Ancilla Calligraphiae OR The Handmaid to Fair Writing Being an Essey of the Pen and Graver.

Performed for Private divertisment and to please some particular Friends BY THOMAS WESTON Gent

Alij multa Perficiunt Nos nonnulla Conamur
THO. WESTON.
[blazon of the Weston family]
R White sculp: 1682
[...]

To the Kings most Excelt Matie: The humble peticon of Tho: Weston Humbly Sheweth

That your Peticoner having Composed and Written a Book of Copies, for his own private conveniency, And to accomodate some particular Friends And being now inportuned by several persons, to make the same Publike for ye common benefit of young Learners in this excellent Art

Humbly Implores a Grant of your. Ma:ties most gratious Permision and Priviledge, to Publish and Print ye Same▪

And your Peticoner shall humbly pray &c

ILLUSTRISSIMO PRINCIPI RUPERTO Comiti Palatino Rheni Duci Bavariae et Cumbriae Castri Regalis Windsoris Constabulario et Gubernatori Locumtenenti Comitatum Berks & Surrey &c.

Hoc in Arte Scriptoria Tentamen imperfectum Submisso cultu DDD Tho: Weston

TO THE READER

BEING neither Master nor Professor of Writing▪ I may be Censur'd as an impertinent Intruder into an other mans Provinc [...] by pub­lishing these my unpollish'd Essayes I did not purpose at first either a Book or a Publication: but have been prevaild with herein beyond my primitive intention. As I have had Divertion & Delight in composing, if any on [...] shall receive Pleasure or Profit in perusing or immitating these imperfect Ideas, it will afford a Satisfaction Beyond imagination to ye Author of yem.

‘Nil Penna Sed Vsus’

[depiction of a right hand holding a quill pen, having written the author's name, "Weston"]
Weston
The Pen in this Position doth command
With great facilitie, each English hand
The Italian Method, and some French men's Miene;
May in the following Portraiture be seen.

‘Nil usu Penna sed Arte’

[depiction of a right hand holding a quill pen which has written the poem]
Pour bien former Courante & Italique
Avec deux doigts la Plume Vous tiendre
Les autres trois ensemble Serrerez
Cest La Methode La Vray practique

‘Nullius boni sine Socio
Iucunda est Possessio’

Learning and all manner of commendable Sciences are
Lessened by concealing and augmented by Communication

Ambmcmdmemfmgmhmkmlmompmqmrmsmtmuvyz&c

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T

A a b c d d e e f f g g g g h h i k l m n o p p q r r
s s t v u w x y y z z ll ff ll mm nn pp rr tt uu

A A B C D E F G H H I K L M
M N O P P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Weston Fecit

‘Dimidium facti
Qui bene cepit habet’

Commendable Begining is commonly accounted
More then half the way to an Honnourable Ending.

WESTON

A B C D E F G H I K L M
N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z

Divine contemplation and Meditation upon▪
Gods most holy and Immaculate commandm
are the Souls wings which mount her to a glimps of Heavenly bliss and immortal felicitie.

a b c d d e e f f g h h i k l l l m n o p q r r s s t v u y y z

Gods Immacculate commandments are of adminirable
efficacy both to inform mens Minds & reform yer. Manners

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. k. l. ll. m. m. n. n. o. p. q. r. s.s. st. t. v. u. w. x y. z. &c.

Weston Scripsit
Elder Sculpsit
[depiction of a bird, probably a dove,drawn with a calligraphy pen]

[...]

[depiction of a bird, probably a dove, drawn with a calligraphy pen]

Qui Serpentis Prudentiam in malis, Columbinae
Sinceritati cirea bona miscuerit, is neque Prudentiam
Sinet malignam fieri, Neque Simplicitatem Stolidam.

Be wise as Serpents and
Innocent as Doves.
[depiction of a serpent, drawn with a calligraphy pen]
[depiction of a serpent, drawn with a calligraphy pen]
Weston

ALMIGHTY GOD Who is Master of al our time hath committed
Some moments thereof to the use and mannagement
of Mankinde Not to waste prodigally but imploy
proffitably To the Donours immortall Glorie
And their own Everlasting Good

Tho: Weston
[depiction of a crown, drawn with a calligraphy pen and embellished with flourishes]


‘FINIS CORONAT OPVS’

If a Commendable Begining be more then Half
A Proportionate Ending must be more then all.
It is not the putting our hand to ye Plow & looking back;
But a Continued perseverance in weldoing yt is crowned.

WESTON [...]xit 1681

[...]he [...]ions of the bodie are nothing comparable to the
excellent qualities and indowments of the minde for
these are but the varnishes and shadowes of a meere
man but these ae the accomplishments of a wise man

Thomas Weston

[...] b b c c d d [...] e e f f f [...] g g h h i i k k ll ll m m n n o
[...] p [...] q r r [...] s s s s s t t tt [...] v v u u w w x x y y y z &c.

Religion is the [...]ation of all morall Virtu [...] the
, the cement which
combines a Human Societie and the [...] of
[...] originall of all pious La [...]

Alp [...]bet of Italian Small letters.

[...]

THOMAS WESTON

A A B B B C D D E
F F G H I K L M M
M N O P Q R R S T
T V W X Y Z

[...] Caris•me [...] desiderie ardentissime che Sa
[...]ssima della tranquillita non e [...]a [...] disimile
dal mi [...] [...]se fosse libera da i ligamenti discruitu es
da [...] obligationi [...] [...]nge con la [...] ta di [...] Sig

Weston

All Ilmo [...] Sig [...]
[...] Sig Car [...] Farnese

[...] Illma

Transcript ab originali Exemplari
Simonis Parisij per TG [...]

WESTON
Incis Io Sturt

It is one of the easiest matters in the world to
Censure and Reprehend other mens Labours
But to perform that which is more accomplishd
In the same kinde may be found difficult

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Weston

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P

[depiction of a bird, drawn with a calligraphy pen]

Q R S T U X Y Z

[depiction of a bird, drawn with a calligraphy pen]

[...] r r y r n n' m i n r v n' w [...] & [...] s s ̄ z . : ▪
[...] c e c o c g g d d c q i t [...] r p l [...] b [...] h l k k l s t st sz [...]
i y r y y n m v u w a s [...] c c o g d q t p l b h k s st sz

o i a b b c d d e e f g g h i l m n o p q r s t u x

A [...] a c g g c q c c e c d c d c e e s s s l l b l b l l l l s [...] t t
[...] n r n' m n n n n r m v v w w w v i r r [...] y [...]

Weston

This Indenture
Between Witnesseth
To have Yielding &
Provided In witnes

A B C D E F G H
I K L M N O P Q
R S T W X Y Z

Westonius in imitatione Cockeri

The Dissection or Breakes of the Exemplifying Court Alphabet

[...]

Which gives also ye forme of ye smaller Court Letters

[...]

Weston

[...]

[...]

[...]

[...]

Weston

Carolus Secundus

Dei gra Angl Scot F [...] & Hibnie Rex fidei Defensor &c Omiꝰ ad
quos p̄sentes hc ꝑueniūt S [...]m S [...]tis qd nos de grt [...] S [...]tli [...] ex tta Scientia & [...] motu [...] remittimꝰ & [...]

[...]

[depiction of an animal, made with a calligraphy pen]

[...]

[depiction of an animal, made with a calligraphy pen]
Weston Scripsit

B [...]lgica

Socrates hebbende ghesalueert een
[...] Welck
Socrates hem [...]

A a b c d e F f g h i k l ll m n o p q r r s s s t v w y y z &

Germanica

[...]

[...]

Weston
[depiction of an angel, made with a calligraphy pen]


A Panegiric on the Art of Fair Writing

Fair Writing is a curious Art,
Which we do not Mechanic call,
Nor may we tern it Liberall—
Yet such as doth them both to men impart.
Both do from thence begining take,
Both do thereby their progres make.
Writing we do no Science finde
And yet thereof we truly Say,
Tis to all Sciences the way:
From thence comes Illustration to ye mind;
Invented to delight the eyes,
And despence hidden Misteries.
Writing the Muses Register.
[...] Doctrine downwards does convey
And Nations History display;
The Memories chief storehouse doth assist her
To Cultivate each Facultie,
And perfect Ingenuitie.
This Art to man hath God made known,
This Art have wise men much desir'd,
To this though many have aspir'd;
Yet few haue made it perfectly their own;
This th' Ornament of Providence;
And of Humane Inteligence.
Tis Writing doth Facilitate,
Commerce and all Societie
Is jointed and made strong thereby
Friends absent hereby do Communicate,
Each Secret thought and Sentiment,
Each private purpose and Intent.
This Art gives Fame Celebritie,
To Iustice Splender and Renown,
To Virtue Glorie as its Crown;
The Ligament of Civile Polecie
Which covers Secrets as wth night,
And works of Darknes brings to light.
Weston

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