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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16865	Ludus literarius: or, the grammar schoole shewing how to proceede from the first entrance into learning, to the highest perfection required in the grammar schooles, with ease, certainty and delight both to masters and schollars; onely according to our common grammar, and ordinary classical authours: begun to be sought out at the desire of some worthy fauourers of learning, by searching the experiments of sundry most profitable schoolemasters and other learned, and confirmed by tryall: intended for the helping of the younger sort of teachers, and of all schollars ...	Brinsley, John, fl. 1581-1624.	1612 (1612)	STC 3768; ESTC S106596	273,547	375

of the weeke Phil. Yes As there is no no day but it is the Lords and therefore it and all our labours to be consecrated to him by a morning an euening sacrifice I mean praier thanksgiuing morning euening so there would no day be su●fered to passe ouer wherin there should not be some short exercise or lesson of religion which is both the chiefe end of all other our studies and also that wherby all the rest are sanctified And to this end one quarter of an hower or more might be taken euery euening before praier though they were kept so much the longer that it might not hinder any other of their daily studies Although in this no losse will euer be found to any other studie but the Lord wil bless so much the more That also to be in such a course as none could any way dislike which of all other might be both most sure and profitable Spoud What such a course can you find which is so profitable and which all must needes so approue of which might be so short Phil. To go thorough the history of the Bible euery day a history or som peece of a history I meane some few questions of it in order as the time will permit To this purpose there is a little book called the history of the Bible gathered by M. Paget wherin if you cause them to prouide against euery night a side of a leafe or as you shall thinke meet of the most easie plaine questions and to examine them after the maner of examining the Catechism you shall see them to profit much both for the easinesse of the history and the delight which children will take therein Wherein also if first you shall shewe them or aske them what vertues are commended in that history what vices are cōdemned or what generals they could gather out of that particular or what examples they haue against such vices or for such vertues and thus examine them after the same maner so going ouer ouer as the time permits you shall see them to come on according to your desire Spoud But me thinks that you would not haue them to take euery question in that booke before them Phil. No I would haue only those histories which are most familiar for children to vnderstand and most to edification and so those questions only to be chosen There are sundry concerning the Leuiticall lawes which are beyond their conceit and so in diuerse other parts For that shuld euer be kept in memorie that things wel vnderstood are euer most soone learned and most firmly kept and we should euer be afraid to discourage our children by the difficulty of anything Spoud It is true indeed And moreouer howsoeuer it is most certaine that all holy Scripture is profitable and all to be knowen yet som parts are more easie and as milk meet for the weakest and youngest children to be taught and which they may vnderstand and conceiue of easily others are as stronger meate and more obscure wherewith they are to be acquainted after But as in all other learning so it is here euery thing is to be learned in the right place The more plaine and easie questions and places will still be expounders and masters to the more hard and obscure But yet howsoeuer I like very well of all this you know that there are some who would not haue their children to be taught any religion nor to meddle with it at all Phil. There cannot bee anie such who either loue or know the Gospell of Christ or regarde their owne saluation or the sauing of their children The rest are to be pittied and praied for rather then to be answered The Popish sort know the necessitie hereof and therefore they labour principally to corrupt the youth and offer their pains freely to that end They shal be the Iudges of all such Spoud But it will take vp ouer-much time from their other learning Phil. I directed you how to cut off all such exceptions I would take the time to that purpose ouer and beside their ordinarie It is but mine owne labour for a quarter or halfe an howre in the day at the most keeping them a little longer Although if it should be part of the schoole time there would neuer be found any losse therein Spoud But how will you teach your children ciuility good manners which is principally required in Schollars Phil. Religion will teach them manners As they grow in it so they will also in all ciuil and good behauiour The word of the Lord is the rule and ground of all to frame their manners by that is therefore the first and principall meanes Secondly out of their Authours which they reade you may still take occasion to teach them manners some of their Treatises being written of purpose to that end as Qui mihi Sententiae pueriles Cato Tullies Offices c. For the carriage of youth according to the ciuility vsed in our time and for the whole course of framing their manners in the most commendable sort there is a little booke translated out of French called The Schoole of good manners or The new Schoole of vertue teaching youth how they ought to behaue themselues in all companies times and places It is a booke most easie and plaine meet both for Masters and Schollars to be acquainted with to frame all according vnto it vnlesse in any particular the custome of the place require otherwise Spoud How would you haue the children acquainted with this Phil. The Master sometimes in steade of the History or if he will at some other times might reade it ouer vnto them al a leaf or two at a time after to examin it amongst them It is so plaine that they will easily vnderstand it Spoud But if I could thus teach them Religion and Latine all vnder one it were a most happy thing and I should cut off all quarrell and exception Phil. I will shew you how you may doe it Cause your Schollars to reade you a Chapter of the New Testament or a peece of a Chapter as time will permit about twentie verses at a time in steed of the History mentioned One night to reade it out of the Latin into English reading first a verse or a sentence in Latine to a Comma or a full point as they can then Englishing that not as construing it but as reading it into good English so throughout the next night to reade the same ouer againe forth of an English Testament into the same Latine backe againe Thus euery one of those who are able to reade in order each his night all the rest to looke on their owne Testaments English Latine or Greeke or to harken Let them beginne at the Gospell of Iohn as was aduised for the Greeke as being most easie or at Matthew if you please and you shall soone finde that through the familiarnes of the matter they

more then a foote long that if you a little rap them on the heads you can no way hurt them neyther their head eyes nor face But I account this farre the best for a Schoolemaster by his graue and wise carriage and his faithfulnesse in his place and also by carefully obseruing and surely and soundly correcting the negligent and disobedient when other meanes faile to striue to come to this that his owne presence or at least his eye speech may sufficiently preuaile to keepe all in a submisse obedience and that he may vse the rodde very sparingly but onely in greater faults and on the principall offenders for example and terrour This shall be a fatherly and worthy gouernement indeede when the children thus obey of conscience striuing who shall be the best and each way most dutifull And thus in a short time when your Schollars are so inured to your gouernement that they know what to looke for you shall finde that very seldome correction will serue Spoud I like your aduice wonderfull well herein but when would you haue the time of common punishment to be inflicted as namely that for their misdemeanours in the Church or other grosse faults noted by the Monitours Phil. I would haue this done commonly at the giuing vp of the Monitours Bils some day before prayer sometimes one day sometimes another and when the Master findes the greatest company present then to call for the Monitours of that weeke lest keeping a settime any absent themselues by fained excuses or otherwise or cry vnto their parents that they dare not go to the schoole because they must be beaten But for extreame negligence or other faults in the Schoole the very fittest time is immediately before the breaking vp vpon the play-dayes then if need● so require first to whip all the stubborne and notoriously negligent as also those who haue done any grosse fault and after to cause them to sit and do some exercises wherof they are to giue a strict account as I said This will surely by Gods blessing tame the proudest of them in time bring them to be as submisse as the least childe as experience will manifest Spoud But what if you haue any whom you cannot yet reforme of their vngratiousnesse or loyt●ring and whom you can do no good with all no not by 〈◊〉 these meanes As some there are euer in all schooles extreamly vntoward Phil. These I would haue some way remoued from the schoole at least by giuing the parents notice and intreating them to imploy them some other way that neyther other be hurt by their example nor they be a reproach to the Schoole nor yet we be inforced to vse that seuerity with them which they will deserue But keepe these courses strictly and you shall see that they will eyther amend or get away of themselues by one meanes or other I meane by some deuice to their parents to leaue the Schoole and to go to some other imployment CHAP. XXX Of Schoole times intermissions and recreations Spoud NOw that you haue thus curteously gone through this point concerning the Schoole-gouernment by rewards and punishments which being rightly put in practice must needes bring a great blessing with them let me craue your iudgement also for the times of Schoole and intermissions with recreations to be vsed therein Phil. To giue you my iudgement in all these briefly according to that which by tryall I finde best 1 The Schoole-time should beginne at sixe all who write Latine to make their exercises which were giuen ouernight in that houre before seuen vnlesse they did them the night before to get parts or the like Spoud Would you then haue the Master and Vsher present so early Phil. The Vsher should necessarily be there to be present amongst them though hee follow his owne priuate studie that houre yet to see that all the Schollars doe their dueties appointed and that there be no disorder which will be vnlesse he or some other of authority be amongst them For otherwise the best children left to their owne liberty will shew themselues children If the Master bee present at seuen it may suffice where there is any in his place whose presence they stand in awe of Spoud But it is hard for the little children to rise so early and in some families all lie long how would you haue them come so soone then You would not haue them beaten euery time that they come ouer-late as the custome is in some schooles Phil. That I take farre too great seuerity and whereby many a poore childe is driuen into wonderfull feare and eyther to play the truant or make some deuice to leaue the schoole at least to come with a marueilous ill will and oft to be dragged to the Schoole to the reproach of the Master and the Schoole The best meanes that euer I could finde to make them to rise early to preuent all this feare of whipping is this by letting the little ones to haue their places in their fourmes daily according to their comming after sixe of the clock so many as are there at sixe to haue their places as they had them by election or the day before all who come after six euery one to sit as he commeth and so to continue that day and vntill he recouer his place againe by the election of the fourme or otherwise Thus deale with them at all times after euery intermission when they are to be in their places againe and you shall haue them euer attending who to be first in his place so greatly euen children are prouoked by the credite of their places If any cannot be brought by this then to be noted in the blacke Bill by a speciall marke and feele the punishment thereof and sometimes present correction to be vsed for terrour though this as I said to be more seldome for making them to feare comming to the Schoole The higher Schollars must of necessity rest to doe their exercises if their exercises be strictly called for Thus they are to continue vntill nine signified by Monitours Subdoctour or otherwise Then at nine I finde that order which is in Westminster to bee farre the best to let them to haue a quarter of an houre at least or more for intermission eyther for breakefast for all who are neere vnto the Schoole that can bee there within the time limitted or els for the nece●sity of euery one or their honest recreation or to prepare their exercises against the Masters comming in After each of them to be in his place in an instant vpon the knocking of the dore or some other signe giuen by the Subdoctor or Monitors in paine of losse of his place or further punishment as was noted before so to continue vntill eleuen of the clocke or somewhat after to counteruaile the time of the intermission at nine To be againe all ready and in their places at one in an instant● to continue vntill

to get other of their fellowes to teach them some short lessons after As thus Without God we can do nothing All good gifts are from God or the like short sentences not to ouer-load them at the first To this end that the Monitours see 1. That all be most attentiue to the Preacher 2. That all those who can write any thing or do but begin to write ●oining hand doe euery one write some such notes or at least to get them written some 5. or 6. or moe as they can as I sayde to bee able to repeate them without booke as their other little fellowes But herein there must be great care by the Monitours that they trouble not their fellowes nor the congregation in asking notes or stirring out of their places to seek of one another or any other disorder but to aske them after they are come forth of the Church and get them written then 3. For those who haue been longer practiced herein to set downe 1. The Text or a part of it 2. To marke as neere as they can and set downe euery doctrine and what proofes they can the reasons and the vses of them 4. In the highest fourmes cause them to set downe all the Sermons As Text diuision exposition or meaning doctrines and how the seuerall doctrines were gathered all the proofes reasons vses applications I meane all the substance and effect of the Sermons for learning is not so much seene in setting downe the words as the substance And also for further directing them and better helping their vnderstanding and memories for the repetition thereof cause them to leaue spaces betweene euery part and where neede is to diuide them with lines So also to distinguish the seuerall parts by letters or figures and setting the sum of euery thing in the margent ouer against each matter in a word or two As Text Diuision Summe First Obseruation or 1. Doctrine Proofes Reasons 1. 2. 3. Vses 1. 2. 3. So the 2. Obseruation or doctrine proofes reasons c. so thoroughout Or what method soeuer the Preacher doth vse to follow the parts after the same maner so well as they can Direct them to leaue good margents for these purposes and so soone as euer the Preacher quotes any scripture as hee nameth it to set it in the Margent against the place lest it slip out of memorie And presently after the sermon is done to run ouer all againe correcting it and setting downe the sum of euerie chief head faire and distinctly in the margent ouer against the place if his leasure will suffer By this helpe they will be able to vnderstand and make a repetition of the sermon with a verie little meditation yea to doe it with admiration for children After all these you may if you think good cause them the next morning to translate it into a good Latine stile insteed of their exercise the next day I meane so many of them as write Latine or some little peece of it according to their ability Or rather because of the lacke of time to examine what euery one hath written to see how they are able out of the English to read that which they haue written into Latine ex tempore each of them reading his peece in order and helping others to giue better phrase and more variety for euery difficult word and so to runne thorough the whole This I finde that they will beginne to do after that they haue beene exercised in making Latine a twelue moneth or two if they haue beene rightly entred and well exercised in Sententiae pueriles especially in the diuine sentences in the end thereof and in Corderius with other bookes and exercises noted before chiefly by the practice of reading out of the translations Spoud But when would you examine these Phil. For the reading into Latine I would haue it done the next day at 9. of the clock for their exercise or at their entrance after dinner that so they might haue some meete time to meditate of it before and for examining of it in English to do it at night before their breaking vp amongst them all shortly or before dinner Herein also some one of the higher fourmes might bee appointed in order to make a repetitiō of the wholeserm on without book according as I shewed the manner of setting it down rehearsing the seueral parts so distinctly briefly as the rest attending may the better conceiue of the whole and not exceed the space of a quarter of an howre After the repetition of it if leasure serue the Master may aske amongst the highest som few questions of whatsoeuer points might seeme difficult in the sermon for by questions as I haue said they wil com to vnderstand any thing Next to appose amongst the lowest where he thinkes good what notes they took of the Sermons and cause them to pronounce them and in appoasing to cause them to vnderstand by applying all things to them in a word or two Thus to go thorough as time shall permit Spoud This strict examining will be a good means to make them attentiue Phil. It will indeed so as you shal see them to increase in knowledge and vnderstanding aboue your expectation And besides it wil keep them from playing talking sleeping and all other disorders in the Church To this end therfore poase diligently all those whō you obserue or suspect most negligent as I haue aduised then you shall haue them to attend heedfully Spoud But how will you cause them to be able so to repeate the Sermon Mee thinkes that should bee very difficult Phil. The schollars will doe it very readily where the Preachers keep any good order when they haue so noted euerything as I directed before and set downe the sum in the margent For then first meditating the text to haue it perfect secondly meditating the margents to get the sum of all into their heads and the manner how it stands thirdly obseruing how many doctrines were gathered and how what proofs how many reasons vses of euery doctrine they will soone both conceiue it and be able to deliuer it with much facilitie after a little practice But herein the principall helpes are vnderstanding by getting the summes and margents obseruing the order and constant practice Vnderstanding will bring words practice perfection If those who are weaker or more timorous haue their notes lying open before them to cast their eye vpon them here or there where they sticke it shall much embolden them and fit them after to make vse of short notes of any thing I meane of the briefe summe of that which they shall deliuer Spoud These are surely very good exercises for the Saturday for catechizing and the daies after the sermons for repeating of the sermons but would you haue no exercises of religion at all in the other daies