Learning's foundation firmly laid, in a short method of teaching to read English, more exact and easie then ever was yet published by any: comprehending all things necessary for the perfect and speedy attaining of the same. Whereby any one of discretion may be brought to read the Bible truly in the space of a month, though he never knew letter before. The truth whereof hath been confirmed by manifold experience. / By George Robertson, schoolmaster between the two North-Doors of Paul's, in the new buildings.

Brief Directions.

LEt as many learn together as conveniently may, matching e∣very one with a fit mate; let all say by course, principally the most negligent, the rest (espe∣cially the mate) looking on and correcting what he misseth. Let each one carefully point to every Letter with a Fescue drawn leisurely and steddily from Letter to Letter, sounding every one as he toucheth it, that he do not miscall, misplace, put out, nor put in: the fore-finger of the left hand may guide them to the beginning of the next line. Encourage the well-doer by commendation or reward, to keep them in striving to excell one another.

Let them not take a new Lesson untill they have well learned the old; nor take too much at a lesson, nor continue too long without in∣termission. Let them give every Letter his true sound distinctly, not sounding e as ee: nor confounding pb. bv. vf. cg. gj. td. mn.

sz. j ch. ch sh. What Let is to any most difficult, let him carefully observe you draw∣ing it with your pen in a fair paper. To learn the Consonants, let them oft repeat it with the two first syllables made thereof. Be∣ware they give not too much sound unto them, especially to the Mutes. In a syllable let them not divide the sound of the consonant from the vowel.

The words of the rule of Quantity are to be read by pairs, the short with the long; as, fire, fir.

In spelling of a long word, let them go on to the end, without stop or division into syl∣lables: and instantly go it over again once or twice, every time faster, untill they have the right pronunciation of it. Let the Numbers be read both as cardinals, and or∣dinals.