To all fathers of noble families and lovers of vertue Gerbier, Balthazar, Sir, 1592?-1667. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A85933 of text R211307 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.14[87]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A85933 Wing G575 Thomason 669.f.14[87] ESTC R211307 99870037 99870037 163074 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A85933) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163074) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f14[87]) To all fathers of noble families and lovers of vertue Gerbier, Balthazar, Sir, 1592?-1667. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by Robert Ibbitson, London : [1649] Date of publication from Wing. An advertisement for Sir Balthazar Gerbier's academy, which "was to give instructions in all manner of subjects, from philosophy, languages, and mathematics, to riding the 'great horse', dancing and fencing. It was opened on 19 July 1649 at Gerbier's house at Bethnal Green"--cf. DNB. At foot of text: At Robert Ibbitsons House (in Smithfield, neer Hosier Lane) shall be had constantly in Print, the Publique Lectures, after they shall have been first read at the Academy, where they are Composed for the good of the Publique. Annotation on Thomason copy: "October 31". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Education -- England -- Early works to 1800. A85933 R211307 (Thomason 669.f.14[87]). civilwar no To all fathers of noble families and lovers of vertue Gerbier, Balthazar, Sir 1649 610 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-09 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-09 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-10 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-10 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion TO ALL Fathers of Noble Families and Lovers of VERTUE SIR Balthazer Gerbier desires once more that the Publique may be pleased to take notice of his great labours , and indeavours , by the Erection of an Academy on Bednall Green without Algate ; And as he conceives that he hath at large informed the Publique that in the said Academy the Chiefe , Famous Forraigne Languages , Sciences , and Noble Exercises shall be taught . That all Lovers of Vertue , of what Age soever , shall be received , and Instructed , and that every one of them may select such Studies , Exercises , and Sciences , as are most consonant to his Genius . That Publique Lectures shall be there read Gratis , on the said Languages , and Sciences ; and that every Wednesday in the afternoone , in Summer at three , and in VVinter at two of the Clock , and that also a competent number of decayed Families children , shall be there taught gratis : So that as at present there remaines nothing more to be declared on the same , but to represent how that all Lovers of Vertue are bound both for honours sake the cherishment of Vertue , their own profits and improvements , Now to imbrace that which is so really and sincerely proffered unto them , as well for the glory and honour of this Nation ; As that by this meanes all Lovers of Vertue may be freed from al those dangers , and inconveniences insident to Travellers , who repaire unto Forraign parts to improve themselves , leaving the honour of their Education unto Strangers , Both with the hazzard of being shaken in the fundamentall points of their Religion , and their Innate Loyalty to their Native Country . That also the maine Motives which caused the said Sir Balthazar Gerbier to present unto the publique all those Languages , and Sciences , which are to be taught in his Academy , are these , viz. That no Forraign parts may have just cause to glory ( to the disparagement of this Nation ) that they solely possesse these above-mentioned Qualities . So that it now proves a matter of great concernment to this Nation ; not only seriously to reflect on these proffers ; But to imbrace them vigorously , and constantly to countenance and promote them ; since that the Languages declared to be taught in this Academy are , viz. Hebrew , Greeke , Latine , French , Italian , Spanish , High Dutch , and Low Dutch , Both Ancient and Modern Histories , joyntly with the constitutions and Governments of the most famous Empires and Dominions in the world ; the true Naturall and Experimentall Philosophy , the Mathematicks , Arithmetick , and the keeping of Bookes of Accounts by Creditor and Debitor . All Excellent hand-writing , Geometrie , Cosmography Geography , Perspective , Architecture , Secret motions of Scenes , Fortifications , The Besieging and Defending of Places , Fire-works , Marches of Armies , Ordering of Battailes , Fencing , Vaulting , Riding the Great Horse , Musick , Playing on all sorts of Instruments , Dancing , Drawing , Painting , Limning , and Carving , &c. At Robert Ibbitsons House ( in Smithfield , neer Hosier Lane ) shall be had constantly in Print , the Publique Lectures , after they shall have been first Read at the Academy , where they are Composed for the good of the Publique . October 31 London , Printed by Robert Ibbitson .