Aurea clavis: or, A golden key to the cabinet of contractions 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.

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Author / Creator:Mason, William, active 1672-1709.
Imprint:London : 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, 1695.
Description:27+, [1] p.
Language:English
Series:Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1973:5.
Subject: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.
Format: Microform E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5178447
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Varying Form of Title: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.
Available electronically as part of Early English books online.
University of Chicago has also on microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1989. 1 microfilm reel 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 1973:05).

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