These are the _Bodies_ most of use in _England_; But the _Dutch_ have several other _Bodies_: which because there is little and almost no perceivable difference from some of these mentioned, I think they are not worth naming. Yet we have one _Body_ more which is sometimes used in _England_; that is a _Small Pica_, but I account it no great discretion in a _Master-Printer_ to provide it; because it differs so little from the _Pica_, that unless the Workmen be carefuller than they sometimes are, it may be mingled with the _Pica_, and so the Beauty of both _Founts_ may be spoil’d. These aforesaid _Bodies_ are commonly _Cast_ with a _Romain_, _Italica_, and sometimes an _English Face_. He also provides some _Bodies_ with the _Musick_, the _Greek_, the _Hebrew_, and the _Syriack Face_: But these, or some of these, as he reckons his oppertunities may be to use them. And that the Reader may the better understand the sizes of these several _Bodies_, I shall give him this Table following; wherein is set down the number of each _Body_ that is contained in one Foot. _Pearl_, 184 } _Nomparel_, 150 } _Brevier_, 112 } _Long-Primmer_, 92 } _Pica_, 75 } contained in one Foot. _English_, 66 } _Great-Primmer_, 50 } _Double-Pica_, 38 } _Two-Lin’d English_, 33 } _Great-Cannon_. 17½ } His care in the choice of these _Letters_ are, _First_, That the _Letter_ have a true shape: Which he may know, as by the §. of _Letter-Cutting_. I confess this piece of Judgement, _viz._ knowing of true Shape, may admit of some controversy, because neither the Ancients whom we received the knowledge of these _Letters_ from, nor any other authentick Authority have delivered us Rules, either to make or know true shape by: And therefore it may be objected that every one that makes _Letters_ but tolerably like _Romain_, _Italick_, _&c._ may pretend his to be true shap’d. To this I answer, that though we can plead no Ancient Authority for the shape of _Letters_, yet doubtless (if we judge rationally) we must conclude that the _Romain Letters_ were Originally invented and contrived to be made and consist of Circles, Arches of Circles, and straight Lines; and therefore those _Letters_ that have these Figures, either entire, or else properly mixt, so as the Course and Progress of the Pen may best admit, may deserve the name of true Shape, rather than those that have not.