John Hill, The Young Secretary's Guide (1687)
Date
1687
Author
Book title
The Young Secretary's Guide: Or, A Speedy Help to Learning. In Two Parts. I. Containing the True Method of Writing Letters upon any Subject; whether concerning Business or otherwise: Fitted to all Capacities, in the most smooth and obliging Style; with about 200 Examples never before published. As also Instructions how properly to Entitle, Subscribe or Direct a Letter to any Person of what Quality soever. Together with full Directions for True Pointing; and many other notable Things. II. Containing an Exact Collection of Acquittances, Bills, Bonds, Wills, Indentures, Deeds of Gift, Letters of Attorney, Assignments, Releases, Warrants of Attorney, Bills of Sale, Counter Securities, with Notes of Directions, relating to what is most difficult to be understood in the most legal sence, form and manner: To which are added the Names of Men and Women, Cities, Counties, Summs of Money, Days, Months, Years of Date, Trades, &c. in Latin, as they ought to be placed in any Latin Obligation: With an Interest Table to know the Interest due upon any Summ of Money, &c. [from 1696 edition]
Publication place
London
Publisher
H. Rhodes
Text type
printed book
Genre
Hard-word, term-of-art, and dialect dictionaries, glossaries, and definitions
Subject area
- geography
- merchandise
- proper name
Summary
English-Latin glossing of Christian names of men and women (pp. 152-61), days of the month (pp. 161-63), counties, kingdoms, and cities (pp. 166-68), titles (pp. 168-69), trades (pp. 169-72), and sums of money (pp. 172-73). [Details from 1696 edition]
Language
headwords: English
explanations: Latin
explanations: Latin
explanations: Latin
explanations: Latin
Word-group
type: alphabetical
Word-entry
type: headword
sample: Wood-monger Liguarius. (p. 172)
sample: Wood-monger Liguarius. (p. 172)
Alston
III.i.460
Wing
H1991B
Other editions
1687 (Alston III.i.*461);
1689 (Alston III.i.*462);
1693 (Alston III.i.*463);
1696 Wing H1992 (Alston III.i.464);
1697 Wing H1993 (Alston III.i.465);
1698 Wing H1993A (Alston III.i.466);
1699 Wing H1994 (Alston III.i.467)
1689 (Alston III.i.*462);
1693 (Alston III.i.*463);
1696 Wing H1992 (Alston III.i.464);
1697 Wing H1993 (Alston III.i.465);
1698 Wing H1993A (Alston III.i.466);
1699 Wing H1994 (Alston III.i.467)
