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A.B.C. is the circle assigned
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A.B.C. is the circle assigned
then with the other foote I doo make twoo arche lines, one in E, and an other in F. Then sette I the one foote of the com∣passe in B, and drawe twoo arche lines F. and G. Like wise settinge the compasse foote in C, I drawe twoo other arche lines, G. and H, and on D. I make twoo other, H. and E. Then frome the crossinges of those eighte arche lines I drawe iiij. straighte lynes, that is to saye, E.F, and F. G. also G.H, and H.E, whiche iiij. straight lines do make the square quadrate that I should draw about the circle assigned.