow utler Or when a word is drawn long as Ope. () Ale. () Ac, ad & ap, are to be omitted in these words. Acquaint advantage appropriate And such like The Third Part, teaching a New & more expedite may for the Contracting of Sentences by the Prefixes, the Tenses & the Persons with their Places. Note, the Rarity of these Contractions is, that they do not burden the Memory with any other Marks or Rides then what are used for words. The Table of Prefixes, which are in Sentances like the Consonants to begin words After again all always among and as all before because beside better beyond else especially either ever except first further future here and if but if if so be likewise neither another never nevertheless notwithstanding often otherwise soon such then thence one, one there therefore this though thus till, until what what if when whence where wherefore while except yet yet if How (as) is to be written then il is redoubled As great as as much as as often as as soon The Tenses or Times, which do resemble the Ending Consonants Active do dost doth did didst have hast hath had hadst shall shalt will wilt may mayst can would wouldst could couldst should shouldst might mightst must aught Passive am is art are was wert were have been hast b. hath b. had b. hadst b. shall b. shalt b will b. will't b. may b. mayst b. can b. would b. wouldst b. could b. couldst b. should b. shouldst b. might b. mightst b. ●●…st b. aught to b. The Six Persons which are in Sentences as Vowels were in words. I we thou ye you he they Contractions. made by the joining of the persons & Tenses, together with the Negative (Not) and such Verbs as usually follow them In the beginning of a Sentence the Persons & Tenses may be united thus: I do we do thou dost you do he doth that do &c: For (not) place a tittle within or upon the tense I was not we must 〈◊〉 I can not ye shall not than are not thou d●st ●… you must not be he hath not been So write all the Persons and Tenses in order. Likewise the Tenses will unite with these Particles. It that such, there, this, those, thus, where, which, whether as, it doth there did such hath that will He ought not there will not Contractions of Verbs For (give) this () I will not give for (make) this () I cannot make for (say) this () He did not say for (take) this () I will not take that cannot be taken he could not be made The Places of the Persons and manner of expressing Interrogatives, and placing of the Tenses in Order than he, we j thou, you. than he we j thou, you Note the place for we & you is somewhat more distant from the Letter than he, and thou Thus write these Interogatives: do tha doth he do we do I do thou do you Note, as in words the Consonants were set in the Vowels places: So in Sentences the Tenses are to be put in the Persons places about the Presixes thus: After than do After he do After we do After I do After thou do After you do In like manner may all the other Tenses be placed, about this & other Prefixes After Tha did After he did After we did The manner of placing the Tenses after many complete Verbs Likewise a Rule for Verbs of Motion In like manner may the Tenses be written after these Verbs. Believe, condude, consideer. declare, grant find, expect, hope, acknowledge perceive, suppose, thin, understand. As for instance: Belie●●… than do he doth we do I do thou dost you do The rest the Learner may write out in order: as, I believe than did () &c All verbs of Motion are understood by their Particle, as in the ninth Arch: After tha went away After he went away After we went away After I went away After thou went away After you went away If that go not down If he go not down If we go not down If I go not down If thou go not down If go not down If you go not down The use of this Third Part may be seen in the underwritten Contractions, by which the Learner may frame all others of the like nature If a man have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his () Through much tribulation you must enter into the kingdom of heaven I understand he hath not been with you a longtime 〈◊〉 acknowoledgeth he could not come from the place where he was Better you had not been born, then that you should continue as you are this is a breach of the commandment of God Marks for the Books of the Bible, in order as they stand Old Test: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 New Test: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A· BRIEF· SPECIMEN· OF· TE· WRITING ❀ joseph.. Browne Sculp.. sit. The Matter comprised in the foregoing Circle in words at Length. Great is the goodness of the Lord, the Creator of Heaven a●● Earth, to the soon and d●●…ghters of men wha●… 〈◊〉 the beginning ●●fore man entered 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 transgression) made him in his Image holy and righteous, and not withstanding the fall of man, and his breaking his commandments, and neglecting of his duty to him yet doth he wait to be gracious by his Light and spirit in man which through the mercy of jesus Christ is sent, to convince the world of Sin, of Righteouses, and of judgement, that so they may come to take up the Cross of Christ, and to hear him who said, except a man be converted he can not enter into the kingdom of God, where there are those joys, that it cannot enter into the heart of fallen man to conceive. A summary Collection of the Characters of this Book into Coherent matter, which is to be the Learners first Exercise to read and write out. 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