Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	apt_a	sound_v	vowel_n	15	3	15.9464	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70846	Brief directions for true-spelling being an abbreviat of the most usefull rules conducible to the promoting that excellent knowledge of writing true English ... : to which is added copies of letters, bills of parcels, bills of exchange, bills of debt, receipts, with pertinent rules as helps thereunto / all prepared and methodiz'd by Henry Preston.	Preston, Henry.	1673 (1673)	Wing P3297A; ESTC R1860	27,324	65

BRIEF DIRECTIONS FOR True-spelling Being an Abbreviat of the most usefull Rules conducible to the promoting That Excellent Knowledge of Writing true English Much wanted by many especially such as never well understood the Latin-tongue And is therefore commended to youth as a good means for their accomplishment To which is added Copies of Letters Bills of parcels Bills of Exchange Bills of Debt Receipts with pertinent Rules as Helps thereunto All prepar'd and methodiz'd by Henry Preston Writing-master a well-wisher to youths attainment Licensed March. 17. 1673. Roger L'-Estrange LONDON Printed by J.R. and are to be sold by William Bishop at the Fountain at London Wall near Garpen 〈…〉 To the Reader Friend THou hast here presented thee some of the easiest Rules for true spelling a work very much tending to thy profit if well understood The reason of its production hath been my Observation of the want thereof especially in young people having been acquainted neer twenty years with their shortnesses and inabilities therein To write well and yet not to know how to write true English must needs be a great disparagement and to my knowledg hath rendred many uncapable of business that would have been much to their advantage which makes me very urgent with all I am acquainted with to train up their children in the knowledg of Grammar-Rules upon which the Art of true spelling depends and without which few do arrive to perfect understanding therein Yet for such that have not opportunity to learn or have not improved their season when they might have learned 'T is meet they should not be left without some directions to help them And although there be many worthy books of that nature extant that might with the pains of Tutors further the perfecting youth herein yet knowing well their little benefit by some of them the cause I name not Have now undertook this little piece which hath in it such plain rules that without other help will conduce to the end aforesaid Preventing the discouragements attending such that are unskilful Of whom not only most young men in this Na●●● 〈…〉 but almost all the female Sex many of them being very apt and capable of attaining good hands of writing which had they the knowledg of 〈◊〉 Orthography would much more be encouraged And the want whereof is daily found to be a means to weaken their minds in their full and compleat accomplishment therein yea sometimes to their absolute laying aside their pens as being ashamed of their work whilst they are sensibly wanting this so excellent Ornamental endowment Hoping many will find profit in the perusing and digesting these Rules to the animating themselves to improve their skill in writing I have not only taken the pains to compile directions for true writing but also have prepar'd Copies of Letters Bills and Receipts with Bills of parcels and other needfull Helps to young beginners The whole of which is humbly commended to the blessing of God by him that desires to serve his generation according to his capacity and Talent received Peti-France Lond. Feb. 3. 1673. Henry Preston Thou hast most of this little piece prepar'd in verse by me To take thy fancy head and heart in what thou here dost see And if it shall be taken well and profit to thee lend I shall with pains and great delight much more quickly commend THese following helps are now produced here The Art of Spelling unto youth to clear Which when well learn'd will fit him perfectly To write true English with great certainty THe needful thing at entrance is to know The Letters in their order as below Which are in number twenty four in all Distinguish'd as we usually them call Vowels are five a e i o and u The rest are consonants set here in View b c d f g h k l m n p q r s t w x y z Yet sometimes j and v when sounded be like consonants are written as you see j v. The sound of which as each doth signifie You may see here exprest in this copie Produc'd to shew their force and property b bee c cee d dee f ef g gee g jee h he j je k ca l el m em n en p pee q cu r ar s es t tee v ve w we x ex y yi z. ze A vowel hath a perfect sound without the help of another letter to which five before-mentioned ad y a Greek vowel which sounds like i and then may be esteemed a vowel otherwise is a consonant as before as A friend of mine is dead I hope not so O! it is too true A vowel sounds of it self A mute or dum letter is that which gives no sound at all of it self but is apt by the help of a vowel either before or after it to sound and shew its force as 〈…〉 k p q t 〈…〉 A vowel add unto each mute then see Whither they will not perfect sounds then be By co dy go jo ko po quo ti xe yo Without a vowel you no sound can make For proof whereof these few examples take grnt strngth strng strng thmb which five if any ask us what they spell We say nothing there is not a vowel But if to each a vowel you do take They will then all a word with good sound make Ex. Put a to the first e to the second i to the third o to the fourth u to the fifth and they 'l spell grant strength string strong thumb Forget not therefore when a sound you 'ld make That you a proper vowel then do take C Before a o u sounds like to k But before e and i like s alway Exa to both can came court custom con cunning cellar cease ceive civility city celerity For spelling right the syllables you 'l find By parting them in sound within your mind They being known when they di╌vi╌ded be Help to teach learners true Or╌tho╌gra╌phy To know a Syllable you must consider How many letters you doe spell together Examples many are here under-set For you That knowledg perfectly to get Af╌ter sin╌ce╌ri╌ty pre╌pa╌ra╌ti╌on ge╌ne╌ra╌ti╌on Ex╌tra╌or╌di╌na╌ri╌ly tran╌sub╌stan╌ti╌a╌ti╌on Re╌con╌ci╌li╌a╌ti╌on re╌for╌ma╌ti╌on du╌ra╌ti╌on Re╌cre╌a╌ti╌on in╌ter╌est a╌do╌ra╌ti╌on a╌mi╌a╌ble A consonant between two vowels we To th' latter joyn as here below you 'l see Re╌gard re╌course pre╌pare de╌clare pro╌pose ma 〈…〉 Yet some exceptions we in Rules must make Else in this spelling Art may yet mistake To this therefore exceptions there are three Which when produc'd this rule will perfect be 1. Exception When ab or x comes before a vowel as Ab╌ove ab╌ound ab╌undance ox╌en ex╌ercise 2. Exception In double words as Ab╌hor al╌one un╌armed un╌usual en╌able in╌ure en╌amour ad╌orne without with╌in 3d. Exception When a word of one syllable goes before╌ing as Speak╌ing com╌ing treat╌ing squeak╌ing Ti writ before a vowel commonly Doth make it self in sound equal to si As nation patience station re-lation proposition Proportion petition relaxation dictionary