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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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LOTDLA, the Parrie chac Molazenu
ROTDLA, SeC Tabellae
ROTONDOS, (S0. MusculuS) is a Muscle c
the Radius, serrins co cuen rhe Palm oF che FTand
donneraids.
RODND, is a MCilicary Term, Signirine
NNalk Or Turn, which an Officer acrended wwich
Fer Soldiers, rakes in a Carrison or Forriti d Placc
during the Nighr, eo obferre whertier ehre Centries
do FheIr DUEY, OF ROC.
RODHD house, is the uxpermos RoOm or C ab:
bin on che Scern oEche Shrip wtrere che Master
tieS.
ROOHID in, Or Round.aft, 2 Perm at Sea bC.
longins ro ehie Main and Fore sail: When the
Wind largeth, they (aY, Let rise the Main-tacts
or the Fore-tactes: Itale aft the Fore-seet to the
Car-head; and the Main-seet t0 the Cubbridee
head. And when these Sheets are thus haled dowon
cher kecp them trom Ayins up with che Passarado
rope. This Work is called, roundins in, or round
ine ast the sail.
ROTLE in a Strip, is a round piece oF NVood
ox lron, Wwherein che Wrhip soes, beins made 10
turn abouc, rhac ir mas carry over che Whip che
catier trom side ro sidc.
ROWSE in the Cable, or Konse in theTlarser, i5
Vord ot Command at Sea, wten a Cable or
Flansex lies r0o Rlack inthe Water, and they woulet
have it be made more tauche; lest on the curnins
oE the Tide, che C able Mould happen 1o be tout ot
the ANCHOF.
ROTAL assent, is thac assent Which che Kine
sires roa chins formerly done by others, t0 the F
lection of a Bisrop by Dean and Chaprer; wtich
siven, chen he sends a Special WVric For the tatins
OF Fealty.
And also to a Bill passedt in Borh FIoules OF PAF=
liament; wrtich assent, in Partiamene, beins once
siren, che Bill is endorsed wich chese Nords, Lc
Roy le veult, L. C. Ir pleases the Rine: Buc it he re
Fules ro aeree r0 ir, chen chus; Le Roy S’avisera
I. C. The Ring mill AdvIsC.
KOTAL FOrt. SeC FOrt.
ROZAL Parapet, OL, Parapet of the Rampire,
in Forrificarion, is a Bank abour chrec Factiome
broad, and six Foor high, placed upon che Brinko
the Rampire, corvards che Connerr, to corerthole
evtro deserel he RampIrO.
RVBTGO, or Mildem, is a Disease happenine
0 Planis, caused by a Demy Moisture which Falline
uxon them, and continuinus Fhere FOF Want OF SuF
ficiene FPear OF rhe Sun eo dea ic up, doch by ir
Shrarpness, Ox AcrimonY, Scorch and Corrupt the In
most Substance ot the Plant.
ROBRTCA. Sec Impetico
RDCTATIONI, OE Belchins, is a depravec
Norion ot the Stomach, occationed bY an LHer
velcence there, wherebr. Vapours and Flaculene
NacteF AIC PenE OuF ac the Mouch. Blanchard
RDDDER oF a Strip, is a Peice oF Timber
huns on che Scern- polts by 4 or 5 tron LlookS
(called Chniles) and 15 as IE Wvere che Briale ot a
Strip; Oecanse by ic Me is curned abour ae che Plea-
Lute e s chac Aands ac theTTCIM. A NAPTOW
Kucder is best for a Ships Cailins, provided sne can
seel ic; thar is, be guided and turned by Tuch a
Rudder. For a Broad Rudder willhold much WV a-
RVDDER irons, are the Cheeks oF thar TTOn
Wrhereot uC Cintele is part, wvhich is fastened and
rrailed donn abouc the Rake oE the Ruddet.
DetCodc. Viae lope
RVOTTOS, is an PHerrescence oF Chrle and
Fxcrements in the Bl00a, Whereby Wind and se
veral ocher Morions are excited in the CurS, and
roul up and donn che LXCremenES, WheN theres
no catre Vent uxwards or donnvards. Blan-
chard.
RVLE os Falstood. Sec Position.
RVTE of Three, Or IlC Rule of Proportion; Or
Rule, is that wrtich reaches eo find a Fourth Num
ber, Wrhich Mall hare che lame Proportion to one
OE chechree Numbers siven, as the ochers have 10
one another.
3. Double-Rule Direct. 4. Double Rule Indirect.
Rule of Three Direct, finds a Fourth Number in
such Proportion ro the Third, a5 che second is ic
the tirst; Or, a5 che tirA is 1o the second, (0 is the
third coche Fourch: Thus.
Fhis Rule requires (and is co be tnovn thus:)
Thac il the second Perm be grearer or less chanche
Frst, the fourrh Term Mall De likemise GFCaTeF OF
lesser than che chird.
Or in the Ouection, il MOTE require mOre, OF
less require lels, then use chis Rule Direct, and
Mulciply che second and third Terms together, and
diride che Product by che Ars Term, the Ouoriene
sires thetourch Perm required.
Note, Thac the Arst and chird Terms, and the
Second and Fourrh, are of the same Denomination:
ASit che Arst be oF Moner, Weishs, Or Mealures.
690. 10 Mall che chird; and (0 as che second, rhe
Fourth.
Fxample.
I5 4 Xards cost 8 S. IIhat vill 6 Pards cost:
Ansiver, 12.
Fere (accordine ro che Rule) 8 X 6 = 48, Wohich
dirided by 4, sires 12 required.
Obserre, Thac the Term which makes the Oue-
Ation, is ro be sec in rhe third place, and chac wtricti
is of like Name wich ic, set in che Ars place, and
che Dumber remaining ser in che second, oF whole
Nature che Number Toughe must alvays bc.
In ehis Rule, il vou Mulcipir che second and
hird Termstogether, the Product Mall Be equalto
the Product of the Ars Term mulriplied by che
Fourch; which may verr vell serre For a Proot, il
required
RVLE os Three Indirect, Or the Bactmard Rule
is knonn by beino concrarr eo che Direct; For
Whereasche Former required, thac more Mallhare
TeF, When the FTelm is puT Over eO any Side: BuE PIOC, Aa le(S lelS; a5 it a Tards COst2 5. 8 Zards
fel IL a SP have a Far Ouarter, (o thac the Warer
Wvill cost more chan 2 s. because ic is double r0
Caltiol come quick and srons ro her Rudder, Me Lards, and (0 must che Ansiver be double 1025.
Will FeguIre a BrOad Rudder. LHC AICLLHIOLL LAEE
OF cheRudder is called, che Rake os the Rudder.
chac 15 45.
25 it is called, Hont Is exCeem OIC, Ihe Golden
This Rule of Three 15, 1. Direct. 2. Indirect.
For +: 8:: 6