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privilege of examining the rare first edition. It is an oblong booklet, 6| by 4J in., originally bound in brown paper wrappers, of which that at the end of the book still survives. On the title-page are eight circles, or medallions, arranged roughly in an oval form, in each of which is the figure of & " cock." These represent a barn-door fowl, & turkey cock, a pheasant, and five others not so easy to make out, one of which, .however (the only one named), is marked, inside the circle, " A rooke." In the middle of the oval formed by the cocks is the title, as follows :

The Tutor

to Writing

and

Arithmetick

Invented, written, and engraven by EDWARD COCKER.

(the name being printed in italic capitals). At the foot of the page :

" Sold by Thos. Books at y Lamb, at the East end of St. Paul's Church, LONDOX, 1664."

{This is printed in one line, in small italics, with the exception of " London," which is in Roman capitals.)

The first part of the book, ' The Tutor to Writing,' 'consists of 12 plates, referred to in the text as " leaves," numbered 2 to 13, the title-page being probably counted as No. 1, with 7 pp. of text.

The second part, or ' Arithmetick,' con- sists of 49 pp., 8-56.

In the right-hand corner at the foot of p. 56 :

" Thos. Rooks makes the best ink for Deeds und Records, at the Lamb and Jnk-bottle at the East-end of St. Paul's Church. " Finis."

The book is complete, with the exception

of the front wrapper (if, indeed, this ever

existed) and of a small piece of the last leaf,

the bottom left-hand corner of which has

-been torn off.

Part I. The 12 plates, or " leaves," consist of the following :

No. 2. All the " small set Secretary Xetters, standing in several squares."

No. 3. An alphabet of capital letters, and two lines of " Joyning."

No. 4. Exercises in letters, &c.

Nos. 5, 6, and 7. Exercises in writing, &c.

No. 8. Ornamental text capitals.

Nos. 9 and 10. Roman letters, &c.

Nos. 11 and 12. Italian hand.

No. 13. Court and Chancery hands.

Pp. 1-6 of the text gix*e instructions, beginning with how to make a pen, to form the letters, &c., and going on to give direc- tions for the use of each leaf or plate. On the seventh page are the following general rules :

Sit upright from the Board ; your Copie well

regard ; Best not upon your Arms ; nor gripe your Pen too

hard. Keep from the Book your head, the distance of a

span : Your hand with gentle poize move smoothly as

you can. Your paper and right Arm must both strait forward

lye ; To small strokes the Pen's edge, to full the flat

apply. All down-right strokes make full ; and such as do

descend From left to right, which are drawn straight, or

else do bend.

Equality of whites must compass Letters grace ; For distance of your words observe a small (o's)

space. The distance of yoar Letters minnums strokes

display : All letters in a Piece must tend and bend one way.

FINIS.

The second part, ' The Tutor to Arith- metick,' consists of 49 pp., numbered 8-56. It is addressed to " Practitioners in the Arts of Writing and Arithmetick," and is prefaced with the following :

" Because writing and arithmetick are com" monly learned together, being of equal concern" ment in most men's affaires, That you might reap a double benefit by this Book, I have here delivered so much of arithmetick as is necessary to be known in order to the management of most Trades, which is so methodically composed, and plainly expressed, that I hope those of the meanest capacities will understand it at the first sight. I would wish you to proceed orderly from the beginning, and understand one part well before you advance to another, and exercise your self by setting down, and working the like Examples in every Bule. Edward Cocker.

The 'Tutor' begins with the " art of numbering " and notation, and goes on to treat of :

Addition including addition of cloth measure, Troy weight, liquid measure, avoirdupois weight (little and great), &c.

Subtraction of numbers, money, mea- sures and weights, &c. To which is added " Questions resolved by Addition and Subtraction."

Multiplication with questions to be resolved.

Division ordinary, and with contractions in division. Questions resolved by division.

Reduction of money, measures, and weights. ..