WITH NOTES. 397 



&quot; Z. The Z. in an oblique line downwards passing the 

 right corner line of the square. 



u The Chequers are five in number, which 

 of either outside show the vowells, and each 

 Chequer haveing two corners inwards of each 

 side make tenn, those towards the preceding 

 square may conteyne of the 24 letters, and the 

 opposite corners as many Alphabetically, and 

 the centers of the two upper Chequers square, 

 and of the two lower shew the other 4 letters; 

 The 20 in the Chequers are noted by a separa 

 tion of a corner in the printed Alphabett, and 

 the 4 by the rnidde points. 



&quot;It is for curiosity and secresy to bee deservedly 

 observed that whether in squares or chequers single 

 points only stand for letters, and they being varyed att 

 pleasure, it is in any ones power to keepe his secrett 

 from me or any other not made acquainted with the 

 denominations by him given to the severall points, and 

 accordingly by him marked in the 24 blank squares, 

 and rowes of chequers placed under the Alphabett in 

 his private explanation easily to be framed by him 

 mutatis mutandis, only that is making the questions 

 and resolves according to his points as they represent 

 the letters to his owne fancy keept private from others 

 without his consent. 



&quot; The points are to bee written, and reade as they 

 precede, or as they are the one above the other, unlesse 

 they have a sequell distinction made by takeing the 

 penn of the paper thus v without further losse of tyme, 

 and such as are soe marked, must be written and read as 

 the others they being soe made, but for husbanding 

 of paper, the word being soe conteyned in lesse roome, 

 the e at the end of most words prolonging butt the 

 sillablc. and all needlesse and unsounding letters are to 



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