The store-house of breuitie in vvoorkes of arithemetike containyng aswell the soundrie partes of the science in whole and broken numbers, with the rules of proportion, furthered to profitable vse: as also sunderie rules of breuitie of worke, of rare, pleasaunte, and commodious effecte, set forthe by Dionis Gray of London goldsmith. 1577.

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The store-house of breuitie in vvoorkes of arithemetike containyng aswell the soundrie partes of the science in whole and broken numbers, with the rules of proportion, furthered to profitable vse: as also sunderie rules of breuitie of worke, of rare, pleasaunte, and commodious effecte, set forthe by Dionis Gray of London goldsmith. 1577.

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[Gray, Dionis, fl. 1577].

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Imprinted at Lo[n]don :: [By J. Kingston] for William Norton, and Ihon Harison, dwellyng in Paules Church-yard,

[1577]

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Contents

• title page
• To the right honourable Sir Jhon Langley knight, Lorde Maior of London, & the other worshipfull Maisters, Wardeins and whole assistaunts of the Mistery of Goldsmithrie, Dianis Gray, a member of the same, wisheth vertuous prosperitie.
• To the Reader.
• The Booke to youth.
• The Contentes.
• part - 1
  • Of Numeration.
  • Of Addition.
    • ¶ Examples of Additions of Weightes.
    • Examples of Addition of Measures.
  • ¶ Substraction.
    • Of Money.
      • ¶ Other examples where in the debt is no figures, but one in the laste place.
    • Examples of vvaightes.
    • Examples of Measures.
  • Multiplication.
  • ¶ Diuision.
    • ¶ Examples.
    • ¶ Examples.
  • ¶ Of Reduction.
    • Reduction of Money by Multiplication.
      • Example practized by the first Order.
      • Example practized by the seconde Order.
      • Example practized by the first maner.
      • Example practized by the seconde Order.
      • ¶ Example.
    • ¶ Reduction of Waightes.
      • ¶ Example.
    • Reduction of Measures.
      • ¶ Example.
      • ¶ Proofe.
      • ¶ Example.
  • ¶ Progression.
    • ¶ Example.
    • ¶ Example.
    • ¶ Example.
    • Example.
    • Examples.
• ¶ The seconde parte containyng the woorke of Fractions, or broken numbers, and firste of Numeration.
  • section
  • Progression of Fractions.
  • Reduction of Fractions.
  • ¶ Of diuision in broken Numbers, and firste of Abreuiation of greater termes into smaller.
  • Multiplication of fractions.
  • Substraction of fractions.
  • ¶ Addition of Fractions,
• The third part containyng the Rules of Proportion, and first of the Rule of 3.
  • section
  • section
  • section
    • ¶ Example.
  • The Rule of 3 Compound.
    • ¶ Example.
  • ¶ The Rule of Companie with∣out tyme limitted.
  • ¶ The rule of Companie with tyme.
  • ❧ The Rule of Aligation.
  • section
    • The rule of one false position.
    • The rule of ij. false positions.
    • Of gaine and losse by the .C.
    • Of the Rule of Barteryng.
    • Of the exchaunge of Moneys from one country to another.
• ¶ The fowerth and last part containyng the Rules of Bre∣uetie, of rare and singular effect.
  • section