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Record Nr.

UNISA996386742903316

Autore

Ray John <1627-1705.>

Titolo

A collection of words not generally used, with their significations and original [[electronic resource] ] : in two alphabetical catalogues, the one of such as are proper to the northern, the other to the southern countries : with an account of the preparing and refining such metals and minerals as are gotten in England / / by John Ray .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Christopher Wilkinson ..., 1691

Edizione

[The second edition, augmented with many hundreds of words, observations, letters, &c.]

Descrizione fisica

[22], 211, [5] p

Soggetti

English language

English language - Provincialisms

English language - Obsolete words

Metallurgy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Advertisement: p. [1]-[5] at end.

Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.

Nota di contenuto

A collection of local words proper to the north and south countries -- South and east countrey words -- A catalogue of local words parallel'd with British or Welsh ... by Edward Lloyd of Oxford -- A collection of North Country words received from Mr. Tomlinson of Edmund Hall -- Glossarium northanhymbricum -- An account of some errors and defects in our English alphabet, orthography, and manner of spelling -- Postscript -- An account of preparing some of our English metals and minerals -- The making of salt at Namptwych in Cheshire.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113