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The foundation of Christian religion gathered into six principles
The foundation of Christian religion gathered into six principles, by Mr. William Perkins. Translated into Welsh. Whereto also is added the Welsh alphabet, for the instruction of the unlearned in that language. By E.R. Sail crefydd gristnogawl wedi ei rhannu in chewch o rannau new Wyddorion, o waith W.P. Wedi ei gyfiaethu. Ir jath gymráec at osod allan. Drwy ddymuniad E.R.The foundation of Christian religion gathered into six principles, by Mr. William Perkins. Translated into Welsh. Whereto also is added the Welsh alphabet, for the instruction of the unlearned in that language. By E.R. Sail crefydd gristnogawl wedi ei rhannu yn chewch o rannau new Wyddorion, o waith W.P. Wedi ei gyfiaethu. Ir iath gymráec at osod allan. Drwy ddymuniad E.R.
London: printed by Richard Constable for George Calvert, 1649
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Sound of the Letters.
A. as the English A. B. as the B. in English. C. as the English K. k. Ch. is pronounced wholly in the throat, the only Welsh letter, like the Greek Χ. χ. D. as the English D. Dd. hath the same sound that th. hath in these English words, viz. this, that, then, though, there, and not so rough as th. in such words as, viz. think, thief, thought, thrust. E. like the English E. F. like the v. consonant in English. Ff. like the English F. or Greek φ. G. Like the letter G, in gate, go, God, good, gold, great, &c. not as the letter G. in gender, generous, gesture giant. Ng. like Ng. in King, ring, long, &c. H. as Engl. H. I. like ee in these English words, viz. be, tree, deep, reel, or like the letter i, in such words as these, rich, ring, bring, thing, sing, string. ⟨p. 5⟩L. as the Engl. L. Ll. rougher then the single l. and it hath the pronunciation of lh.i.e. the force of lh. together. M. N. O. P. as they are in English and Latin. Ph. φ Greek, or like the English f. R. S. T. as they are in English. Th. θ Greek, or th. in this word hath. U. like the letter i. in such words as these, this, is, miss, bliss, kiss, piss, or like, e. in blew, drew, knew. W. as the o. in these English words, viz. root, book, boot, crook, took or as the w. in English. Y. hath two sounds; first the same sound as u. in these English words stir, turn, burn, hunt: or as the letter i. in these words, third, bird, dirt. Or as the letter i. in these English words, tin, trim, thin. with this difference, y. in the last syllable is after the second manner, in every other syllable after the first manner; examples of both, in these Welsh words, hynny, ystyr, llythyr, bybyr, myfyr, ymyr, it is also after the first manner in Adverbs of one syllable, or Prepositions ⟨p. 6⟩of one syllable, as also in articles, as y. yr. y cyfiawn: yr Arglywidd in, mine, ym. But in subjectives or adjectives of Verbs of one syllable it is after the second manner, as mine, tin bryn. The letter i. in Welsh, having a vowel following it, makes one syllable with it which follows, as dynion, duwian: unless in such which have a tittle! (like!) above the letter i. as gweddiau arylywiddíaeth, crío, yspío. W. (in Welsh) following c. ch. g. ng and a vowel, or n. l. r. with a vowel following it, looseth its sound (as u. in English after a q.