The trades-mans copy book, or, Apprentices companion : wherein is shewn him copys of receits, bills of parcells, bills of debt, bills of exchange, invoyces, accounts of sales &c : writen in all the merchant-like runing [sic] mixt hands now in use, first designed for the authors, scholars, now published for ye advantage of industrious and ingenious youth / by John Ayres.

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Uniform Title:	Early English books online.
Main Author:	Ayres, John, active 1680-1700
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Sold by the author and Sam. Crouch, [1688?]
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Copybooks. Bookkeeping.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (ProQuest)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (36 unnumbered pages)
Format:	Electronic eBook

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