pay_v 224_o pound_n be_v 16_o which_o be_v 16_o pound_n so_o much_o be_v the_o yearly_a rent_n seek_v a_o man_n borrow_v 666_o pound_n 13_o shilling_n and_o 4_o penny_n for_o 2_o year_n and_o covenant_v that_o he_o will_v repay_v at_o the_o 12_o year_n end_n 1333_o pound_n 6_o shilling_n and_o 8_o penny_n it_o be_v desire_v to_o know_v after_o what_o rate_n of_o interest_n by_o the_o 100_o he_o pay_v for_o his_o money_n borrow_v set_a 1333â—_n on_o the_o first_o the_o sum_n of_o money_n to_o be_v pay_v to_o 666â—_n on_o the_o second_o the_o sum_n lend_v and_o then_o against_o 12_o on_o the_o second_o the_o term_n of_o year_n it_o be_v lend_v be_v 5,95_o which_o be_v 5_o pound_n 19_o shilling_n so_o much_o by_o the_o 100_o do_v he_o pay_v for_o the_o money_n lend_v a_o sum_n of_o money_n be_v due_a at_o a_o certain_a time_n to_o come_v to_o find_v what_o it_o be_v worth_a in_o present_a money_n to_o take_v in_o there_o be_v 402_o pound_n 2_o shilling_n due_a at_o the_o end_n of_o 5_o 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in_o this_o case_n because_o 144_o inch_n make_v a_o foot_n of_o superficial_a measure_n set_v 144_o on_o the_o first_o to_o 30_o the_o breadth_n on_o the_o second_o and_o then_o against_o 183_o the_o length_n on_o that_o first_o be_v 38_o foot_n and_o a_o fraction_n of_o a_o foot_n be_v a_o little_a more_o than_o one_o ten_o part_n of_o a_o foot_n so_o many_o foot_n be_v in_o that_o board_n or_o what_o other_o platform_n it_o be_v that_o be_v give_v to_o be_v so_o measure_v if_o the_o platform_n be_v a_o piece_n of_o land_n 30_o perch_n broad_a and_o 183_o perch_n long_o than_o the_o analogy_n be_v thus_o as_o 160_o the_o perch_n make_v a_o acre_n to_o the_o breadth_n in_o perch_n so_o be_v the_o length_n in_o perch_n to_o the_o content_a in_o acre_n and_o therefore_o in_o this_o case_n of_o land_n measure_n set_v 160_o on_o the_o first_o to_o 30_o the_o breadth_n on_o the_o second_o and_o then_o against_o 183_o the_o length_n on_o that_o first_o be_v 34,31_o on_o the_o second_o so_o many_o acre_n of_o land_n be_v contain_v in_o that_o ground_n if_o the_o place_n who_o content_a be_v to_o be_v cast_v up_o be_v a_o triangle_n a_o trapezia_n or_o of_o any_o other_o form_n whatsoever_o the_o analogy_n in_o general_n be_v this_o as_o 144_o or_o 160_o etc._n etc._n be_v to_o one_o of_o the_o number_n give_v to_o be_v multiply_v together_o so_o be_v the_o other_o of_o they_o to_o the_o content_a in_o foot_n or_o acre_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o wainscot_n that_o be_v 3,5_o foot_n broad_a and_o 21_o foot_n long_o how_o many_o yard_n be_v in_o it_o see_v that_o in_o a_o yard_n be_v contain_v 9_o foot_n therefore_o set_v 9_o on_o the_o first_o to_o 3,5_o on_o the_o second_o and_o then_o against_o 21_o on_o the_o first_o be_v 8,16_o on_o the_o second_o so_o many_o yard_n be_v in_o that_o piece_n problem_n iii_o the_o breadth_n of_o a_o superficies_n be_v give_v in_o one_o kind_n of_o measure_n and_o the_o length_n in_o another_o to_o find_v the_o content_a in_o the_o great_a measure_n let_v the_o breadth_n of_o a_o superficies_n give_v be_v in_o inch_n and_o the_o length_n in_o foot_n and_o the_o content_a in_o foot_n require_v here_o the_o analogy_n be_v as_o 12_o to_o the_o breadth_n in_o inch_n so_o the_o length_n in_o foot_n to_o the_o content_a in_o foot_n so_o that_o if_o the_o breadth_n be_v 30_o inch_n and_o the_o length_n 15,25_o foot_n the_o content_a will_v be_v 38,12_o foot_n for_o set_v 12_o on_o the_o first_o to_o 30_o on_o the_o second_o and_o then_o against_o 15,25_o on_o the_o first_o be_v 38,12_o on_o the_o second_o be_v the_o content_a seek_v for_o or_o else_o set_v 12_o to_o 15,25_o and_o then_o against_o 30_o on_o that_o first_o be_v 38,12_o on_o the_o second_o by_o this_o rule_n also_o if_o the_o breadth_n of_o a_o plot_n of_o land_n be_v give_v in_o perch_n and_o the_o length_n in_o chain_n be_v measure_v by_o a_o chain_n of_o 4_o perch_n long_o the_o content_a in_o acre_n be_v ready_o have_v example_n let_v a_o 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