John Willis

Inventor of Short-hand, 'tis the best. Bishop Wilkins sayd, 'tis only used in England, or by the English ; and 'twas a good while before the logarithmes gott beyond sea. Mr. Wingate first brought it into France, and shewed it to them ; scil. when he went into France to teach the Queen-Mother English ; he dedicated it to Monsieur the duke of Orleans.