EARLY (PRENORMATIVE) GRAMMARS

Early (Prenormative) Grammars
Until the 17th century the term "grammar" in English was applied only to the study of Latin.
William Lilly (1468-1522) – the author of the most popular Latin grammars written in English.

Early (Prenormative) Grammars
1st English grammar “Pamphlet for Grammar” was written by William Bullokar in 1586. There was used a “reformed spelling system” of his own invention.
Christopher Cooper's Grammatica Linguæ Anglicanæ (1685) was the last English grammar written in Latin.

Early (Prenormative) Grammars
John Brightland's “A Grammar of the English tongue” (1711) and James Greenwood's “Essay towards a practical English grammar” were teaching people without "Latin background".