Composition

<p>The Compqiter now addresses himself to Compqfing And looking a little over his Copy to see how it pleases him for he runs different fortunes either of good or bad Copy viz well or ill writ if it be a Written Copy or much Italick Latin or Greek or Marginal Notes or few Breaks &c for this he likes not in his Copy But a Printed Copy or a fair Written Hand and full of Breaks pleases him well and is by Compofit er s call d Good Copy Light Eafie Work when the former they call Bad Heavy Hard Work And if a Price be already made for a whole Book the Good and Bad is done at the same Price If the Measure be already made that is if he was already upon that Work before and his Compofing Jlick be set to the Measure of that Work he needs not or must not alter his Composing ftick But if his Measure be not made he must unskrew the Skrew of his Compojing stick and slide the Cheeks nearer to or farther off the Head of his Compofing Jlick till he have exactly fitted his given Measure If it be a Printed Copy he is to Work on and his Work must run Line for Line with his Copy he then without more ado Sets or Composes the fullest Line he finds in his Copy…</p>