An A,B,C. for children Here is an A,B,C, deuised with sillables, with the Pater noster, the Creed & the ten Commaundments in English. And by this booke, a man that hath good capacitie, and can no letter in the book, may learne to read in the space of sixe weekes, both Latin and English, if he giue theretoo good diligence, as it hath been diuers times prooued. Also you may learne thereby to write English truely and to knowe the true ortographie of the English tung..

An A , B , C. for children

HEere is an A , B , C , deuised with sillables , with the Pater noster , the Creed & the ten Commaundements in English .

¶ And by this Booke , a man that hath good capacitie , and can no letter in the Book , may learne to read in the space of sixe weekes , both Latin and English , if he giue theretoo good diligence , as it hath beene diuers times prooued . Also you may learne therby to write English truely and to knowe the true Ortographie of the Englishe tung .

✚ . A. b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.k.l.m.n.o.p.q r. r.s.s.t.v.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 Sonne , and of the holy Ghoast , Amen .

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Gau geu gou Gax gex gix gox gux Gay gey goy Hab heb hib hob hub Hac hec hic hoc huc Had hed hid hod hud Haf hef hi hof huf Hag heg hig hog hug Hak hek hik hok huk Hal hel hil hol hul Ham hem him hom hum Han hen hin hon hun Hap hep hip hop hup Har her hir hor hur Has hes his hos hus Hat het hit hot hut Hau heu hou Hax hex hix hox hux Hay hey hoy Iab ieb iib iob iub Iac iec iic ioc iuc Iad ied iid iod iud Iaf ief iif iof iuf Iag ieg iig iog iug Iak iek iik iok iuk Ial iel iil iol iul Iam iem iim iom ium Ian ien iin ion iun Iap iep iip iop iup Iar ier iir ior iur Ias ies iis ios ius Iat iet iit iot iut Iax iex iix iox iux Iay iey ioy 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 Kan ken kin kon kun Kap kep kip kop kup Kar ker kir kor kur Kas kes kis kos kus Kat ket kit kot kut Kau keu kou Kax kex kix kox kux Kay key koy Lab leb lib lob lub Lac lec lic loc luc Lad led lid lod Iud Laf lef lif lof luf Lag leg lig log lug Lak lek lik lok luk Lal lel lil lol lul Lam lem lim lom lum Lan len lin lon lun Lap lep 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 mee mic moc muc Mad med mid mod mud Maf mef mif mof muf Mag meg mig mog mug Mak 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 neu nou Nax nex nix nox nux Nay ney noy Pab peb pib pob pub Pac pec pic poc puc Pad ped pid pod pud Paf pef pif pof puf Pag 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 pex 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 Quak quek quik 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 red rid rod rud Raf ref rif rof ruf Rag reg rig rog rug Rak rek rik rok ruk Ral rel ril rol rul Ram rem rim rom rum Ran ren rin ron 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 suc Sad sed sid 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 som 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 sey sou Sax sex six sox sux Say sey 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 Tak tek tik tok tuk Tal tel til tol tul Tam tem tim tom tum Tan ten tin ton tun Tap tep tip top tup Tar ter tir tor tur Tas 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 Vag 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 vut 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 wod wud waf wef wif wof wuf wag weg wig wog wug wak wek wik wok wuk wal wel wil wol wul wam wem wim won wum wan wen win won wun wap wep wip wop wup war wer wir wor wur was wes wis wos wus wat wet wit wot wut wau weu wou wax wex wix wox wux way wey woy Yab yeb yib yob yub Yac yec yic yoc yuc Yad yed yid yod yud Yaf yef yif yof yuf Yag yeg yig yog yug Yak yek yik yok yuk Yal yel yol Yam yem yom Yan yen yon Yap yep yop Yar yer yor Yas yes yos Yat yet yot Yau yeu you Yax yex yox Yay yey yoy 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 zen zin zon zun Zap zep zip zop zup Zar zer zir 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 goe before the vowels . Bra bre bri bro bru Dra dre dri dro dru Gra gre gri gro gru Tra tre tri tro tru Cla cle cli clo clu Gla gle gli glo glu Pla ple pli plo plu Kna kne kni kno knu Ska ske ski sko sku Sna sne sni sno snu Spa spe spi spo spu Squa sque spui squo Twa twe twi two Stra stre stri stro stru Spra spre spri spro spru Thra thre thri thro thru Thwa thwe thwi thwo Cra cre cri cro cru Fra fre fri fro fru Pra pre pri pro pru Bla ble bli blo blu Fla fle fli flo 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 thi tho thu Twa twe twi two Wra wre wri wro ¶ Consonantes that doo follow the vowels . Abs ebs ibs obs vbs Ads eds ids ods vds Aft eft ift oft vft Ags egs igs ogs vgs Alk elk ilk olk vlk Alp elp ilp olp vlp Alt elt ilt olt vlt Amb emb imb omb vmb Anc enc inc onc vnc Act ect ict oct vct Ach ech ich och vch Agh egh igh ogh vgh Alb elb ilb olb vlb Alg elg ilg olg vlg Als els ils ols vls Alx elx ilx olx vlx Amp emp imp omp vmp Ank enk ink onk vnk And end ind ond vnd Ang eng ing ong vng Ans ens ins ons vns Ant ent int ont vnt Anx enx inx onx vnx Aps eps ips ops vps Arb erb irb orb vrb Ar●s er●s ir●s or●s vr●s Arps erps irps orps vrps Arc erc irc orc vrc Ard erd ird ord vrd Arf erf irf orf vrf Arg erg irg org vrg Arl erl irl orl vrl Arm erm irm orm vrm Arn ern irn orn vrn Ars ers irs ors vrs Art ert irt ort vrt Ask esk isk osk vsk Asp esp isp osp vsp Ast est ist ost vst Ats ets its ots vts

¶ Heer follow seauen Vowels , which of necessitie wee must vse needes in the English tung . a. e.i.o.u.oo.ee .

¶ Heere followe their dipthonges which of necessitie wee must needes vse for the Englishe tung . ay . 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 ought to be writ ten . The single e , when he commeth alone in the latter end of a Sillable , or els with a Consonant after him : should be sound shorte and out of the mouth , as when I saye thus . This beaste I sle , this Conny I fie , I break my hed , I goe to bed , I hurt my leg , this man doth beg All these woordes in the latter end of these rimes ( that is ) sle , fle , hed , bed , leg , beg , are sounded open without the mouth and somewhat shorte , therfore they would be written with single ( e ) & so the Italians vse to sound the single ( e ) and so we ought to teach Children to sound it in learning their Crosrowe . But when I say thus , beholde I see , I kneele on my knee , this birde dooth breede , my nose dooth bleed , this man I ween , is sick in the spleen , all these woordes in the latter end of these rimes , ( that is to saye ) knee , breede , bleed , ween , spleen , are sounded close within the mouth , and some what more prolonged , therfo●e they would be written with the double ( ee ) for it is more conuement to prolong the double ( ee ) then the single ( e ) and also more conuenient to make short the single ( e ) and not the double ( ee ) and the same rule would be obserued in the single ( o ) and the double ( oo ) for when I saye thus . A barraine Do , is as swilt as a ●o . I looue wel God , smite with the rod . These woords do , to , god , red would be written with single ( o ) But when I say this woman I woo , this woorke I doo , the blessed rood amend your mood , these woordes woo , doo , rood , mood , would be written with double ( oo ) and so the double ( oo ) ought to be sounded long , and within the mouth , & the single ( o ) short and out of the mouth , and we ought to teach our children to sou●de the single ( o ) in learning them the Croste we as the Italians sound it . Neuertheles there is many woo , des in Englishe that men vse to sound somtime after the single ( e ) and sometime after the double ( ee ) and somtime after the single ( o ) and somtime after the double ( oo ) yee may write 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 Englishe woord to persou● me the sound , and when it should not .

¶ There is other woords in our English tung written with single ( e ) and sounded open out of the mouth and prolonged , as when I saye thus . By counsaile and ●ede I walked in a mede of ten Acres brede . These woordes rede , mede , brede , because they are sounded open out of the mouth they ought to be written with single ( e ) and because they are prolonged in sonnd , they ought to haue an other single ( e ) in the latter end of the sillable to prolong the sound , which wee vse oftetimes in the English tung , throughout the fiue Vowelles . As when I saye thus . In the water I wade , I walke in the shade , my bowe is weake , I will it break , this pere is ripe , giue it a stripe , full weil I hope to drinke a sope , my Pursse of tuke , was made in luke . All these woords , wade , shade , weak , break , ripe , stripe , hope , sope , tuke luke , are sounded out of the mouth , and prolonged by putting to the single ( e ) in the latter end of the sillable . But if that ( e ) be put away : then shall the sillables be sounded short as wad , shad , wek , brek , rip , strip , hop , sop , &c. Also in these pointes the Englishe tung is much more to be praised then the French , because in French they write ofttimes many Lettrs that leese their proper sound , but in Englishe we vse to write no letter but they are sounded , except it be in certaine woordes vsed of late , which are borowed of the French tung , which shall greatlye hurt the English tung if it be so continued . For in the Latin tung and other substantiall congrue languages , they vse seldome such errors .

¶ Also you must vnderstand that most commonly so oft as this letter ( s ) commeth single in the midst of any woord , or the latter end hauing this letter ( e ) immediatly following ( s ) the ( s ) shall beare the sound of ( z ) as example , to muse much maseth the minde .

¶ The Dipthonges for the Englishe tung . Ay , au , ee , ey , eu , ya , ye , yo , oo , oy , ou . Aid maid raid fraid rain brain swain . Hail wail rail ait wait strait hait haid . Rained wair aik . Au Aud baud fraud gaun gaunt graunt awn haunt saunt fraunt . This dipthong au is oft 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 heyr feyr . Eu Eue lewd shrewd lewt rewin fewl new This dipthong eu is written in English with w. Ya Yate yeath , Ye Yel yeld yest . Yo You youth yole . Oo Doo woo brood good stood wood hoof loof book shook took fool pool sool tool toom boon moon soon . Oy Roy soy lay soyl oyl foyl coyf soys noys . Ou Lowd clowd town sownd fower tower shower owl knowl bowl sows mows rowt , dowt showt tows frows : ¶ This dipthong ou , written in English with w. English Terminations . Ach ech ich och vch Ath eth ith oth vth Ash esh ish osh vsh Agh egh igh ogh vgh Aght eght ight oght vght . Bath crath kath lath math path tath snath Bache lache crache drache tache . Bech fech , rech thech Beche feche reche leche teche peche Beech feech keech seech Bych pych lych mych rich tych stych wych which Byche pyche ryche riche diche whiche miche Boche loche poche moche roche Buch duch gruch luch much Bagh lagh begh legh sigh nigh bogh dogh Kogh bugh hagh mugh Aght kaht faght beght feght sisight weght bight Sight night wight night foght noght bught lught Bassh dassh lassh massh nassh rassh wassh trassh Flassh rassh bessh fressh flessh nessh bissh dissh Syssh wissh rissh bossh dossh throssh frossh nossh Bush dush frush lush rush thrush Bath lath math b●ath grath rath Bathe lathe mathe blathe grathe rathe Beth neth heth leth wreth neth queth sheth beth Wreeth beeth seeth teeth Both hoth wroth sooth tooth Buth ruth buthe ruthe truthe Bab bebe bik bake bal bale ban bane Bas base bat bate Bred brede breed mede meed red rede reed Bib bibe hid hide rid ride dik dike fil file Bob bobe boobe God gode good rod rode rood Bub bube rud rude lud lude mul mule .

¶ Heere follow certaine breuiatures that may be spelled alone , and some that cannot be spelled but in other woords and examples of the same .

¶ Turrian , am , an , est , em , en , in , im , in , ō , om , on , ū , vm , vn , ꝑ , par , que , que , ꝓ pro , qd , quod , quam , quam , & , and , ꝰ , vs , that , that , the , the , y , thou , with with .

The seauen peticions 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 hodie . Et dimitte 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 Heauen halowed be thy name . Thy kingdome come . Thy will be doone in Earth as it is in Heauen . Giue vs this daye our daylye bread , and forgiue vs our trespasses , as we forgiue them that trespas against vs . And lead vs not into temptation . But deliuer vs from euill . So be it .

¶ The Articles of the faith .

CRedo in Deum patrem omnipotentem , creatorem coeli & terrae , Et in Iesum Christum filium eius vnicum 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 iudicare viuos & mortuos . Credo in spiritum sanctum , sanc tam ecclesiam catholicam , ancto●ū communionem , remissionem peccatorum , carnis resurrectionem . Et vitam eternam . Amen .

I Beleeue in God the father almighty , maker of heauen and Earth . And in Iesus Christ his onely Sonne our Lord . Which was conceiued by the holy Ghoast , borne of the Virgin Mary , suffered vnder Ponce Pilate , was crucified , dead and buried , he descended into hell . The third day he rose againe from the dead . He ascended into Heauen , and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty . From thence he shall come to iudge the quick and the dead . I beleeue in the holy Ghost , the holy catholick Church . The communion of saints . The forgiuenes of sinnes . The resurrection of the body . And the life euerlasting Amen .

¶ The ten commaundementes of almighty God.

I Am the Lord thy God which haue brought thee out of the land of Egipt , out of the house of bondage .

1 Thou shalt haue none other Gods but me .

2 Thou shalt not make to thy selfe any grauen Image , nor the likenes of any thing that is in Heauen abooue or in the earth beneath , or in the water vnder the earth , Thou shalt not bow downe to them nor woorship them , for I the Lord thy God am a gelous God , and visite the sinnes of the Fathers vpon the Children , vnto the third and fourth generation , of them that hate me and shewe mercy vnto thousandes , in them that looue me and keepe my commaundementes .

3 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine , for the Lord will not holde him giltles that taketh his name in vaine .

4 Remember that thou keepe holy the Sabboth day , six dayes shalt thou labour and doo all that thou hast to doo : but the seauenth daye is the Sabboth of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt doo no manner of woorke , thou and thy Sonne and thy Daughter , thy Man seruant , and thy Maide Seruant , thy Cattell and the Straunger that is within thy Gates , for in sixe dayes the LORD made heauen and earth , the Sea and all that in them is , and rested the seauenth day . Wherefore the Lord blessed the seauenth day and hallowed it .

5 Honor thy Father and Mother that thy deies may be long in the Land which the Lord thy God giueth thee .

6 Thou shalt doo no murder . 7. Thou shalt not commit adultrie . 8. Thou shalt not steale . 9 Thou shalt not beare falce witnes against thy neighbour .

10. Thou shalt not couet thy Neighbours house , thou shalt not couet thy neighbours Wife , nor his seruant nor his Maide , nor his Oxe , nor his Asse , nor any thing that is his .

¶ A praier before meat .

O Merciful Father , the which nourishest al creatures , feede vs with thy giftes , that we misuse them not , but being strengthened thereby to all honest labour and good woorkes , may liue vertuously & godlily in thy light , th●●owe Christ our Lord . Amen .

¶ A Prayer after meat .

WE thanke thee Lord God heauenlye Father , for thy manyfolde benefites , and we beseeche thee further , that as thou hast fed our bodies with corporall meate , so thou wilt also fatherlye maintaine our soules alwaye in true faith and knowledge of thee , through thy deerlye beloued sonne Iesus Christ .

Heer after follow Precepts of good liuing . Feare God. Loue God. Keepe his commoundements truely . Loue thy Neighbour as thy selfe . Doo to thy Neighbour as thou wouldst be doon vnto . Be not enuious at the prosperitie of thy Neighbour . Thou shalt beare no false witnes against thy neighbour . Serue God dayly with some praier . Bridle the affections of thy minde . Subdue thy sensuall appetites . Thrust downe pride . Refraine thy wrath . Forget trespasses . Beleeue and trust in Christ Iesu . Call oft for grace of the holy Ghoast . Loue peace and equitie . Dread the iudgment of God. Trust in the mercy of God. Be alwaies well occupied . Lose no time . Stand in grace . Forgiue gladly . Chastice thy body . Be sober at thy mouth . Be sober of meat and drink . Be sober of talking . Flee swearing . Flee foule laughing . Loue clenlynes & chastitie . Vse honest company . Beware of ryot . Spend measurably . Flee dishonestie . Be true in woord and deed . Reuerence thine Elders . Obey thy superiours . Be fellow to thine equall . Be benigne and louing to thine inferiours . Loue all men of God. Loue peace and equitie . Think of death . Dread the iudgment of God. Euer take a fresh new good purpose . Perseuer constantly . Vse oftentimes confession . Sorrow for thy sinnes . Wash cleane . Ask oft mercy . Be no sluggard Awake quickly . Make thee rich with vertue Learne diligent●y . Teach that thou hast learned louingly , By this way thou shalt come to grace and glory .

Amen .