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 complement, 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. Directions how to measure carpenters, joiners, sawyers, bricklayers, plasterers, plummers, masons, glaziers and painters work. With tables for such as have not learned arithmetick. How to compare the charge of building an house, or nay part thereof. The rates of each commodity, and the common wages of journeymen. Measuring, gauging, plotting of land by Gunter's chain, and taking heights and distances by the quadrant, &c. Of Gunter's line in measuring globes, bullets, walls, &c. The

People / Organizations

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

Imprint

London : printed for R. Ware at the Bible and Sun in Amen Corner, J. Clarke at the Golden-Bull in Duck-Lane, and J. Osborne at the Golden-Bull in Pater-noster row, 1734. The 14th edition, with large additions and improvements.; ..

Publication year

1734

ESTC No.

N61206

Grub Street ID

44115

Description

[12],406,[2]p. ; 12°.