Then he grasps both _Blocks_ with the _Letter_ between them in both his Hands, and lays them in the _Block-Groove_, with the _Feet_ of the _Letter_ upwards, and the hither-side of the hither _Block_ against the hither _Cheek_ of the _Block-Groove_. And putting the _Wedge_ into the vacant space between the _Blocks_ and the further _Cheek_ of the _Block-Groove_, he lightly with his right-Hand thrusts up the _Wedge_ to force the _Blocks_ close together, and pinch the _Letter_ close between the _Blocks_. Then with the _Balls_ of the Fingers of both his Hands, he Patts gently upon the _Feet_ of the _Letter_, to press all their _Faces_ down upon the _Tongue_; which having done, he takes the _Mallet_ in his right-Hand, and with it knocks gently upon the head of the _Wedge_ to pinch the _Letter_ yet closer to the insides of the _Blocks_. Then he Knocks lightly and successively upon the _Knot-ends_ of both the _Blocks_, to force the _Letters_ yet closer together. And then again knocks now pretty hard upon the head of the _Wedge_, and also pretty hard upon the _Knot-ends_ of the _Blocks_, to _Lock_ the _Letter_ tight and close up. Then he places the _Tongue_ of the _Plow_ in the upper _Groove_ of the _Block_; And having the _Tooth_ of the _Iron_ fitted in the _Plow_, so as to fall just upon the middle of the _Feet_ of the _Letter_, he grasps the _Plow_ in his right-Hand, placing his Wrist-Ball against the _Britch_ of it, and guiding the fore-end with his left hand, slides the _Plow_ gently along the whole length of the _Blocks_; so as the _Tooth_ of the _Iron_ bears upon the _Feet_ of the _Letter_: And if it be a small _Letter_ he _Plows_ upon, the _Tooth_ of the _Iron_ will have cut a _Groove_ deep enough through the length of the whole _Block_ of _Letters_: But if the _Body_ of the _Letter_ be great, he reiterates his _Traverses_ two three or four times according to the Bigness of the _Body_ of the _Letter_, till he have made a _Groove_ about a _Space_ deep in the _Feet_ of the _Shancks_ of the whole _Blocks_ of _Letter_, and have cut off all the irregularities of the _Break_. Then with a small piece of _Buff_ or some other soft _Leather_, he rubs a little upon the _Feet_ of the _Letter_ to smoothen them. Then he unlocks the _Blocks_ of _Letter_, by knocking with the _Mallet_ upon the small end of the _Wedge_, and first takes the _Wedge_ from between the _Blocks_ and _Cheeks_, and lays it upon the farther _Cheek_, and afterwards takes the _Blocks_ with _Letter_ in it near both ends of the _Blocks_ between the Fingers and Thumbs of both his Hands, and turns the hithermost _Block_ upon the hithermost _Cheek_, and with his Fingers and Thumbs again lifts off the upper _Block_, leaving the _Letter_ on the undermost _Block_ with its _Face_ against the _Tongue_.