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The universal character, : by which all the nations in the world may understand one anothers conceptions, reading out of one common writing their own mother tongues. An invention of general use, the practice whereof may be attained in two hours space, observing the grammatical directions. Which character is so contrived, that it may be spoken as well as written. /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Beck, Cave, 1623-1706?
Corporate Author:	Netherlands. Emancipatiekommissie
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London, : Printed by Tho. Maxey, for William Weekley [and J. Rothwell at the Fountain in Cheapside], and and [sic] are to be sould at his shop in Ipswich., 1657.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Language, Universal > Early works to 1800. Language, Universal > Alphabet > Early works to 1800.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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