Short-writing the most easie, exact, lineal, and speedy method that hath ever been obtained, or taught. Composed by Theophilus Metcalfe, author and professor of the said art. The last edition. With a new table for shortning of words. Which book is able to make the practitioner perfect without a teacher. As many hundreds in this city, and elsewhere, that are able to write sermons word for word, can from their own experience testifie. A young man, that lately lived in Cornhil, learned so well by this book, that he wrote out all the Bible in this character

All titles

• Short-writing the most easie, exact, lineal, and speedy method that hath ever been obtained, or taught. Composed by Theophilus Metcalfe, author and professor of the said art. The last edition. With a new table for shortning of words. Which book is able to make the practitioner perfect without a teacher. As many hundreds in this city, and elsewhere, that are able to write sermons word for word, can from their own experience testifie. A young man, that lately lived in Cornhil, learned so well by this book, that he wrote out all the Bible in this character
• Short writing the most easie exact lineall and speedy method that hath ever yet been obtained or taught

People / Organizations

• Theophilus Metcalfe (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for John Hancock near the Royal-Exchange in Cornhil, 1698.

Added name

Hancock, John, active 1669-1705, bookseller.

Publication year

1698

ESTC No.

R213844

Grub Street ID

89201

Description

16 p., [22] leaves of plates : ill., 1 port. ; 8°.

Note

With a frontispiece plate with a portrait of Metcalfe and an added engraved title page that describes this as the 35th edition and which has been included in the number of plates

Signatures: A]8.