angle, so is it diuided into 7 seueral triangles: now by the rules tofore giuen I mete the area of euery triangle, finding HAB 5 acres, HBC 5 acres two roodes, HCD 4 acres, HDE 6 acres 1 rode, HEF 5 acres, HFG 5 acres 12 perches, HAG 4 acres 2 roodes. Thus by adding all these triangles togither you shal find the area of that whole figure 35 acres, 1 roode, 12 perches, which resolued into perches yel∣deth this number 5652, and that diuided by 3 bringeth 1884 perches, and that is the contente of euery portion that this figure should be parted into. First there∣fore
comparing it with the triangle
ABH, I finde the triangle the lesser, the one deducted frō the other, there remayneth 1084 perches, and this re∣maine I fynde likewise greater than the triangle
CHB, detracting there∣fore the one from the other, there re∣mayneth 204, which compared with the third triangle
CHD, forasmuch as it is lesse than the area thereof, I searche by the rules tofore giuen in diuision of triangles, on what parte of the base,
CD the diuiding line shal fall that proceedeth from the angle
H: admit it cut
CD in the poynt
I, from
I to
H extende a right line, and that shalbe the first partition. Now seeing
HID ioy∣ned to
DEH the fourth triāgle, is lesse than 1884 perches my reserued quotient, I deduct the one frō the other, so there remayneth 448 perches, I serch therfore by the rules tofore giuen on what parte of
EF the line shall fall, proceeding from
H to cut of 448 perches from
HEF: but heere you must consider that this portion of 448 roddes or perches must be adiacent to the side
HE, bicause the quotient doth excede the triangles by somuch. This considred admit the partition
HK. now bicause my desire was to diuide it onely into three partes, I nede proceede no fur∣ther, for those two lines do exactly departe that whole irregular
Pollygonium into three equall partes, wherof the first is that rightlined figure
IHABC, the seconde is
IHKED, the third is
KHAGF, and this partition is made with right lines issuing from the poynt
H assigned, whiche was required. In this maner you may diuide any Superficies into as many equal or vnequall partes as you liste, or into what proportion ye will desire, as by these few examples the ingeniouse will redily conceaue of any other: manyfolde rules might I giue you in these and like partitions, but knowing the premisses to the wittie are sufficient; I wil onely