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 furth[er] also, teacheth a direct course, how any unskilful person may easily both understand any hard English words, which they shall in Scripture, sermons, or else-where hear or read: and also made able to use the same aptly themselves: and generally whatsoever is necessary to be known for the E[ng]lish speech: so that he which hath thi book only, needeth to buy no other to make him fit from his letters unto the grammar-school, for an apprentice, or any other's 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 others, especiall for those that are ignorant in the Latine tongue. Devised for thy sake that wantest any part of this skill, by Edward Coote, master

All titles

• 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 furth[er] also, teacheth a direct course, how any unskilful person may easily both understand any hard English words, which they shall in Scripture, sermons, or else-where hear or read: and also made able to use the same aptly themselves: and generally whatsoever is necessary to be known for the E[ng]lish speech: so that he which hath thi book only, needeth to buy no other to make him fit from his letters unto the grammar-school, for an apprentice, or any other's 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 others, especiall for those that are ignorant in the Latine tongue. Devised for thy sake that wantest any part of this skill, by Edward Coote, master
• English schoole-maister
• English schoolmaster

People / Organizations

• Edmund Coote (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for the Company of Stationers, 1656.

Publication year

1656-1656

ESTC No.

R174248

Grub Street ID

67479

Description

[8], 87, [1] p. ; 4⁰

Note

Edward Coote = Edmund Coote.

First published in 1596 as "The English schoole-maister".

With marginal notes.

Signatures: A-M?.

Uncontrolled note

Catalogued from the original at the British Library; verify some words in title; L copy slightly mutilated