The Teaching and Cultivation of the French Language in England during Tudor and Stuart Times With an Introductory Chapter on the Preceding Period

CHAPTER VIII

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THE STUDY OF FRENCH AMONG MERCHANTS AND SOLDIERS 239

Merchants and the study of French--Text-books for merchants--Relations with the Netherlands--The 'book from Anvers'--Barlement's book of dialogues--Meurier's manuals for teaching French to the English in Antwerp--The study of French in the Netherlands--French for soldiers--The Verneys--John Wodroeph--The difficulty of the French language--Necessity of rules as well as practice--_The Marrow of the French Tongue_.