Transcriber's note:
Several few typographical errors have been corrected. Theyappear in the text like this, and theexplanation will appear when the mouse pointer is moved over the markedpassage. Cases which could conceivably be genuine variable orthography have been retained as printed.Many corrections are actually part of the arguments: no guarantee is given that all such errorsin the text have been found and corrected.
In the original, 20 pages were printed with out-of-sequence page numbers, the numbers as printed being repeated in the index. Thesehave been retained as printed but marked with an asterisk to distinguish them from the in-sequence pages whichhave the same number, thus 249*
Mixed fractions have been consistently transcribed as e.g. 5.5/96 although the period is not always present in the printed text (thisavoids possible confusion of a hyphen, as 5-5/96, with a minus sign). The plus and minus signs in the printed text are apparentlyindistinguishable dashes - they have been transcribed as '+' and '-' as the context requires.
 VIA REGIA
Ad
GEOMETRIAM.
THE WAY
TO
GEOMETRY.
Being necessary and usefull,
For
Astronomers.Engineres.Geographers.Architecks.Land-meaters.Carpenters.Sea-men.Paynters.Carvers, &c.
Written in Latine by Peter Ramvs, and nowTranslated and much enlarged by the LearnedMr. William Bedwell.
LONDON,
Printed by Thomas Cotes, And are to be sold by
Michael Sparke; at the blew Bible in
Greene Arbour, 1636.
Surveying.
Surveying.
TO THE
WORSHIPFVL
M. Iohn Greaves, Professor of
Geometry in Gresham Colledge London;
All happinesse.
SIR,
Your acquaintance with the Author before his death was not long,  which I have oft heard you say, you counted your great unhappinesse, but  within a short time after, you knew not well whether to count your selfe  more happie in that you once knew him, or unhappy in that upon your  acquaintance you so suddenly lost him. This his worke then being to come  forth to the censorious eye of the world, and as the manner usually is to  have some Patronage, I have thought good to dedicate it to your selfe;  and that for these two reasons especially.
First, in respect of the sympathy betwixt it, and your studies;  Laboures of this nature being usually offered to such persons whose  profession is that way setled.
Secondly, for the great love and respect you alwayes shewed to the  Author, being indeed a man that would deserve no lesse, humble, void of  pride, ever ready to impart his                        
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