To our purpose. This _Iohn_, by one of his actes (besides many other: both in England and Fraunce, by me, in him noted.) did disclose his harty loue to vertuous Sciences: and his noble intent, to excell in Martiall prowesse: When he, with humble request, and instant Solliciting: got the best Rules (either in time past by Greke or Romaine, or in our time vsed: and new Stratagemes therin deuised) for ordring of all Companies, summes and Numbers of mẽ, (Many, or few) with one kinde of weapon, or mo, appointed: with Artillery, or without: on horsebacke, or on fote: to giue, or take onset: to seem many, being few: to seem few, being many. To marche in battaile or Iornay: with many such feates, to Foughten field, Skarmoush, or Ambushe appartaining: [This noble Earle, dyed Anno. 1554. skarse of 24. yeares of age: hauing no issue by his wife: Daughter to the Duke of Somerset.] And of all these, liuely designementes (most curiously) to be in velame parchement described: with Notes & peculier markes, as the Arte requireth: and all these Rules, and descriptions Arithmeticall, inclosed in a riche Case of Gold, he vsed to weare about his necke: as his Iuell most precious, and Counsaylour most trusty. Thus, _Arithmetike_, of him, was shryned in gold: Of _Numbers_ frute, he had good hope. Now, Numbers therfore innumerable, in _Numbers_ prayse, his shryne shall finde. What nede I, (for farder profe to you) of the Scholemasters of Iustice, to require testimony: how nedefull, how frutefull, how skillfull a thing _Arithmetike_ is? I meane, the Lawyers of all sortes. Vndoubtedly, the Ciuilians, can meruaylously declare: how, neither the Auncient Romaine lawes, without good knowledge of _Numbers art_, can be perceiued: Nor (Iustice in infinite Cases) without due proportion, (narrowly considered,) is hable to be executed. How Iustly, & with great knowledge of Arte, did _Papinianus_ institute a law of partition, and allowance, betwene man and wife after a diuorce? But how _Accursius_, _Baldus_, _Bartolus_, _Iason_, _Alexander_, and finally _Alciatus_, (being otherwise, notably well learned) do iumble, gesse, and erre, from the æquity, art and Intent of the lawmaker: _Arithmetike_ can detect, and conuince: and clerely, make the truth to shine. Good _Bartolus_, tyred in the examining & proportioning of the matter: and with _Accursius_ Glosse, much cumbred: burst out, and sayd: _Nulla est in toto libro, hac glossa difficilior: Cuius computationem nec Scholastici nec Doctores intelligunt. &c._ That is: +_In the whole booke, there is no Glosse harder then this: Whose accoumpt or reckenyng, neither the Scholers, nor the Doctours vnderstand. &c._+ What can they say of _Iulianus_ law, _Si ita Scriptum. &c._ Of the Testators will iustly performing, betwene the wife, Sonne and daughter? How can they perceiue the æquitie of _Aphricanus_, _Arithmeticall_ Reckening, where he treateth of _Lex Falcidia_? How can they deliuer him, from his Reprouers: and their