The English school-master, teaching all his scholars, of what age soever, the most easie, 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 unskilfull person may easily both understand any hard English words, which they shall in the Scriptures, sermons, or elsewhere hear or read : and also be 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 unto the grammer-school, for an apprentice, or any other his private use, so far as concerneth English. And therefore is made not only for children, though the first book be meer childish for them, but also for all other, especially for those that are ignorant in the Latine tongue. In the next page the school-master hangeth forth his table to the view of al

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  • The English school-master, teaching all his scholars, of what age soever, the most easie, 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 unskilfull person may easily both understand any hard English words, which they shall in the Scriptures, sermons, or elsewhere hear or read : and also be 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 unto the grammer-school, for an apprentice, or any other his private use, so far as concerneth English. And therefore is made not only for children, though the first book be meer childish for them, but also for all other, especially for those that are ignorant in the Latine tongue. In the next page the school-master hangeth forth his table to the view of al
  • English school-master
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Imprint
London : Printed by William Leybourn, for the Company of Stationers, 1665. Perused and approved by publique authority, and now the 33 time imprinted with certain copies to write by, at the end of this book added.; ..
Added name
Leybourn, William, 1626-1716, printer. ; Stationers' Company (London, England), bookseller.
Publication year
1665
ESTC No.
R39390
Grub Street ID
121288
Description
[8], 77, [3] p. : ill. (woodcut) ; 4°.
Note
First published in 1596 as "The English schoole-maister"

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Woodcut vignette on t.p. verso

Woodcut headpiece on leaf A4 verso. Other headpieces and border on A4 verso composed of printer's flowers

Some parts printed in double columns

Last page is blank

Last two printed pages include italic types

"London, printed for the Company of Stationers, 1665"-- colophon on last printed page

Signatures: A-L]4.
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