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ID	4008
Last Name	Hawes
First Name	Lacy
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Gender	Female
Date of Birth	1713
Date of Death	1776
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Related Firms	Lacey Hawes, William Clarke, and Robert Collins Charles Hitch and Lacey Hawes Lacey Hawes Lacy Hawes and Co.
VIAF URI	http://viaf.org/viaf/4983588
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Publisher	A New General English Dictionary; Peculiarly Calculated for the Use and Improvement of such as are unacquainted with the Learned Languages. Wherein the difficult Words, and Technical Terms made use of in Anatomy, Architecture, Arithmetick, Algebra, Astronomy, Botany, Chymistry, Divinity, Gardening, Grammar, Hawking, Heraldry, History, Horsemanship, Hunting, Husbandry, Law, Logick, Mathematicks, Mechanicks, Milit. Affairs, Musick, Navigation, Painting, Poetry, Rhetorick, Sculpture, Surgery, &c. Are not only fully explained, but accented on their proper Syllables, to prevent a vicious Pronunciation; and marked with Initial Letters, to denote the Part of Speech to which each Word peculiarly belongs. To which is prefixed, A Compendious English Grammar, with general Rules for the ready Formation of one Part of Speech from another; by the due Application whereof, such as understand English only, may be able to write as correctly and elegantly as those who have been some Years conversant in the Latin, Greek, and other Languages. Together with a Supplement of the proper Names of the most noted Kingdoms, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Rivers, &c. throughout the known World. As Also of the most celebrated Emperors, Kings, Queens, Priests, Poets, Philosophers, General, &c. whether Jewish, Pagan, Mohametan, or Christian; but more especially such as are mentioned either in the Old or New Testament. The Whole Alphabetically digested, and accented in the same Manner, and for the same Purpose, as the preceding Part; being collected for the Use of such as have but an imperfect Idea of the English Orthography. Originally begun by the late Reverend Mr. Thomas Dyche, School-Master at Stratford-le-Bow, Author of The Guide to the English Tongue, The Spelling-Dictionary, &c. And finished by the late William Pardon, Gent. The Fourteenth Edition, with the Addition of the several Market Towns in England and Wales, giving a general Description of the Places, their Situations, Market Days, Government, Manufactures, Number of Representatives sent to Parliament, Distance from London, both in computed and measured miles, &c.	1771
Publisher	An accurate new spelling dictionary, and expositor of the English language. Containing a much larger collection of modern words than any book of the kind and price extant: and shewing how the same are to be written correctly, and pronounced properly; with the different meanings or significations of each word. To which is added, an entire new dictionary of all the Heathen Gods and Goddesses: and also of the most illustrious heroes treated of by Homer, Virgil, Ovid, and other antient poets: with a summary account of their origin, descent, expolits, &c. To the whole is prefixed, a compendious, practical grammar of the English language. By A. Fisher, author of the practical new English grammar, with exercises of bad English: the new English tutor, calculated for the new method of teaching, &c. The second edition, much improved.	1773
Publisher	The New English Tutor: or, Modern Preceptor. Consisting of Orthography (or the Art of Spelling and Reading) digested into a practical System, under a few plain early Rules, which any Child must be capable of retaining. Observations on the particular Powers of Letters, and such as vary in their Uses and Sounds, according to their different Positions, the Uses of the quiescent Letters, &c. All exemplified by Lessons, or Exercises under them, methodized to advance a Learner in the readiest Manner to read a modern Author. Also, A Practical Abstract of English Grammar. This Work is beautified with elegant Cuts, representing such Vices as Children are most addicted to, and such Virtues as should be first inculcated: Likewise several Fable Cuts, with striking Lessons, referring to each particular Passion, &c. The third edition, much improved and enlarged. By A. Fisher, Author of the New English Grammar with Exercises of bad English. The third edition. Much improved and enlarged.	1774
Publisher	Poetical Amusements at a Villa near Bath	1775
Bookseller	Poetical Amusements At A Villa Near Bath.	1775

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"Hawes, Lacy" The Women's Print History Project, 2019, Person ID 4008, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/person/4008. Accessed 2026-06-19.

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