The English school-master; teaching all his scholars, of what age soever, the most easy, 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 unskilful person may easily both understand any hard English words, which they shall in Scriptures, sermons, or else-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 for his letters to the grammar-school, for an apprentice, or any other private use, so far as concerneth English: and therefore it is made not only for children, though the first be meer childish for them, but also for all other, especially for those that are ignorant in the Latin tongue. In the next page the school-master hangeth forth his table to the view of all beholders, s

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  • The English school-master; teaching all his scholars, of what age soever, the most easy, 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 unskilful person may easily both understand any hard English words, which they shall in Scriptures, sermons, or else-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 for his letters to the grammar-school, for an apprentice, or any other private use, so far as concerneth English: and therefore it is made not only for children, though the first be meer childish for them, but also for all other, especially for those that are ignorant in the Latin tongue. In the next page the school-master hangeth forth his table to the view of all beholders, s
  • English schoole-maister
  • English schoolmaster
People / Organizations
Imprint
Dublin: printed by Andrew Crooke at his printing-house in Skinner-Row, 1684.
Publication year
1684-1684
ESTC No.
R36039
Grub Street ID
118384
Description
[10], 77, [1] p. ; 4⁰
Note
First published in 1596 as "The English schoole-maister".

Identified as Wing C6077 on Early English books, 1641-1700 reel 1589 position 15; wanting all after p. 70 and with the final four leaves only of C6077 added.
Uncontrolled note
Catalogued from the British Library copy