The young man's companion: or, Arithmetick made easy. Containing, plain directions for a young man to attain to read and write true English; the best and easiest instructions for writing variety of hands, with copies both in prose and verse, digested in an alphabetical order. How to write letters of compliment, friendship, or business. Forms of notes, receipts, bills, bonds, indentures, leases and releases, letters of attorney, wills, &c. A short and easy method of shop and book-keeping, merchants-accompts, &c. Direction how to measure carpenters, joiners, sawyers, ... With a description of the counties, cities, parishes, and market-towns in England and Wales. Choice monthly observations in gardening, planting, grafting, and inoculating fruit-trees, and the best time to prune them. To which is added, the family companion for marking on linen, pickling, preserving, making wine of fruit; with many approved and experienced medicines for the poor. Also, exact lists of all the fairs in England

People / Organizations

• W Mather (Author)
• Richard Ware I ("printed for")

Imprint

London : Printed for R. Ware, in Amen-Corner; T. Longman and T. Shewell, in Pater-Noster-Row; and A. Clarke, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1747. The seventeenth edition, with large additions and improvements.; ..

Publication year

1747

ESTC No.

N48436

Grub Street ID

32988

Description

[22],445,[1]p.,plates,tables : ill.,map ; 12°.

Note

Price in square brackets: (Price Two Shillings and Six Pence.)