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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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The Roman Libra called allo _e, ana By Fransta-
12 Ounces, ala sor etets mdet et unoos ut
der 12, a proper Name uleu; as,
tors conimonsy rendred a Pound, vas dirided into
90e
dodi
120 L100ds.
Malines, D. 24. Ot A1S Lex Mercaroria, artaC
Pounds, wohicti he calls che Old Pound Ot che R
mans into
364 0b0105.
68 Miobolos.
3840 Momenes.
b. Semiuncia, or ihe FFalE Ounce, is Comerimes
Called assarion, and assariuss; aud by Alsted, Lo-
ibo, antverins 10 a Eciman N cietC Ot vhac
. Duella, beins double the Weiphe oF che Sex-
cula, is Comerimes called Binae Sexrulae.
Sicilicum, Oe Sicilicus, and by Abbreviarion
Siclus, 15 4 OF ah Ounce
e. Sextula, uled promiscuonny wich Sextans
and understood by impore ot che Name 1obeMhe
Ocsturbus, a Fenny WeiBhE, the seventH parE
ot the Ounce, whecher uled ro weigh any ching
bur Nonev, 25 the orhier Dirinons chereot lome-
ivhac queltionable, see amone che Noney. II
sed compares ehe Drachmal Denarius eo the Ger-
. Cuinar Was hale che Penny WeighE, and 2
piece oE Money lec attervard amons ihe Roman
Coins.
Berveeri the Ouinar and scruple lome menri
on a W erxhr called Fremissis, contamins 32 Grains,
Beino the rBCh paFF OF an Ounce.
B. Ouadrans, here is = oF the Penny W cigh,
by the Numberot Crains (theCriginalot Weishes) and (0 called duadrans Denarii 10 distinsuir ic
ac 5760 Crains ot Assize in che Pound Troy; ic can From Ouadrans Librae, etrich vas 3 Ounces.
be bur r0 3 just; tor r0 rimes 6922, the Grains
i. Sextans, callod Sextans Denarii ce difterence
in a Roman Pound, and L2 rimes 5760 are equal: iE From SexTAnS Libra, Was ThC SIXTH PAFE OF che
Buc it he conne the Pound Troy ac 7680 Crains, Penny. Weiphr, and lomerimes called Sextula.
accordins co che Scature at 32 Grains oF WheaE 1O
aPenny-Weiptic, ehe Troy Pouna ill bc 135 3
Roman.
k. Obolus, or hale a scruple, called Lomerimes
Simplium, weieheth L2 Grains. IF chere De anO.
cher Obolas, 25 Tome Cay, wvtrich vas the chird
Pare oF a Ouinar, it seems to be a piece oF Coin,
ThePound, Malines, p. 24. atorelaid, makes rhe and must weigh 133 Crains, and (0 is aIl one
bes, or old Mack ot che komans 10 be divided in
vich the sextans, accordins 10 rhe Tabulary Divi-
Son; ver ehis POrr OF Obolus they make 1O con-
Ca BUC (OCTTaIMS.
Berween the Obolus and che siliqua, fome men-
rion a Cerates, Wtrich chey say concains 6 Crains,
and 10 16 . che 9bolus, or = OE che Scrupie.
Dextans and Deculs.
Dodrans.
Bes, Bessis, and ot old Des
SeptunX.
Semis, Semissis, Semissius, 
bra and simbella.
Duincunx.
Triens.
Duadrans, 2ua Lun.
Sextans.
Oncia.
Deunx.
Ounces
S4 Dinarios.
+28 Ouinarios.
ame.
Dixch parF.
man Wciehe Ouinilein.
236 destertios.
540 Asses.
1280 Semilibella s.
2560 Peruncios.
A Reason is Wanting wty Lesat makes the RO-
man Libra OF L2 Z buE
=Z Troy, Cince il he reckon
(0 LoOS, Ox Tetradrams.
23: Lutams..
52 Motattos.
4 Drants.
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