The pen's excellencie, or, The secretaries delight
Subtitle: wherein aswell the abuses wch [sic] are offered vnto ye worthines of ye pen by unworthie pen men are trulie dicovered, and ye dignity of ye art it self by ye antiquitie, excellencie & diversitie thereof is breifly demonstrated. ; Together with an insertion of sondrie peeces, or examples, of all ye vsuall hands of England: as also an addition of certaine methodicall observations for writing, making of the pen, holding the pen, &c
By: written by Martin Billingsley ... the Greeke & Hebrewe with other peeces never yet extant are hereunto by the authour exactlie added
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: W. Jones?] solde by G. Humble
Published: 1620
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 27
Subjects: Copybooks; Early works to 1800; Penmanship
Other titles: Secretaries delight
Notes: Contains engraved t.p. and letter of dedication.

Some leaves of plates unnumbered.

Imperfect: cropped, stained, with loss of text and probably loss of plate numbers.

Signatures: B-D⁴

STC (2nd ed.) 3062.8