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 ''new ones, tho' ometimes I choe rather to do it. For the ame reaon I was willing to ue for the mot part Euclide's own Demontrations, having only expres'd them in a more uccinct Form, unles perhaps in the econd, thirteenth, and very few in the eventh, eighth, and ninth Book, in which it eem'd not worth my while to deviate in any particular from him. Therefore I am not without good hopes that as to this part I have in ome meaure atisfied both my own Intentions, and the Deire of the Studious. As for ome certain Problems and Theorems that are added in the Scholions (or hort Expoitions) either appertaining (by reaon of their frequent Ue) to the nature of thee Elements, or conducing to the ready Demontration of thoe things that follow, or which do intimate the reaons of ome principal Rules of practical Geometry, reducing them to their original Fountains, thee I ay, will not, I hope, make the Book well to a Size beyond the deign'd Proportion.''

''The other Butt, which I levell'd at, is to content the Deires of thoe who are delighted more with ymbolical than verbal Demontrations. In which kind, whereas mot among us are accutom'd to the Symbols of Gulielmus Oughtredus, I therefore thought bet to make ue, for the mot part, of his. None hitherto (as I know of) has attempted to interpret and publih Euclide after this manner, except P. Herigonius; whose Method (tho' indeed mot excellent in many things, and very well accommodated for the particular purpoe of that mot ingenious Man) yet eems in my Opinion to labour under a double Defect. Firt, in regard that, altho' of two or more Propoitions, ''