Vocabulary of Early Modern English 1600's (Engliſh)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals

1.    mother           mother, the mother, mothers
2.    father           father, the father, fathers
3.    sister           ſiſter, the ſiſter, ſiſters
4.    brother           brother, the brother, brethren
5.    daughter           daughter, the daughter, daughters
6.    son           ſonne, the ſonne, ſonnes


For God ſo loued ye world, that he gaue his only begotten Sonne: that
whoſoeuer beleeueth in him, ſhould not periſh, but haue euerlaſting life.


For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

The Bible, John, 3, 16

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1.    water           water, the water
2.    fire           fire, the fire, fires
3.    sun           ſunne, the ſunne
4.    moon           moone, the moone, moones
5.    wind           winde, the winde, windes
6.    rain           raine, the raine, raines


1.    one           one
2.    two           two
3.    three           three
4.    four           foure
5.    five           fiue
6.    six           ſixe


Giue vs this day our daily bread.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat           cat, the cat, cats
2.    dog           dogge, the dogge, dogs
3.    horse           horſe, the horſe, horſes
4.    cow           cow, the cow, kine
5.    fish           fiſh, the fiſh, fiſhes
6.    bird           foule, the foule, foules
7.    tree           tree, the tree, trees
8.    flower           flowre, the flowre, flowres


The beginning of the Goſpel of Ieſus Chriſt, the Sonne of God.

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1

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1.    white           white
2.    black           blacke
3.    red           red
4.    green           greene
5.    yellow           yellow
6.    blue           blew
7.    grey           gray
8.    brown           browne


And as yee would that men ſhould doe to you, doe yee alſo
to them likewiſe.


Do to others as you would have them do to you.
The Bible, Luke, 6,31

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Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou ſhalt loue
thy neighbour as thy ſelfe.


Honour your father and mother; and love your neighbour as yourself.
The Bible, Matthew, 19,19

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In the beginning God created the Heauen, and the Earth.

In the beginning, God created the universe.
The Bible, Genesis, 1,1

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Charitie ſuffereth long, and is kinde:
charitie enuieth not: charitie vaunteth not it ſelfe, is not puffed vp,
Doeth not behaue it ſelfe vnſeemly, ſeeketh not her owne, is not eaſily prouoked,
thinketh no euill.


Love is patient and kind;
it is not jealous or conceited or proud;
love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable;
love does not keep a record of wrongs.

The Bible, 1 Corinthians, 13,4-5

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And he ſaid vnto Ieſus, Lord, remember me when thou commeſt into thy kingdome.
And Ieſus ſaid vnto him, Verily, I ſay vnto thee, to day ſhalt thou be with me in Paradiſe.


Then he [the man on the cross next to Him] said "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
He replied, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise."

The Bible, Luke 23,42-43

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9. Our father which art in heauen, hallowed be thy name.
10. Thy kingdome come. Thy will be done, in earth, as it is in heauen.
11. Giue vs this day our daily bread.
12. And forgiue vs our debts, as we forgiue our debters.
13. And lead vs not into temptation, but deliuer vs from euill.
The Bible, Matthew 6, 9-13 (The Lord's Prayer)

  1. Sunday
  2. Monday
  3. Tueſday
  4. Wenſday
  5. Thurſday
  6. Friday
  7. Satterday
  1. Ianuarie
  2. Februarie
  3. March
  4. Aprill
  5. May
  6. Iune
  7. Iulie
  8. Auguſt
  9. September
  10. October
  11. Nouember
  12. December
  1. North
  2. South
  3. Eaſt
  4. Weſt

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