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 Cornhill, 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 Cornhill, learned so well by this book, that he wrote out all the Bible in this character.
• Short writing Art of short-writing

People / Organizations

• Theophilus Metcalfe (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for, and are to be sold by John Hancock at the first shop in Popes-Head-Alley in Cornhil, at the sign of the three Bibles, 1679.

Publication year

1679-1679

ESTC No.

R32088

Grub Street ID

114829

Description

[4], 16 p., plates : ill., port. ; 8⁰

Note

Running title reads: The art of short-writing.

With a portrait of Theophilus Metcalfe and an added engraved title page which states that this is the 19th edition.

Text is interspersed with plates of shorthand writing.

Engraved title page signed: Cross sculp.