The petie schole with an English orthographie, wherin by rules lately prescribed is taught a method to enable both a childe to reade perfectly within one moneth, & also the vnperfect to write English aright. Hereto are newly added 1. verie necessary precepts & patterns of writing the secretary & romaine hands, 2. to number by letters, and figures, 3. to cast accomptes, &c - Clement, Francis (By Thomas Vautrollier dwelling in the black-fryers, 1587)
"To the courteous reader" signed: F. Clement. - Reproduction of the original in the British Library. - STC (2nd ed.), 5400. - The preface is dated 21 July 1576. The 2 writing specimens at the end are from the same blocks as in "A newe booke of copies", London, 1574 (STC 3363.5); the binder's instructions indicate they should be inserted following p. 60
Keywords: aEnglish language xOrthography and spelling vEarly works to 1800; aNumeration vEarly works to 1800; aPenmanship vEarly works to 1800; Englisch; English language -- Orthography and spelling -- Early works to 1800; Numeration -- Early works to 1800; Penmanship -- Early works to 1800