Tartaglia, Niccolo, Quesiti et inventioni diverse, 1554

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                in far quelmaeſtro reſtar uinto, & ſuperato da uoi. </s>
                <s id="s.002429">Et che il fuſſe ben fatto per trarne
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                premio, ouer honore à far queſte coſe stampare, come uoi me diceſti, non eſſendo coſe
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                quaſi in parte alcuna gioueuoli al mondo, io tengo fermamente, che niuno che diritta­
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                mente giudichi non lo eſtimera giamai. </s>
                <s id="s.002430">Et che ſtara in penſiero, che di quegli non ſi tro­
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                uino, che diranno, che per la uilta, & maluagita dell'animo uostro, non ui cur ate di pia
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                cere à glihuomini, ne in gentilezza, ne in beniuolenza, ne in corteſia alcuna, queſta uil
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                ta non credo, ne credero di leggeri, che in uoi alberghi, ne albergar poſſa giamai per
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                hauerui conoſciuto pieno d'amoreuolezza, pieno di gentilezza, pieno di lealta, pieno
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                di corteſia, & in fine pieno d'ogni honeſta, & gentil conuerſatione, per ilche io non ſto
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                in dubbio, che uoi diciate, che io me affatichi à trouare il modo da ſoluerle, ſi come uoi
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                anchor a haueti fatto, & quando pur diceſti queſto, queſta fatica non uoglio, ne debbo
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                farla per fuggir quel biaſmo, che ſi darebbe à colui, che una opera ſimile à quella di Eu
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                clide, componeſſe nuouamente, & ſe pur miueniſſe talento di far qualche fatica d'in­
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                torno à una ſimil coſa, io la farei in biaſmare, & uituperare la mente uile, & maluag­
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                gia di colui, che una tanta aſinaria uſaſſe, perche ſei dotti huomini per adictro ſtai, que
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                ſto haueſſero oſſeruato, ne Euclide, ne tanti altri dignißimi autori hoggi da niun uiuen
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                te non ſarebbono conoſciuti. </s>
                <s id="s.002431">Hora non ſo gia à che altro ui uogliate ne poßiate tenere
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                di non eſſer in cio altro, che liberale, ſe forſe non uoleſte dire, che ſe à uoi fuſſe di me­
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                ſtieri di contendere con un'altro maeſtro di cio uiſeruireſti, ilche appena mi ſt laſſacre
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                dere, che uoi pur il penſate, perche ſe uoi conſiderate, che queſto modo per il quale ſi
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                ſoluono queſta maniera de domande non è ſaputo da uoi ſolamente, maetiandio è ſtato
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                inanzi da uoi ſaputo da colui, che malui uole, & non credete uoi, che ſe egliſapeſſe, che
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                uoi contendeſti, ch'egli ſi ingegnarebbe di dare ogni aiuto à uoſtri auerſarij, che per lui
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                ſi poteſſe il maggiore, & non che premio di cio à lor domandaſſe, magli pregarebbe
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                che ne di lui ne delſuo hauere in cio ponto non lo ſparmiaſſe per tentare di uendicarſe
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                della uergogna, & dishonore, che uoi gli haueti fatto, & ſi cio maeſtro Nicolo non cre
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                dete mal credete, & che uolete che altro d'intorno à queſta materia ui ſcriua, di cio che
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                maeſtro Antoniomaria Fior mi offerſi (ſi come ſaggio) di darmi una di quelle. </s>
                <s id="s.002432">30. do­
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                mande che à lui ſoluesti, ma per che tanto piu mi piace la uoſtra amicitia della ſue quan
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                to che è la uostra uirtu della ſua maggiore. </s>
                <s id="s.002433">Et anche per eſſer della patria, io mi uenni
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                prima à trouarui uoi, & con quella instantia ue gli domandai che uoi iſteſſo ſapete, &
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                perche uoi mi deſti quello uoſtro caſo aſſolto che ſapeti, io non uolſi ritornar piu da lui
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                à richiederglilo per non obligarmegli altrimente, & perche anchora mi diceſti all'ho­
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                ra cheſe io ue ne daua à uoi alcuni che non ſapeſti riſoluere, che altritanti ne daresti à
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                me, quanto all'hora il uostro parlar mi piacque, io non uel potrei dire di qui à un'anno
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                compiutamente, matanto in cio ſolamente ui dico, che adueniſſe (ch'io non m'il credo)
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                che uoi non haueſte tanti caſi coſi accommodati da mandarmi, quanti nell'animo ne ha­
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                ueſti di domandarmene. </s>
                <s id="s.002434">Non uoglio percio che in parte alcuna ui retignate di non chie
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                dere tutti quelli, che nel uoſtro animo ui ſcorgeſſe di chiedermi. </s>
                <s id="s.002435">Et non ſolamente caſt,
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                maogn'altra coſa che ui piaccia, che in balia ſta dime, io coſiuolontieri, per uoi meſſer
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                Nicolo quanto che per ciaſcuno buomo che uiua lo faro certamente. </s>
                <s id="s.002436">Horauenendo al
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                fine di queſta ſcrittura, la qual per la maggior parte d'altro non ragiona (come uoi uc-</s>
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