A new primmer or Methodical directions to attain the true spelling, reading & writing of English. Whereunto are added, some things necessary & useful both for the youth of this province, and likewise for those, who from foreign countries and nations come to settle amongst us. / By F.D.P. ; [Six lines of quotations]

Roman small & capital Letters.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r •• t u v w x y z.

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z.

Italick small and Capitals.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s s t •• v w x y z.

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z.

Old English small and Capitals.

a b c d e f g h i k l m n o p q •• •• s s t u v w x y z.

A B C D E F G H •• •• L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z.

Vowels, a. e. i. o. u. ••.

Consonants, b p c k q d t f v •• •• •• •• s s z l m n ••.

Diphthongs and Double Letters, aa, ai, a••, aw, av, ea, ee▪ eo, eu, ew, ey, ie, oa, ••••, o••, oo, ow, oy, ue, ••i, uo, uy, w, &c.

ch, ct, ff, ••••, gh, gu, kn, ll, ph, pr, p••, qu, ••••, ••••, ••••, ••••, th, wh, &c.

Now when you know this Page right well▪ Dear Children, then begin to Sp••••••▪

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ba be bi bo bu by ka ke ki ko ku ky ••a se si so ••u sy za ze zi zo zu zy	ha he hi ho hu ••y ca co cu ce ci cy. wa ve ti ro pa ny

Words of One Syllable.

ADd, Bad, b••nd, brand, best, bid, blot, born, brisk, bulk. Cart, cock, crust, curst. Dark, den, drink, dry, dust. E••d, err. Fast, frost, full. God, gulf, gun. Hand help, hurt, husk. Imp, ink. Kept, kill, kiss. Lad, land, lock, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Mark, my. Neck, north▪ ••ull. Odd••, oft. Part, past, pen, pick, plant, press, put, py. Queen, quill, quit. Red, rock. Sad, salt, scorn, self, send, sin, sink, slack, smell, sot, sort, spend, sta••, strap. Till, toss, tract, trust, turn. V••x, up. Want, war, warm, warn, worm, wor••••, work. Yard, yet, York. Zeal.

Age, ape. Babe, bile. Cake close. Date, dove. Edge, else. Face, fence, fire Gave, g••ze▪ gone, grange. Hare, hate, huge. Judge, jude, june. Ki••e, kite. Lodge, lye. Make, man••, ma••••. Noise, nose, no••••. Oak, one, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, pledge. Rage, roar. Since, s••onge,

strife, surge. T••••••, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, trade, Vile▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉 urge. Weave; wo••••••, wise, wife. Yo••••▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ Zone.

Words of Two Syllables.

Ab-hor, bar-ren, con-stant, de-test, ex|cept, flat-te••, glo-ry, hus-band, in-ward, king-dom, lo ving, mis-tress, no-thing, ob|ject, post-script, quick-se••, rem-nant, sloath|ful, traf-fick, vul-gar, wick-ed, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, yrk|som, ze-no.

Ab-••ence, bal-lance▪ com-pose, de-grade, ex-ile, for-tune, gran-dure, ho-ly, in-tage, know-ledge, let-••••••••, mis-take, na-tive, O-range pa••-trid••••, qua-drate, re-lapse, spring-tid•• tran-s••ribe, u-••anc••, war-fare, york-shire▪

Words of Three Syllables.

A••-pre-hend, bit-ter-ness, con-tra-di••••▪ dis-ho-nest, an-du-r••d, fran-ken-s••••nce, gra|vi-ty, hi-ther-to, in-dul-gent, kins-wo-man, li sten-ing, mo-der-ate, no-mi-nal, or▪na|ments, pro-hi-bit, que-sti-on, re-spect-ful, fa-vi-our, ti-tu-lar, vic-to-ry, with-h••l-den, yrk-som-ness, xe-no-phon, zo-py-••••s.

Ap-pe-tite, burn-ing-flame, con-sci-ence, dis-ci-pline, ex-ti••-pate, fur-ni-ture, ••er|m••n-dize, hy-po-crite, ig-no-rance, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••or-ti-••ie, nar-ra-tive, ob-sti-nate, p••s-tu-rage▪

〈◊〉〈◊〉, suf-fer-••nce, trans-si-••••••••, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, wil-ling-ly.

Words of Four Syllables.

A-me-ri-can, be-ne-fac-tor, con-tent-ed|••••ss, dis-a-gree-ment, ex-pe-ri-ment, fi-de|li-ty, gra-ti-fi-ed, he-te-ro-dox, ir-re-gu-lar, la-bo-ri ous, me-tro-po-l••s, na-tu-ra-list, o-be-di-ent, per|se-ve-rant, qua-li-fi-ed, ••e|mis-si-on, sub-stan-ti-al, tem-po-ri-zer, un|du-ti-ful, won-der-ful-ly, xe-no-cra-tes, ze|no-bi-a.

Ap-pro-pri-ate, be a••-ti-tude, dis-ad van|tage, in-he-••••-tance, ••••-••e-vo-lence, na-tu|••••-••••••••, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, •••• di-ges-tive.

Words of Five Syllables.

Ad-mi-ra-ti-on, be-ne-fi-ci-al, con-so-la|ti-on, de cl••-ra-to-ry, ex-hor-ta-ti-on, fal-••••-••••-ous-ly, ge-ne-ra-li-ty, ha-bi-ta-ti-on, ir-re-li-gi-ous, la-men-ta-ti-on, me-di-ta-ti|on, non con-for-mi-ty, op-por-tu-ni-ty, pro|vocation, que-r••-lo-si-ty, re-cre-a-ti-on, se|con-da-••••-ly, tes-ti-mo-ni-al, vi-si-ta-ti-on, whi-ther-so-e-ver, xo-le-no-po-lis.

Ex-com-mu-ni cate, in-ter-me-di-ate, un|••••s-si-o-nate.

Words of Six Syllables.

Ad-mi-nis-tra-ti-on, Con-si-de-ra-ti-on,

de-no-mi-na-ti-on, ex-com-mu-ni-ca-ted, ••••••|ti-fi-ca-ti-on, he-re-••i-ta-ri-ly, in-ter-pre-ta|ti-on, La-ce-dae-mo-ni-an, ma-the-ma-ti-ci-an, pre-sup-po-si ti-on, qua-li-fica-ti-on, re-com|men-da-ti-on, sig-ni-fi-ca-ti-on, su-per-••i-••••|ous-ness, trans-fi-gu-ra-ti-on.

Words of Seven Syllables.

Ex-tra-or-di-na-ri-ly, na-tu-ra-li-za-ti-on, re-con-ci-li-a-ti-on, su-pe-re-ro-ga ti-on, tran-sub-stan-ti-a-ti-on.

When you did spell and o•••• repeat These ••o m••r words, then come and Read,

Examples for the different Pronunciation of the Vowels, Consonants, Diphthongs and Double Letters.

A §. And, art, ask, al••, da••e, grace, father. §. All, ••all, small, tall, a, a••••, ant, am, as, at, that, what, apt, dark, sub|stance, particular, affection, application▪ §. Metal.

E. §. Embark, enter, vertue, j••st, there, §. Chest, here, evening, be, he, she, me, we▪ §. Care, have, vice, voice, likeness, rarely▪ §. Vices, voices. §. Needles [needless.] Leanes [leanness] ravel, rivel, drivel, shrivel, ••hovel, [hovel]

••. §. Bit, quit, will, win, live, children, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, sin, visible. §. Bite, quite, wile, wine, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, child, strive, blind, grind, sight. §. Carriage, marriage, parliament, cousin, me|dicine, (medicinal) evil, devil, venison, (••wingil) §. Bird, third, first, with. §. Sirrah!

O. §. Both, ghost, most, word, one, more, globe, hope, rose, sole. §. Lord, short, hot, soft, mo••••ifie. §. Wolf, son, come, done, handsom, comely, compass, condition, conjurer, covenant mongril, monkey, ••an••om, wonder. §. Do, two, who, tomb, womb, lose, move, prove, who••e. §. Poll, toll, roll, enroll, s••••o••e, old, bold, bolt, cold, colt, dolt, told, gold, hold, scold, sold, bolster, molten. §. Yolk, anchor, women. §. Bacon, bu••••on, capon, cotton, glutton, mason, mutton, pardon, person, prison, reason, reckon, season, weapon, damosel. §. Apron, citron, saffron, iron, grid iron, environ.

U. §. But, cut, bur, burst, suck, under, ••••pper. §. Luck, lute, business. §. Use, pure, (See the Diphthongs ue, ui, uy.)

Y. §. By, my, thy, cry, type. §. Mary, Betty, fancy, mercy, very, cymbal, cypress.

AA. Aaron, Baal, Isaac.

AE. §. Nathan••••l, Isra••lite. §. Caesar.

AI. Air, pair, stair, affair, faith, gain, daily,

maintain. §. Bargain, captain, certain, chaplain, curtain, fountain, mountain, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

AO. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

AU. §. Sauce, laugh, august, assault. §. Laud, applaud, authority, tautology.

AW. Law, ••aw, saw, straw, ••awn, awl, awful.

AY. Day, may, clay, away, delay.

EA. §. ••eam, bean, bea••••, beat, break, ease, feast, heap, appeal, repeat, great. §. Bread, dread, spread, breadth, breath, death, health, heaven, feather, already, treach••ery §. Hear, appear, dear, near, year, arrear, read. §. Create, creation, real, id••mea, hereabout.

EE. Deed, teeth, feel, meek, sheep, trees, exceed.

EI. §. Deceit, seize, neither, receive, for|feiture. §. Deity, herein.

EO. §. En••eoff, jeopardy, leopard, People. §. George, whereof, moreover. §. Geome|try.

EU. §. Rheum, neuter. §. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, gran|deur, pleurisy, ••uch•• astic••l. §. Thereunto.

EW. Few, new, knew, Pewter, shew, he|brew, dew, hew, ••ew.

EY. They, prey, obey.

IA. Diamond, vial, denial liable.

IE. Chief, priest, shield, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, fierce, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, grieve, b••lieve. §. Skie, lie. §. Friend, tierce. §. Ease, verilie, cities, instead of

〈◊〉〈◊〉, &c. ••. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, tried, quiet, ••aniel.

IO. Sion, viol, violent, distinction.

IU. Diurnal, Darius, Giulick.

OA. Oath, boat, coat, cloak, goal, reproach. §. groat, abroad. §. Bo••••, M••ah, coaction.

OE. Doe, shoe. §. foe, goe, moe, toe. §. whosoever, proem, coetan••ous, evil-do••••s.

OI. §. Join, point, choice, noise, poison, ••oil, boil. §. Doing, going.

OO. Book, foot, loo••, moon, too, loose.

OU. §. Young, neighbour, country, gra|cious, &c. you, your, youth, source, court, mou••••, mould, courage, flourish, nourish. §. Four, although, ought, bought, brought. §. Our, scour, ••oul, out, house. §. through.

OW. §. Owl, bow, cow, town, tower. §. Low, tow, snow, own, disown, follow. §. Towards, forwardly.

OY. Oyl, joy, boys, toys.

UA. §. Guardian, quart, quality, [See the double Letter Q••.] §. Joshuah, truant.

UE. §. Due, glue, rue, true, pursue, argue. §. Value, vertue, residue. ‖ Ague. ‖ Cruelty, Samuel. ‖ Tongue, publique. [See ••••, Q••]

UI. ‖ Fruit, bruise, juice, suitable. ‖ Ruin tuition, congruity. ‖ Build, guile. See •••• & Q••.

OU. Quote, quotidian, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

UY. Buy.

YA. Trya••

YE. ‖ Lye, nye. ‖ Cryer, dyer.

YI. Lying, crying, dying.

Awe.

AYE. Dayes, ••ayest, strayed, ••rayed, player▪

AYI. Straying, araying.

EAU. Beauty.

EEI. Agreeing, over-seeing.

EOU. ‖ Courteous, righteous, advantagious▪ ‖ Thereout.

EWA. Reward, steward.

EWE. Jewels, shewed.

EYE. Eyes.

IEU. Adieu. IEW. View.

IOU. Envious.

OWE. Owe, shower, swallowed.

OWI. Sowing. OWY. ••rowy.

UOY. Quoyne.

UOU. Congruous, sumptuous.

WEA. Swear, ••weamish, weary, sweat.

WEE. Sweet, ‖ between.

WOO, Swoon.

WAIE. Swaie o•• sway.

B ‖ Baby, stubborn, tub, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 comber, ••••••|ber. ‖ Climb, comb, debt, doubt, dumb, lamb, limb, tomb, thumb, womb, subtil.

C. ‖ Carkass, club, concord, crafty, custom, scarce. ‖ Cen••ure, city, cyph••r, scepter, Cice••y.

D. Dram, found, David, didactick, sordid, de••nded.

F. Fat, fact, effect, staff, co••fer.

G ‖ Big, bigger, pig•• hog, frog, egg, bag, bagg••g••; sing, bring, long, 〈◊〉〈◊〉; garter, gli••, govern, rigour, grave, gulf, get, forget, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, girdle, girl, b••gin, longest. ‖ ••orged, largest, gestur••, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 virgin, magician▪ ‖ See ••art••er GH, ••N, GV

H. Hazard, behold, r••hearsing, Sarah.

J. Jacob, James, Jemmy, Jinny, Jone Justi|ni••n.

K ‖ Crack, trick, block, struck, sklice, skrag. ‖ I hank, ••••lk, work, husk, napkin. ‖ ••ake, seeker, striking, smoked, w••ke. ‖ Anak, Amalek.

L. Last, salt, stall, stale▪ ‖ Calf, half, chalk, talk, walk, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, salmon, almond, salve, chal|dron, mal••••••n, falkoner, ‖ Ralph, half penny.

M. Man, ram, summer, marit••m••

N. ‖ Nut, tun, nun, noon, nymph. ‖ brick kiln, an hill, thine, hand.

P. Pap, papist, perplex, proposal, pudd••ing, putting, ‖ P••alm, receipt, temptation

R. Rare, rhetorick, ••omer, carpenters Rule.

S. His, miss, this, thus, us, yes, beside, desist, prosecute, lightness, &c. ‖ His, cheese, advise. ‖ I••le, 〈◊〉〈◊〉

T. ‖ Tatters, 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ sollicit. ‖ Action,

nation, patience, essential, expatiate. ‖Christian, Justinian, question, mix••••on, adversities, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ‖Untied.

V vanity, five, moving, grievous, vulgar.

W. Wen, w••n, wander, wonder. See ••W, EW, OV, SW, TVV, WH, VVR.

X Y. Z. Tax, text, ••ixth. Yard, yesterday, beyond. Zodiack, blaze, huzz.

CH. Chamber, cherry, church, which, such, snatch. ‖Christ, Chronick, chri••••al. ‖ Alch••|my, catechism, choler, scholar, school, me|lancholy, eun••ch, Antioch, Melchiz••de••k, arch|angel [Arch-Bishop, Arch-Priest, Cherubi••, Rachel] Tooth-ach.

DW, Dwarf, dwell.

GH Ghost. ‖ Sigh, night, though, thought, wrought, daughter, mighty. ‖ Cough, trough, tough, rough, laugh, draught, enough.

GN. ‖ Sign, resign, reign, forreign. ‖Be|nign [Benignity] condign, oppugn, ignoble. ‖ Gnaw.

GU ‖ Gui••e, guild, guilty, guest, leaguer, disguise, rogue, dialogue, plague, tongue•• ‖ guerdon, anguish.

KN ‖ Know, kn••el, knit, knight, knock, kn••ve, knife, knuckle.

LN. Lime k••••n.

MN. Hymn, contemn, solemn, autumn, ‖ 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

PH. Proph••••e, blasphemy, philosophe••, physi••ian, phantastical, p••••gmatick, ph••en••y, Philadelphia, epitaph, triumph, Joseph.

QU. ‖ Quart, query, quick, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, quibble. ‖ Exchequer, banquet. ‖ Cinque, ••••••••olique, apostolique.

SE, SI, SU, CE, CI, TI. Nauseate, transgres|sion, sugar, sure, ocean, sufficiently▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉 [Ecclesi••stical, beastiality, pitied, mig••••ier.

SH. Shall, shirt, shun, shepherd, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 publi••h.

SW. Sword, forsworn, answer ‖ disswasion.

TH. Thing, think, thurst, thrive, though, th••ong, with, wrath, length, strength, pat••. ‖ Mouth, br••••th, [bread] th••••••d, [dir••] thin, [tin] thread [tread] smooth, although, father, mother, ••eather.

TW. Twelve, twenty, twine, twist, twice.

WH. What, which, wheel, when, whence▪ ‖ Who, whom, whose, whorish.

WR. Wrick, wrap, wrest, wring, wrong, write, wretched.

BLE. Able, stable, capable, charitable, un|reasonable, bible, sensible, corruptible, intel|ligible, irreprehensible, ••abble, stubble, stumble, candle, marble.

CLE. Miracle, tabernacle, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, uncle, circle.

DLE. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, meddle, idle, riddle girdle▪

FLE. Trifle, riffle, baffle, ••••uffle.

GLE. P••agle, struggle, angle, entangle, single, intermingle, gurgl••.

KLE, Sickle, tickle, wrinkle, sparkle.

PLE, Maple, steeple, triple, principle, ••••••ple, example, apple, pimple.

SLE, Pusle

TLE, Title, kittle, rattle, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, epistle▪ apostle.

XLE. Axle. ZLE. Dazle.

CRE. Acre, massacre, lucre.

CHRE. Sepulchre. OURE. Soure▪

TRE. M••tre, nitre, salpetre.

Thus, CHILDREN, you can Spell and Read unjoyned Words, Go on, peruse what next this little Book affords.