The instructor: or, Young man's best companion. [electronic resource] : Containing spelling, reading, writing, and arithmatic, in an easier way than any yet published; and how to qualify any person without the help of a master. Instructions to write variety of hands, with copies both in prose and verse. How to write letters on business or friendship. Forms of indentures. Bonds, bills of sale, receipts, wills, leases, releases, &c. Also merchants accompts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping; with a description of the product counties and market-towns in England and Wales and a list of the fairs according to the new stile. Together with the method of measuring carpenter-, joiners, sawyers, bricklayers, plasterers, plumbers, masons, glaziers, and painters work. How to undertake each work, and at what price; the rates of each commodity, and the common wages of journeymen; with the description of Gunter's line, and Coggeshall's sliding rule. Likewise the practical gauger made easy; the art of dialling, and how to ... dials; with instructions ... dying, colouring, ... colours; and some [gene]ral observations for gardening every month in the year. To which is added, the family's best companion; with instructions how to ... and preserve; to make divers sorts of wine, and ... plaisters, and medicines necessary in all families; ...dium on the sciences of geography and astronomy; ... brief description of the different parts of the Earth, ... of the celestial bodies. Also some useful interest tables. By George Fisher, accomptant.