STRATIOTICOS. 27tion increaleth only in number and diminiſhelh in quan-titie. Note When whole be ioyned with ſimple Fractionsonelp, oꝛ with Integers toupled with Fragments, oꝛ elſetontrarie, Reduce the Antegers ⁊ iopne them to their pꝛo-per Fraction, and after multipip them accoꝛding to theArt ok Fragments. 1 1515 ö

CHAP. XVII.Of Partition.

I pour Fractions be ot one Denomination, diuide as in

Integers, putting the remaines ouer the diuiſoꝛ. Jwould diuide z z the quotient bzingeth foꝛth r whole, andg. Let your Diuiſor be euer placed on the left ſide. Whenthe Denominatoꝛs be vnlike, ge ſhall multiply croſlewileas by ĩ diuide;. Augmentz in 4 there tommeth 12 the Nominator, then& by 2 riſethj 16 the Denominator, they haueplace thus;& abbꝛeuiated on this wile z. Uhen Integerscommeth to be diuided by ſimple oꝛ pꝛintipal Fractions oꝛcontrarie, the Integers dught to be ſet aboue the line afterthe manner ol Fragments putting under the Unite, theDiuident(as J haue laid) occupping the left ſide. Powoꝛke as aboue v haue learned in diuiſion ok Fractions.

Example.

By; diuide z rileth z abbꝛeuiated thus„. Another ex-ample by, part; ſo commeth; which is 7 IntegersAnd z.

It Integers with pꝛincipall Fractions ea dꝛ Fragmentsof Fractions come fo be diuided by Integers o wholewhich be accompanied with ſimple, bꝛoken, oꝛ ractions olFragments, when the bꝛoken are reduced ko a impleFragment, e the Integers to the lame kind that his ioy-ned Fraction is of. Then perloꝛme pour Partition as afoze

is ſaid.5 F itz