Aurea clavis: or, A golden key to the cabinet of contractions
Subtitle: unlocking all the misteries (and seeming difficulties) of an engraven sheet of short-hand lately published, entituled, A regular and easy table of natural contractions by the persons, moods, and tenses, &c. By William Mason, writing-master, at the Hand and Pen in Bell-Yard, between Grace-Church-Street and Cornhill, London. It being nearly suited to his late short-hand book, entituled, Arts advancement, &c. But more exactly adapted to a short-hand, in manuscript, which he now teacheth. This present clavis is suited to the meanest capacity, and gives directions how to apply the said contractions to any other short-hand: instance being given, at the end of this book
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1973:5
Publisher: printed for, and sold by, the author above said: also by C. Coringsby, at the Golden Turks Head, against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet-street. R. Cumberland, at the Angel in St. Paul's Church-yard. J. Back, at the Black-Boy on London-Bridge; and other booksellers in London and Westminster
Published: 1695
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 27
Subjects: Regular and easy table of natural contractions by the persons, moods, and tenses, &c. -- Early works to 1800; Shorthand -- Early works to 1800; Abbreviations, English -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Aurea clavis; Golden key to the cabinet of contractions
Notes: Imperfect: copy catalogued lacks all after p.27; foot of p.27 reads: For lack of room on this side, I mu[st] desire my reader to turn over, and peru[se] the following. Advertisemen[t]

Copy is cropped at fore-edge, affecting text

Reproduction of the original in the University of London

Wing (2nd ed.) M944

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1989. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1973:05).