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4 and according to the aforeaid rules to pronounce it thus, four hundred ixty five; likewie this number 315 is to be pronounced thus, three hundred and fifteen: and this number 205, two hundred and five; alo this number 500, five hundred. Whence it is manifet, that although a Cypher of it elf ignifies nothing; yet being placed on the right hand of a figure it increaeth the value thereof, by advancing uch figure to a higher place than that wherein it would be eated, if the Cypher were abent.

The true reading or pronouncing the value of any number written, as alo the writing down any number propounded, depends principally upon a right undertanding of the three firt places before mentioned, and therefore I hall advie the Learner to be well exercis'd therein, before he proceeds to the following Rules.

XV. The fourth place of a number is called the place of Thouands (that is, any number of Thouands under ten thouand,) the fifth place tens of thouands, the ixth place Hundreds of thouands; the eventh place Millions (a Million being ten hundred thouand;) the eight place tens of Millions; the ninth place hundreds of Millions; the tenth place thouands of Millions; the eleventh place tens of thouands of Millions; the twelth place hundreds of thouands of Millions: and in that order you may conceive places to be continued infinitely from the right hand towards the left, each following place being ten times the value of the next preceding place, but to give names to them would be both a troubleom and an unneceary task. XVI.