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Book Five

Ch. 13.                  253

The second Mode, or process, of subdivision takes place wen a single letter is chosen and used by arbitrary multiplication, one or two letters being interspersed to mark the divisions.  For example, if the letter C is employed, we use along with it, arbitrarily, to mark the divisions, the letters A and B.  The praxis is made plain by the alphabet which is here presented, arranged in accordance with this principle, and by the subjoined example.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

c c c.

c c cc.

c c ccc.

c cc c.

c cc cc.

c cc ccc.

c ccc c.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

I

K

L

M

N

 

c ccc cc.

c ccc ccc.

cc cc cc.

cc cc c.

cc cc ccc.

cc c c.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O

P

Q

R

S

T

 

cc c cc.

cc c ccc.

cc ccc c.

cc ccc cc.

cc ccc ccc.

ccc ccc ccc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V

X

Y

Z

 

 

 

ccc ccc c.

ccc ccc cc.

ccc c c.

ccc c cc.

 

 

 

Let the example, be Fide, sed cui vide:  C cc ccc a c ccc ccc a
C cc c b c cc cc a cc ccc ccc b c cc cc b c cc c a c c ccc b ccc
Ccc c b c ccc ccc a ccc ccc c b c ccc ccc a c cc c b c cc cc.

Answer to Schwenter code on page 252 is

Nim ein Geschir, so oben einem engen Hals hat; geus siedheis Wasser darein; vermachs, das kein Luft darein kom; las es in einen tiefen Brunnen; so wirds in einer Stunde ru Eyss such mitten im Sommer.