173 One hundred and Seventy-three 704 Seven hundred and four 1609 One thousand Six hundred and Nine 1756 One thousand Seven hundred and Fifty-fix, or MDCCLVI. Of Contractions of fuch Things as are necessary to be understood; in which whole Words and Sentences are known by certain Letters only. A. R. Anna Regina, or B. D. Batchelor of Divinity B. V. Blessed Virgin Cwt. an Hundred-weight, or A. P. G. Professor of Astronomy in Gresham College 112 Pounds Col. Colonel C. R. N° Number F. R. S. Fellow of the Royal N S. New Style Efqr. Efquire Ev Evangelist Exon. Exeter Ex. Exodus Feb. February Society Gal. Galatians Gen Genefis Heb. Hebrew Id. or Idem, the fame i. e. that is J. H. S. Jesus the Saviour of Men Ifa. Ifaiah J. D. Doctor of Jury or Law Joh. or Jn John Josh. Joshua Obj. Objection Obt obedient PS. Poftfcript P. T. G. Profeffor of Theo logy or Divinity in Gre - sham College Q. Queen or Question q. d. as if he should say 4.1 as much as you please q. f. a sufficient quantity J. R. James Rex, or King Reg Register James K. King Km Kingdom Knt Knight Reg. Dep deputed Register Rev. Revelation Rt Hond right honourable R A Collection of Words nearly alike in Sound, but different in Spelling and Signification. N. B. I think it very necessary that all such as can read pretty well, should now learn to know the Meaning of Words, for without this, the Spelling Part only is of little Signification; therefore, if the young Scholar was set eight or ten Words of this Table every Night, or two or three Times a Week, to fpell, and tell the Meaning of, according to his Capacity, it would certainly be of great Service. And tho' I would be thought to have the highest Regard for the Word of God, yet I would advise all Masters and Mistresses to fet their Scholars a Collection of these Words (or of those in the following Tables) at their Breakings-up; rather than to write out, and get by Heart a long Chapter, which they feldom mind to perform till within a Day or two of returning to School again; and then sloven over their Writing, and spoil their Hand; and after being corrected for this, and not getting the heavy Task by Heart, they begin in their early Days to hate the Bible, and hold the best of Books in Contempt; which, if read at proper Times, would take quite a different Turn upon their little Minds. Accidents, Chances Ax, to cut with Affect, to move, or imitate Effect, Purpose Ail, Trouble Ale, Malt-Drink Air, Element Are, Plural of is E'er, ever Ere, before Heir to an Estate Alder-Tree Elder, older All, the Whole Awl, Cobler's Tool. Allow'd, granted Aunt, Uncle's Wife Augur, a Soothsayer B. Bawl, to cry out Ballad, Song Barbara, a Woman's Name Barbary, a Country Barberry, a Tree Bare, naked Bear, a Beaft Barren, unfruitful Bass in Mufic Boil, to bubble up Board, a Plank Bor'd, did bore Bolt, for a Door Boult, to fift Bomb, Mortar-shot Bough, Branch Bow, to bend Beacon, a Light to guide Ships Bum, Buttocks at Sea Beckon, with the Hand Bail, Surety Bale of Silk Bald, without Hair Ball, a round Solid Border, the Margin Bordure, in Heraldry Boy, a Lad Buoy, bear up Buy, Cain, a Man's Name Cawl, of a Wig or Bowels Cannon, great Gun - Canon, Rule Catch, to lay hold of Chafte, continent Chews, doth chiw Choose, to cull, or pick Choir, Set of Singers Quire, 24 Sheets Choler, Wrath Collar, for the Neck Cite, to fummon Sight, Seeing Citron, Sort of Fruit Cittern, a musical Instrument Clause, an Article Claws, Talons Cleaver, for chopping Clever, ingenious Climb, to clamber, or get up Con |