Vowels doe come togither and ſhew in ſpeach their ſeuerall ſoundes, often two togither, and ſeldom three. When two come togither, we vſurpe for it the Greeke worde diphthong, which ſignifieth a double ſounde: whereof the firſt is commonly ſhort, and the latter long: and may be .xx. but we haue not all in vſe, yet to occupie the learner with diuerſitie, I will ſet them all as in the Table folowing, which ſhoulde bee preſented to the learners eye, as is ſayde of the rest.
| ae | ai | ao | au |
| ea | ei | eo | eu |
| ia | ie | io | iu |
| oa | oe | oi | ou |
| ua | ue | ui | uo |
And when the firſt vowel is ſpoken long, it ought to bee ſo noted in writing with the prick vnder: and where three doe come togither in ſpeach, they are all in like maner written: and if there bee neyther first vowell nor last noted with a pricke for a longer time, or with this mark of diuision ouer thus (΅) they doe all make but one ſillable, and often two vowels are togither, when the one serueth to the first, and the other to the latter ſillable, then the latter hath the same marke of diuision ouer it, as followeth. For the long vowell firſt a bowe of a tree, differs from a bọu to ſhoote with: an alley boul from a bọuldiſh: the ou in a Sou pig, differs from ọu to sọu a seame, or corn, or a ſhooe ſọul, and a mou of corne, from to mọu the graß. And ſo of oi, in hois the ſayle, from ọi in an ọister: and of the deuiſion, as in Iſraë́ll, and voë́ll.
And triphthongs or treble ſoundes, are when three vowels come togither in one ſillable, as by my following order of writing: I finde for wiſe, wife, and hoyes boy, ſhould be written, ueiz, ueif, and hueiz buei, and ſo of eaur, for and eawer for water. and in mieu, and ieu, in theſe ſentences, the Cat doth mieu: and ſhe milkes the ieu: and uoad, to dei bliu, the cloth is uoaded, and ſuch like.
