+---+ | 51|. |23 | +---+ multiplye 5 by 2, þat wol be 10; sette ou{er} þe hede of þat 2 a 0, & sett þat on, þat is þe articul, in þe lyft side, þat is next hym, þen þ{o}u schalt haue þis nounbre +----+ |1051|. | 23 | +----+ ¶ And þen worch forth as þou diddist afore. And þ{o}u schalt vnd{er}stonde þat þ{o}u schalt write no 0. but whan þat place where þou schal write þat 0 has no figure afore hy{m} noþ{er} aft{er}. v{er}sus. ¶ Si aut{em} digitus excreu{er}it articul{us}q{ue}. Articul{us}[{12}] sup{ra}p{osit}o digito salit vltra. [Sidenote: What to do if the result is a composite number.] ¶ Her{e} is þe secunde case, þe quych is þis: yf hit happe þat þ{ere} come a composyt, þou schalt write þe digitte ou{er} þe hede of þe neþ{er} figur{e} by þe quych þ{o}u multipliest þe hier figure; and sett þe articull{e} next hym toward þe lyft side, as þou diddyst afore, as þ{us} +---+ | 83|. |83 | +---+ Multiply 8 by 8, þat wol be 64. Write þe 4 ou{er} 8, þat is to say, ou{er} þe hede of þe neþ{er} 8; & set 6, þe quych [*leaf 159a] is an articul, next aft{er}. And þen þou schalt haue such a nounb{r}e as is her{e}, +-----------+ | 6483[{13}]|, | 83 | +-----------+ And þen worch forth. ¶ Si digitus t{amen} ponas ip{su}m sup{er} ip{s}am. [Sidenote: What if it be a digit.] ¶ Her{e} is þe thryde case, þe quych is þis: yf hit happe þat of þi m{u}ltiplicaciouɳ come a digit, þ{o}u schalt write þe digit ou{er} þe hede of þe neþ{er} figur{e}, by the quych þou m{u}ltipliest þe hier{e} figur{e}, for þis nedes no Ensampul. ¶ Subdita m{u}ltiplica non hanc que [incidit] illi Delet ea{m} penit{us} scribens quod p{ro}uenit inde. [Sidenote: The fourth case of the craft.] ¶ Her{e} is þe 4 case, þe quych is: yf hit be happe þat þe neþ{er} figur{e} schal multiplye þat figur{e}, þe quych stondes ou{er} þat figures hede, þou schal do away þe hier figur{e} & sett þ{er}e þat þ{a}t comys of þ{a}t m{u}ltiplicacioɳ. As yf þ{er}e come of þat m{u}ltiplicacioɳ an articuls þou schalt write þere þe hier figur{e} stode a 0. ¶ And write þe articuls in þe lyft side, yf þat hit be a digit write þ{er}e a digit. yf þat h{i}t be a composit, write þe digit of þe composit. And þe articul in þe lyft side. al þis is lyȝt y-nowȝt, þ{er}e-for{e} þer nedes no Ensampul. ¶ S{ed} si m{u}ltiplicat alia{m} ponas sup{er} ip{s}am Adiu{n}ges num{er}u{m} que{m} p{re}bet duct{us} ear{um}. [Sidenote: The fifth case of the craft.] ¶ Her{e} is þe 5 case, þe quych is þis: yf [*leaf 159b] þe neþ{er} figur{e} schul m{u}ltiplie þe hier, and þat hier figur{e} is not recte ou{er} his hede. And þat neþ{er} figur{e} hase oþ{er} figures, or on figure ou{er} his hede by m{u}ltiplicacioɳ, þat hase be afor{e}, þou schalt write þat nounbre, þe quych comes of þat, ou{er} all{e} þe ylke figures hedes, as þus here: +-----+ | 236| |234 | +-----+