The art of short-writing according to tachy-graphy, first composed by Mr. Thomas Shelton, and approved by both universities. In which variety of examples to each rule are drawn. Also Mr. Jeremy Rich his method of contractions by ideas and symbolical characters, improved to the rules and method of this, with great ease, and no less benefit and delight. And divers eminent histories out of the Old and New Testament are repeated in words at length, and also characters; together with a table or copy of characters often to be writ over. And lastly, how to express the terms of the law in characters

People / Organizations

• Thomas Shelton (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for W. Whitwood, next door to the Crown Tavern in Smith-Field, 1684.

Added name

Rich, Jeremiah, -1660?.

Publication year

1684

ESTC No.

R26236

Grub Street ID

109574

Description

[10], 18 p., [13] leaves of plates : ill. ; 8°.

Note

Signatures: A]8] (-A1, blank?) B]6.

Uncontrolled note

Catalogued from original at the British Library; verify register and pagination