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None of these seaven Letters, the 2, 3, a: 2, 3, g: 2, 3, o: and 2, {que} can neyther arise well, from the tayles of anie of themselues, (occurring twise in one worde) nor anie others.
The thirde sorte of Letters excepted, bee these three, the 7, h: 3, x: and 3, y; be∣cause
the Penne must bee taken up, after the casting of each one of them, to beginne anie Letter following, within a worde, (howbeit they bee moste proper in the ende thereof) whether it require a stroake or not, to beginne the same, as in these wordes:
And the fourth, and last sorte, bee these eight Letters, the 2, 5, 6, c: 3, h: 2, o: 2, p: 9, r: and 3, w, are excepted: these three also, the 5, m, n, and u, when each one of them is written with diverse strikes: and these two, the 2, and 3, g, when each one of them is written with one strike, because the Penne must bee also lifted after the casting of each one of them, to the casting of anie Letter following, whether it requireth a strike, or not. And albeeit neyther these 13 Letters in the whole before mentioned, nor these nine, the 3, 4, 5, o: 8, 9, single v: 4, 5, 6, and 7, w: nor yet the 3, p, when it is written with two stroakes, hath anie passage to other Letters, which can anie wise belong unto them, by the right of shape, as may bee seene to enlacke in each one of these sortes, as they stand heere alone, and that because each one of them en∣deth with a closed conclusion, except the three Minum letters; yet, as they occurre in wordes, they finde out, and haue some passage, wherein
the Penne resorteth amongst themselues, as they meete againe in words, though it bee somewhat lifted after the casting of the foresaid 8, but most after the h, t, and sorts of g: and also it goeth from any of them, to whatsoever others which haue an••e entres; and that either upon, or a little under the high square; and no wise to bee lifted after the casting of any of the remnant heere expressed; but to arise either from off the same square, or goe endlongs there∣on, either to any of themselues as they obviat others againe, or to whatsoever others which require such a beginning; whether having heads, or wanting them: for although all Let∣ters joyne not together on both the sides, yet usuallie, either the formost side of everie one of them is joyned to the hindermost side of the letter precceding the same, if it bee not the first of a worde; or else the last side thereof to the letter following, if it be not the last of a word. Or, to be short, each letter must be joined unto another, either before, after, or both: and if any be exeemed, or excepted from this Rule & Exception, (for in this point it is both) it must be chiefelie the said 2, 3, and 6 s, before re∣served, the 5, and 6 e, in the Alphabet, and the 2 o, heere expressed: and for thy better consideration of the particulars of this excep∣tion, thou hast these Exemples, which doe con∣taine
some of the letters heere specified, where∣in the way of the penne may bee easilie percei∣ved,