html.skin-theme-clientpref-night @media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os }Condemne me not before ye trie,
my cause in euerie part :
Reason and Truth, will pleade for me,
vse you an vpright hart.
My Brother (bꝏke at large) can tell,
if you haue any doubt,
And can make answere verie well
that I dꝏ go about,
To shew my Father is but pꝏre,
and lackth wherewith he might
Set fꝏrth my Brother me before,
most comely to your sight.
My Sister (Grammer) lieth at home,
abyding my gꝏd chaunce:
If I spéede ill, she will then mourne,
and neuer hir aduance.
My Cousin Dictionarie tꝏ,
I know doth lack me much,
Whose second chéefe part, many know
deformde with byle and botch.
If gꝏd luck happen vnto me,
the true picture of voice :
Greater things also staide wilbe,
all England will reioice.
The youth therein will me embrace,
whose gaine I wholie séeke:
The parents purse will finde much ease,
erst was there neuer like.
God graunt my Father be in place,
if I be offerd wrong,
Rightly t'enforme hir Noble grace,
whom I wish to reigne long.
In ioyfull state and prosprous health,
Elizabeth by name,
Most vertuous Prince for Inglands wealth,
⟨hereto say all, Amen.⟩
Euen as printing to the world brought light:
So vnto Inglish this starre shineth bright.
And as speech was cause letters were deuizd,
So let them not from right speech be disgizd.
1 Nót v̛o̹welź, hal̛ƥ v̛o̹welź, and diƥħ̹ongʒ al̛so,
in eưery word, sillabl̛ź tꝏ know.
2 For eu'ery of ђæz encræc̛ sillabl̛ź,
among which, nót diƥħ̹ongʒ, and hal̛ƥ v̛o̹welź.
3 For al̛ hal̛ƥ v̛o̹welź ár spelḍ móst alón:
exc̛ept ђey folow a v̛o̹wel in ón.
4 If ђat v̛o̹welź twꝏ or ħ̹re̛ stand along,
let not : i : nor v̹ : be̛gin a diƥħ̹ong.
5 And in lýk maner, I say : e̛ : and : v :
se̛ld be̛gin diƥħ̹ong, if ye spel it tru.
6 And triƥħ̹ong se̛ld in e̛ngliɧ iz vzẹd,
exc̛ept in rár wordʒ from strańg̛erź derýưẹd.
7 Consonant twixt v̛o̹welź ịoin tꝏ ђe last :
exc̛ept : x : ịoind tꝏ ђe vo̹wel be̛fór :
So móst týmź : w : in diƥħ̹ong set ye̛ mu̹st,
v̹nlæst ђat : be̛ : be̛fór it, stand in stór.
8 If consonantʒ twꝏ in midst of wordʒ be̛,
deưýd ђem apart ђen spel ye̛ truḷy.
9 If consonantʒ ħ̹re̛ in midst of wordʒ stand,
deưýd ђe first ón, ley twꝏ in ón hand.
10 Yet in ђeez, wiħ̹ou̹t, wiħ̹in, and, v̹pon :
in, ou̹t, and on, ár spelẹd true alón.
11 r, after consonant, wiħ̹ it iz ịoinḍ,
and so lýk wyz l, móst týmź we fýnd.
12 If diưerz sillabl̛ź be̛ in a word,
let sillabl̛, be̛, wiħ̹ nón elc̛ accord.
13 Wordʒ compou̹nded, formẹd, or derýưẹd,
in ђeir seưeral̛ sortʒ mu̹st be̛ deưýdẹd.
14 Compou̹ndʒ haư ђis mark (-) declýnạtiưʒ ђis ( ̜ )
deriưạtiưʒ ђis mark (.) tꝏ ɧhew that æch iz.
15 Yet declýnạtiưʒ, deriưạtiuʒ tꝏ,
ár sou̹ndẹd in v̛oic̛, az rulʒ be̛fór go.
16 And ђis strýk (|), iz exc̛epc̛ion g̛erenal̛,
tꝏ spel wordʒ truḷy, then ђæz rulź fail al̛.
17 Nót well, ђær iz neưer true sillabl̛,
wiħ̹hou̹t v̛o̹wel, diƥħ̹ong, or hal̛ƥ v̛o̹wel.
18 And ħ̹owh hal̛ƥ v̛o̹welź be̛ spelḍ best alón,
yet ђe next consonant it depende̜ħ̹ on.
19 By e̩ʒ, or ʒ, ђe plural̛ dꝏ ges,
whꝏź simpl̛ź g̛enitiưʒ, end, eʒ, or ʒ.
Nót ђat for ħ̹irty seưń sou̹ndʒ,
vzẹd in e̛ngliɧ v̛oic̛,
ónly : a : b : d : f : k : x,
haư perfit nám in choic̛:
For at ђe o̹ђer letterź vzḍ.
in ђ'old ortografy,
ár (at ђe læst) of do̹bl̛ sou̹nd,
or haư ђeir námź awry.
c. c: haħ̹ ђe sou̹nd of : c̛ : al̛way,
ịoinḍ befor : e : or : i,
in æch plác̛ elc̛, it haħ̹ ђe sou̹nd
of : k : hiz paier nih.
g. g : ịoinḍ be̛fór ђóz (e : or : i)
iz oft sou̹ndẹd az : g̛ :
in æch plác̛ elc̛, hiz perfit sou̹nd
iz, (az in gamma) g.
e. e : iz al̛so of do̹bl̛ sou̹nd :
(ђat iz) now : e : ђen : e̛ :
ea : yeloħ̹ oft sou̹nd for ђe first :
ђe lærńẹd wou̹ld gladḷy,
Mák plain ђe last, by ђis : ee :
by : eo : or : ie,
bu̹t móst men læư : e : dou̹tf̣u̹lḷy :
by rót ye̛ mu̹st ђen say.
h. h : dꝏħ̹ aspýr ђe v̛o̹wel next :
bu̹t : c : p : s : t : w :
ịoinḍ be̛fór it, mu̹st haư sou̹nd az,
ch : ƥ : ɧ : ђ : ħ̹ : wh.
i. i : be̛ginịng a sillabl̛,
be̛fór any v̛o̹wel,
iz ђen be̛co̹m a consonant :
and ị hiz sou̹nd dꝏħ̹ tel.
l. l : at ђe end of sillabl̛,
iz móst sou̹ndẹd alón,
az : l̛ hal̛ƥ v̛o̹wel, ђowh ịoinḍ az,
le : el : il : vl in ón.
m. m : iz móst týmź a hal̛ƥ v̛o̹wel,
ịoinḍ wiħ̹ : e : at ђe end
of a sillabl̛, and sou̹ndẹd
az : ḿ : ye̛ shal̛ móst sýnd.
n. n : at ђe end of sillabl̛,
iz sou̹ndẹd móst alón,
az : ń : hal̛ƥ v̛o̹wel) ђowh ịoinḍ az,
ne : en : on : vn : in ón.
r. r: iz sou̹ndẹd az iz : e̩r,
a hal̛ƥ v̛o̹wel al̛so :
then : e : next it in sillabl̛ endħ̹,
(az : re) móst dꝏ it know.
o. o: haħ̹ ħ̹rée sou̹ndʒ and v̛o̹welź al̛:
az : ꝏ : long, iz ђe ón :
ђe oђer ɧort, az : o : or o̹ :
suŕ rul for ђæz iz nón.
q. what mákeħ̹ : u : after ol̛d : q :
exc̛ept ђe kyt ɧou̹ld tæch
vs, ho̹w tꝏ spel : ђærfór in v̛ain,
ђe cat dꝏħ̹ wær a bre̛ch.
s. s: haħ̹ móst týmź ђe grónịng sou̹nd
(of : z : co̹mịng be̛twe̛n
twꝏ v̛o̹welź, be̛ịng in ón word:
so̹m wordʒ exc̛eptẹd be̛n.
t. t: ịoinḍ in sillabl̛ be̛fór : iz
from latin wordʒ derýưẹd.
wiħ̹ o̹ђer v̛o̹wel next after : i :
ђen : t : az : c̛ : iz sou̹ndẹd.
v. v: iz al̛so of trebl̛ sou̹nd :
lýk consonant : v̛ ђe first :
ђe second lýk ђe v̛o̹wel : v̹ :
lýk : v : we̛ sou̹nd ђe last.
v : iz al̛way a consonant,
when ђat it dꝏħ̹ be̛gin
a sillabl̛, be̛fór a v̛o̹wel,
or ђat it stand be̛twe̛n
e : at ђe end of sillabl̛,
wiħ̹ v̛o̹wel it be̛fór,
ịoinẹd in ón, mark ye̛ ђis wel :
ye̛ ne̛d tꝏ nót no mór.
And : y: iz sou̹ndẹd lýk tꝏ : v̹ :
in diƥħ̹ong ịoiṇed last.
or ịoinḍ be̛fór a consonant,
whær : e: iz not in wást :
For : e : after ón consonant
wiħ̹ : v : be̛fór ђe sám:
(and ịoinẹd in ón sillabl̛)
mákħ̹ : v : tꝏ ke̛p hiz nám :
And lýk wiz : v : iz sou̹ndẹd : v :
when it iz spelḍ alón :
or ђat it folow consonant,
and end ђær-wiħ̹ in ón.
y. y : haħ̹ al̛so a do̹bl̛ sou̹nd :
az : y : it dꝏħ̹ be̛gin
a sillabl̛ be̛fór a v̛o̹wel :
or elc̛ : iz : i : I we̛n.
h : q : w : z. And ђowh ђat : h : q : w : and z :
be̛fór had a wrong nám,
yet dꝏ ђeir sou̹ndʒ agre̛ az ón,
bóђ ol̛d and ne̛w ђe sám.
tým of v̛o̹welź. And tꝏ conclud, ђis : e : at end
of wordʒ, encræc̛ħ̹ no stór
of sou̹nd, bu̹t dꝏħ̹ encræc̛ ђe tým,
of v̛o̹wel next be̛fór.
And o̹ђer help for any tým,
(in v̛o̹welź) ђær iz nón :
bu̹t ónḷy by superfluo̹s : e :
or consonantʒ twꝏ in ón.
abreưiac̛ionź. Among abreưiac̛ionź,
in ђat our printing ol̛d,
ђe strýk ђus mád (-) for : m : or : n :
v̹n-c̛erteinḷy men hol̛d.
Az : e : iz said superfluo̹s,
so iz : g : be̛fór : h :
and so̹m tým be̛fór : n : al̛so :
v̛oid ár se̛ld : l : and : b.
Bu̹t if ђat : a: dꝏ folow : h :
ђe consonant be̛fór,
haħ̹ hiz fu̹l sou̹nd (for ђe móst part)
and ɧu̹l̛ђ : h : out of dór.
Exampl̛ź wrowht by ђæz eiht browht
in siht, ђe su̹tl̛ fou̹ht :
so̹m princ̛e̹ʒ rein, weihħ̹ sowdịorʒ́ gain :
yet haħ̹ ou̹r ræḿ no dou̹t.
ђowh worldly wihtʒ, vz ђeir delihtʒ,
and nawhtị Ҕorham ɧór,
set Wingham bak, tꝏ Wikham-lák,
Bu̹ckingham lau̹hṭ ђærfór.
Examples wrowght, by these eight browght
in sight, the subtil fought,
some princes raigne, weigheth sowldiers gaine,
yet hath our realme no doubte.
}exampl̛ of ђe ol̛d.
Thowgh worldly wightes, vse their delightes,
and nawghty Shorham shore,
sett wingham backe, to wikham lake,
Buckingham lawght therefore.
And ђowh ђe v̛erc̛e̜ʒ next be̛fór,
haư æzẹd mu̹ch you̹r dou̹t:
yet ár ђey not su̹ffic̛ịent,
yu̹ng yuħ̹ tꝏ gýd abou̹t.
Tꝏ lærń ђ'ol̛d wiħ̹ou̹t ђe ne̛w :
bu̹t by contrary gýz,
bóђ may be̛ lærńẹd in hal̛ƥ ђe tým,
(and les) and wiђ mór æz.
Be̛sýd al̛ ђis, ђ'ol̛d did defác̛
ou̹r langag̛, v̛ery mu̹ch,
amo̹ng strańg̛erź, whꝏ neưer ħ̹owht
e̛ngliɧ spe̛ch tꝏ be̛ su̹ch :
ђat perfit figur cou̹ld be̛ mád
tꝏ ɧew æch sou̹nd, and so,
a rulẹd grammer tꝏ be̛ mád
ђey ár dec̛eiưḍ I know.
O E̛ngland ђat of nac̛ionź maist reịoic̛,
móst, for Gods giftʒ: wiħ̹ welħ̹, and qiet æz,
lift v̹p an v̹mbl̛ mýnd, and syncær v̛oic̛,
wiħ̹ dræd and aw ђe Lord God tꝏ dis-plæz :
restrain lewd enưy from hiz froward waiz,
and hawtị prýd whoꝏm̜ welħ̹ dꝏħ̹ oftń blýnd,
which twꝏ last námḍ ár grætṣt foź tꝏ man-kýnd.