If 15. shillinges worth of wyne wyll serue for the ordinarye of 46. men, when the Tonne of wyne is worth 12. pounds: for how many mē will the same 15. shillings suffise whē the tonne of wyne is worth but eight poundes? It is certaine, that the lo∣wer the price is that ye tonne of wine doth cost, and so many more persons will the said 15. shillings in wine suf∣fise. Therefore set downe your num∣bers thus, if 12. poundes suffise 46. men, how many will 8. poundes suf∣fise, you must multiply 46. by 12. and thereof commeth 552. the which 552. you shal diuide by 8, and therof com∣meth 69. and vnto 69. men wyll the saide 15. shillings worth in wine suf∣fyse, whē the tonne of wyne is worth but eyght poundes, as hereafter doth appere by practise.
The welspring of sciences, which teacheth the perfecte worke and practise of arithmeticke both in vvhole numbers & fractions, with such easie and compendious instruction into the saide art, as hath not heretofore been by any set out nor laboured, : Beautified vvith most necessary rules and questions, not onely profitable for marchauntes, but also for all artificers, as in the table doth plainely appere..
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- The welspring of sciences, which teacheth the perfecte worke and practise of arithmeticke both in vvhole numbers & fractions, with such easie and compendious instruction into the saide art, as hath not heretofore been by any set out nor laboured, : Beautified vvith most necessary rules and questions, not onely profitable for marchauntes, but also for all artificers, as in the table doth plainely appere..
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- Baker, Humfrey, fl. 1557-1587.
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- Anno Domini 1564.
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"The welspring of sciences, which teacheth the perfecte worke and practise of arithmeticke both in vvhole numbers & fractions, with such easie and compendious instruction into the saide art, as hath not heretofore been by any set out nor laboured, : Beautified vvith most necessary rules and questions, not onely profitable for marchauntes, but also for all artificers, as in the table doth plainely appere.." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B07179.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.
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| Lib. | Men. | Lib. | ||
| 12. | 46. | 8. | ||
| 12. | 7 | |||
| 92. | 552 | (69. | ||
| 46. | 88 | |||
| 552. |
Likewise, a messenger maketh a iourney in 24 dayes, when the day is but 12. houres long: how many daies shall hee be vppon the same iourney when the day is 16. houres in length? Here you must perceaue, yt the more houres are in a day, the fewer dayes wyll the messenger bee in going hys iourney. Therefore wryte downe your nūbers thus as here you mai se.
| Houres. | Daies. | Houres. | ||
| 12. | 24. | 16. | 4 | |
| 12. | 12 | |||
| 48. | 288 | |||
| 24 | 166 | |||
| 288. | 1 | (18 |
And then multiplie 24. dayes by 12. houres, and thereof commeth 288: diuide the same 288. by the thyrde
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number 16. and you shall fynde 18. the which is 18. dayes, and in so many dayes wyll the messenger make hys iourney whē ye day is 16. houres long.
Likewyse, when the bushell of wheate doth cost 3. shillings, the pen∣ny loafe of breade waieth 4. lib.
I demaunde what the same pennye loafe shall waye, when the bushell of wheate is worth but twoo shillings: here is to bee considered that the bet∣ter cheape the wheate is, the heauier shall the peny loafe waie, and there∣fore write down your 3. nūbers thus.
| Shill. | Lib. | Shill. | ||
| 3. | 4. | 2. | ||
| 3. | 12 | |||
| 12. | 2 | (6. |
Then multiplie 4. lib. which is the seconde number, hy the fyrst number 3. and they make 12. the which 12. you shall diuide by the thirde number 2. and thereof commeth 6. li. & so much must the peny loafe of breade waye, whē ye bushel of wheate is worth but
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two shillings as may appeare.
And nowe, according to my for∣mer promise, shall follow the seconde parte of Arithmeticke, whiche teacheth the working by Fractions.