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An arithmetical warlike treatise named stratioticos : compendiously teaching the science of nombers as well in fractions as integers, and so much of the rules and aequations algebraicall, and art of nombers cossical, as are requisite for the profession of a souldier. Together with the moderne militare discipline, offices, lawes and orders in every well governed campe and armie inviolably to be observed / ..
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An other Example. I would multiplie 73 4 by 92. 6Z he number multiplied. 73 0

Z he Multiplier, 9 2 1

6606 01

Z he Produdl. 6 8s in

Pour Figures on this wile placed, e a line vnder them 85

dꝛawen, with the ſirſt ügure ol your Multiplicator which 8is, begin thus, ſaping two times 4 encrealſeth 8, put him 8vnder the line, euẽ with 4, p firſt ol vour nũber to be mul-tiplied. Then twiſe z maketh, conuey him vnder the line

iuſt with z, which is the ſecõd Character of your number to

be multiplied. Two times/ is 14, place the Digit 4 vnder*7 the third ol your multiplied number, and the article 1a throme farther, now daſh 2 with vour penne, his office perfoꝛmed, being the frſt figure ol pour Multiplicator. Thento the other Character, the ſecond, which is o, ſaping, ninetimes 4 is 36, put the Digit 6 vnder 9 pour ſecond Multi-plicator, the articles kept in minde, thẽ nine times; is 27, 8aͤndz repoſed, peeldeth zo. put this o vnder 4, andz in memoꝛie loꝛ p next plate:nine times/ is 63& in minde rauſeth 66, ſet o bnder 1,& the ſixe articles a place farther leftward, ſo by Addition you haue(as it is aboue vnder linewitten) this lumme 675 28, the whole Multiplication.

Compendious formes of Multiplication.

f 1 I pou will multiplꝝ by this article 10 100 1000 10000 ft.o the nüber which muſt be multiplied by thele articles,5 adde