The Protestant School, Meanings of names – List of astronomical signs

The Protestant School · Meanings of names – List of astronomical signs

p. 179Proper Names of Men and Women, with their Signification.

A.

Abel, just and good

Aaron, a priest and teacher

abiah, the will of God

abraham, father of the faithful

adam, man earthly

abigal, the fathers joy

andrew, strong and manly

alexander, mans helper

ambrose, immortal, divine

annanias, the grace of God

anthony, thriving

arthur, bearish

augustine, kingly

agnes, modest and chast

alice, noble and generous

amy, conqueror of Love

B.

Baldwin, swift and speedy

bartholomew, son of goodness

barnabas, son of comfort

baruch, blessed

benjamin, son of the right hand

bethel, the house of God

barnard, lord of children

brian, sings well

barbara, industrious

beatrice, good natur'd

blanch, white and fair

C.

Caleb, as a heart

charles, valiant and strong

christopher, a good carrier

constantine, fixed, fast

cornelius, a devout man

catherine, unspotted

clara, shining

D.

Daniel, judgment of God

david, beloved of God

diana, heathen goddess

dido, aeneas wife

dorothy, Gods gift

dorcas, like a roe buck

E.

Edgar, prosperous

edmund, peace-maker

edwin, victorious

edward, well deserving

egbert, sparkling light

elias, Lord God

emmanuel God with us

erasmus, learned

eleazer help of God

eliezer help of God

elijah, God the Lord

p. 178elisha, my God saveth

ephraim, fruitful

eunice, good victory

everard, good report

ezechias, the Lords strength

ezekiel, the good prophet

enoch, taught or dedicate

ezra, a helper

eleanor, curteous and pittiful

elizabeth, peace of the Lord

emme, a careful nurse

eve, the mother of all living

F.

Felix, happy

florence, prosperous

francis, frank and free

frederick, peace and quietness

fulk, noble and gentile

ferdinando, pure, peace

G.

Gabriel, man of God

gamaliel, reward of God

gerrard, a good liver

george, a good husband

gedeon, a slayer

german, ever true

gervass, as true as steel

geffrey, a good poet

gilbert, brightness

godfrey, peace of God

gregory, careful, watching

gryffith, strong faith

guy, a protector and guide

gertrude, all truth and honesty

H.

Henry, rich in wealth

hector, defence to many

herbert, a Lord famous

hugh, comfort and joy

hubert, fair hope

horatio, sparkling eye

habakuk, a wrastler

hilkiah, the Lords gentleness

helena, pittiful

hannah, the Lords gift

humphrey, double diligent

I.

Jacob, a supplanter

james, a maintainer

ichabod, the glory is departed

jedidah, beloved

jehosaphat, the Lord is judge

joachim, the Lords preparation

jesus, a saviour

job, sorrowful

joseph, increase of the Lord

jeremiah, in the Lords esteem

joab, fatherhood

john, beloved of the Lord

joshua, a saviour

josias, a sacrifice

isaac, laughter

julian, mild and tender

jonathan, Gods gift

jean, good and gracious

joane, contented

judith, praising God

jehosaphat, the Lord is judge

K.

Kenelme, wise and learned

kendrick, good will

L.

Lambert, fair lamb

laurence, faithful

lazarus, help of the Lord

leonard, like a lion

lewis, scorn of the people

lionel, little lyon

p. 179luke, lifting up

lodowick, a warrier

levi, joyned

lot, wrapped, joyned

lettice, joyfulness

lucia, brightness

M.

Malachy, my messenger

marmaduke, mighty

mark, high and lofty

matthew, Gods gift

michael, Gods likeness

moses, drawn up

melchizedek, king of righteousness

mabel, a good maid

margaret, precious pearl

m…ry, the best choice

maud, a queen

melicent, sweet, as honey

muziel, perfumed

N.

Nathaniel, the gift of the Lord

Nicholas, captain of thousands

Nehemiah, rest of the Lord

Noah, peace and rest

O.

Oliver, olive of peace

owen, well bred

olympia, sharp witted

P.

Patrick, statesman

paul, marvellous

peniel, seeing God

peter, a Rock or Stone

phillip, a warriour

peregrine, a travellour

phebe, clear or bright

phineas, a bold countenance

priscilla, antient

prudence, wisdom

philadelphia, lover of kindred

phillis, lovely and handsom

R.

Ralph, assisting

raymund, tranquillity

richard, avaritious

robert, just and true

roger, musical

reuben, son of visions

rachel, a sheep

rebecca, blunt contention

rosamond, rose of the world

S.

Samuel, heard of God

sampson, a strong man

solomon, wisdom, and peace

saul, lent of the Lord

sebastian, right honorable

sylvester, a woodman

simon, hearing, or obeying

shem, renowned

stephen, a crown

swithin, weeping

sarah, lady or dame

susanna, lilly or rose

sophronia, temperance

sibyl, wise councel

sophia, wisdom

T.

Theodore, Gods delight

theodosius, beloved of God

theophilus, a friend of God

thomas, bottomless, deep

timothy, the honour of God

titus, honourable

thomazin, unsearchable

p. 180V.

Valentine, puissant

vincent, victorious

ursula, a small bear

uzziel, the strength of God

W.

Walter, general of an army

william, defence to many

winnifred, win or get peace

X.

Xanthus, a heathen

Y.

Ynca, an Indian Prince

Z.

Zacharia, mindful of the Lord

zabdiel, the dowry of God

zephaniah, hidden of the Lord

The Numeral Letters and Figures, which are of great Use.

The Names of the Books of the old and new Testament, with the Number of their Chapters.

The Books of the New Testament.

Pauses and Stops to be Observed in Reading the Bible.

1. A Comma is the most frequent Point, and of least Force; marked thus,

Example. But when the Husbandmen saw the Son, they said among them…elves, this is the Heir, come let us kill him, &c.

2. A Semicolon is a Pause longer than a Comma, being a Point with a Comma under it;

Example. As he that giveth to the Poor shall not lack;

3. A Colon stops the Sentence a pretty while, and denotes full but not perfect Sense, and is marked thus:

Example. As the Way of the Lord is Strength to the Upright: but Destruction, &c.

4. A Period is a full Stop, and maketh an end of a Sentence: marked thus:

Example. Fear God. honour the King.

5. An Interrogation is used after a Question, and marked thus?

Example, Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the Flesh?

6. A Note of Exclamation, or Admiration, wondering or crying out, is marked thus!

Example. O the Depth of the Riches, both of the Wisdom and Knowledge of God!

7. A Parenthesis, is two Semicircles, including a Sentence, and must be sounded different from the rest, the Sense being perfect without it, and is marked thus ()

Example. Know ye not (for I speak to them, that know the Law) how that the Law hath Dominion over a Man, as long as he liveth?

8. An Asterism is when any part of a Sentence is wanting, marked thus *

9. an Obelisk, directs from the Discourse to the Margin, marked thus †

p. 18410. A Hyphen is a Note of Connexion as mis-like, safe-guard, and is marked thus -

11. A Caret, is when words are left out, as a man ⁁ ^of Words, and is marked thus ⁁

12. A Citation is used when an Author is Quoted, and how far they go is known, by every Line being marked thus "

13. a Section is a mark of dividing Chapters, and is marked thus §

14. An index is to note any remarkable thing from the Margin, and is marked thus ☞

15. An Apostrophe, is a small Comma, and set over where a Vowel is left out, as o're instead of over, and sav'd instead of saved, and is marked thus '

Of Capital or Great Letters in writing.

THey have in the beginning of Words their peculiar Uses: Noting not only Proper Names of Men, Cities, Callings, as Ambrose, Daniel, London, York, Mercer, or Grocer; but Dignities and Offices, as Highness, Lord Mayor, your Honour or Worship, with the Names of Arts, as Grammer, Rhetorick, Writing, Musick, and Arithmetick; The beginnings of every Verse and Sentence, ought to be a Capital, as I goe, I am, I will, &c. Great Letters are likewise to be used in Emphatical and remarkable Words, as God said to Moses, I AM, hath sent thee. Whole Sentences are emphatical: as JEHOVAH THE BRANCH, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS; and such like often found in the OLD TESTAMENT, or the NEW. To begin a Title, of a Book, ought to be in great Letters, as the WHOLE BOOK OF PSALMES, &c.

p. 185Abbreviation of Words.

Admrs. Administrators

B. D. Batchelor of Divinity

Bucks. Buckingham-shire

C. C. C. Corpus Christi College

Comrs. Commissioners

D. C. Dean of Christ Church

Drs. Com. Doctors Commons

Dr. D. Doctor of Divinity

Eccles. Ecclesiastes

Ecclus. Ecclesiasticus

J. D. Y. James Duke of York

Inhabts. Inhabitants

Introdt. Introduction

prerogt. Off. Perogative Office

Pub. Not. Publick Notary

R. S. S. Fellow of the Royal Society

S.S.Th.D. Sacro-Sanctae Theologiae Doct.

Westmr. Westminster

Berks. Berkshire

&c. and so forth

Credr. Creditor

Cant. Canterbury

Chron. Chronicles

Cor. Corinthians

Collos. Collossians

Coll. Collonel

Devon. Devonshire

honble. honourable

j. e. that is to say

K. R. Katharine Rex

L. D. Doctor of Laws

Lieut. Lieutenant

M. A. Master of Arts

Middx. Middlesex

Predict. Prediction

Q. C. Queens Colledge

Quest. Question

Rev. Revelations

Salop. Shropshire

t'other. the other

wll. Worshipful

Xpian. Christian

Chap. Chapter

Capt. Captain

C.R. Charles Rex

Doct. Doctrine

Deber. Debter

dd. Delivered

Exon. Exeter

Feb. February

Ans. Answer

Ap. April

Aug. August

Bp. Bishop

Bd. Bound

Dr. Doctor

Esqur. Esquire

I'le. I will

10br. December

Fol. Folio

Gen. Genesis

Hd. Honoured

Jan. January

Mat. Mathew

Lp. Lordship

Mrs. Mistress

Kt. Knight

Let's. let us

Lr. Letter

Lin. Line

Mar. March

Mr. Master

8vo. Octavo

Pag. Page

Ma. Majesty

Md. Memorandum

N.B. Note well

9br. November

Obt. Obedient

Obj. Objection

8br. October

Oxon. Oxford

4to. Quarto

Qr. Quarto

Qr. Quire

Rom. Romans

R. Reason

℞. Recipe

St. Saint

P. P. Penny-Post

Part. Partition

Pnts. Presents

Sec. Secular

Sch. Scholar

Sol. Solution

7br. September

wst. wd. westward

§. Section

Viz. to wit

Ver. Vers…

wth. with

wch. which

Wp. Worship

yrs. yours

& and

I'm. I am

Ld. Lord

Pd. Paid

P. Per

Vid. See

Sr. Sir

yt. that

ye. the

ym. them

yn. then

ys. this

u. use

wt. what

yu. you

yr. your

p. 186Remēber my Cōmēdatiōs to all my Friēds at Farnhā, and to all my Acquaintāce at Claphā ; to whō I wish abūdāce of Peace, Plēty, and Cōsolatiō.

Or thus.

Good Sr. I have a Suit frō my Sons Mr. cōcerning his Sch. viz. that when he hath read a Chap. you will appose him wth. a Qu. or two out of any v. or lin. you shall think meet; and then out of his Ans. to frame an Obj. or two by his Sol. to try him, viz. how he understāds wt. he reads, for I perceive by his Mr. yt. a Sch. Exercised in answering a Qu. propounded, and yn. giving a Sol. to an Obj. there agts. shall be made not only more Careful to mark the Cōtents of every Pag. and Chap. But the better to Understād and Remēber every lin. and v. yt. he readeth; which good Sr. let me intreat ye. Favour frō yu. &c.

The Contracting of Proper Names of Men and Women.

Alexander, Sany

Abraham, Abram

Anthony, Tony

Augustin, Austin

Ann, Nan or Nancy

Bartholomew, Bat

Bellever, Bell

Benjamin, Ben

Barbara, Bab

Clemment, Clem

Christopher, Kit

Catherine, Kate

Cornelia, Con

Daniel, Dan

David, Taffy

Dorothy, Doll

Deborah, Deb

Diana, Di

Edmund, Mun

Edward, Ned, Neddy

Ellinor, Nelly, Nell

Elizabeth, Betty, Bess

Fardinando, Fardi

Francis, Frank

Gabriel, Gab

Gilbert, Gill

Henry, Harry, Hall

Humphrey, Numph

p. 187James, Jemmy

John, Jack

Jeremiah, Jerre

Isaac, Nye

Joseph, Jo

Joshua, Jos

Jane, Jenny

Judith, Judi

Joan, Jug

Langley, Lang

Leonard, Len

Ludovicus, Lodwick

Lucretia, Luce

Marmaduke, Duke

Michael, Miel

Martha, Patt

Mathew, Mat

Millisent, Mill

Mary, Moll, Poll

Margaret, Peg

Margery, Madg

Nathaniel, Nat

Nicholas, Nick

Noah, Noy

Obadiah, Obed

Oliver, Noll

Phillip, Phill

Phillis, Phil

Priscilla, Pris

Prudence, Pru

Ralph, Rafe

Richard, Dick

Robert, Robin, Bob

Roger, Hodge

Rebecca, Beck

Rosamond, Rose

Rachel, Rach

Samuel, Sam

Simon, Sim

Solomon, Sol

Stephen, Stevan

Susanna, Sue

Theophilus; Theop

Theodore, The

Timothy, Tim

Thomas, Tom

Valentine, Val

Walter, Wat

William, Will

Zachariah, Zack

p. 188The Twelve Months of the Year is,

60 Minutes make 1 hour

24 Hours make a day

7 Days make 1 week

4 Weekes make 1 M. 28 D.

13 mon. 1 d. and 6 hours make when 1 year

365 days make when 1 year

366 days make when leap year

Of the Quarter Days in the Year, there are two Accounts to be given.

London Account is thus.

Mar. the 25 is Lady day

June 24 is Midsummer day

Septemb. 29 is Michaelmas day

Decemb. 25 is Christmas day

Country Account, sometimes is thus.

February 2 is Candlemas day

May 1 is May day

August 1 is Lammas day

November 1 is all Saints day

p. 189A Table of Planets and Signes with their Aspects.

Seven Planets.

♄ Saturn

♃ Jupiter

♂ Mars

☉ Sol

♀ Venus

☿ Mercury

☽ Luna

Twelve Signes.

♈ Aries

♉ Taurus

♊ Gemini

♋ Cancer

♌ Leo

♍ Virgo

♎ Libra

♏ Scorpio

♐ Sagitarius

♑ Capricornus

♒ Aquarius

♓ Pisces

Five Aspects.

⚹ Sextile

□ Quadral

△ Trine

☍ Opposition

☌ Conjunction