The English schoole-master teaching all his schollers, of what age soever, the most easie, short, and perfect order of distinct reading, and true writing our English-tongue, that hath euer yet beene knowne or published by any. And further also, teacheth a direct course, hovv any vnskilfull person may easily both vnderstand any hard English words, ... Deuised for thy sake that wantest any part of this skill, by Edward Coote, Master of the Free-schoole in Bury St. Edmond.

CHAP. VIII.

TEaching words ending first in three, then in foure Conso∣nants, containing the hardest s••llables of all sorts, with practice of reading ••he same.

Cat ca caught naught taught.

Ey eight. Hei height weight. Si sight bright.

Bou bought ought fought wrought sought.

Ru rug rugl rugls.

Bel belch welch. Fi fil filch milch pilch.

Am amb amble bramble. Scra scramble. Ni nimbl wimbl.

Fu fum fumble mumble stumble. Ni nim nimph.

Am amp ampl sampl crampl. Tem templ. Pim pimpl.

Pu pum pump pumpl. Pomp pomps. Pumps.

Ba * 1.1 bla••ch branch panch. Ben bench wench wri wrinch.

Ca can candl handl. Spren sprendle.

Ma man mantl. Spra spran sprantl. Grun gruntl.

Ten tenth. Ni nin ninth. De dep dept.

Ca cam camp campt stampt. Tem tempt. Stum stump.

Ki kind kindl spindl. Bu bun bundl.

An * 1.2 ankl. Wri wrinkl sprinkl. Un vncle.

Man mangl tangl strangl wrangle. Min mingl singl.

Ga gar garb garbl marbl warbl. Cu curb curbl.

Ci cir circ circl.

Far fard fardl. Gir girdl. Hu hur hurdl.

Gar gargl. Hu pur purp purpl. Ki kir kirt kirtl mirtl.

Tur turt. Wo wor world. Cu cur curld.

Ca cast castl. Wra wrast. Thi thist thistl. Iust iustl.

Da dash dasht lasht swasht. Pu push pusht rusht.

As ask askt. Cla clas clasp clapt.

Ca catch watch scratch. It itch witch.

Words ending in foure conso∣••ants, most of ••hem being the plurall num∣ber.

• Len length strength.
• Eygh weight weights
• Hand handl handls.
• Spin spindls hardls girdls.
• Turtls. Worlds.

As I went through the Castle-yard, I did chance to stumble in a queach of brambles, so as I did scratch my heeles and feet. and my gay girdle of gold and purple. Then I sought how I might wrastle out, but I dasht my hands into a bundle of thistles; till at length, by the strength of mine armes and legs. I wrought my self out, but did catch a cough, and caught a wrench in mine ankle, and a scratch on my mouth: but now I am taught, whilest I am in this world, how to wrangle with such as are too strong▪ and full of might for me.

Notes

• * 1.1

  For (a) heere many put an.
• * 1.2

  We may put (c) before (k) not pronoun∣ced.