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Author Mason, William, active 1672-1709.
Title 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.
Alternative Title Aurea clavis
Golden key to the cabinet of contractions.
Publication Info 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.



Descript 27+, [1] p.
Note 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.
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Author Mason, William, active 1672-1709.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Regular and easy table of natural contractions by the persons, moods, and tenses, &c.
Shorthand -- Early works to 1800.
Abbreviations, English -- Early works to 1800.
Alternative Title Aurea clavis
Golden key to the cabinet of contractions.
Descript 27+, [1] p.
Note 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.
Author Mason, William, active 1672-1709.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Regular and easy table of natural contractions by the persons, moods, and tenses, &c.
Shorthand -- Early works to 1800.
Abbreviations, English -- Early works to 1800.
Alternative Title Aurea clavis
Golden key to the cabinet of contractions.

Subject Regular and easy table of natural contractions by the persons, moods, and tenses, &c.
Shorthand -- Early works to 1800.
Abbreviations, English -- Early works to 1800.
Descript 27+, [1] p.
Note 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.

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