An A, B, C. for children Here is an A, B, C, devised with syllables, with the Pater noster, the Creed & the ten Commandments in English. ¶ And by this Book, a man that hath good capacity, and can no letter in the Book, may learn to read in the space of six weeks, both Latin and English, if he give thereto good diligence, as it hath been divers times proved. Also you may learn thereby to writ English truly and to know the true Orthography of the English tongue. ✚. A. b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.k.l.m.n.o.p.q r. r.s.s.t.u.u.w x.y. z. &. ꝰ. Est. Amen. 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. a e i oh v ab ebb ib ob ub ac ec ic oc uc ad ed id odd ud of of if of of ag eglantine ig og vg ak ek ik ok uk all el il ol ul am em im om umh a e i oh v an en in on un ap ep ip op up are er it or ur as es is os us at et it ot ut au eu iu ou vu axe ex ix ox ux aye ey oy Ba be by bo bu Ca ce ci co cu Da de di do du Fa fe fi fo fu Gage gi' go gu ja ie two io iu Ka ke ki ko ku La le li lo lu Ma me mi mo mu Na ne ne ni no nu Pa pe pi po pu Qua que qui quo Ra re ri ro ru Sa se si so so Ta te ti to tu Va ve vi vo vu Wa we wi woe wu Xa Xe Xi Xo Xu Ya ye yo thou Za ze zi so zu Bab beb bib bob bub Bac bec bic boc buc Bad bed bid bod bud Baf bef bif bof buf Bag beg big bog bug Back bek bik book buk Bal bel bill bol bull Bam bem bim bom bum Ban been been bon bun Bap bep bip bop bup Bar ber by'r bor burr Bas bes bis bos bus Bat bet bit bot but Bau beu bou Bax bex bix box bux Bay bey boy Cab ceb cib cob cub Cac cec cic coc cuc God ced cid cod cud Caf cef cif cof cuf Cag ceg ceg cig cog cug Cak cek cik cock cuk Cal cel cil col cull Cam cem cim com cum Can cen cin con cun Cap cep cip cop cup Car cer cir cor cur Case ces cis eos coz Cat cet cit cot cut Cau ceu cou Cax cex cix cox cux Cay cey coy Dab deb dib dob dub Dac dec dic doc duke Dad deed did dob dud Daf def dif dof duf Dag deg gig dog dug Dal del dil dol dull Dam dem dim dom dum Dan den din don dun Dap dep dip dop dup. Dar der dir dor dur Das des dis dos dus Dat det dit dot dut Dau deu dou Dax dex dix dox dur Day day doy dvy Fab feb fib fob fub Fac fec sic foc fuc Fad fed fid fod fud Fag feg fig fog fug Fak fek fik fok fuk fall fell fill fol full Fam fem fim from fum Fan fen fin fon fun Fap fep fip fop fup Far far fir for fur Fas fes fis fos fus Fat fet fit fot fut Fau fey fou Fax fex fix fox fux Fay fey foy fuy Gab geb gib gob gub Gac gec gic goc guc Gad ged gid god good Gaf gef give gof guf Gag geg gig gog gug Gak gek gik gok guk Gal gel gil gol gull Gam gem gim gom gum 'Gan gen gin gone gun Gap gep gip gop gup Gar ger gir gor gur Gas ges gis goes gus Got get get got gut. Gau geu gone Gax gex gix gox gux Gay gey goy Hab heb hib hob hub Hac hec hic hoc huc Had head hid hod hud Haf hef hi hof huf Hag hag hig hog hug Hak hek hik hok huk Hal hell hill hol hul Ham hem him home hum Han hen hin hon hun Hap hep hip hop hup Har her her hor hur Has hes his hos hus Hat het hit hot hut Have heu how Hax hex hix hox hux Hay hey hoy jab ieb iib job iub jac iec iic ioc iuc jad ied iid iod iud Jaf ief iif of iuf jag ieg jig jog jug Jack iek iik iok iuk jal iel iil iol iul jam iem iim iom ium jan ien in jon iun Iap iep iip iop iup jar ier iir ior iur jas ies iis ios ius jat jet iit jot iut jax iex iix iox iux jay iey joy Kab keb kib kob kub Kac kec kic koc kuc Kad ked kid kod kud Kaf kef kif kof kuf Kag keg kig kog kug Kak kek kik kok kuk Kal kel kil kol kul Kam kem kim kom kum Can ken kin kon kun Kap keep kip kop kup Kar ker kir kor kur Kas kes kiss kos kus Kat ket kit kot kut Kau keu kou Kax kex kix kox kux Kay key koy Lab leb lib job lub Lac lec lic loc luc Lad led lid lod Iud Laf lef life lof luf Lag leg lig log lug Lak lek like lok luk Lal lel lil lol lul Lam lem lim lom lum Lan len lin lon lun Lapet leap lip lop lup Lar ler lir lor lur Las les lis los lus Lat let lit lot lut Lau leu lou Lax lex lix lox lux Lay ley loy Mab meb mib mob mub Mac me mic moc muc Mad med mid mod mud Maf mef mif mof muf Madge meg mig mog mug Make mek mik mok muk Mal mel mil mol mul Mam mem mim mon mum Man men min mon mun Map mep mip mop mup Mar mer mir mor mur Mas mes mis mos mus Mat met mit mot mut Mau meu mou Max mex mix mox mux May mey moy Nab neb nib nob nub Nac nec nic noc nuc Nad ned nid nod nud Naf nef nif nof nuf Nag neg nig nog nug Nak nek nik nok nuk Nal Nel Nil Nol Nul Nam nem nim nom num Nan nen nin non nun Nap nep nip nop nup Nar ner nir nor nur Nas nes nis nos nus Nat net nit not nut Nau new nou Nax nex nix nox nux Nay ney noy Pab peb pib pob pub Pac pec pic poc puc Pad ped bid pod pud Paf pef pif pof puf Page peg pig pog pug Pak pek pik pok puk Pal pel pil pol pul Pam pem pim pom pum Pan pen pin 'pon pun Pap pep pip pop pup Par per pir por pur. Pas pes pis pos pus Pat pet pit pot put Pau peu pou Pax pox pix pox pux Pay pey poy puy Quab queb quib quob Quac quec quic quoc Quad qued quid quod Quaf quef quif quof Quag queg quig quog Quake quek quick quok Qual quel quil quol Quam quem quim quom Quan quen quin quon Quap quep quip quop Quar quer quir quor Quas ques quis quos Quat quet quit quot Quau queu Quax quex quix quox Quay quey quoy Rab reb rib rob rub Rac rec ric roc ruc Rad read rid rod rud Raf ref rif rof ruf Rag reg rig rog rug Rak rek rik rok ruk Ral rel rill rol rul Ram rem rim rome rum Ran ren rin run run Rap rep rip rop rup Rar rer rir ror rur Ras res ris ros rus Rat ret rit rot rut Raw rew row Rax rex rix rox rux Ray rey roy Sab seb sib sob sub Sac sec sic soc such Sad sed side sod sud Saf sef sif sof suf Sag seg sig sog sug Sak sek sik sok suk Sal sel sil sol sul Sam sem sim some sum San sen sin son sun Sap sep sip sop sup Sar ser sir sor sur Sas ses sis sos sus Sat set sit sot sut Sau say sou Sax sex six sox sux Say say soy Tab teb tib tob tub Tac tec tic toc tuc Tad ted tid tod tud Taf tef tif tof tuf Tag teg tig tog tug take tek tik tok tuk Tal tell till tol tul Tam tem tim tom tum Tan ten tin ton tun Tap tep tip top tup Tar ter tir tor tur It tes tis tos tu Tat tet tit tot tut Tau teu tou Tax tex tix tox tux. Tay tey toy Vab veb vib vob vub Vac vec vic voc vuc Vad ved vid vod vud Vaf vef vif vof vuf Wag veg vig vog vug Vak vek vik vok vuk Val vel vil vol vul Vam vem vim vom vum Van ven vin von vun Vap vep vip vop vup Var ver vir vor vur. Vas ves vis vos vus Vat vet vit vot but Vau veu viu vou Vax vex vix vox vux Vay vey voy vuy Wab web wib wob wub Wac wec wic woc wuc wad wed wid wood would waf wef wife wof wuf wag weg wig wog wug wak wek wik wok wuk wall well will will wool wam wem wim wone wum wan wen win won won wap wep wip wop wup war were wir word wur was was wis was was wat wet wit wots wilt wau weu wou wax wax wix wox wux way weigh woy Yab yeb yib yob yub Yac yec yic yoc yuc Yad yed yid yod yud Yaf give yif yof yuf Yag yeg yig yog yug Yak yek yik yok yuk Yal yell yol Yam yem yom Yan yon yond Yap yep yop Yar here your Yas yes yos Yet yet yet Yau you you Yax yex yox Yay yey you Zab zeb zib zob zub Zac zec zic zor zuc Zad zed zid zod zud Zaf zef zif zof zuf Zag zeg zig zog zug Zak zek zik zok zuk Zal zel zil zol zul Zam zem zim zom zum Zan zenocrate zin zon zun Zap zep zip zop zup Zar zer sir zor zur Zas zes zis zos zus Zat zet zit zot zut Zau zeu ziu zou Zaz zez ziz zoz zuz Zay zey zoy ¶ Consonantes that go before the vowels. Brabant bre bri bro bru Dra dre dri dro dru Gra gre gri gro gru Tra tree tri trow true Cla cle cli clo clu Gla gle gli glo glu Pla ple pli plo plu Kna knee kni know knu Ska ske ski sko sku Sna sne sni sno snu Spa spe spi spo spu Squa sque spui squo Twa two twi two Stra stre stri stro stru Spra spre spri spro spru Thra three thri through thru Thwa thwe thwi thwo Crack cre cri cro cru Fra fire fri fro fru Pra pre pri pro pru Bla ble bli blo blu Fla i'll fli flow flu Kla kle kli klo klu Sla sle sli slo slu Sha she shi sho shu Sma sme smi smo smu Shra shre shri shro shru Sta ste sti sto stu Cha che chi cho chu Gua gue gui guo Spla sple spli splo splu Tha the thy though thou Twa two twi two Wra wre wri wro ¶ Consonantes that do follow the vowels. Abs ebbs ibs obs ubs Adds eds ids odds uds Aft eft is't often uft Ags eggs igs ogs ugs Alk elk ilk olk ulk Alphonso elp ilp olp ulp Alt elt ilt olt ult Amb emb imb omb vmb Anc enc inc onc unc Act ect ict oct uct Ache each ich och such Agh egh igh ogh vgh Alb elb ilb olb ulb Alg elg ilg olg ulg All's else ils ols uls Alx elx ilx olx ulx Amp emp imp omp ump Ank enk ink onk vnk And end ind and vnd Ang eng ing ong vng Ans ens ins ons uns Ant enter int ont unt Anx enx inx onx unx Aps eps ips ops ups Arb erb irb orb vrb Ar●s er●s ir●s or●s vr●s Arps erps irps orps urps Arc erc irc orc urc Ard erred ird ord vrd Arf erf irf orf urf Arg erg irg org urg Arl earl irl orl url Arm erm irm orm urm Arn ern irn orn urn Ars ers irs ors urs Art ere't irt ort urt Ask esk isk osk usk Asp esp isp osp usp Ast est ist ost vst Ats ets its ots uts ¶ Here follow seven Vowels, which of necessity we must use needs in the English tongue. a. e.i.o.u.oo.ee. ¶ Hear follow their dipthonges which of necessity we must needs use for the English tongue. aye. au.ee.ey.eu.ya.yo.oo.ou. ¶ Of the single (e) and double (ee) and of the single o and bouble oo. when the one and the other aught to be writ ten. The single e, when he cometh alone in the latter end of a Syllable, or else with a Consonant after him: should be sounded short and out of the mouth, as when I say thus. This beast I sle, this Coney I fie, I break my head, I go to bed, I hurt my leg, this man doth beg All these words in the latter end of these rhymes (that is) sle, i'll, head, bed, leg, beg, are sounded open without the mouth and somewhat short, therefore they would be written with single (e) & so the Italians use to sounded the single (e) and so we aught to teach Children to sounded it in learning their Crosrowe. But when I say thus, behold I see, I kneel on my knee, this bird doth breed, my nose doth bleed, this man I ween, is sick in the spleen, all these words in the latter end of these rhymes, (that is to say) knee, breed, bleed, ween, spleen, are sounded close within the mouth, and some what more prolonged, therefore they would be written with the double (ee) for it is more convement to prolong the double (ee) than the single (e) and also more convenient to make short the single (e) and not the double (ee) and the same rule would be observed in the single (o) and the double (oo) for when I say thus. A barren Do, is as swilt as a ●o. I love well God, smite with the rod. These words do, to, god, read would be written with single (o) But when I say this woman I woe, this work I do, the blessed rood amend your mood, these words woe, do, rood, mood, would be written with double (oo) and so the double (oo) aught to be sounded long, and within the mouth, & the single (o) short and out of the mouth, and we aught to teach our children to sourde the single (o) in learning them the Crossed we as the Italians sounded it. Nevertheless there is many woe, des in English that men use to sounded sometime after the single (e) and sometime after the double (ee) and sometime after the single (o) and sometime after the double (oo) ye may writ them with single (e) or double (ee) and with single (o) or double (oo) at your pleasure. When the single (e) should be written in the latter end of an English word to persour me the sound, and when it should not. ¶ There is other words in our English tongue written with single (e) and sounded open out of the mouth and prolonged, as when I say thus. By counsel and ●ede I walked in a meed of ten Acres breed. These words read, meed, breed, because they are sounded open out of the mouth they aught to be written with single (e) and because they are prolonged in sound, they aught to have an other single (e) in the latter end of the syllable to prolong the sound, which we use oftentimes in the English tongue, throughout the five Vowelles. As when I say thus. In the water I wade, I walk in the shade, my bow is weak, I will it break, this peer is ripe, give it a stripe, full well I hope to drink a soap, my Purse of took, was made in luke. All these words, wade, shade, weak, break, ripe, stripe, hope, soap, took luke, are sounded out of the mouth, and prolonged by putting to the single (e) in the latter end of the syllable. But if that (e) be put away: then shall the syllables be sounded short as wad, shad, wek, break, rip, strip, hop, sop, etc. Also in these points the English tongue is much more to be praised then the French, because in French they writ oft-times many Lettrs that lose their proper sound, but in English we use to writ no letter but they are sounded, except it be in certain words used of late, which are borrowed of the French tongue, which shall greatly hurt the English tongue if it be so continued. For in the Latin tongue and other substantial congrue languages, they use seldom such errors. ¶ Also you must understand that most commonly so often as this letter (s) cometh single in the midst of any word, or the latter end having this letter (e) immediately following (s) the (s) shall bear the sound of (z) as example, to muse much maseth the mind. ¶ The Dipthonges for the English tongue. Aye, au, ee, ey, eu, ya, ye, yo, oo, oy, ou. Aid maid raid afraid rain brain swain. Hail wail rail ait wait straight hait haid. Reigned wair aik. Au And bawd fraud gaun gaunt grant awn haunt saunt fraunt. This diphthong au is often written in English with w. Ee Flee gree fee heed meed greek week creep sweep weep. Ey Eyl eyld heyl reyk weyk teyk seyn heyn treyn heir feyr. Eu Eve lewd shrewd lewt rewin fewl new This diphthong eu is written in English with w. Ya Yate yeath, You Yel yield yeast. Yo You youth you'll. Oo Do woe brood good stood wood hoof loof book shook took fool pool sool tool toom boon moon soon. Oy Roy soy lay soil oil foil coyf soys noys. Ou Lowd cloud town sound four tower shower owl knowl bowl sows mows rout, doubt shout tows frows: ¶ This diphthong ou, written in English with w. English Terminations. Ache each ich och such Ath eth ith oath vth Ash esh ish osh ush Agh egh igh ogh vgh Aght eght ight oght ught. Bath crath kath lath math path tath snath Bache lache crache drache attach. Bech fech, rech thech Beche feche reach leech teach peach Beech feech keech seech Bych pych lych much rich tych stych who which Byche pyche rich rich ditch which much Boche loche poche moche roche Buch dutch gruch luch much Bagh lagh begh legh sigh nigh bogh dogh Kogh bugh hagh mugh Aght kaht faght beght feght sisight weight bite Sight night wight night fought nought bught lught Bassh dassh lassh massh nassh rassh wassh trassh Flassh rassh bessh fressh flesh nessh bissh dissh Syssh wissh rissh bossh dossh throssh frossh nossh Bush dush frush lush rush thrush Bath lath math b●ath grath rath Bath lathe mathe blathe grathe rathe Beth neth heth leth wretch neth queth sheath beth Wreeth be seethe teeth Both hoth wroth sooth tooth Buth ruth buthe ruth truth Bab bebe bik bake bal bale ban bane Bas base bat bate Bread breed breed meed meed read read reed Bib bibe hide hide rid ride dik dike fill file Bob bob boobe God good good rod road rood Bub bube rud rude lud lude mul mule. ¶ Hear follow certain breviatures that may be spelled alone, and some that cannot be spelled but in other words and examples of the same. ¶ Turrian, am, an, est, em, en, in, im, in, ō, om, on, un, umh, un, ꝑ, par, que, que, ꝓ pro, qd, quod, quam, quam, &, and, ꝰ, us, that, that, the, the, y, thou, with with. The seven petitions of the Pater noster, in Latin and English. PAter noster qui es in coelis: sanctificetur nomen tuum, Adueniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in coelo & in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianom da nobis hody. Et dimit nobis debita nostra, sicut & nos demitumus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem. Sed libera nos a malo. Amen. OUr Father which art in Heaven hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in Earth as it is in Heaven. give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And led us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. So be it. ¶ The Articles of the faith. CRedo in Deum patrem omnipotentem, creatorem coeli & terrae, Et in jesum Christum filium eius unicum dominum nostrum. Qui conceptus est de spiritu sancto. Natus ex Maria virgine. Passus sub Poncio Pilato. Crucifixus mortuus & sepultus. Descendit ad inferna, tertia die resurrexit a martuis. Ascendit ad coelos, sedet ad dexteram dei patris omnipotentis. Inde venturus est judicare vivos & mortuos. Credo in spiritum sanctum, sanc tam ecclesiam catholicam, ancto●ū communionem, remissionem peccatorum, carnis resurrectionem. Et vitam eternam. Amen. I Believe in God the father almighty, maker of heaven 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 Ponce 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 he shall 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. ¶ The ten commandments of almighty God. I Am the Lord thy God which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 1 Thou shalt have noon 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 or in the earth beneath, or 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, in 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 seventh 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 Man servant, 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 seventh day. Wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day and hallowed it. 5 Honour thy Father and 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. ¶ A prayer before meat. O Merciful Father, the which nourishest all creatures, feed us with thy gifts, that we misuse them not, but being strengthened thereby to all honest labour and good works, may live virtuously & godlily in thy light, thorough Christ our Lord. Amen. ¶ A Prayer after meat. WE thank thee Lord God heavenly Father, for thy manifold benefits, and we beseech thee further, that as thou hast fed our bodies with corporal meat, so thou wilt also fatherly maintain our souls alway in true faith and knowledge of thee, through thy deerlye beloved son jesus Christ. Here after follow Precepts of good living. Fear God. love God. Keep his commoundements truly. Love thy Neighbour as thyself. Do to thy Neighbour as thou wouldst be done unto. Be not envious at the prosperity of thy Neighbour. Thou shalt bear no false witness against thy neighbour. Serve God daily with some prayer. Bridle the affections of thy mind. Subdue thy sensual appetites. Thrust down pride. Refrain thy wrath. Forget trespasses. Believe and trust in Christ jesu. Call often for grace of the holy Ghost. love peace and equity. Dread the judgement of God. Trust in the mercy of God. Be always well occupied. Loose no time. Stand in grace. Forgive gladly. Chastise thy body. Be sober at thy mouth. Be sober of meat and drink. Be sober of talking. Flee swearing. Flee soul laughing. Love clenlynes & chastity. Use honest company. Beware of riot. Spend measurably. Flee dishonesty. Be true in word and deed. Reverence thy Elders. Obey thy superiors. Be fellow to thy equal. Be benign and loving to thy inferiors. Love all men of God. love peace and equity. Think of death. Dread the judgement of God. Ever take a fresh new good purpose. Persever constantly. Use oftentimes confession. Sorrow for thy sins. Wash clean. Ask often mercy. Be no sluggard Awake quickly. Make thee rich with virtue Learn diligently. Teach that thou hast learned lovingly, By this way thou shalt come to grace and glory. Amen. Imprinted at London for Abraham veal, dwelling in Paul's Churchyard at the sign of the Lamb.