successor, Richard Field, in 1571, 1590, 1591, 1602, and 1615 (all within Beauchesne's lifetime). Shortly after the appearance of his Booke, Beauchesne travelled to Italy, studying under several masters. By 1579 he was resident in Lyon, where he published a second treatise in 1580, Le Tresor d' Escriture, au que I est contenu tout ce qui est requis et necessaire a taus amateurs dudict art. Par jehan de Beauchesne Parisien, Avec privilege du Roi, which displays a sensitive Italian influence. He returned to England by 1583 and about 1595 published a third treatise on handwriting, La Clef de l'Escriture, dedicated to the three daughters of Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury. Taxpayer records of 1599 place him in the parish of St Ann Blackfriars. He was appointed writing master to the new King James I's daughter Elizabeth (to whom he dedicated a collection of manuscript examples around 1610), and her brother Charles, later King Charles I. Beauchesne was buried at Blackfriars 20 May 1620. Engraved works A Booke containing divers sortes of hands, as well the English as French secretarie with the Italian, Roman, chancelry & court hands. Set forth by John Beau Chesne and John Baildon. London: Thomas Vautrollier, 1570. 4 ° obl., [5] −43 f. (Chicago NL, London BL). Le Thresor d'Escripture auquel est contenu tout ce qui est requis et nécessaire à tout amateur du dict art. By Jehan de Paris-Nice ... chesne. Lyon: the author, Rue Merciere with the sign of the Trinity, 1580. 4 ° obl., 62 pl. woodcuts by Mathieu Greuter and dedicated to Francis Mandelot, Lieutenant General for the King in Lyon (Paris BNF, Chicago NL, Cambridge HUL). Becker 1997 No. 43. La Clef de l'escriture laquelle ouvre le chemin à la jeunesse, pour bien apprendre à excrire la vraye lettre françoyse & italique''' London: G. Boulengier, c. 1595. Dedicated to Mary, Elizabeth and Althea Talbot, daughters of Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury (Chicago NL). Manuscript works Specimens manuscrits anglais dédiés à Mme Elizabeth, fille unique du roi de Grande Bretaigne England, ca. 1610. f. (Newberry Library, Chicago. Wing MS ZW 639.B 382). Heroica Eulogia, William Bowyer, London, 1567 (Huntington Library, San Marino, California. HM 160). Italic and Roman calligraphic passages only. Calligraphic specimen, subscribed in mirror-writing "Joannes de Beau Chesne scribebat Ao. 1575". MS Typ 232. Houghton Library, Harvard University. See also Secretary hand Chancery hand Italic script References Notes Bibliography