Algorithms; Arithmetic -- Early works to 1900; Mathematics -- History
¶ Her{e} he teches how þou schalt know wheþ{er} þou hase wel I-do or no.
And he says þat þou schalt deuide all{e} þe nounb{r}e þat comes of þe
m{u}ltiplicacioɳ by þe neþ{er} figures. And þen þou schalt haue þe same
nounbur þat þ{o}u hadyst in þe begynnyng{e}. but ȝet þou hast not þe
craft of dyuisioɳ, but þ{o}u schalt haue hit aft{er}warde.
¶ P{er} num{er}u{m} si vis nu{mer}u{m} q{u}oq{ue} m{u}ltiplicar{e}
¶ T{antu}m p{er} normas subtiles absq{ue} figuris
Has normas pot{er}is p{er} v{er}sus scir{e} sequentes.
[Sidenote: Mental multiplication.]
¶ Her{e} he teches þe to m{u}ltiplie be þowȝt figures in þi mynde. And
þe sentence of þis v{er}se is þis: yf þo{u} wel m{u}ltiplie on nounbre
by anoþ{er} in þi mynde, þ{o}u schal haue þ{er}eto rewles in þe v{er}ses
þat schal come aft{er}.
¶ Si tu p{er} digitu{m} digitu{m} vis m{u}ltiplicar{e}
Re{gula} p{re}cedens dat qualit{er} est op{er}andu{m}.
[Sidenote: Digit by digit is easy.]
¶ Her{e} he teches a rewle as þou hast afor{e} to m{u}ltiplie a digit be
anoþ{er}, as yf þou wolde wete qwat is sex tymes 6. þou [*leaf 161a]
schalt wete by þe rewle þat I taȝt þe befor{e}, yf þou haue mynde
þ{er}of.
¶ Articulu{m} si p{er} reliquu{m} reliquu{m} vis m{u}lti{plica}r{e}
In p{ro}p{r}iu{m} digitu{m} debet vt{er}q{ue} resolui.
¶ Articul{us} digitos post se m{u}ltiplicantes
Ex digit{us} quociens retenerit m{u}ltipli{ca}r{i}
Articuli faciu{n}t tot centu{m} m{u}ltiplicati.
[Sidenote: The first case of the craft. Article by article; an
example: another example:]
[Headnote: How to work subtly without Figures.]
[Sidenote: Mental multiplication. Another example. Another example.
Notation. Notation again. Mental multiplication.]
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