DVACI concerning the crue. Extend 1563 DOUAY From the Typography of 71 » Bu- Next follows a graphic account of the Moscovite or Russian invasion of Poland and Lithuania, of the barbarities committed there, and closes with an appeal to the European princes to con bire and stop those ravages. As the account of the Russian a vasion of Poland and Lithuania was translated from Germa into Latin, A.D. 1563, news-sheets must have been writter, printed and circulated in Germany prior to 1563, we wo almost make them coeval with the Venice Gazetta, 1536. Behold, the following lines, printed at Rouen, and alluded to in Paris: FRENCH **La Gazette en ces vers Parit, juste copic imprimée a Reen, par Jean Petit, 1609. This jocose ENGLISH The Gazette in these verser Paris, just the copy printed at Rouen, by John Petit, 1509. stanza clearly shows that new-sheets must have been widely disseminated in the sixteenth century. From a curious pamphlet, entitled "An Early News-sheet," issued by Chatto & Windus, London, 1874, and J. W. Boaton, 706 Broadway, New Yurk; an exact lac-stalle, containing valuable notes on early news-sheets, as food to the out it? As the bulary and style 'orta, who popuises, constructed 1555; "Magia nonica" (Knowlmy, 1586; "Vil2, and "De RePart of Optics), rms flowing into › zealous scientist e, phytonomy, res, originated with been used. Sir erves: "We have vented by Roger periment; though he maturity of an ul purposes, both first telescope to improvement as e, for about 1560, fusion caused by Jousie, iustice, &c. 1 and consonant Consequently he unced like an as replaced u by v, aleur, vengeance, ints." Although 'ecided improve dopted; for the 3, we find ialousie, reauen, euery, &c. ; ce, virtue, heaven, would be unpardonable. When he saw disharmony, inconsiste and superfluous letters in his native tongue, he called for re in the following strain: "Orthographie, conteyning the due order and reason howe to wr. painte thimage of manne's voice, moste like to the life or nature." This title alone shows what English was three hundred ago, and that there was room for improvement. As six of twenty-three words: orthographie, conteyning, howe, painte, ne, and moste, have since become orthography, containing paint, man, and most, by slight changes and dropping of E French final e mute, Hart's early clamoring against dishar and for writing and painting the image of man's voice ha a decided benefit to the English language; for ie in the of science: anatomie, theologie, philosophie, &c.; doctou fessour, neighbour, conquerour, predecessour, honour, vigour, &c.; are now anatomy, theology, philosophy, &c.; professor, neighbor, conqueror, predecessor, honor, labor, &c. All must agree that dropping French final e mute from painte, manne, moste, was an advantage; hence why no final e mute from thousands of other English words? Su ning, clipping, and weeding would make English more I and render it more and more worthy of being the worl graphic medium. It seems Sir Philip Sidney delighted in harmony and si of language, when he penned these lines, about A.D. 157 "English is void of those cumbersome differences of cases, genders and tenses, which I think was a piece of the Tower of Babylon's cu a man should be put to schoole to learn his mother tongue; but for t ing sweetly and properly the conceit of the minde, which is the ende o that it hath equally with any other tongue in the world." Here also schoole, minde, and ende appear "à la Fran with final e mute! The Newspaper has been the most powerful promo thought, ideas, correct spelling, granimatic language, and lectual progress; yet its origin seems obscured by hype cobwebs, unless we trace it to “acta diurna" (diurnal acts nished to the Romans under their emperors. Venice clain idea of the first modern newspaper, styled “Gazetta," from the coin that was its price, A.D. 1536. It was started to give the people an account of the war against the Turks. Behold the heading of an early Latin news-letter, dated at Douay, France, A.D. 1563: LATIN. Memorabilis ENGLISH Memora Et perinde stupenda de crudeli Mos- And likewise stupenous narrative covitarum Expeditione narratio, è concerning the crue. Expetition of the Moscovites, fron German Germanico in Latinum conuersa. 1563 DVACI Latin translated. 1553 DOUAY Ex Typographia ludi Boscardi,From the Typography of Fush Bas Typographi iurati Rega card, reorn Typographer of has Raya. Maty Next follows a graphic account of the Moscovite or Russian invasion of Poland and Lithuania, of the barbarities committed there, and closes with an appeal to the European proces to mong bine and stop those ravages. As the account of the Rossan in vasion of Poland and Lithuania was translated from Gerran into Latin, A.D. 1563, news-sheets must have been written, printed, and circulated in Germany prior to 1553, which world almost make them coeval with the Venice Gazetta, 1336. Behold, the folowing lines, printed at Rosen, and ale to in Paris: FRENCH "La Gazette en ces vers Paris, juste la copic imprime a This jocose The Gazette on these verses For from the verse Paris, just the rated at Riare, stanza clearly shows that newod dets must have been widely disseminated in the sixteen food to the it ? As the ry and style 1, who popuconstructed 55; "Magia ca" (Knowl1586; "Vilnd "De Ret of Optics), flowing into alous scientist hytonomy, reriginated with en used. Sir s: "We have ted by Roger ment; though aaturity of an ›urposes, both telescope to provement as r about 1560, on caused by ie, iustice, &c. id consonant sequently he ed like an as aced u by v, r, vengeance, ." Although led improve ted; for the e find ialousie, n, euery, &c. ; virtue, heaven, would be unpardonable. When he saw disharmony, incons and superfluous letters in his native tongue, he called for in the following strain: "Orthographie, conteyning the due order and reason howe to painte thimage of manne's voice, moste like to the life or nature." This title alone shows what English was three hundre ago, and that there was room for improvement. As six twenty-three words: orthographie, conteyning, howe, pai ne, and moste, have since become orthography, containi paint, man, and most, by slight changes and dropping o French final e mute, Hart's early clamoring against dis and for writing and painting the image of man's voice a decided benefit to the English language; for ie in t of science: anatomie, theologie, philosophie, &c.; doc fessour, neighbour, conquerour, predecessour, honour vigour, &c.; are now anatomy, theology, philosophy, &c professor, neighbor, conqueror, predecessor, honor, lal &c. All must agree that dropping French final e mute f painte, manne, moste, was an advantage; hence why final e mute from thousands of other English words? ning, clipping, and weeding would make English more and render it more and more worthy of being the wo graphic medium. It seems Sir Philip Sidney delighted in harmony and of language, when he penned these lines, about A.D. 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It was started to give the people an account of the war Bebold the heading of an Douay, France, A.D. 1563 : LATIN against the Turks. early latin news-letter, dated at "Memorabilis Et periade stupenda de crudeli Moscovitarum Expeditione narratio, è Germanico in Latinum conuersa. 1563. DVACI Ex Typographia Iacobi Boscardi, Maiestatis," From the Typography of Fish Bas card, sworn Typezrapher of Next follows a graphic account of the Moscovite or Russian invasion of Poland and Lithuania, of the barbarities committed there, and closes with an appeal to the European princes to co-nbize and stop those ravages. As the account of the Russian vasion of Poland and Lithuania was translated from Germaan into Latin, A.D. 1563, news-sheets must have been written, printed, and circulated in Germany prior to 1563, which works almost make them coeval with the Venice Gazetta, 1536. Behold, the following lines, printed at Rouen, and allied to in Paris: FRENCH "La Gazette en ces vers Contente les cervelles; Car de tout l'univers Elle reçoit nouvelles. Paris, jouste la copie imprimée Rouen, par Jean Petit, 1609. Paris, just the copy printed at Rouen, by John Petit, 1609. been widely disseminated in the sixteenth century. **An Early News-sheet,” and hig From a curious pamphlet, entitled s food to the t it? As the ary and style ta, who popu es, constructed 555; "Magia nica" (Knowly: 1586; "Viland "De Reart of Optics), ns flowing into zealous scientist phytonomy, reoriginated with >een used. Sir ves: "We have ented by Roger riment; though maturity of an purposes, both st telescope to mprovement as for about 1560, sion caused by usie, iustice, &c. and consonant onsequently he nced like an as placed u by v, 'eur, vengeance, ts." Although cided improve opted; for the we find ialousie, tuen, euery, &c. ; , virtue, heaven, |