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 markes 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 onely serving to shorten the former yet to those that desire to be exact in this Art the benefit of the rules that follow will counteâ—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 usuall These markes having little dependance 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 bee observed as before in words of one syllable If a word beginne with one of these markes the character for it must be set down if a consonant come next it must be joyned to the mark without taking off the pen and then write the letter or letters following in the roome of the vowell As for example to write condemne first write your marke for con which is thus the next letter d being a consonant must be joyned to con thus then in the vowels place which is e write m disjoyned thus Prepositions for longe words Ab ob ac ad af all am an ap op as at circum com 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 vn vp vt Terminations for longe words Able ible ation ceiue dure fect ference fication fulness iect itude ing ler lent litie mer mar ment ness ous cent sent serue sion tion soeuer ternall ther tent ture ver To write prefer your marke for pre is thus joyn f thus and in the place of e write r dis-joyned thus To write submit your marke for sub write thus joyn m to it thus and in the place of i write t dis-joyned thus as in these fortune rebell contain remit proceed translate and the like If two of the marks make up a whole word and no vowell come betweene them they are both to be joyned together as to write reference write your mark for re which is thus then joyne ference thus To write project set downe pro thus and joyne the marke 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 joyne br thus and set the marke for ther in the place of o thus as in these nation never pliable difference and the like If you have a marke 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 marke for per thus joyne m to it thus and write t dis-joyned in the place of i thus To write suffer write your marke for suff thus and then set r in the place of e dis-joyned thus If a vowell come next after a mark or consonant to begin a word the letter or mark following the vowell must be set dis-joyned in the room of the vowell 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 unlesse 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 joyned if it be to be joyned Thirdly the next consonant or mark is to be joyned 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 bee a word that goeth forward in the line as to write contemn write con thus joyne t thus and then set m disjoyned in the place of e against t thus not against con thus To write disdain write dis thus joyne d thus and then set n in the vowels place against d thus not against dis thus c. Those markes for ending of words that begin with a vowell are commonly to be joyned to the former mark or letter as in these durable nation bring and such like Unlesse there come another Vowell before them and then the marke is to be set dis-joyned in the place of the former vowell as in these doing pliable pious and such like The character for s after some letters in the end of words cannot conveniently bee joyned therefore in stead of it write a tittle behind the whole word as in these sayings servants conserves pirates 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 ternâ—ll and which mess and what c. which is no hinderance 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 joyned with other markes or letters they are but a part as for example this marke when it is written alone standeth for which when it is joyned with other letters it is ternall a part of a word and so of the rest and by remembring the one the other is easily called to minde 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 mercie former assume Messias sentence consent durable indure where you may observe the marke for the beginning of the former word is the ending of the next CHAP. XII Examples of words writen with the marks with markes for the names of the books of the Bible THe greatest difficulty that some who have onely the helpe of the book have found in attaining this Art is about the using the foresaid marks in the writing of words to helpe such Examples of words written with each of the former markes Abstaine Abolish Obligation Obedient Acclamation Accuse Admitt Addition Affirme Affright Almightie Allow Amber Amiable Anger Annotation Approach Appoint Oppress Opposition Aspiration Assume Atlas Atturney Circumuent Composition Comendation Condemne Connex Cormorant Courage Colchester Colledge Demerit Deifie Diuert Dialogue Distance Dissemble Fulgentius Fuller Forbeare Forraine Imputation Imoderate Libertine Liberall Messenger Mistake Misserie Pardon Paradice Pretend Preexistent Prophesie Proud
Rebell Reallitie Sublime Subborne Suffrage Sufficient Supplie Support Surmise Surrender Examples of words written with each of the former markes Permission Peregrine Sermon Seraphin Salmon Salute Temptatioâ— Temporall Translate Transact Vpright Vppon Vntill Vniforme Vttmost Vtterance Dureable Pliable Horrible Vocation Scituation Conceiue Felicitie Aduersitie Indure Defect Circumferenâ— Mortification Willfulnes Ioyfulnes Subiect Iâ—stitute Calling Doing Templer Quarreller Relent Exelent Informer Grammer Installment Parliament Aptness Proneness Merualous Pious Consent Innocent Reserue Mantion Comision Whensoeuer Whosoeuer Father Murther Content Impotent Departure Future Moreouer Euer Markes for the Names of the bookes of the old and New Testament Genesis Exodus Leuiticus Numbers Deuteron Ioshua Iudges Ruth Samuel Kings Chroniles Ezra Nehemiah Ester Iob Psalmes Prouerbes Ecclesiastes Canticles Isaiah Ieremiah LamentatiÌ„ Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Ioel Amos Obadiah Ionah Micah Nahum Habak Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi Matthew Marke Luke Iohn Actes Romanes Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians ThessaloniaÌ„ Timotheus Titus Philemon Hebrewes Iames Peter Iude Reuelation I have in this Edition added this Table of words composed of those markes wherein for the most part there are two words with each mark the former having a consonant following the preposition the latter a vowell These words are not to be learned without booke many of them being after shorter expressed in the table but are onely 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 litle charge to the memory CHAP. XIII Of writing 3. or 4. words in one AS I said * before sometimes three or foure words or more may be joyned together as one word especially if the following word begin with a vowell 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 vowell 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 needlesse 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 then it was spoken which is a wrong to the speaker therefore I have onely 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 kingdome of God The kingdome of Christ The kingdome of heaven The kingdome of Satan The joyes 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 wisdome of God The glory of God The honour of God The justice of God The word of God The workes of God The love of God The feare of God Many other like might be added but these I think sufficient to direct the discreete learner who may adde more if he see them â—â—efull CHAP. XIV Of the Table THough any word in any language may be writen 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 thinke the abbreviatâ—ng long strange words by markes to be an helpe to this Art are of another mind I thinke it needlesse for First any long word may be expressed by the former rules Secondly markes for words so seldome in use are oft times forgotten before there bee 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 hinderance to the reading of it as in Chap. 1. In this booke at the request of some who have found it usefull I have drawne the table into sense as neare as I could keeping to the Alphabeticall 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 onely to make sense of the other and have markes 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 helpe 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 forme thus Parenthesis likewise as it is usually expressed with two semicircles thus For other points of lesse 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 marke 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 Acknowledg Aduantage Aflictions by Away Anger with And Adulterie Admonish Arguments by Against Account the After Abundance for Actions of As when Appeare we shall Amonge Apostle Angells and B Behold By Baptisme Blest menare Because Begin they Beleiue to Be Behind not Bruit-beasts But Bountie let Benefitts and Betweene be Brethren C Cause Children Come to Christs to Church Congregation and Care with Conscience and Christians Consider Couenant their Concerning and Conuersation Charitie they vse Call and Crosse the Chastisment and Comfortable Confesse and Certaine Customes Cittie of the Corrupt to be D Doc Dilligence thy Delight with Destroy to Doctrine Diuells of Deliuered Downe Darknes in Dwell where they E Edefie Elect the Epistle by Example and Enemies for Enter Effect and Euill Euen Egept to End and the Earth of the F Follow Faith From Foundation the Forgiue Forbeare and Fulfilled be Feare with Feast and Flesh not ye Fast but G Giue God Great Glorie Grace for Gospell and ye Good to the Godly and Generation Generall in H He Hath that Holie A Humble Heart His Hope Helpe and Heauen is in Holighost and the How yet Hands doe the Hipocrites of Heretickes and Hurt Him House and his Hold Heare I If Instruments men be Instruct to Ignorant the Iniguitie from It Increase will Inward Ioy Iesus for Iudg. is K Keepe Kingdom in the Know King thy L Let Loue men Law the Lord of the Life and their Like is Longe to be Land in the M Meditate Mind in Man Made thou art Mortall Magestrates Ministers and Must More haue Mercie Multitude on the N Neuertheless Neighbours Neglect Necessitie the Number of a Nothing that limâ—â— Notwithstanding Name I Not them Now O Oh Order the Of Our Omnipotent Obseruable is Ouer Outward things Or Other P People Passe Praie to Principall in a Publigue Perticuler Place Protection for Prouision and Proue and Patience their Purpose to Q Qualifie Question the Qnantitie with the Quarter of a R Remember Readie be Repent to Righteous the Regard that Religion Reioyce Reward and haue Reprobates but Reproofe S Stand Saluation for Soule of Spirit and See Selfe to thy Small for Secret Sinnes Self-loue of Shall Seeme So Strong Send they Seuerall for Sacrifice Scripture T Those That Thinke To not Turne Truth to the Tyme in Torment Themselues Though Thou Thought This Thus and Then There and Tell yet These Them and They Tast shall Thy of Trouble V Vp Voice with thy Vouchsafe and Vs Vnderstand to Verse the W We Were Wise With Whom What in Where Why and When Wicked the World Would Walk Wordes with Which Worke Was Will Worship Y yet You Your want Z Zeale The Lords praier The Articles of the Creed The ten Commandements London Printed for Samuel Cartwright and are to be Soulde at the hand and Bible in duck-Lane 1641 Place here the Alphabet Place here the double consonants Place here the table of beginning and ending long words Place here the examples of long words * Chap. 1.
Tachy graphy The Most exact and compendious methode of short and swift writing that hath euer yet beene published by any Composed by THOMAS SHELTON Author and professor of the said Art Approoued by both vnyuersities Ps 45.1 My tongue is as the pen of A swift writer LONDON Printed for Samuel Cartwright and are to be soulde at the hand and Bible in duck-Lane Ralph Hall sculptor 1641 TO THE WORSHIPFVLL 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 perswaded rather to adventure the breach of that promise than to conceale that which might be usefull to many The manifold ingagements I stand in to your Worship require a better retribution but your favorable 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 Worships vertuous inclination as to feare the acceptance of this poore expression of my thankefullnesse seeing it is not unknown to your Worship nor to many thousands beside that it hath beene instrumentall 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 meanes the fruit of their labours is continued with us I desire your Worship to pardon my boldnesse and to pray for the increase of all blessings on your Worship shall be the imployment 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 meanes 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 workes 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 Jeremiahs roll Ier. 36.18 He pronounced all these words to me and I wrote them with inke in the booke Besides the priviledge that diverse injoy in foraine parts by using Bibles and other bookes in this writing without danger of bloody Inquisitours These and the like considerations move me to say the lesse only let the intelligent Reader judge how usefull such a skill may be by the learning whereof so much time and labour is saved whereby as much may be writen in one page as otherwise in sixe and as much in the margent as the page a skill whereby those that have weake memories may both easily preserve their owne conceits that else would soone vanish and be furnished with notions from others For the plainenesse of the rules the easinesse in learning the speed in writing the facility in reading let the discreet reader peruse practise and judge THO. SHELTON TO THE AUTHOUR 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 breakes Learne hence to doe more than the proudest speakes Speake not the Authors praise his Art commands Our tongues should be more cripled than our hands Nor can we scape this spight his speed affords From being over-taken in our words What shall become of their Divinity Which scatter'd through two houres Tautologie Gather'd by these quicke Characters must henâ—e T' indure the doome of such as can speake 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 owne compendious figures told Figures which makes us duller-handed thinke Words from the speakers mouth dissolve to inke And fall upon thy papers or thy quill Made of some nimble tongue give thee this skill Still may that full-fledg'd pen with moisture spring Snatcht from the Eagles not the Gooses wing E. R. Mag. Art Magd. Coll. TO HIS INGENIOUS FRIEND Master Thomas Shelton on his Art of SHORT-WRITING SVch is thy Art that either thou alone Compris'd the Illiads in a nut or none I 've read this oft yet scarsely did give credit Except they selfe 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 liv'd he scarce could tell To finde thee in thy Art a Paralell Tho. Fancourt Cantab. Col. Pet. TO THE AUTHOUR 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 beene showne To ages past Printing had ne're beene knowne Nor the Invention sought or valued when The Presse can scarcely over-runne thy Pen So that what honour's due unto the Quill Or glory unto those that have the skill In faire Orthographie their titles stand As pages to attend upon thy hand Nath. Mason G.C. Coll. TO THE AUTHOUR ON HIS EXQUISITE ART OF SHORT-WRITING WHat write as fast as speake what man can doe it What! hand as swift as tongue perswade me to it Unlikely tale Tush tush it cannot be May some man say that hath not heard of thee This thâ—u canst doe this SHELTON thou hast done Thy nimbler pen hath many tongues out-run Therefore if any one of me demand What hand 's the best I say thy running hand Here in the proverbe holds not for thy haste Is advantagious it doth make no waste Nor dost thou envy others this thy Art But willingly dost it to all impart And 't is not sit that such a gemme should rest Within the cabinet of a private brest On praise of thy Short-writing I could long Insist but I therein should doe thee wrong This onely I will adde whil'st some desire To praise thy skill I rather will admire Steph. Iones Coll. D. Ioan. THE ART OF Short-writing CHAP. I. Generall 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 litle time room it is not needefull in every word to expresse every letter but onely 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 feare deaâ—e heaven b may be left out in debt lamb tombe c may be left out in science Scipio acquite d may be left out in judge badge wedge e may be left out in enter