Tachygraphy the most exact and compendious methode of short and swift writing that hath ever yet beene published by any / composed by Thomas Shelton ... ; approoved by both unyversities.

Title

Tachygraphy the most exact and compendious methode of short and swift writing that hath ever yet beene published by any / composed by Thomas Shelton ... ; approoved by both unyversities.

Author

Shelton, Thomas, 1601-1650?

Publication

London :: Printed for Samuel Cartwright ...,

1641.

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Shorthand -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE WORSHIPFVLL his very Worthy Friend, RICHARD KNIGHTLEY ESQUIRE.
• To the Reader.
• TO THE AUTHOUR HIS Friend, upon his Art of SHORT-WRITING.
• TO HIS INGENIOUS FRIEND Master Thomas Shelton, on his Art of SHORT-WRITING.
• TO THE AUTHOUR.
• TO THE AUTHOUR ON HIS EXQUISITE ART OF SHORT-WRITING.
• CHAP. I. Generall rules of abbreviation, observable in the use of this Art.
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9.
• CHAP. II. Of the letters of the Alphabet.
• CHAP. III. Of the double consonants.
• CHAP. IV. Of Vowels.
• CHAP. V. Of the use of the Vowels, and their places.
• CHAP. VI. Of diphthongs.
• CHAP. VII. Of I and V consonants.
• CHAP. VIII. Of the markes for the beginning and ending of long words.
• CHAP. IX. Directions for making the foresaid marks, and placing the vowels in long words.
• CHAP. X. Of characters that resemble others.
• CHAP. XI. Whether marks for beginnings may be used to end words, and contrary.
• CHAP. XII. Examples of words writen with the marks, with markes for the names of the books of the Bible.
• CHAP. XIII. Of writing 3. or 4. words in one.
• CHAP. XIV. Of the Table.
  • Of the use of points in this Art.
• colophon
• THE TABLE.
• colophon