![]() Gentlemen, at their returne home, like as they Might well charge them, for counterfeyting They speak in their mother tongue but one ![]() Not able to tell, or understand what they say,Īnd yet these fine English Clearks, will say Some of their mothers were alive, they were Some men seek so farįor outlandish English, that they forget altogether their mothers language, so that if Yet living over carelesse, using their speech,Īs most men doe, & ordering their wits, as Ignorant may well understand them: neyther seeking to be over fine or curious, nor ![]() Ynckhorne termes 1, but labour to speake soĪs is commonly received, and so as the most Ignorant people, are to bee admonished, that they never affect any strange (but especially Preachers) as have occasion to speak publiquely before the Ready in Christ Jesus to be commaunded, Robert Cawdrey. To mine owne soule, humbly take my leave. With all good wishes to you all, with all yours, as Will blesse both your Honors and Worships, I doe Praying, that God of his unspeakeable mercies, You all joyntly patrons heereof, and under your (beeing all naturall sisters) I am bold to make Rutland: In consideration whereof, and alsoįor that I acknowledge my selfe much beholdingĪnd indebted to the most of you, since this time, Grammer schoole at Okeham in the County of Now my singuler benefactor) when I taught the Your Ladiships brother was my scholler, (and Godly Lady, Lucie Harington, your HonoursĪnd Worships mother, and my especiall friend in Now when I had called to mind (right honorable and Worshipfull) the great kindnesse, andīountifulnes, which I found in that vertuous & Part, was gathered by me, but lately augmentedīy my sonne Thomas, who now is Schoolemaister in London. Prepared for the understanding of a great number of Latine words: which also will bring muchĭelight & judgement to others, by the use of this Know one from the other, with the interpretation thereof by plaine English words, may be learned and knowne. ![]() Writing of many hard English words, borrowedįrom the Greeke, Latine & French, and how to HeerbyĪlso the true Orthography, that is, the true Of difficultie, and uncertaintie may heereby plainly see, & better understand those Our Father, through Jesus Christ our Lord andīy this Table (right Honourable & Worshipfull) strangers that blame our tongue Life, with increase of grace, and peace from GOD Wingfield, and the Lady Leigh, his Christian friends, R. See the main entry under A Table Alphabeticall for details about the content. This is the introductory material from Robert Cawdrey's 1604 dictionary A Table Alphabeticall. ![]()
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