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Where I see quickely that it can not bee a diametralle nomber. For the nombers vnder. 3. and. 6. be to greate: sith no nomber that should bee sette vnder. 3. maie be aboue. 4.

Nother vnder. 6. maie any nomber bee set greater then. 8. As it doeth sufficiently appeare by that that is taughte before.

And vnder. 11. there can bee no lesse nomber placed then. 60: and therfore. 12. is to smalle.

And herein I perceiue greate helpe by this table, whiche you haue set forthe.

Master. It is well marked of you. But yet trie this other example. 6072.

Scholar. I set doune his partes in order, thus.

And here I see a greate sorte of nombers, whiche can not serue to my purpose, bicause those that bee euen, and are lesse then. 44. make to litle a square, to be 4. times so moche as the nomber vnder any of thē.

And. 44. marketh to greate a square: wherfore it can be none of the euen nombers.

Again, those that be odde vnder. 23. doe make to litle a square, to bee double to the greater nomber vnder it. And those that bee odde aboue. 23. doe make to greate a square. So that. 23. doeth remain to bee the true nōber for the lesser side: and 264 the greater side.

Master. Bicause exercise is the beste instrument