The schoole-masters auxiliaries, to remove the barbarians siege from Athens; advanced under two guides The first, leading by rule and reason to read and write English dexterously. The second, asserting the Latine tongue in prose and verse, to its just inlargement, splendor, and elegancy.

Of the foure points for words.

Apostrophus is a note of a dipthong, or vow∣ell cut off in the same, or divers words, as in favored for favoured, learned st for learnedest; lovd, giv'n, nev'r, it's nothing, for it is no∣thing; is't for is it; th' Author, for the Au∣thor;

And sometimes a liquid is cut off, as Pth house, for in the house; usually s doth stand for of, a signe of genitives, as the sheep's head, for head of the sheep.

Diaeresis is a note of two vowels parted, as in Lais, Bagoas, Diers.

Hyphen doth notifie a continuation of the same word, being a compound, or derivative, as rats-bane, harm-lesse, lame-nesse.

Ecthlipsis doth notifie an abatement in the beginning, or end of verses:

—Repasts suffice him now, Hard crusts at worke, when he doth leave the plow; Being well aessur'd of endless feasts—