The grounde of artes teaching the perfect vvorke and practise of arithmetike, both in whole nu[m]bers and fractions, after a more easie ane exact sort, than hitherto hath bene set forth. Made by M. Robert Recorde, D. in Physick, and afterwards augmented by M. Iohn Dee. And now lately diligently corrected, [and] beautified with some new rules and necessarie additions: and further endowed with a thirde part, of rules of practize, abridged into a briefer methode than hitherto hath bene published: with diverse such necessary rules, as are incident to the trade of merchandize. Whereunto are also added diuers tables [and] instructions ... By Iohn Mellis of Southwark, scholemaster.

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Title: The grounde of artes teaching the perfect vvorke and practise of arithmetike, both in whole nu[m]bers and fractions, after a more easie ane exact sort, than hitherto hath bene set forth. Made by M. Robert Recorde, D. in Physick, and afterwards augmented by M. Iohn Dee. And now lately diligently corrected, [and] beautified with some new rules and necessarie additions: and further endowed with a thirde part, of rules of practize, abridged into a briefer methode than hitherto hath bene published: with diverse such necessary rules, as are incident to the trade of merchandize. Whereunto are also added diuers tables [and] instructions ... By Iohn Mellis of Southwark, scholemaster.
Author: Record, Robert, 1510?-1558.
Publication: [London] :: Imprinted by I. Harrison, and H. Bynneman,; Anno Dom. 1582.
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Subject terms: Arithmetic -- Early works to 1900.
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At Ʋenice be 2 sortes of Waightes, the one called La Grosse, the other La Suttle, with the Grosse is weyed all kinde of greate wares: and with the small, al kinde of Spi∣cerie, and suche like: 96 lb of grosse waight there maketh at London 100 lb: And 100 lb of Spicerie there without any tare, or alow∣aunce, make at London 64, and with tare 56.

Their other cōmon measure are Braces, whereof 100 make at London 55 ½ Elles, at Antwerpe 92 ½, &c.