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..

Author

Baker, Humfrey, fl. 1557-1587.

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Imprinted at London :: By Henry Denham, for Iames Rowbothum.,

Anno Domini 1564.

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Arithmetic -- Early works to 1900.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE Right Worshipfull Mai∣ster Iohn Fitzvvilliams Gouernour of the most famous societie of Marchaunts Aduenturers into Flaunders. And to the right worshipfull the Consuls, As∣sistents, and communaltie of the same societie, Humfrey Baker wisheth health with conti∣nuall increase of com∣moditie by their wor∣thy trauell.
• text
  • The diffinition of number.
    • ¶Numeration. The first Chapter.
    • Addition in whole number. Chap. 2.
    • Of Substraction in whole number. The. 3. Chapter.
    • Of Multiplication. Chapter. 4.
    • Of Diuision the fift Chap.
      • ¶ The practise.
      • ¶ The summe of diuision.
      • ¶Here foloweth the proofes of addicion, substraction, mul∣tiplication, and diui∣sion.
        • ¶The profe of Addition.
        • ¶The profe of substraction.
        • ¶The profe of multiplication.
        • ¶The profe of diuision.
    • ¶Of progression the vi. Chapiter.
    • ¶ The .vii. chapiter treateth of the Rule of .3. called the golden Rule.
      • ¶Example.
      • ¶A Rule.
      • ¶Example.
  • The seconde part of Arithmetick, which trea∣teth of Fractions or bro∣ken numbers.
    • ¶The first Chapter treateth of Fracti∣ons, or broken numbers, and the dif∣ference thereof.
    • ¶The seconde Chapter treateth of the reducing or bringing to∣gither, of 2. numbers, or many broken dissembling, vnto one broken sembling.
      • ¶Reduction in common de∣nomination.
      • ¶The exaumple.
      • ¶Reduction of broken num∣bers of broken.
      • ¶Another example of the same reduction and of the se∣conde reduction.
      • ¶Reduction of broken numbers, and the partes of bro∣ken togither.
      • Reduction of whole numbers and broken togither into a Fraction.
      • ¶Example.
    • ¶The thirde Chapter treateth of abbreui∣ation of one great broken number into a lesser broken.
      • ¶Another stile of abbreuiation.
    • ¶The 4. Chapter treateth of the assem∣bling of two or many broken num∣bers togither, as by example.
      • ¶Addition in broken numbers.
      • ¶Addition of broken numbers of broken.
      • ¶Addition of broken number with the partes of broken togither.
      • ¶Addition of whole number and broken togither.
    • ¶The fift Chapter treateth of Substraction in broken numbers.
      • ¶Substraction of broken numbers of broken.
    • ¶The sixt Chapter is of multi∣plication in broken numbers.
    • ¶The 7. Chapter treateth of Diuision in broken numbers.
    • ¶The eyght Chapter treateth of duplation, triplation, and quadruplation of all broken numbers.
      • Example of Duplation.
      • Example of Triplation.
      • Example of quadruplacion.
    • ¶ The 9. Chapter treateth of the prooues of broken numbers. And first of Reductiō.
      • The proofe of Abbreuiation.
      • The proofe of Addition.
      • The proofe of Substraction.
      • The proofe of Multiplication.
      • The proofe of Diuision.
    • ¶The tenth Chapter treateth of certaine questions done by broken numbers. And first by Reduction.
      • ¶Here ensueth other necessarie Questions, which are wrought by Multiplicatiō in broken nū∣bers.
      • ¶Questions done by diuision in broken number.
      • ¶Other necessarye questions done by Diuision in broken number.
  • The thyrde parte treateth of certaine briefe rules, called rules of practise, with di∣uers necessarie questions pro∣fitable for Marchaunts.
    • The first Chapter.
    • ¶The seconde Chapter treateth of the rule of three compounde, which are foure in number.
    • The thirde Chapter treateth of questions of the trade of Marchaundise.
    • ¶The 4. Chapter treateth of losses and gaines, in the trade of Marchaundise.
    • ¶The 5. Chap. treateth of leng∣thes & breadthes of tapistry, and other clothes.
    • ¶The sixt Chapter treateth of ye reducing of the paumes of Ge∣nes into english yardes, wher∣of foure Paumes maketh one englishe yarde.
    • ¶The. vij. Chapter treateth of marchaundise solde by waight.
      • Briefe rules of vvaight.
        • ¶Example.
      • Briefe Rules for measure.
        • ¶Example.
      • ¶Briefe Rules for our hundreth waight here at London, which is after 112. li. for the C.
        • ¶Example.
    • ¶The. viij. Chapter treateth of tares and allowances of mar∣chaundise solde by waight.
    • ¶The. ix. Chapter treateth of certeine questions, done by the double rule, and also by ye rule of three compounde.
    • ¶The tenth Chapter treateth of the rule of Fellowship, wyth∣out any time limited.
      • ¶Example
      • Aunswere.
      • ¶The Rule of Felowship with time.
        • ¶Example.
        • ¶ The rule of company, be∣twene Marchaunts and their Factours.
    • ¶The xj. Chapter treateth of the Rules of barter.
      • Other Rules of Barter, vvherein is giuen some part in ready money.
    • ¶The 12. Chapter treateth of the exchaunging of money from one place to another.
    • ¶The 13. Chapter treateth of the Rule of Alligation.
      • ¶Example.
    • ¶The 14. chapter treateth of the Rule of falsehode, or false po∣sitions.
      • ¶Of the Rule of twoo false po∣sitions.
    • ¶The 15. Chapter treateth of sportes, and pastime, done by number.
• Here beginneth the Table of this Booke.
  • ¶The contentes of the Chapters of the first parte.
  • The Contentes of the seconde part.
  • The Contentes of the thirde part.