yf þe fig{ur}e, þe quych schall{e} be m{u}ltiplied, be euen{e} as mych as þe diget be, þe quych þat oþ{er} figur{e} schal be m{u}ltiplied, as two tymes twayɳ, or thre tymes 3. or sych other. loke qwer{e} þat fig{ur}e sittes in þe lyft side of þe t{ri}angle, & loke qwer{e} þe diget sittes in þe neþ{er} most rewe of þe triangle. & go fro hym vpwarde in þe same rewe, þe quych rewe gose vpwarde til þ{o}u come agaynes þe oþ{er} digette þat sittes in þe lyft side of þe t{ri}angle. And þat nounbre, þe quych þou [*leaf 155b] fyn[*]des þ{ere} is þe nounbre þat comes of the m{u}ltiplicacioɳ of þe 2 digittes, as yf þou wold wete qwat is 2 tymes 2. loke quer{e} sittes 2 in þe lyft side i{n} þe first rewe, he sittes next 1 in þe lyft side al on hye, as þ{o}u may se; þe[{n}] loke qwer{e} sittes 2 in þe lowyst rewe of þe t{ri}angle, & go fro hym vpwarde in þe same rewe tyll{e} þou come a-ȝenenes 2 in þe hyer place, & þer þou schalt fynd ywrite 4, & þat is þe nounb{r}e þat comes of þe multiplicacioɳ of two tymes tweyn is 4, as þow wotest well{e}. yf þe diget. the quych is m{u}ltiplied, be mor{e} þan þe oþ{er}, þou schalt loke qwer{e} þe mor{e} diget sittes in þe lowest rewe of þe t{ri}angle, & go vpwarde in þe same rewe tyl[{10}] þ{o}u come a-nendes þe lasse diget in the lyft side. And þ{ere} þ{o}u schalt fynde þe no{m}b{r}e þat comes of þe m{u}ltiplicacioɳ; but þ{o}u schalt vnd{er}stonde þat þis rewle, þe quych is in þis v{er}se. ¶ In digitu{m} cures, &c., noþ{er} þis t{ri}angle schall{e} not s{er}ue, bot to fynde þe nounbres þ{a}t comes of the m{u}ltiplicacioɳ þat comes of 2 articuls or {com}posites, þe nedes no craft but yf þou wolt m{u}ltiply in þi mynde. And [*leaf 156a] þere-to þou schalt haue a craft aft{er}warde, for þou schall wyrch w{i}t{h} digettes in þe tables, as þou schalt know aft{er}warde. v{er}sus. [Headnote: To multiply one Composite by another.] ¶ Postea p{ro}cedas postrema{m} m{u}ltiplica{n}do [Recte multiplicans per cu{n}ctas i{n}feriores] Condic{i}onem tamen t{a}li q{uod} m{u}ltiplicant{es} Scribas in capite quicq{ui}d p{ro}cesserit inde Sed postq{uam} fuit hec m{u}ltiplicate fig{ur}e Anteriorent{ur} serei m{u}ltiplica{n}t{is} Et sic m{u}ltiplica velut isti m{u}ltiplicasti Qui sequit{ur} nu{mer}u{m} sc{ri}ptu{m} quiscu{n}q{ue} figur{is}. [Sidenote: How to multiply one number by another. Multiply the ‘last’ figure of the higher by the ‘first’ of the lower number. Set the answer over the first of the lower: then multiply the second of the lower, and so on. Then antery the lower number: as thus. Now multiply by the last but one of the higher: as thus. Antery the figures again, and multiply by five: Then add all the figures above the line: and you will have the answer.]