… LEVIATHAN, the manner of writing of which Booke (he told me) was thus. He walked much and contemplated, and he had in the head of his staffe[1] a pen and inkehorne; carried alwayes a Note-booke in his pocket, and as soon as a though[t][2] darted, he presently entred it into his Booke, or otherwise[3] he might perhaps[4] have lost it. He had drawne the Designe of the Booke into Chapters &c; so he knew where about it would come in. Thus that Booke was made.
[Footnote 1: 'staffe' above 'Cane'.]
[Footnote 2: 'though' above 'notion'.]
[Footnote 3: 'otherwise' above 'els'.]
[Footnote 4: 'might perhaps' above 'should'.]
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He was marvellous happy and ready in his replies; and Replies that without rancor, (except provoked). but now I speake of his readinesse in replies as to witt & drollery, he would say that, he did not care to give, neither was he adroit[1] at a present answer to a serious quaere; he had as lieve they should have expected a[n] extemporary solution[2] to an Arithmeticall probleme, for he turned and winded & compounded in philosophy, politiques &c. as if he had been at Analyticall[3] worke. he alwayes avoided as much as he could, to conclude hastily.
[Footnote 1: 'adroit' above 'good'.]
[Footnote 2: 'extemporary' above 'present', 'solution' in place of 'answer'.]
[Footnote 3: 'Analyticall' above 'Mathematicall'.]