Plain, brief, and pertinent rules, for the judicious and artificial syllabication of all English words, according to art, and the institution of the same tongue With directions for the use of the English syllabary, and the English monosyllabary, and the said rules of syllabication. / By Jo. Brooksbank.

The use of the Spelling-Table.

THe main Scope and Intent of this ensuing Ta∣ble, is an help and directi••n to the Teacher of these Books, in exercising their Scholars to spell a∣ny English Monosyllabl, which will be best for them to do every day, more or less; for which purpose the Table you see is divided into Nine columns: in the fourth whereof are the six vowels, without which no Articulate sound can be made, before which there are three Columns, wherein are all Consonants which may begin a word, in the first whereof are all the three Consonants which may begin a word; in the

second all the two; and in the third all the singl; after which are five Columns, in the fift whereof are all Diphthongs, proper and improper, all which may begin or end a word; after which are four Columes, wherein are all Consonants, which may end a word; the sixt Column conteining all singl Consonants; the seventh all the two Con∣sonants; the eight all three; and the ninth all four which may end a word; whereby exercise them in spelling all words or syllabls, beginning with them of two letters, then proceeding to them of three, and so in order, till you have gone thorough all sorts of syllabls, and monosyllabls, ending with them of nine letters, which is done in this manner, at the first set all your Schollars in order, then ask one what spells ba, he will answer b, a, the second what spells [be] he will answer b, e, then answer him, that is be the syllabl, but how spell you be, to which teach him to answer b, e, for b, ee; th n say this is [be] the verb, but how spell you the bee, that makes Honey; to which let him answer b, ee; then demand whereof is ee made; to which teach him to answer, e, and e; and so in every word wherein you may observ diffe∣rence of signification, distinguisht by difference in spelling or writing as in due, and dew: too

and two; so black and blake; star and stare, and such like: from which few the least of capacity and ingenuity, may gather the use, and practise of the whole Table. Only here it may be remem∣bred, that I conceiv it best (especially at the first) to make this a dayly exercise for your whole School, and afterward for every Form their part and por∣tion, according to their learning and ability, and the discretion of the Teacher; and every Form to perform their several exercise in knowing their Vow∣els, Diphthongs, and Consonants: by Syllabycation, (according to their learning and ability,) them two hours they learn in a Thursday in the afternoon, and the Saturday in the forenoon, except they be able to learn their Catechism, or Precepts of Manners.