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Instructions for right-spelling, and plain directions for reading and writing true English with several delightful things very useful and necessary, both for young and old, to read and learn / by G. Fox.
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Fox, George, 1624-1691.
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the Den and no manner of hurt was found upon him because he believed in his God And by the Commandment of the King those Men that had accused Daniel were brought and were cast into the Den of Lions even they their Children and Wives and the Lions had the master of them and brake their Bones in pieces before they came at the ground of the Den. This Daniel also delivered Susanna from the two wicked Judges he destroyed Bell and his Temple and slew the Dragon which they Worshipped Neâ•Œbuâ•Œchadâ•Œneâ•Œzer signifies the mourning of the Generation or wailing of Judgment he was King of Babel he conquered Egypt and destroyed Jerusalem he erected an Image of Gold and commanded it should be honoured decreed That whosoever refused to fall down to the said Imag should be cast into a hot fiery Furnace he dwelt seven years amongst wild Beasts The three Children were cast into the fiery Furnace for not worshipping the Image but God delivered them out of the Furnace Joâ•Œsiâ•Œah signifies the Fire or burning of the Lord the son of Zephaniah Iddo prophesied of him That he should destroy the Idolatry of Jeroboam he was made King of Judah and he put down Idols and caused Baals Priests to be put to death Iâ•Œsaiâ•Œah signifies the Health or Salvation of the Lord he was a Prophet of the Lord. Zaâ•Œchaâ•Œriâ•Œah signifies Mindful of the Lord. Matâ•Œthew signifies Given or a Reward he was an Apostle called by Christ Jeâ•Œsus signifies A Saviour or The Lord a Saviour the son of God a Voice from Heaven said unto him Thou art my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased he came of the Seed of David whose Kingdom endureth forever Christ signifies Anointed at the Age of twelve years Jesus disputed with the Doctors and the People were astonished at his Wisdom yet many would not believe he was the Christ because he descended of so low Parentage and said Is not this the Carpenter's Son Great Multitudes followed him and he healed many diseases his coming and Preaching was in great humility he was Mocked Persecuted and put to Death by the Jews the chief Priests perswaded the Multitude to ask of Pilate that Christ might be put to Death after his death they persecuted his Apostles and Imprisoned Peter and John and commanded they should preach no more in the Name of Jesus and also Stoned Stephen to death And King Herod persecuted the Christians Killed James the Brother of John with the Sword and because he saw it pleased the Jews he Imprisoned Peter also Paul signifies Marvel or marvelously he was an Apostle of Christ he was marvelously converted from being a Persecutor of the Church of Christ to be an Apostle and an elect Vessel of God Peâ•Œter signifies a Stone or Rock an Apostle of Christ John signifies The Grace of God or Gift or Mercy of the Lord the Son of Zebedee he and his Brother James were called by Christ as they were mending their Nets to be Apostles John was Banished into the Isle of Pathmos Tiâ•Œmoâ•Œthy signifies The honour of God or the honouring of God or precious to God Titus signifies Honourable Thomas signifies a Twin Philip signifies a Warrier or lover of Horses Saâ•Œmaâ•Œriâ•Œtans signifies Keepers marvelous hard thorny places or Dreggs The reason of the Names of the Books of Moses and other Books THE Hebrews usually named their Books from some of the first Words in the beginning of each As the first they called Beâ•Œreâ•Œshith that is In the Beginning the first word of that Book The second they called Veâ•Œleâ•Œsheâ•Œmeth which signifies Now these are the Names The third they called Vaâ•Œjiâ•Œkra which signifies And called for so it begins in the Hebrew The fourth Bamâ•Œmidâ•Œbar which signifies In the Wilderness The Lord spake to Moses in the Wilderness The fifth Elâ•Œleâ•Œhaâ•Œdabâ•Œbaâ•Œrim which signifies These the Words The Greek Interpreters and others from them called the first Genesis that is Generation because it declares the Creation and Generation of the World and of Men. The second Exodus which signifies A passing out because in it is declared the passing out of the Children of Israel out of Egypt in the beginning of that Book The third Liviticus because in it is declared the Laws and Order of the Levites The fourth Numbers because in the beginning thereof is the sum of the Children of Israel The fifth Deuterenomy which is Second Law the Law repeated the second time Judges is called from the Declaration of Judges that judged Israel before the Kings Kings from the Declaration of the Kings that reigned in Israel after the Judges Chronicles signifies a declaration of the things that were done in their several times Ecclesiastes signifieth the Preacher because so it begins The words of the Preaher The rest are named from the names of the Writers or things easie to be understood As Colossians signifies punished Corinthians signifies filled Ephesus signifies desirable Thessalonica signifies the other Victory of God The Signification of the seven Arts. THE word Grammar comes of a Word that fignifies to write Rhetorick of a Word that signifies to speak fluently Logick of a Word that signifies to speak and reason Astronomy signifies the Law or Distribution of the Stars Geometry signifies measuring of the Earth Musick signifies the Muses Art or Authors of Songs or Poetry Arithmetick comes of a Word that signifies Number Weights Measures and Coyns mentioned in Scriptures reduced into our English valuation Of Shekels there were three sorts A Common Shekel which weighed a quarter of an ounce and was worth fifteen pence The Kings Shekel weighed three Drachms that is in our Mony twenty two pence Half-peny The Shekel of the Temple weighed directly half an ounce and was worth two shillings six pence The Jews had three sorts of Talents The Common Talent which weighed three thousand quarters of an ounce or common Shekel amounts to six thousand Drachms which is one hundred eighty seven pound ten shillings The Kings Talent weighed three thousand of the Kings Shekels which amounted to nine thousand Drachms which is two hundred eighty one pound five shillings The Talent of the Temple or Sanctuary weighed three thousand Shekels of the Temple which is precisely so many half-ounces which amounteth to three hundred seventy five pounds A Silverling is often in Scripture used for a Shekel which is half an ounce and worth two shillings six pence for thirty of these Silverlings of the Sanctuary Christ was sold Mat. 26. which amounteth to three pound fifteen shillings English Mony The common Shekel of Gold weighed two Drachms and was worth fifteen shillings The Talent of Gold of the Temple weighed twelve thousand Drachms or Hungarian Ducats which is of our Mony forty five thousand pounds Abimelech King of Gerar said to Sarah I have given thy Brother an hundred Silverlings which were common Shekels which amounted to sixty two pounds sixteen shillings Gen. 20. Abraham bought a burying-place for his Wife Sarah for four hundred Shekels of Silver which are common
Instructions FOR RIGHT-SPELLING AND PLAIN DIRECTIONS FOR Reading and Writing TRUE ENGLISH With several delightful things very Useful and Necessary both for Young and Old to Read and Learn By G. Fox London Printed for Benjamin Clark in George-Yard in Lombard-street 1683. THE TABLE 1. The several sorts of Letters 2. Letters joyned 3. Words divided into Syllables 4. The Child's Lesson 5. Proper Names in Scriptures divided into Syllables and the Signification of them in English together with other memorable Passages mentioned in Scripture 6. The Reason of the Names of the Books of Moses and other Books 7. The Signification of the seven Arts. 8. Weights Measures and Coyns mentioned in Scripture reduc'd into our English Valuation 9. The Marks of a true Christian 10. The Names which the Devil in Scripture are call'd by 11. The Names which the Children of God are call'd by 12. What Christ is called 13. The Catechism 14. Proverbs and shortwise Sentences 15. Directions to Spell and read truly 16. The seven Points observed in Reading for keeping the Sence with Directions for Notes 17. How to spell such Words which are alike in Sound yet unlike in Signification 18. Hard Words used in our English Tongue explained 19. Proper Names in Scripture with their Signification in English 20. The Seven Numeral Letters 21. How any Number may be exprest by Letters 22. The Table of Numeration whereby any Number may be exprest in Letters or Figures 23. The Table of Multiplication 24. Concerning Weights and Measures 25. A ready way to reckon what ones daily Expences come unto in the whole Year 26. To know the Value of any Sum and how to set it down The Roman small Letters a b c d e f g h i k l m n o p q r s s t u v w x y z c. The Roman Capitals A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V U W X Y Z. The Italick small Letters and Capitals a b c d e f g h i k l m n o p q r s s tu v w x y z c. A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z. English small Letters and Capitals a b c d e f g h i k l m n o p q r r s s t u v w x y z. A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z. Double Letters and Consonants ct ff fi ffi fl ffl ll sh si ssi sl ss st c. fi fs si ss ff ss sf Vowels a e i o u. Words of one Syllable AB ac ad af ag ak al am an ap ar at ax az Ba ca da fa ga ha ja ka la ma na pa ra sa ta va qua wa ya xa za Bab bac bad baf bag bak bal bam ban bap bar bas bat bay baz Ab abs bab gab hab habs jab kab chab lab mab nab rab sab zab shab sheb eb deb keb reb zeb leb lebs lib lyb ib bid dib gib jib kib mib nib rib phib Words of many Syllables Divided A A╌bo╌li╌shed a╌bo╌mi╌na╌ti╌on ab╌sence ab╌sti╌nence a╌bun╌dance ac╌cep╌ta╌ti╌on ac╌com╌pa╌ny ac╌com╌plish╌ed ac╌cor╌ding╌ly ac╌cu╌sto╌med ac╌know╌ledge ac╌quaint╌ed ad╌mi╌ni╌stred╌ ad╌ver╌si╌ty a╌dul╌te╌ry ad╌vo╌cate ad╌ver╌tise af╌fright a╌li╌e╌nate al╌migh╌ty a╌maze╌ment Am╌bas╌sage Am╌bas╌sa╌dor an╌swer╌eth appre╌hend╌eth B Babe ba╌nish╌ment bap╌tism bap╌tized back╌ward bat╌tel╌ment be╌lieve be╌moan be╌wail╌eth bit╌ter╌ness blade blas╌pheme blas╌phe╌my blas╌phe╌mous blos╌som bo╌som bot╌tel boun╌ti╌ful╌ness bread╌corn break breath breeding brink bro╌ther╌ly bur╌den╌som bursting C Ca╌la╌mi╌ty Cal╌dron Can╌dle╌stick Cap╌ti╌vi╌ty Cap╌tain Car╌ri╌er Car╌pen╌ter Cart╌wheel Case╌ment Ca╌ter╌pil╌lar ce╌le╌sti╌al Cen╌tu ri╌on ce╌re╌mo╌nies cer╌tain╌ly Chaff chain chal╌lenge cham╌ber chan╌nel cha╌ri╌ta╌ble cha╌stize╌ment check Chro╌ni╌cles cir╌cuits cir╌cum╌cise col╌lec╌tion co╌lo╌ny co╌lour com╌mo╌di╌ous con╌course com╌pas╌sion D Dam╌age de╌cease deem╌ed de fraud╌ed de╌nounce de╌scribe devote de╌vo╌ted dif╌fe╌rence dis╌ap╌pointed di╌scern dis╌charge dis╌ci╌pline dis╌dain╌ed dis╌honour dis╌plea╌sure dis╌pos╌sess dis╌solve di╌stinct╌ly dis╌tract╌ed dis╌tri╌bu╌ti╌on di╌vine do╌mi╌ni╌on dou╌ble draught Dro╌me╌da╌ry drop╌sie drought drow╌si╌ness Dwarf E Each╌Ea╌gle ear╌nest╌ly eighth╌ly e╌di╌fi╌ca╌ti╌on em╌bold╌ned Em╌rald Em╌rods Em╌pire E╌ne╌my er╌ror es╌chew es╌pe╌ci╌al╌ly es╌pi╌ed es╌pou╌sals e╌stablish e╌stran╌ged e╌ven╌ing e╌ver╌last╌ing e╌vil Eu╌nuch Ewe ex╌cess ex╌ce╌cra╌tion Ex╌or╌cists Ex╌tor╌ti╌o╌ners ex╌tre╌mi╌ty F Faith╌ful fal╌low fal╌si╌fy╌ing fa╌shi╌oned fa╌thom fa╌vour╌a╌ble fea╌ther╌ed fellow╌ship fer╌vent╌ly few╌el fierce╌ness fil╌thi ness fi╌nish Fir╌ma╌ment flat╌ter╌eth for╌bear╌ance for╌ci╌ble G Gad╌dest gar nissi╌ed ga╌ther╌ed gazeing ge╌ne╌a╌lo╌gies ge╌ne╌ra╌ti╌on gli╌stering gloo╌mi╌ness glo╌ri╌ous go╌vern╌men gor╌ge╌ous Grand╌mo╌ther grant gree╌diness grieve griev╌ous╌ness gush╌ed H Ha╌bi╌ta╌ble hast haste hail hand╌ker╌chief haugh╌ti╌ness ha╌vock Hawk heark╌ned Hea╌then He╌brew Hei╌fer height Heirs helve Herb He╌re╌ticks He╌ritage hew╌ed Hymn Hy╌sop I I╌dle╌ness I╌do╌la╌try jea╌lou╌sie jeo╌par╌dy Ig╌no╌mi╌ny il╌sa╌vour╌ed il╌lu╌mi╌na╌ted i╌ma╌gine im╌po╌ve╌rish╌ed in╌cou╌rage in╌con╌ti╌nen╌cy in╌dea╌vour in╌dig╌na╌ti╌on in╌dict╌ing in╌ter╌med╌dle K Kin╌dled Kin╌dred Kins╌man kned kneel Knife knit Knives knock know╌ledge Key kill Kit╌tle ker╌chiefs kikneys kind╌ness L La╌bour╌ing lurk╌ing lance lanch╌ed lan╌guage lan╌guish lant╌horns la╌sci╌vi╌ous╌ness la╌tin lat╌tess laugh╌ed la╌vish leaves league ledg╌es lea╌sure leo╌pard lewd╌ness Lieu╌te╌nant li╌quor let╌ters loath╌some lodge loss lost M Ma╌gi╌ci╌an Ma╌gi╌strate Mai╌den maim╌ed man╌ger main╌te╌nance mar╌ri╌age mer╌chan╌dize mar╌ve╌lous╌ly Mer╌chant men╌stru╌ous mil╌li╌ons mis╌chief mis╌chie╌vous Mar╌ri╌ners Moon mor╌ga╌ged Mouls mu╌ni╌ti╌on Myrrh N Nail╌ing nought Na╌vy ne╌ces╌sa╌ry ne╌ces╌si╌ty near╌er neg╌lect╌ed Neigh╌bour neigh╌ing nei╌ther Ne╌phew Net╌tles Noise not with╌stan╌ding nou╌rish╌ed nur╌ture O O╌ce╌an Oar Oak ob╌scure ob╌scu╌ri╌ty ob╌ser╌va╌ti╌on ob╌sti╌nate off╌scour╌ing off╌spring op por╌tu╌nity op╌pose Or╌phans Oint╌ment P Pa╌ci╌fi╌eth pain╌ful╌ness pale╌ness par╌ta╌ker par╌ti╌a╌li╌ty par╌ti╌cu╌lar╌ly par╌ti╌ti╌on Par╌tridge pas╌sage Pastor pa╌sture pat╌tern pa╌ti╌ence pa╌tri╌mo╌ny peace╌a╌bly pe╌de╌grees pen╌knife pe╌nu╌ry pe╌ril╌ous pe rish╌ed per╌ni╌ci╌ous per╌pe╌tu╌al pe╌sti╌lent Phy╌lo╌so╌phers Phy╌si╌ci╌an Pi╌ge╌ons Pil╌grims Plague Plai╌ster plea╌sant╌ness Plough plow╌ed plunge po╌pu╌lous pos╌sess pos╌ses╌sor potsherd pot╌tage pre╌de╌sti╌na╌ted pre╌he╌mi╌nence Q Quails quan╌ti╌ty quar╌rel quar╌ries quen╌ched quick╌ned que╌sti╌on╌ed R Rai╌ment Rain╌bow rai╌ny ra╌vished rea╌di╌ness rec╌kon╌ed re╌con╌ci╌li╌a╌ti╌on re╌new╌ing re╌noun╌ced renown╌ed re╌pair╌er re╌pe╌ti╌ti╌on re╌ple╌nish re╌pro╌bate re╌proof re╌qui╌red re╌ward re╌ceive re╌sem╌blance re╌veal re╌ve╌nue re╌vive re╌volt roof rough╌ly S Sab╌bath Sa╌vi╌our sa╌vour╌est Scar╌let scat╌ter╌ed Scep╌ter Schism Scho╌lar School╌master Sci╌ence scoff Scorch Scorn Scor╌pi╌on Scourge Scour╌ing Scrip╌ture Scribe Scur╌vy scum seam seaze se╌cure╌ly seeth╌ing seize sel╌vedge Se╌pul╌chre lew╌ed sheaf sheaves sheath She╌kel shield shi╌ning shod Shoes siege sic╌kle sieve sifted sigh sight sign sin╌gle╌ness sleep slight slaugh╌ter slight╌ly slug╌gard slum ber sojourn journ so╌lid so╌lemn so╌lem╌ni╌ty so╌li╌ta╌ri╌ly South╌say╌er Sor╌ce╌rer Soul╌di╌er sprung spun square Sto╌ma╌cher strait╌way strai╌ten╌ed stroak slur╌dy sub╌ject suc╌ceed suc╌cour╌ed suc╌ked su╌ste╌nance swol╌len swoon╌ed T Tack╌ling Tail Tale╌bear╌er Tan╌ner tar╌ry tar╌ry╌ing tast taught te╌di╌ous Teeth temp╌ta╌ti╌on te╌nour ter╌re╌stri╌al ter╌ri╌fie ter╌ror Thief Thi╌stle through╌out throw╌ing tongs tongues took╌est tooth torn tos╌sing