M. Not in the nether line of the hole summe, but in the nether lyne of that worke, whiche is the thyrde lyne.

S. So standeth it with reason.

M. Then thus do they stande.* 128 a.

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Then seke I agayne in the reste, how often I may fynde my diuisor, and I se that in the 300 I myghte fynde 100 thre tymes, but then the 60 wyll not be so often founde in 20, therfore I take 2 for my quotient: then take I 100 twyse from 300, and there resteth 100, out of whiche with the 20 (that maketh 120) I may take 60 also twyse, and then standeth the nombers thus,

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128 b. *where I haue sette the quotient 2 in the lowest lyne: So is euery sowldyars portion 102 d’. that is 8 s. 6 d’.

M. But yet bycause you shall perceaue iustly the reason of Diuision, it shall be good that you do set your diuisor styll agaynst those nombres from whiche you do take it: as by this example I wyll declare. Yf ye purchace of 200 acres of ground dyd coste 290 l’i. what dyd one acre coste? Fyrst wyl I turne the poundes into pennes, so wyll there be 69600 d’· Then in settynge downe these nombers I shall do thus.

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Fyrst set the diuident on the ryghte hande as it oughte, and then 129 a. *the diuisor on the lefte hande agaynst those nombers, from which I entende to take hym fyrst as here you se, wher I haue set the diuisor two lynes hygher then is theyr owne place.