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DECIMIS Solvendis pro Possessionibus alienie
narum, i5 a WVrit, Or Lecrers Parents, ser extant
in che Resister, Which lay against chole chac hac
farm d che Priors aliens, Lands of the Kino 5, f0
che Rector ot rhe Parist, r0 recover his Jych ol
ehem.
DECK oC 2 Ship. is a Planked Floor on which
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and che dumm (leto Ractid = Sine 3 19, 299670
Wlllea lo CC dun Plclene Occlination reguiiea.
char harh Lacirude, sec NemtonS Astron. Britan. P. 10.
Suns Declination is expres by the Complement ot
his Distance from the Pole, Or by che Distance os
the Pole fron the TTorizon of the Diste, and is cal
led the Restection. And che Proporrion eo tind ic
i5 chis;
AS Rad. co the Sine ot the Distance ot the EVO
Poles of the Peliprick and the EguaTOT:: S0 is the
Sine oF rhe Suns Longitude ro rhe Co. sine of his
Distance trom the next Pole: The Complemene
the Cuns lic; and rheMen waik 10 and Ero. In oE wrhich last, is che Resserion, che Distance et
Ereac Shrips chere are chree Docks, First, Second,
and Third, beginnins ro accoune trom che lo.
ett; and some allo have an hals Deck, Wvtich
reaches trom che Main Mast cothe Srem oF the
Stip. There is allo a Duarrer Decke wtich is Crom
the Scceraze alofr ro che MasterS Round-houle
There is also lomerimes a Spare Decke, Which is the
uppermos oF all, and is berveen che Main Masi
and che Missen: This Deck is called also rhe Or
lope: Which (ec.
DECLARATION (in Common Law) is 
Mewins in Wririns che Criet and Complaint on
che Demandane or Plaintif, against che Deten.
dane or Tenani, Wvherein he is suppoled to have
receired some vrons: And this oughe ro be plain
and cerrain, boch because ir impeaches rhe Deten
dant, and also compels him eo ansiver cherero.
DECLENSIOH, ot a Disease, is when ic re-
cedes trom ies heishe, and che Parienr is beronc
danger. Sec Acme.
DECLINATION Apparent, is che Distance O
che apparene place ot a Planer trom che F. quator.
the sun from che Hlorizon of the Disk, Or his De-
clination.
DECLINNEION os ehe Mariners Compass, is
ies Variation From che erue Meridian of any Place.
Elon 10 snd chis sec in Variation.
DECLINIATION True, is che distance oF che
True Place oF a Planet From the P. quator.
DECLITATION of a WVaII. Or Plane for Dials,
is an Arch oF che Florizon comprehended cirher
berreen the Plane and che Prime Verrical Circle
it vou acconne ic trom rhe Fast Or West, Or else
bermeen the Meridian and the Plane, it pou ac
conne ir from the Norrh OF South.
There are many ways siren b Auchors For
Andine che Declination oF a Plane; of Wwhich, all
phose thar depend on the Magnerick Necdle de
serre ro be luspected on many acconnes. Thc
common Method allo, by sindins che Suns Hori
Zontal Diltance trom the Pole oFthe Plane, is (ub.
ject eo mans Crrors and Dinticulties. Mr. Ough-
treds ay by a Semi circle dravn on a Square
Board, is che plainest and ealiest Merhod châr cam
DECLIMATION os the Sun, is the distance Ot well BE ThouphE on OF chac Parure; but then
the Parallel eo the Equaror which che Sun runs in
any Day, trom theEquaror ic selF. And chis distance
Con che Globe) isreekoned on the Meridian; and
accordino as this distance is rovards cither ot che
Polos oF the World, tis called North Ox South De-
clination.
To Find che Suns grearest Declination; vou
mult by some very larse Ouadrane, or such like
Instrumene, catre the Suns greatest Meridian Alri-
rude, and his least at the evo Solstices; the dit
rerence berween which is the double of the Suns
Grearest Oeclinarion, or the distance of theTro
Picks; Wheretore half ot ic is che chins Couphe.
T0 And the SunS Or ScarS Declination by che
Elobe Or Sphere: Brins the Suns place, or the
Star, co ihe Meridian, and che Dcorees tromthe
chereis disticuley in serrins che Pin cruly Perpen-
dicular, as vell as in placins che Board cruly H0
rizoncal; and ac the lame rime is required che
Suns Declination and Azimuth ro bc had exactlr.
The very best vay cherelore chac I eveF MCL
rich, For Ending che Declination ot a Plane, is eo
ver, on a larse lquare piece oF Brals or Wood, 2
Limb accuratels divided into 360 Degrees, (and
it ic can bc) every 5 Minuces; on the Centre ot
which mores an Horizonral Dial, purpolely made
For ihe Larirude ot che Place, and Wwhich hach a
Imall bir OF sine Brals six d on ies Meridian Linie
like a Fiducial Fdge, ro cur che Degrees in che
Limb. The usc of wtich is very ca (IC; FOF AE a-
ny rime wrtien che Sun Mines, vou necd only ap
ely chac side ofthe Square ro the Plain where arc
Rguinoctial chere reckoned cirher North or Southo 00 Degrces on the Limb, and chen setrine ie 25
are che Declination ac NVOOD.
Tosind che Dectination oF che Sun Trigonome
trically, having siven his grearest Declination anc
Distance trom ehie nexe P. quinoctial Point.
SaY. As the Rad. I5 10 the Sine of the Suns Di- caule the Bial poineins rrue North gives pou an Y
add the Sine of 230. 30
DEII.
FTou to find che Declination oF a PlaHCEOE STaL
Iu te Prthasorean de Copernican osstem, ehe
nearts as sou can, Frorizonralls, curn che Disl a-
bou, eill it Me exactly the rrue Hour ot the
Day (itrich betore must be righrly found, ond a
Waccs lee rO i1) and ehen will che HaucIaL LaSC
cur  Deorees ot che Planes Bechnation; aid
hicH Wa) lo acconne ic, will be casily scen, be-
stance Nom the next Pquinoctial Poin, so.
the dine of the suns greatest Declinaton 10 th
Sine es iBc. present Declination.
naiple: Suppole the Suns Distance trom et
nem Lquimoetial Poine  30.. i
dea et all ihe Lones ot che Compals.
And chis Mechod will be ot great ute i0 luch,
e Came Lacirude.
DBCLTMTATORTES, are BOxeS ALCa WIL a
Compass and Ncedle, eo tane che Declination ot
Wallo tor Diallins, e0.
irhole Bulinels ir is eo makre many Dials in or near
secale idectl 23 alt.   m
DEC L. MBIHC