The English school-master. Teaching all his scholars, of what age soever, the most easy, short and perfect order of distinct reading, and true writing our English tongue, that hath ever yet been known or published by any. And further also, teacheth a direct course, how any skilful person may easily both understand any hard English words which they shall in scriptures, sermons, or elsewhere hear or read, and also he made able to use the same aptly themselves, and generally whatsoever is necessary to be known for the English speech; so that he which hath this book only, needeth to buy no other to make him fit from his letters to the Grammar-School, for an apprentice, or any other private use, so far as concerneth English: and therefore it is made not only for children, tho' the first book be mere childish for them; but also for all other, especially for those that are ignorant in the Latin tongue. In the next page the school-master bangeth forth his table to the view of all beholders, setti

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  • The English school-master. Teaching all his scholars, of what age soever, the most easy, short and perfect order of distinct reading, and true writing our English tongue, that hath ever yet been known or published by any. And further also, teacheth a direct course, how any skilful person may easily both understand any hard English words which they shall in scriptures, sermons, or elsewhere hear or read, and also he made able to use the same aptly themselves, and generally whatsoever is necessary to be known for the English speech; so that he which hath this book only, needeth to buy no other to make him fit from his letters to the Grammar-School, for an apprentice, or any other private use, so far as concerneth English: and therefore it is made not only for children, tho' the first book be mere childish for them; but also for all other, especially for those that are ignorant in the Latin tongue. In the next page the school-master bangeth forth his table to the view of all beholders, setti
  • English schoole-maister
  • English schoole-maister
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Imprint
London : Printed by Eliz. James, for the Company of Stationers, 1737.
Publication year
1737
ESTC No.
N9197
Grub Street ID
54072
Description
[8],71,[1]p. ; 4°.
Note
First published in 1596 as "The English schoole-maister"

Signatures: A-K]4.