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IF a peece of Tapistri••e bee 5 elles ¾ longe, and 4 elles ⅔ in bredth, how many ells square doeth the same pece containe? Answere: multiplie the length by the breadth, that is to saie 5 ¾ by 4 ⅔, and therof cōmeth 26 elles ⅚, so many elles
square doth the same peece conteine.
More, if a peece of Tapistrie doe conteine 32. elles square, and the same being in length 6 elles ¼. I demaūde howe many elles in breadth the same peece doth conteine. Auns. diuide 32. elles by 6 ¼ and thereof commeth 5. 3/28: So manye elles dothe the same péece conteine in breadth.
More, a péece of clothe beynge 13. yardes ⅓ in length, and 5, quarters ½ in breadth, how many yardes of ⅔ and ½ broade will the same peece make? Aunswere: see what parte of a yarde, the 5/4 and ½ be, and you shall finde that they make 1 yarde ⅜. Then multiplye 13 yardes 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by 1 yarde ⅜ and you shall haue 18. yardes ⅓ in square the whiche you must diuide by ⅔ & ½ that is to saye by 〈◊〉〈◊〉, (bicause the ⅔, ½ beinge brought into 1 fraction maketh 5/〈…〉〈…〉) and you shall finde 22. yardes: So many yardes of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 large doth the same peece conteine.
More, a marchant hath bought 4. yardes ⅔ of cloth beinge syre quarters 〈◊〉〈◊〉 broade to make hym a gowne the whiche he will line thoro••out, wyth black Say of three quarters of a yarde broad, I demaund how much Say he must bye? Aunswere: Multiplye the length of the cloth, by the breadth, that is to say 4 ⅔ by 1 ⅝, (which is the syx quarters ½) and thereof commeth 7. yardes 7/12, the which diuide by ¾ and you shal finde ten yardes 1/9. So many yardes of Say must he haue to line the same 4 yardes ⅔ of clothe of 6. quart. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 broad.
More, at 6, s. 8, d. the elle square, what shall a peece of tapistrie cost me, which is fiue elles ½ lōg and 4, elles ¼ broade? Aunswere, multiply 5, ½ by 4, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and therof cōmeth 23 elles ⅜ square: then say by the rule of three, if one elle square cost me 6, s. 8, d. what shal 23 ⅜ cost? Multiplye and diuide, and you shall finde 7 li. 15. s. 10 d. so muche the said peece of tapistrie did cost.
Or otherwise, by the rules of prac∣tise, take the ⅓ of 23. ⅜: and you shall finde 7 .li. 15. s. 10. d. as aboue is sayde.
More, a peece of Hollande clothe conteining 42. elles ⅔ Flemish, howe many elles Englishe doe they make? Here must you fyrst note that 100. els Flemish, do make but 60. elles Eng∣lishe, and so consequentlye fiue elles Flemishe do make but 3. els English. Therfore say by the rule of 3. if 5. elles flemish doe make three elles English, how many elles English will 42, els ⅔ Flemish make. Multiply and diuide so shall you finde 25. elles ⅗ Englishe, and so many elles Englishe doth 42. ⅔ Flemish conteine, the lyke is to bee done of all others.
More, I haue boughte a peece of Tapistrie, being 5. elles ¾ longe, and 4. elles ⅔ broade measure of Flaun∣ders, I demaunde howe manye elles square it maketh Englishe measure? Aunswere:
First, forasmuch as three elles english are worth 5 elles flemishe, therefore put 3 elles english into hys square, in multipliyng 3. by himself whiche ma∣keth 9: likewise multiplye 5. in hym∣selfe squarely, and it wilbe 25. Then multiplye 5¾ whiche is the length of the peece, by 4⅔ which is the breadth, & therof cōmeth 26 elles ⅚ square, then say by y• rule of thrée, if 25 elles square of flemishe measure, be worth 9 elles square of englishe measure, what are 26 elles flemish ⅚ worth? multiply and diuide, and you shall finde that they are worthe nine elles 33/50 square of en∣glish measure.
More at 3. s. 6. d: the ell flemish what is the englishe ell worth after y• rate. Answere: saye if 5. elles flemishe bee worth three ells english, what is 1 ell flemishe worth? multiply and diuide, & you sh••ll fiynde 3/•• of an englishe ell. Then saye by the rule of 3, if 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of an englishe ell, be worth 3 s. 6 d. what is 1. englishe ell worth? multiplye and
diuide, and you shall finde 5 s. 10. d. so much shall the englishe ell be worth.
More at 6 s. 8 d. the flemishe elle square, what is the english ell worth. Aunswere: say by the aforesaid reasō, if 25 elles flemishe square, be worth 9. elles square englishe, what is one ell square flemishe worth? multiply and diuide, & you shall finde 9/25 of a square englishe elle: Then saye, if 9/25 of an englishe elle be worth 6 s. 8. d. what is one square elle englishe worth? mul∣tiplie and diuide, and you shall fynde 18. s. 6. d. ••/9, so muche shal one englishe elle square be worth.