senserpent, by Reynold Wolfe._

Cum priuilegio ad imprimen-
dum solum.

+ANNO DOMINI+ .M.D.L.I.

[Illustration: Publisher's Device (brazen serpent, NVM. XXI.)]

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_Errors and Inconsistencies:_

Unless otherwise noted, spelling, punctuation and capitalization are
unchanged. Forms were regularized only where there was a very large
disparity between the expected form and the apparent errors (for
example, a thousand "A.B" against a dozen "A,B"), or a flagrant
misprint such as "cnt" for "cut".

The letters u and v follow the conventional "initial v, non-initial u"
pattern except in numbers (xv, iv). The lower-case j form occurs only
as the last digit of a number (ij, xxj); upper-case I and J share a
form, always read as I. Capital and lower-case "w" were often used
interchangeably. Words split across line breaks may or may not have a
hyphen.

_Language:_

The word "other" is used interchangeably with both "or" and "either";
similarly, "nother" is used in place of "nor" and "neither". The
expression "an other" is almost always written as two words.

The spellings "then(ne)" and "than(ne)" are used interchangeably;
"than(ne)" is rare. The spelling "liyng", both by itself and as the
end of a longer word, is used consistently.

_Illustrations:_

A number of illustrations contain errors such as unmarked or mislabeled
points ("circle B.C.D" where only C and D are labeled). Errors of this
type are identified in the illustrated HTML version, but not in the
present text-only file.

_Greek:_

All Greek is shown and transliterated as printed. Errors or anomalies
include missing, misplaced or incorrect diacritics; the non-final form
of sigma used at the end of words; and word-final #m# for #n#.

_Meaningful Errors and Anomalies:_

shal be clean extrirped and rooted out
[_spelling unchanged: intended form not certain_]
new and new causes to pray for your maiestie, perceiuyng
[_text "new and new causes" probably intentional_]
[Preface] And thus for this tyme I make an end...
[Body text] The definitions of the principles of GEOMETRY.
[_Pagination as shown by signature numbers demands another leaf
(two pages) between the end of the Preface and the beginning of
the body text. But no text is missing, and the facsimile has no
blank pages._]
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