Algorithms; Arithmetic -- Early works to 1900; Mathematics -- History
And me shall{e} not cesse fro such{e} settyng of fig{ur}es forward{e},
nether of settyng{e} of þe quocient into the dyviser, neþ{er} of
subt{ra}ccio{u}n of the dyvyser, till{e} the first of the dyvyser be
w{i}t{h}-draw fro þe first to be divided{e}. The which{e} don{e}, or
ought,[{17}] oþ{er} nought shall{e} remayne: and yf it be ought,[{17}]
kepe it in the tables, And eu{er} vny it to þe diviser. And yf þ{o}u
wilt wete how many vnytees of þe divisio{u}n [*Fol. 53^3.] wol growe to
the nombre of the diviser{e}, the nombre quocient wol shewe it: and whan
such{e} divisio{u}n is made, and þ{o}u lust p{ro}ve yf thow have wele
done or no, Multiplie the quocient by the diviser, And the same
fig{ur}es wolle come ayene that thow haddest bifore and none other. And
yf ought be residue, than w{i}t{h} addicio{u}n therof shall{e} come the
same figures: And so multiplicacio{u}n p{ro}vith{e} divisio{u}n, and
dyvisio{u}n multiplicacio{u}n: as thus, yf multiplicacio{u}n be made,
divide it by the multipliant, and the nombre quocient wol shewe the
nombre that was to be multiplied{e}, {et}c.
[Headnote: Chapter VIII. Progression.]
[Sidenote: Definition of Progression. Natural Progression. Broken
Progression. The 1st rule for Natural Progression. The second rule.
The first rule of Broken Progression. The second rule.]
Progressio{u}n is of nombre after egall{e} excesse fro oone or tweyn{e}
take ag{r}egacio{u}n. of p{ro}gressio{u}n one is naturell{e} or
co{n}tynuell{e}, þ{a}t oþ{er} broken and discontynuell{e}. Naturell{e}
it is, whan me begynneth{e} w{i}t{h} one, and kepeth{e} ordure
ou{er}lepyng one; as .1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6., {et}c., so þ{a}t the nombre
folowyng{e} passith{e} the other be-fore in one. Broken it is, whan me
lepith{e} fro o nombre till{e} another, and kepith{e} not the contynuel
ordir{e}; as 1. 3. 5. 7. 9, {et}c. Ay me may begynne w{i}t{h} .2., as
þus; .2. 4. 6. 8., {et}c., and the nombre folowyng passeth{e} the others
by-fore by .2. And note wele, that naturell{e} p{ro}gressio{u}n ay
begynneth{e} w{i}t{h} one, and Int{er}cise or broken p{ro}gressio{u}n,
omwhile begynnyth{e} w{i}th one, omwhile w{i}t{h} twayn{e}. Of
p{ro}gressio{u}n naturell .2. rules ther be yove, of the which{e} the
first is this; whan the p{ro}gressio{u}n naturell{e} endith{e} in even
nombre, by the half therof multiplie þe next totall{e} ou{er}er{e}
nombre; Example of grace: .1. 2. 3. 4. Multiplie .5. by .2. and so .10.
cometh{e} of, that is the totall{e} nombre þ{er}of. The second{e} rule
is such{e}, whan the p{ro}gressio{u}n naturell{e} endith{e} in nombre
od{e}. Take the more porcio{u}n of the oddes, and multiplie therby the
totall{e} nombre. Example of grace 1. 2. 3. 4. 5., multiplie .5. by .3,
and thryes .5. shall{e} be resultant. so the nombre totall{e} is .15. Of
p{ro}gresio{u}n int{er}cise, ther ben also .2.[{18}] rules; and þe first
is þis: Whan the Int{er}cise p{ro}gression endith{e} in even nombre by
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