fear Fire more than Water Step after step the Ladder is ascended Sorrow is good for nothing but Sin Spare the Rod and spoil the Child Skie falls we shall catch Larks Strike while the Iron is hot T. Time is the Rider that breaks youth Time and Tyde stay for no Man Try before you Trust. Trade is the Mother of Money Truth and Oyl are ever above Truth hath a good Face but bad Cloaths V. Valour can do little without Discretion Venture a small Fish to catch a great one Use makes Perfectness Use Leggs and have Leggs Valour that Parlies is near yeilding Under Water Famine under Snow Bread W. War makes Thieves and Peace hangs them Weight and Measure take away Strife Willows are weak yet they bind other Wood. Welcom Death quoth the Rat when the Trap fell down Wolves loose their Teeth but not their Memory Words are but Sands it 's Money buys Lands Y. Youth and white Paper take any Impression You cannot make Velvet of a Sow's Ear. Young serving-Man an old Beggar Young Men may Die but old Men must Die Young Lambs-skin goes as soon to the Market as the old Ewe Youth if it knew what Age would Crave It would in time both get and save PROVERBS in Rhime By Cardinal Woolsey A Whip for a Fool and a Rod for a School Is always in good season By Will Summers A Halter and a Rope for him that will be Pope Without all Right or Reason Snow is white and lies in the Dike And every man lets it lie Pepper is black and hath a good smack And every man doth it buy The higher the Plum-tree the riper the Plum The richer the Cobler the blacker his Thumb Bounce Buckram Velvet's dear Christmass comes but once a Year And when it comes it brings good Chear But when it 's gone it's never the near He that buys Land buys many Stones He that buys Flesh buys many Bones He that buys Eggs buys many Shells But he that buys good Ale buys nothing else He that hath it and will not keep it He that wants it and will not seek it He that drinks and is not dry Shall want money as well as I. Children pick up words as Pidgeons Pease And utter them again as God shall please Say well and do well end with one Letter Say-well is good but do well is better FINIS Graces Grace before Meat GOod Lord we beseech thee to bless us and our meeting at this time and all thy good Creatures provided for us and grant that we may use them soberly as in thy presence and receive them thankfully as from thine hand to the glory of thy holy name Amen Grace after Meat WE thank thee O Lord for all thy good Creatures which thou at this time hath bestowed upon us and as thou hast fed our Bodies with that food which is convenient and necessary for them so we beseech feed our Souls with that food which perisheth not but endureth to Eternal Life thy holy name be blessed and praised now and for ever Amen Grace before Meat LOrd bless us in the use of all thy good Creatures that now we shall receive at thy bountiful hands giving strength to them to nourish us and giving hearts unto us to be thankful unto thee for the same to the glory of thy holy name Amen Grace after Meat WE return thee hearty thanks O Lord that thou hast bountifully refreshed and comforted us with thy good Creatures and hast bestowed many other Benefits upon us which thou hast denied to many others of thy Servants to whom be ascribed all Honour Power and Glory now and forevermore Amen
us and eterâ—al Misery which may torment us from all Evil past present to come Spiritual Temporal and Eternal and this we ask that what ever Evil â—hall happen unto us let us not sin against thee For thine is the Kingdom the Power and the Glory for ever and ever Amen Thy Kingdom is Powerful in itself Comfortable to us Terrible to thine Enemies and Eternal in Heaven for thou rulest and governest all thy Power great in our Creation mighty in our Presâ—rvation merciful in our Justification and wonderful in our Glorification for â—hou canst do all things and Glory for which thou didest make all Things to which we refer all Things in which all Things do remain on Earth and by which all thy Saints shall rejoyce in Heaven for ever and ever in themselves by continuance in thy Saints by Practice in thy Creatures by Proof and in the Wicked by Torment Amen so be it by Intention of the Mind serious Invocation of thy Name diligent Execution of thy Commandments and continual Communication of all thy Mercies prayed for thou savâ—st Ameâ— by commanding our Amen by performing we say Amen by believing and hoping say but the Word and we shall be cured Ejaculations on several Occasions Going from Home O Lord I beseech thee favour the present harmeless Intent and Purpose of thy Servant be unto me in my Journey a Comfort in the heat a shadow in stormes a shelter and in adversity my protection that having finished my intended course I may return in Peace full o thy Praises and Mercies who art near to all that call upon thee When the Clock Strikes Happy be the Hour in which my Saviour was Born and the Hoâ—â— in which he died O Lord Remember me at the Hour of Death Upon any disorderly Thoughts Make me a clean Heart O God and renew a right Spirit within mâ— When thou dost any good Work Not unto us O Lord not unto us but unto thy Name give the Praisâ— Upon any Deliverance The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want he maketh me to ly down iâ— green Pastures he leadeth me besides the still Waters surely Goodneâ—â— and Mercy shall follow me all the Days of my Life and I will Dwell iâ— the House of my God for ever when thou hearest the Bell toll Teach me O Lord to number my Days that I may apply my Hearâ— to Wisdom Upon Thought of thy Sins Turn away thy Face from my Sins O Lord and blot out all my Offences Upon the weariness of the World O who will give me the Wings of a Dove that I may fly away and be at Rest Ejaculations for the Evening He will give his Angels charge over me to keep me in all my Ways and his Covenant he will not break nor alter the thing that is gone out of his Lips for all the Promises of God in him are Yea and in him Amen A Prayer for the Evening O Eternal and ever living Lord God I the unworthiest of all thy Servants do prostrate my self before the Face of thy Divine Majesty imploring thy Pardon and Forgiveness for the Offences against thee this daâ— Committed and throughout the course of my whole Life which hath been extream Vile and Bâ—se in thy sight keep me I most humbly beseech thee from the Hours and Powers of Darkness Watch over me this Night in thy almighty Providence and scatter all the Rebellions and Devices of my Adversaries II. Inlighten O Lord my Soul sanctifie my Body govern my Affections and guide my Thoughts that in the fastest closure of my Eye-lids my Spirit may see thee and in the depth of sleep may be conversant with thee suffer me not to forget thee my great Creator but to remember thee in the days of my Youth before the evil day comes nigh unto me III. Beget in me a godly sorrow which worketh to repentance never to be repented of that I may be heartily grieved for my sins not so much because of the danger of Hell-fire as because I have offended thee stretch out the wings of thy protection and mercy over me this night though sleep seise upon the eyes of my body yet let not security oppress my Soul Keep me from idle Fancies and from vain Dreams give me a sober and sanctified use of all outward refreshing that I may always in all things aim at this one thing namely how I may be the better fitted to serve thee faithfully in my place and Calling and that for his sake my only Lord and Saviour Amen A Thanksgiving for the Deliverance from the Hellish Powder Plot by Bishop Usher I. Almighty Lord God Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and in him our most gracious and merciful Father many are thy mercies towards us and that our Souls know right well and as we cannot be ignorant of them unless we be senceless so we cannot be forgetful unless we be thankless by thee our Lot is faln into a good ground yea we have a goodly Heritage by thee are our Bodies delivered from sickness and by thee our Souls are delivered from Sin by thee our Names are not a reproach unto our Enemies and by thee our Estates are not a prey unto the Idolatrous II. Thou hast done great things in our Land and thy right hand hath brought mighty things to pass O Lord thou hast done great things unto this Vine of thy English Israel and what couldest thou have done more for it than thou hast thou hast planted it by thy hand placed it in thy Vineyard hedged it by thy Providence guarded it by thine Angels watered it by thy Spirit pruned it by thy Rods supported it by thy Power committed it to thy Husbandmen beautified it by thy mercies and fructified it by thine abundance not of sower but sweet Grapes the wild Boar of the Wood can never root it up the Beasts of the Forrest shall never devour it III. What shall we render unto thee for all these Favours or what can we render unto thee for all these Mercies O our Souls praise the Lord and all that is within us praise his Holy Name O our Souls praise the Lord and let us never forget his Benefits We Lord had been blown up by the Powder of Rebellion had not the Power of thy Providence watched over us We therefore our Princes Nobles Clergie Commons our Wives Children Servants and all are here before thy Majesty this day and now render unto thee the Sacrifice of Praise the Calves of our Lips for this wonderful Dâ—liverance shewed unto our most Gracious King and Country Lord teach us thereby to be thankful unto thee obedient to our Governours frequent in Prayer fervent in the Spirit and zealous in good Works lest a worse thing hereafter happen unto us IV. Make us to detest Popery the Poyson of Authority Jesuits the Bellows of Sedition Papists the Plotters of Rebellion and to esteem better this not new but most ancient Religion of ours by which we are taught Piety
THE PROTESTANT SCHOOL OR A Method Containing several Forms of Prayer Psalms Lessons Thanksgivings and Graces for the Bringing up and well Grounding Children and Elder Persons in the Protestant Religion By the most Reverend and Learned BISHOP USHER Also a Catalogue of all the English Words BEGINNING With one Syllable and proceeding by degrees to Eight Divided and not Divided the readiest way for teaching Children and Elder Persons to Spell Pronounce Read and Write true English To which is Added An Historical Account of several Plots and remarkable Passages from Queen Elizabeth to this present Time Lively Represented in Copper Plates with an Explanation to every Figure with Copies of several Hands which are used in England and many other things which are Useful for so necessary a Work Fitted to the Common Use of all English Schools having a Thousand Words more than any yet Extant By Moses Lane Schoolmaster in London LONDON Printed for Langly Curtiss on Ludgate Hill near Fleet Bridge 1681. To all True English PROTESTANTS I Do here Present you with a piece of True Orthography more Complete than any yet Extant and more delightful and pleasant to the Reader and Writer by those Imbellishments which I thought necessary â—nd as there is a Method and Order to be observed in all â—rts for the Practitioners more facile attaining the efâ—â—cts of his Endeavours so is there no less an 〈◊〉 to be propounded in aiming at the true Course of 〈◊〉 and Religion which Rules and Methods are here laid 〈◊〉 by the most Reverend and Pious Bishop Usher â—hose delight was in laying down the Principles and â—oundation of Christian Religion imitating the Blessed â—postle St. Paul 1 Cor. 3.10 According to the â—race of God which is given unto me as a wise â—aster-Builder I have laid the Foundation Which â—round-Work he laid so firm that like a Rock it will 〈◊〉 to Future Ages If what I have done makes an Improvement upon the â—earner Reader or Writer I have my ends and â—holly crave Gods Blessing upon my Endeavours and â—ave it to your Candid Acceptation Yours MOSES LANE â—â—ndon Decemb. 2. 1680. The Great English Letters A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S â— U W X Y Z. The Small English Letters â— b c d e f g h i k l m n o p q r r s s t v u w x y z The Great Roman Letters A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V U â— X Y Z. The Small Roman Letters a b c d e f g h i k l m n o p q r s s t v u w x y z The Great Italick Letters A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V U â— X Y Z. The Small Italick Letters a b c d e f g h i k l m n o p q r s s t v u w x y z. The Six Vowels a e i o u y The Consonants b c d f g h k l m n p q r s t w x z. Double Consonants ct ff fl sl ss sh st Easie Syllables for young Learners ab eb ib ob ub ac ec ic oc uc ad ed id od ud af ef if of uf ag eg ig og ug ah eh ih oh uh ak ek ik ok uk al el il ol ul am em im om um an en in on un ap ep ip op up ar er ir or ur as es is os us at et it ot ut ax ex ix ox ux ba be bi bo bu by ca ce ci co cu cy da de di do du dy fa fe fi fo fu fy ga ge gi go gu gy ha he hi ho hu hy ka ke ki ko ku ky la le li lo lu ly ma me mi mo mu my na ne ni no nu ny pa pe pi po pu py ra re ri ro ru ry sa se si so su sy ta te ti to tu ty wa we wi wo wu wy A Method Compos'd for Children for the well Grounding them in the True Protestant Religion By the most Reverend and Learned Bishop Usher Arch-Bishop of Armagh Ejaculations at Uprising I. O God the Father of Heaven have mercy upon me a miserable Sinner Thou Commandedst in the beginning Let there be light and there was light Lighten mine eyes that I sleep not in death lest at any time my enemy say I have prevailed against him II. O God the Son Redeemer of the World have mercy upon me a miserable Sinner who art Light of Light the great and truest light from whence this light both of Sun and Day ariseth thou Light shining in Darkness and illuminating every one that cometh into this world drive from me all darkness of Ignorance and give me understanding that in thee â—nd by thee I may know the Father to know whom is to live and to serve whom is to Reign III. O God the Holy Ghost who proceedeth from the Father and the Son have mercy upon me a miserable Sinner O thou holy Fire both Illuminating and Warming kindle in me thy Light that I may discern the deceitful Delights of this World from the true Joyes of Heaven Grant that I may only see those things which are thine and be blind to the rest infuse also into my Mind the gift of thy Charity that forsaking those transitory things I may with a continual Desire endeavour to attain those things which are Eternal IV. O holy blessed and glorious Trinity three Persons and one God have mercy upon me a miserable Sinner Defend me this day from all the Assaults of the Devil and the Malice of Men keep me this day from all Sin and preserve me from sudden and unexpected Death Be unto me a Comfort in Tribulation Assistance in Temptation and in Death a pleasant Refuge V. Thou hast raised my Body O Lord which was drowned in Sleep I beseech thee that thou wilt deliver my Soul likewise from the Sleep of Sins and the Darkness of this World and that which thou hast recalled from Sleep unto Waking may it please thee after Death to restore to the same Life and to be with thee who neither slumbrest nor sleepest To thee alone be Praise for evermore A Prayer for the Morning I. O Almighty Lord God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ I praise â—hee I bless thee I glorify thee and with my whole Heart give thee humble and hearty Thanks that according to thy unmeasurable Goodness thou hast by thy fatherly Providence preserved me this Night Thy tender Care watched over me else had Satan Assaulted me who goeth about like a roaring Lyon seeking whom he may Devour II. And O Father of Mercies and God of all Consolation I beseech thee to take me this Day into thy Protection let thy Paternal Care watch over me and behold me with thy all-Merciful Eyes direct me in the
ways of thy Holy Commandments and endue me with the Gifts and Graces of thy Blessed Spirit By which means I may begin continue and end this day likewise to the Praise and Glory of thy Holy Name and to the Profit and Salvation of my Soul III. Direct O Lord this day my Heart my Body and Senses my Works and Actions and grant that I always may Thirst and Hunger after Righteousness and follow after those things which belong to my Peace lest by any Neglect of mine they be hid from my Eyes and I intreat thee O Father to walk along with me this day guide my going out and my coming in prosper whatsoever I shall take in hand and alwayes furnish me with a thankful a reverential and obedient Heart that I may praise thee reverence thee and be obedient to thy heavenly Will in all things which I beg for thy Son Jesus Christ his Sake my only Saviour and Redeemer in whose Name I put up this imperfect Prayer but conclude with the most perfect form of Prayer which he hath taught in his holy Gospel The Lords Prayer Our Father which art in Heaven hallowed be thy Name thy Kingdom come thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven give us this Day our daily Bread and forgive us our Trespasses as we forgive them that Trespass against us and lead us not into Temptation but deliver us from Evil for thine is the Kingdom Power and Glory for ever and ever amen O Lord open thou my Lips And my Mouth shall shew forth thy Praise O God make speed to save me O Lord make hast to help me Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the holy Ghost As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end Psalms appointed to be read in the Morning Collected by him from several Psalms 1st Psalm Psal. 25. Unto thee O Lord do I lift up my Soul Let the Words of my Mouth and the Meditations of my heart be acceptable in thy Sight O Lord my Strength and my Redeemer Hearken unto the Voice of my Cry my King and my God for unto thee will I make my Prayer For thou art the God that hast no Pleasure in Wickedness neither shall any Evil dwell with thee If thou Lord wilt be extreame to mark what is done amiss O Lord who may abide it But there is forgiveness with thee therefore thou shalt be feared For thou Lord art good and ready to forgive and plenteous in Mercy unto all them that call upon thee O God thou knowest my Foolishness and my Sins are not hid from thee I have gon astray like a lost Sheep seek thy Servant for I do not forget thy Commandments Against thee only have I sinned and done this Evil in thy sight Cast me not away from thy Presence and take not thy holy Spirit from me Restore to me the Joy of thy Salvation and uphold me with thy free Spirit 2d Psalm Hear me O Lord for thy loving Kindness is good turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender Mercies Be Merciful unto me O Lord for I cry unto thee daily Shew me thy Ways O Lord and teach me thy Paths Lead me in thy Truth and teach me for thou art the God of my Salvation on thee do I wait all the Day long Order my Steps in thy Word and let not any Iniquity have Dominion O send out thy Light and thy Truth let them lead me let them bring me unto thy holy Hill and thy Tabernacle Cause me to hear thy loving Kindness in the Morning for in thee do I trust Cause me to know the Way wherein I should Walk for I lift up my Soul unto thee Teach me to do thy Will for thou art my God thy Spirit is good lead me into the Land of Uprightness Withold not thy tender Mercies from me O Lord let thy loving Kindness and thy Truth continually preserve me Teach me thy Way O Lord I will walk in thy Truth unite my Heart to fear thy Name Lord make me to know my End and the measure of my Days that I may know how frail I am For in thee is the Well of Life and in thy Light shall we see Light 3d. Psalm Let my Cry come before thee O Lord give me understanding according to thy Word I have declared my Ways and thou heardest me teach me thy Statutes Make me to understand the way of thy Precepts so shall I talk of thy wondrous Works Open thou my Eyes that I may behold the wondrous things out of thy Law Thy Hands have made me and fashioned me give me understanding that I may learn thy Commandments Let thy Mercies come also unto me O Lord even thy Salvation according unto thy Word Let thy tender Mercies come unto me that I may live for thy Law is my Delight Let my Soul live and it shall praise thee and let thy Judgments help me Great are thy tender Mercies O Lord quicken me according to thy Judgments The Righteousness of thy Testimonies is everlasting give me understanding and I shall live Thy Word is Truth from the beginning and every one of thy righteous Judgments endureth for ever For thou Lord wilt bless the righteous with Favour wilt thou compass him as with a Shield Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the holy Ghost As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be World without end Amen The first Lesson taken out of several Places in the old Testament Ye shall make you no Idols nor Graven Image neither rear you up a standing Image neither shall you set up any Image of Stone in your Land to bow down unto it for I am the Lord your God Thou shalt not make thee any Graven Image or any likeness of any thing that is in Heaven above or that is in the Earth beneath or that iâ— in the Waters beneath the Earth Thou shalt not bow down thy self unto them nor serve them To whom will you liken God or what likeness will you compare unto him Ye saw no Similitude on the Day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the Fire Ye heard the Voice of the Words but saw no Similitude only ye heard a Voice And he declared unto you his Covenant which he commanded you to perform even ten Commandments and he wrote them upon two Tables of Stone I am the Lord that is my Name and my Glory will I not give unto another neither my Praise to Graven Images Every Founder is confounded by the Graven Image for his Moulten Image is Falshood and there is no Breath in them They are Vanity and the Work of Errours in the time of their Visitation they shall perish The Stock is a Doctrine of Vanities and their Molten Images are Wind and Confusion They that make a Graven Image are all of them Vanity and their delectable things shall not Profit and they are
to God Loyalty to Governours Pâ—ace to the Church Reverence of Superiority Charity to our Inferiours Amity to our Equals Love to our Enemies Patience in Tribulation Thankfulness in Prosperity Faithfulness in our Calling and Honesty to all and seeing of late thou hast delivered our Backs from whipping our Liberty from serving our Souls from dying our Country from consuming and our King and State from a sudden blowing up Lord we pray thee that the Meditation of this Mercy may never depart out of our Minds but that we may be thankful unto thee for Mercies received and fearful of thee for Judgments escaped V. Teach us to Pray unto thee alone who canst hear and grant our Requests to keep our Country from Invasion our Church from Dissention our Houses from Infâ—ction our State from Alteration and People from the cruel Mercies of the Italian Popedom whose Faith is Fancy whose Force is Fraud whose Trust is Treason whose Obedience is Hypocrisie whose Laws are Traditions whose Pardoners are Priests whose Saviour is the Pope whose God is an Idol whose Service is Foppery whose Glory is their Shame and whose End is Damnation except they Repent Thus we thy People and Sheep of thy Pasture have just Occasion to praise thy great Name for this and all thy wonderful Deliverances and Blessed be the Lord God of our Salvation for ever and ever and let all the People say Amen Amen An Historical Account of the First Plate I. William Parry a Doctor of the Civil Law contrives Queen Elizabeth's Death II. At his Tryal he acknowledges the Fact and confesses himself guilty III. At his Execution he denies it and is as innocent as the Child unborn IV. Queen Elizabeth at Tilbury to view her Army and Camp there where she shewed an undaunted courage and resolution V. Spaniards Landing in England brought Knives Torches Wires and other Instruments to torture the Protestants VI. The Spanish Invasion their Navy consisted of 130 Ships whereof Galeases and Galleons 72 goodly Ships like to floting Towers Soldiers 19290 Mariners 8350 Galley Slaves 2080 great Ordnance 2630 12 of their Ships were called the 12 Apostles this invincible Armado was 3 years a preparing and in a months time was put to confusion the Banners taken from them were placed in St. Paul's Church and a solemn Thanksgiving returned to Almighty God for that great deliverance VII The Gunpowder Treason a hatching by Catesby Fawkes Garnet Piercy and Winter c. VIII The taking of the House where there was a Cellar under the Parliament House fit for their hellish purpose and there was laid in it 36 Barrels of Gunpowder with store of Faggots to cover them IX A Letter is sent to the Lord Mounteagle the Contents were these My Lord Out of the love I bear to some of your Friends I have a care of your preservation therefore I would wish you as you tender your life to forbear your attendance at this Parliament for God and Man have concurred to punish the wickedness of this time and think not slightly of this Advertisement for though there be no appearance of any stir yet I say they shall receive a terrible blow this Parliament and yet shall not see who hurts them This Counsel is not be contemned because it may do you good and can do you no harm for the danger is past as soon as you have burnt this Letter and I hope you will make good use of it X. The Letter is read in Council where King James considering it more deeply than any of his Nobles apprehended some violent motion and danger of blowing up by powder and thereupon commanded diligent search to be made about the Parliament House where the Powder and Faggots at last was found and Guido Fawx booted and spurr'd with his Match ready for the purpose hard by whom they apprehended as a suspicious Person XI Fawx being examined before the King and Council is so audacious as to express his horrid Treason that he was sorry it did not take effect not long afterwards he with the rest of the bloody Conspirators were executed XII Bonefires made all over England for the preservation from that horrid Powder Treason and iâ— kept Annually on November the Fifth Parry confults Q E Doo His Tryall His Execution Queen Elizab atâ—â—lbury weapons to torture y e Englis Spanish Invasion Powd Treason hatching Taking of the house a Lett to y e â— Nonteagle Read in Councell Faux Examined Bonefires Made Massacre in Ireland King Charles Nurth King Charles Return The Pestilence 1665 The Dutch warr Fire of London 1666 Somersett house Consult at wild house white horse Tavern Resolue to kill y e king Pickerin in S Iames parâ— Coleman Writing a lett An Historical Account of the Second Plate I. Anno 1641. In October the Irish Rebellion broke out where was 2000 Protestants of Men women and Children barbarously murthered II. January 30 1648. King Charles the First of Blessed Memory was moâ—t barbarously murthered at his own Door about Two of the Clock in the Afternoâ—â— by Oliver Cromwel Bradshaw and Ireton and the rest of that damned Crew III. May 29 1660. His Majesty King Charles the Second whom God graâ—â— long to Reign made his magnificent Entry through his City of London to his Pâ—â—lace at Whitehal to the rejoycing of all his loving Subjects IV. 1665. A great Plague began in London in which year died 97306 whereof of the Plague 68596. V. The War between his Majesty and the States of Holland wherein many braâ—â— Persons lost their Lives in that Sea Fight VI. Septemb. 2. 1666. Happened that dreadful and never to be forgotten 〈◊〉 of London which continued burning three days and destroyed 373 Acres withiâ— and 63 Acres and 3 Roods without the Walls of the City VII The Consult at Somerset House where Whitebread and others were coâ—triving to make away Dr. Oates but he unknown to them overheard their Dâ—signs VIII The Consult at Wild House where Sir George Wakeman gave his 〈◊〉 in the Entry Book for 5000 Pounds IX Several Meetings was held by Coleman and others at the White Horâ—â— Tavern near St. Clements Church in the Strand about the Popish Plot. X. Signing the Writings to resolve to kill the King XI Pickering attempting to shoot the King in St. James's Park for which was to receive 30000 Masses which amounts to 1500 Pounds at 12 Pence 〈◊〉 Mass. XII Coleman writing Letters to La Chaise and the Jesuits beyond Sea relation to the horrid Popish Plot. An Historical Account of the Third Plate I. The Consult at the Plough Alehouse neer Somerset House about the Murâ—hering of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey II. He is dogged by some of the Murtherers by St. Clements Church till he â—omes to Somerset House III. At the Water Gate Hill steps to him and desires him for Gods sake to walk down for two Men were quarreling and he was afraid there would be blood shed which after perswasion Sir Edmondbury Godfrey goâ—â— down IV. No sooner was he
cloath freeze to congeale froise a sort of pancake phrase a quaint expression furrs a fine hairy skin furze a prickly shrubs fir trees so called form of words fourm of wood G. Gall upon the liver gaul chaffing a tree gallies turkish ships gallows for execution gard a great hem of a garment guard a company of soldiers garden of plants and flowers guardian over an Orphan gargle for a sore mouth garrulity vain babling gentle mild and courteous gentiles jewish heathens gesture a habit of the body â—ester that breaks jests glister like gold glyster to a sick person grass of the meadows grase to feed on grass grace infusion in the Soul gray a colour grey-hound groat four pence grot a cave in the earth groan to make a doleful cry grown tall or thick â— grosse twelve dozen gross fat and burly guilt guilty gilt with gold goat four-footed beast got or did get gun to shoot with gone or went away guess to imagine or think guest a friend and acquaintance H. Hale to tug or pull hail congealed snow hall in a great house hard as a flint herd a head of cattel heard to be heard haven a port for ships heaven a place of happiness heads upon the shoulders heed to take heed hear with the ear here present in this place hire to give wages her a female person hallow to make holy holly a tree holy religious and devout hollow an empty sound hollo to cry aloud hole that is bored through whole the total sum heel of the foot heal up a sore hee 'l that 's he will hell place of torment haply it may be happily fortunately hew colour hugh a proper name hue and cry after one hew to cut down host that keeps an inn host or Army hoarse in the throat horse a beast to ride on hoar as the hoary frost whore a lewd strumpet hoop for a barrel whoop to hollow and baul hour threescore minutes hore-hound a plant heart of the body hart a deer art skill and industry home at his house whom that or which hye to make hast high stately and lofty hoy a western vesâ—el I. Jambs posts of a door iames a proper name idle lazie and slothful idol a false God isle an island oyl as oyl-olive incite to provoke insight skill and judgment ingenious one of good parts ingenuous of a good nature imply to signifie imploy some business inn for strangers and Travellers in or within a house itch a scab or mange hitch entangle job a proper name jobb an odd piece of work joice name of a woman joist a little beam juice liquor pressed out jointer a plane of boards jointure of a woman in marriage K. Ken to know one keen very sharp kill to destroy kiln to dry malt in kin related to one knave a vile fellow nave of a cart wheel keel the bottom of a ship chyle meat first digested knight a title of honour night successor of the day L. Lamb a young sheep lame one that halts lamp to burn oyl in lance a spear launch a ship put from harbour lass a young maid last to make shooes on last the latest to endure least the smallest lest a word of caution lesson to be learned by heart lessen to make less listen to hearken diligently latine a language latten double tin lease of an estate leash of hounds lease to pick up shatt'red corn less small lesse he that takes a lease legion six thousand men legends popish fables leman a strumpet lemmons or oranges loud to make a noise low'd like oxen lowr or sowr lookes lower beneath lour a palace in France lead to hand along lead a mineral in the earth liturgie the common prayer lethary a drowsie disease line to draw a strait line loyn of mutton veal or lamb leopard a beast spotted leper diseased with the leprosie leaper that jumps and leaps letice a female name lettice a herb for sallet lattice a wooden bar'd window loose to unfasten louse a vermin lose to have losses lice vermin in the head or body lies false stories loath to disdain an abhorr loth unwilling not satisfied league of peace and friendship legs supporters of the body laud glory and praise lord a title as lord mayor limn to paint in small limb a member of the body limp to goe halting lint to put to wounds leaden cistern of lead leyden university in holland M. Mail a coat of Armour male the he or masculine maul to fall foul and strike major a commander in an army maior of a city or lord maior mare that bears colt main all might and force mane on the neck of a horse many a great company main the ocean manner fashion or way manners good carriage mannour a Lordship manure to dung ground medes and persians meads green meadows meat food meet fit and convenient mete to measure corn moat or compassing pond mote or dust in the eye might power and strength mite an insect in cheese mind reason and understanding mine to dig out gold or silver mine that is my own mantle for a child mantil-tree by a chimney mantled as drink when it flours marshal of an army martial warlike marred spoiled and corrupted marry joined in matrimony merry rejoycing and glad message commission mesuage tenements maurice a proper namâ— morrice dancers medlar a fruit medler a busie body million a great number melon a muskmellon moan to lament mown grass mown down mourning for friends morning the follower of night muzzle to stop the mouth muscle a little shell-fish mole that lives in the earth mold to cast in mortar lime and hair mixt morter to pound spices in mowe to cut down grass mow a rick of corn moore a mans name more that exceedeth moor a fenny ground meteors airy comets meter fitter meeter verse and rhime mass the popish lettany mast belonging to a ship mast a corn martin a bird merton a colledge in Oxford manchet fine white bread mansion a lords chief house N. Naught bad wicked nought nothing nay not so or no neigh as horses doe nether lower neither none of them nesh tender effeminate nice curious and delicate neece a brothers daughter nigh nearer nye a nick name for Isaack noise tumultuous nose on the face noah a proper name O. Oar to row withal ore unrefined Gold our as our house oyer and terminer hour of the day ore abbreviation of over oath to take an oath ought to doe what we should oats a grain or pulse out as without own to acknowledge one the smallest number once but one time one 's body or right hand ounce a small weight ordâ—r rule and decency ordure filthiness and nastyness onion a plant union agreement oh a note of bemoaning owe to be in debt P. Pallate the roof of the mouth pallet a little bed palliate to cloak a business pail to carry milk pale and wan in the face pales round a garden pair two of any thing pare to cut off repair to mend or go to a place