¶. 2. _Of the_ Shooting-stick. The _Shooting-stick_ must be made of _Box_, which Wood being very hard, and withal tough, will best and longest endure the knocking against the _Quoyns_. Its shape is a perfect Wedge about six Inches long, and its thicker end two Inches broad, and an Inch and an half thick; and its thin end about an Inch and an half broad, and half an Inch thick. ¶. 3. _Of the_ Dressing-Block. The _Dressing-Block_ should be made of _Pear-tree_, Because it is a soft wood, and therefore less subject to injure the Face of the _Letter_; it is commonly about three Inches square, and an Inch high. Its Office is to run over the Face of the _Form_, and whilst it is thus running over, to be gently knock’t upon with the Head of the _Shooting stick_, that such _Letters_ as may chance to stand up higher than the rest may be pressed down. Our _Master-Printer_ must also provide a pair of _Sheers_, such as _Taylors_ use, for the cutting of _Brass-Rules_, _Scabbords_, &c. A large _Spunge_ or two, or more, he must also provide, one for the _Compositers_ use, and for every _Press_ one. Pretty fine _Packthread_ to tye up _Pages_ with; But this is often chosen (or at least directed) by the _Compositer_, either finer or courser, according to the great or small _Letter_ he works upon. ¶. 4. _Of the_ Composing-stick. Though every _Compositer_ by Custom is to provide himself a _Composing-stick_, yet our _Master-Printer_ ought to furnish his House with these Tools also, and such a number of them as is suitable to the size of his House; Because we will suppose our _Master-Printer_ intends to keep some Apprentices, and they, unless by contract or courtesie, are not used to provide themselves _Composing-sticks_: And besides, when several _Compositers_ work upon the same Book, their Measures are all set alike, and their _Titles_ by reason of _Notes_ or _Quotations_ broader than their common Measure, So that a _Composing-stick_ is kept on purpose for the _Titles_, which must therefore be common to all the _Compositers_ that work upon that Work; And no one of them is obliged to provide a _Composing-stick_ in common for them all: Therefore it becomes our _Master-Printers_ task to provide them. It is delineated in Plate 2. at _E_. _a_ The _Head_. _b b_ The _Bottom_. _c c_ The _Back_. _d_ The lower _Sliding-Measure_, or _Cheek_. _e_ The upper _Sliding-Measure_, or _Cheek_. _f f_ The _Male-Screw_. _g_ The _Female-Screw_.