Short writing, began by nature compliated [sic] by art manifesting the irregularity of placing the artificial before the natural of symbolical contractions: and proposing a method more suited to sense, and more fully answering y [sic] requisited of a compleat character in the shortning both of words and sentences. Invented, taught & published with plain directions examples and a specimen of the writing by Laurence Steel

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Short writing, began by nature compliated [sic] by art manifesting the irregularity of placing the artificial before the natural of symbolical contractions: and proposing a method more suited to sense, and more fully answering y [sic] requisited of a compleat character in the shortning both of words and sentences. Invented, taught & published with plain directions examples and a specimen of the writing by Laurence Steel
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Steel, Laurence, d. 1684.
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[N.p.] :: Sold in Bristoli by the author, & also by Charles Allen, bookseller in Broad-street of the same citty: and in London by Benjamin Clark stationer; in George Court Lumbard street and others,
printed in the yeare 1678.
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"Short writing, began by nature compliated [sic] by art manifesting the irregularity of placing the artificial before the natural of symbolical contractions: and proposing a method more suited to sense, and more fully answering y [sic] requisited of a compleat character in the shortning both of words and sentences. Invented, taught & published with plain directions examples and a specimen of the writing by Laurence Steel." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A61383.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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How other words not insert∣ed in the Table may be contracted by the same endings. How the marks for words and Sentences doe consist, when they meet in one Clause.
[ 15]

Thus write these

  • Able 〈☐〉〈☐〉
  • cable 〈☐〉〈☐〉
  • sable 〈☐〉〈☐〉
  • table 〈☐〉〈☐〉
the same for ible oble iple or ople
  • Bible 〈☐〉〈☐〉
  • noble 〈☐〉〈☐〉
  • couple 〈☐〉〈☐〉
  • double 〈☐〉〈☐〉
  • disciple 〈☐〉〈☐〉
  • people 〈☐〉〈☐〉
  • disciple of Christ〈☐〉〈☐〉
  • people of God 〈☐〉〈☐〉
For ity this
  • Contraricty 〈☐〉〈☐〉
  • samiliarity 〈☐〉〈☐〉
  • individuality 〈☐〉〈☐〉
Thus write these City (〈☐〉〈☐〉) pitty (〈☐〉〈☐〉)

The same for ighty uty, duly (〈☐〉〈☐〉) mighty (〈☐〉〈☐〉)

For meant. this (〈☐〉〈☐〉)

  • Aduancement 〈☐〉〈☐〉
  • government 〈☐〉〈☐〉
  • inlargment 〈☐〉〈☐〉
Thus write these
  • Paiment 〈☐〉〈☐〉
  • raiment 〈☐〉〈☐〉
The same for oment
  • moment 〈☐〉〈☐〉
  • indument 〈☐〉〈☐〉
For Son, sion, a tittle within as
  • Afflictions 〈☐〉〈☐〉
  • ascentions 〈☐〉〈☐〉

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    [ 16]

    • Corruption 〈☐〉〈☐〉
    • destruction 〈☐〉〈☐〉
    • distinction 〈☐〉〈☐〉
    • contradiction 〈☐〉〈☐〉
    Thus write
    • Version 〈☐〉〈☐〉
    • Circumcision 〈☐〉〈☐〉
    • thousand 〈☐〉〈☐〉

    When the Endings for words and Sen∣tences meet write them thus

    • Advancement of Christ 〈☐〉〈☐〉
    • Manifestation of God to man 〈☐〉〈☐〉
    • Establishment of the Soul 〈☐〉〈☐〉
    • Government of the World 〈☐〉〈☐〉

    Other endings of words which are written in a direct Line

    • For ance write (〈☐〉〈☐〉)
    • for ed 〈☐〉〈☐〉
    • for est〈☐〉〈☐〉
    • for eth 〈☐〉〈☐〉
    • for ing 〈☐〉〈☐〉
    • for ful 〈☐〉〈☐〉
    • for ness 〈☐〉〈☐〉
    • mercifullness 〈☐〉〈☐〉

    What more Example do occur of this kind Words or Sentences let them be written in a Book.

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