The marrow of the French tongue. : 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.
Wodroephe, John, author.; Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner.; Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Doomes-Day. Hour 1.; Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Doomes-Day. Hour 1. French.; Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Doomes-Day. Hour 1. English.; Britwell Library, former owner.
1625
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Title
The marrow of the French tongue. : 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.
Uniform title
Spared houres of a souldier in his travels
Edition
The second edition: reviewed and purged of much grosse English, and divers errors committed in the former edition printed at Dort.
Created/published
London : Printed [by Miles Flesher] for Richard Meighen, at the signe of the Leg in the Strand, and in Saint Dunstans Churchyard in Fleetstreet, 1625.
Description
[4], 340, [4] p. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Wodroephe, John, author.
Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner.
Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Doomes-Day. Hour 1.
Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Doomes-Day. Hour 1. French.
Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Doomes-Day. Hour 1. English.
Britwell Library, former owner.
Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner.
Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Doomes-Day. Hour 1.
Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Doomes-Day. Hour 1. French.
Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, 1567 or 1568-1640. Doomes-Day. Hour 1. English.
Britwell Library, former owner.
Note
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 vnto God for his helpe in the finishing of this worke".
Stationers' register: Entered 22 January [1625]
Signatures: [A]² B-2F⁶ 2G⁴.
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 vnto God for his helpe in the finishing of this worke".
Stationers' register: Entered 22 January [1625]
Signatures: [A]² B-2F⁶ 2G⁴.
ESTC staff note
rpm 08/08/96. L copy filmed on UMI "Tract supplement" reel E1 (Harl. 5919[8]): prelims. only.
Signatures from DFo.
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 25940
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S118595
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S118595
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Call number
STC 25940
Folger-specific note
11/23/42. MS. shelf-mark. Burn hole on G1. Limp vellum binding with overlapping fore-edges and evidence of ties; MS. spine title "Marrow of ye French."; circular label pasted to tail of spine with MS. "7675". Provenance: stamp of the Bibliotheca Heberiana [Richard Heber]; Britwell Court (pencilled shelf-mark "12. D."); collated at Quaritch by F.S. Ferguson; bought by the Folger from Quaritch, 1942, cat. 602:396