A table alphabeticall contayning and teaching the true writing and vnderstanding of hard vsuall English wordes, borrowed from the Hebrew, Greeke, Latine, or French &c. : with the interpretation thereof by plaine English words, gathered for the benefit and help of all vnskilfull persons : whereby they may the more easily and better vnderstand many hard English words, which they shall heare or read in Scriptures, sermons, or elsewhere, and also be made able to vse the same aptly themselues / set foorth by R.C. ; and newly corrected, and much inlarged by T.C.

To the right honourable, Worshipfull, vertuous, and godly La∣dies, the Lady Hastings, the Lady Dudley the Lady Mountague, the Lady Wingfield, and the Lady Leigh, his Christian friends, R. C. wisheth great prosperitie in this life, with increase of grace, and peace from God our Father, though Iesus Christ our Lord and onely Sauiour.

BY this Table (right Houourable and Worshipfull) strangers that blame our tongue of difficultie, and vncertaintie, may hereby plainely see, and better vnderstand those things, which they haue thought hard. Hereby also the true Orthographie, that is, the true writing of many hard English words, borrowed from the Greeke, Latine and French, and how to know one from the other, with the interpretation thereof by plaine English words, may be learned & known. And children hereby may be prepared for the vnderstanding of a great number of Latine words: which also will bring much delight and iudgement to others, by the vse of this little worke.

Now when I had called to minde (right Ho∣norable and Worshipfull) the great kindnes, and bountifulnesse, which I found in that vertuous and godly Lady, Lucy Harington, your Honors and Worships mother, and my especiall friend in the Lord. When, and at such time as the right Worshipfull Sir Iames Harington Knight, your Ladiships Brother, was my Scholler (and now my singular benefactor) when I taught the Grammer Schoole at Okeham in the County of Rutland: In consideration whereof, and also for that I acknowledge my selfe much beholding and indebted to the most of you, since this time, (being all naturall Sisters) I am bold to make you all ioyntly Patrons hereof, and vnder your names to publish this simple worke. And thus praying, that God of his vnspeakeable mercies, will blesse both your Honours and Worships, I do with all good wishes to you all, with all yours, as to mine owne soule, humbly take my leaue.

Your Honours and Worships, euer ready in Christ Iesus to be commanded, Robert Cawdrey.