The well spring of sciences. Which teacheth the perfect worke and practise of arithmeticke, both in whole numbers and fractions: set forthe by Humfrey Baker Londoner, 1562. And nowe once agayne perused augmented and amended in all the three partes, by the sayde aucthour: where vnto he hath also added certein tables of the agreement of measures and waightes of diuers places in Europe, the one with the other, as by the table following it may appeare.

People / Organizations

• Humfrey Baker (Author)

Imprint

[Imprinted at London: by Thomas Purfoote dwelling in Newgate-market within the newe rents, and are to be solde at his shop without Newgate ouer against S. Sepulchers Churche], 1583

Publication year

1583

ESTC No.

S90368

Grub Street ID

149757

Description

[12], 1, 3-81, 83-176, 176-192, 195-199, fol. 199, [21] leaves : ill., tables, diagrams ; 8⁰

Note

Place of publication and printer's name from colophon.

With numerous errors in foliation.

Signatures: A? a? B-2D? 2E?.

In this edition, Dedication begins A2r, with initial: 'I'; line 5 of dedication heading begins: 'Baker: Londoner'--STC.

Uncontrolled note

STC cites imprint date [1582?], though the only copy seen by Pollard & Redgrave, the Peterborough Cathedral library copy, lacks t.p