by William Brooks
| From my
School the upper end of Gerrard Street near Newport Market where Young Ladies are Taught &c. |
To the Ladies of
Great Britain As I have largely profided for the Instruction of those of my own Sex, in the Art of fair Writing, so I esteem it my Duty to endeavour every Perfection of your Qualifications, by presenting you with an imitable Specimen of the Italian Hand, which, as your own, I recommend to your choice and practice, being full of Beauty, Ornament and Delight, & Invented for the Sole use and Embellishment of your fair Sex and am |
| Your humble Serv. William Brooks |
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