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England's pen-man: or, Cocker's new copy-book : Containing all the curious hands practised in England, and our neighbouring nations: with admirable directions peculiar to each hand. As also, the breaks of secretary, Roman and Italian letters: with the exemplifying court-hand: and an exact copy of the Greek alphabet. Never the like publish'd, as the impartial judicious may determine. Together with instructions for copies alphabetically digested, and fitted for the use of all scholars and others, &c. Written, and engraven by Edward Cocker.

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Main Author:	Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : printed for Nathaniel Brooke at the Angel in Cornhil near the Royal Exchange, 1671.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Copybooks > Early works to 1800.
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