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 els-where 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 his grammar-school, for an apprentice, or any other his private use, so far as concerneth English. And therefore it 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 o

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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 els-where 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 his grammar-school, for an apprentice, or any other his private use, so far as concerneth English. And therefore it 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 o
  • English schoole-maister
  • English schoolmaster
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Imprint
London: printed by William Leybourn, for the Company of Stationers, 1662.
Publication year
1662-1662
ESTC No.
R32517
Grub Street ID
115223
Description
[8], 77, [3] p. : ill. (woodcut) ; 4⁰
Note
First published in 1596 as: The English schoole-maister.

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Uncontrolled note
Catalogued from the original at the British Library