Of the Orthographie and Congruitie of the Britan Tongue - A Treates, noe shorter than necessarie, for the Schooles by Alexander Hume
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Hume, Maister of the high Schoole of Edinburgh. Edinburgh, Printed
by Robert Waldegrave, Printer to the Kingâs Maiestie, 1602. Cum Privilegio Regis. 8o. Prima Elementa Grammaticæ in usum juventutis Scoticæ digesta. Edinburgi, 1612. 8o. Grammatica Nova in usum juventutis Scoticæ ad methodum revocata. Edinburgi, 1612. 8o. Bellum Grammaticale, ad exemplar Mri. Alexandri Humii. Edinburgi, excud. Gideon Lithgo, Anno Dom. 1658 8o. Several later editions. This humorous Grammatical Tragi-Comedy was not written by Hume, but only revised by him. King Jamesâs Progresses, collected and Published by John Adamson afterwards Principal of the University of Edinburgh, entitled-- ΤΠΤΩΠÎÎΥΣΩΠÎÎΣÎÎÎÎ: The Muses Welcome to the High and Mighty Prince James &c. At his Majesties happie Returne to Scotland In Anno 1617. Edinburgh 1618, folio. At page 1: âHis Majestie came from Bervik to Dunglas the xiij day of Maye, where was delivered this [latin] speach following by A. Hume.â--At page 16, there is also a couple of Latin verses signed âAlexander Humius.â MS. in the British Museum. The present work. |
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