The marrow of the French tongue
Subtitle: Containing 1. Rules for the true pronunciation of euery letter as it is written or spoken. 2. An exact grammar, containing the nine parts of speech of the French tongue. 3. Dialogues in French and English, fitted to all kind of discourse for courtiers, citizens, or countrymen, in their affaires at home, or trauelling abroad. With variety of other helpes to the learner, as phrases, letters missiue, sentences, prouerbs, theames, &c. in both languages. So exactly collected and compiled by the great paines and industry of M. Iohn Wodroephe, that the meanest capacity either French or Englishman, that can but reade, may in a short time by his owne industry without the helpe of any teacher attaine to the perfection of both languages. Ce livre est aussi utile pour le François d'apprendre l'anglois, que pour l'Anglois d'apprendre le françois.
Contributors: Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 8-1640.
Edition: The second edition: reviewed and purged of much grosse English, and divers errors commited in the former edition printed at Dort.
Series: Early English books, 1475-1640 -- 1264:5.
Publisher: Printed [by Miles Flesher] for Richard Meighen, at the signe of the Leg in the Strand, and in Saint Dunstans Churchyard in Fleetstreet
Published: 1625
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 340
Subjects: French language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Textbooks for foreign speakers; Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Spared houres of a souldier in his travels.; Doomes-Day. Hour 1. French and English.
Work titles: Spared houres of a souldier in his travels
Notes: Originally published in 1623 as: The spared houres of a souldier in his travels.

Printer's name from STC.

Pages 265-281 contain the first hour of "Doomes-Day" by William Alexander, Earl of Stirling.

The last leaf bears "A thanksgiving of the author unto God for his helpe in the finishing of this worke".

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Some print faded and show-through; some pages stained. Pages 220-275 from the Newberry Library copy filmed at end.

STC (2nd ed.) 25940.

Available electronically as part of Early English books online.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1971. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1264:5).