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fan mesure fe schadowe of it. fan mesure fe 

 schadowe of fat thyng to be mesuride. and 

 multiply fat by pe length of p e gerde. and fan 

 departe al fat by pe schadowe of pe jerde and 

 fat nonmbre howe ofte it be es pe heght of 

 fat thyng. If you wilt have pe heght of any 

 thyng wantyng grounde. as if you be in an 

 house and wolde wite howe ferre were any 

 thyng beyng in pe rofe. Take a table and 

 rayse it vp a litel fro pe erthe. so fat you 

 may se fat ilk thyng bitwene pe erthe and fat 

 table, fan take a reulure and continu it to pe 

 table. fat es to say side to side, and fan se 

 by al pe reulure pe thyng to be mesurede. 

 and fan drawe a lyne in pe table by pe reu- 

 lure. este do pe same in anofer site, fat es to 

 say place of pe table, and make anofer lyne. 

 fan mesure pe heght whilk es bitwene pe hy- 

 here parte of pe table and pe erthe. and fat 

 mesure sale be callede pe heght kept, fan set 

 fe table on fe erthe and take tuo thredes and 

 put fat one in fat one lyne. and fat of er threde 

 in fat of er lyne. fan make a mark fere as f ise 

 tuo thredes metes, fan mesure f e length bitwene 

 fe mark and fe table, and set fereto f e heght 

 kept, and fan hast ou pe heght of fat thyng. 

 If you wilt mesure fe heght of any thyng 

 withouten quadrant and withouten schadowe. 

 rayse evene vp a rodde on a playne ageyne 

 fat thyng and go toward it and froward it til 

 fi sight beme passe by fe heght of fe gerde 



