The complete English-man. Or, The new London-school, instructing children & elder persons speedily to spell, read and write English. By teaching 1. To know vowels, consonants and diphthongs. 2. To divide words into syllables. 3. Needful observations on most of the letter of the alphabet; wherein it appears that syllables, though the same letters, have not alwaies one found; which is the reason there are so many bad readers. 4. All English words divided into syllables, which will prove a perpetual help, both as a dictionary for bad spellers, & as an expositor for hard words. 5. Arithmetick, so far as to division, &c. 6. A sure guid [sic] to teach a near print hand, by writing first upon red letters, then on white paper, having also the same red in black for a copy: whereby, with the hundredth part of the pains formerly taken there shall not be a man woman or child, but who shall write, read well, and cast account. For, 'tis verily presumed, none can peruse it, who shall not be bettered by

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  • The complete English-man. Or, The new London-school, instructing children & elder persons speedily to spell, read and write English. By teaching 1. To know vowels, consonants and diphthongs. 2. To divide words into syllables. 3. Needful observations on most of the letter of the alphabet; wherein it appears that syllables, though the same letters, have not alwaies one found; which is the reason there are so many bad readers. 4. All English words divided into syllables, which will prove a perpetual help, both as a dictionary for bad spellers, & as an expositor for hard words. 5. Arithmetick, so far as to division, &c. 6. A sure guid [sic] to teach a near print hand, by writing first upon red letters, then on white paper, having also the same red in black for a copy: whereby, with the hundredth part of the pains formerly taken there shall not be a man woman or child, but who shall write, read well, and cast account. For, 'tis verily presumed, none can peruse it, who shall not be bettered by
  • Complete Englishman; New London school, instructing children and elder persons speedily to spell, read and write English; Compleat English-man; or, The new London school; Arithmetick; Writing school; or, A plain easy way to teach poor children to write print-hand
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Imprint
London: printed by T. Dawks, on Addle-hill in Carter Lane, nigh S. Pauls Church yard: and also by Tho. Passinger, on London-Bridg [sic], 1685.
Publication year
1685
ESTC No.
R174483
Grub Street ID
67657
Description
[34], 118, [2], 16, 7, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates; 8°.
Note
T. D. = Thomas Dawks?; Signatures: A]8] (a)]8] (aa)1, (B)-(H)]8] (I)]4] (*)-(***)]4

Frontis. = plate

Below imprint: Entred acording [sic] to order.