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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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Malines, P. 24. Ot I5
Pondus, whrich lic calls che
mans; inco
Ot che 0.
vide
A
sibe Se
1. A Sletet 
verlano
ilrer WvaS just hale che Roma
64 DenariOS
29 Ominarios
3 Oetterrio s.
Libra OF 12 OZ. DUIC 1O:OZ. Froy, lince it he reckor
by rhenumber oE Grains (che Orisinal OF Weistis
at 5760 Gains oF Asize in the Pound Proy, it car
bC buE 10OZ. just; FOr POrimes S912, the Grains
in a Roman Pound, and r2 times 5760 are equal:
Buc it he coune che Pound Troy ac 7680 Craines
accordins ro the Scature ac 32 Grains oF WV hear 10
a Penny Weiste, che Tror Pound will be 13 507
Roman.
Bes, i5 che Mack W cietic, tvo chirds st MC
Pound, Malines, P. 24. atorelaid, makes he Des,
Or old Mark oF rhe Romans ro be divided itro.
16L00l, Ot Malllatito.
23: Tridrams.
32 Didrams.
B4 DFaIS.
960b005, Or l reobo13.
128 Triobolos.
384 b0l05.
768 MtioboloS.
3840 MomenIS.
called assarion, and assarius, and by Alsted, Lothe
ansverins eo a German Weighe oF chat Name
C. Ouella Derrs double W0 che weiphe ol eHe Sex
cula is Comerimes called Binae Sexrulae
d. Sicilicum, oe Sicilicus, and by abbreviacion
Siclus I5 à OF an Ouncc.
C. Sexcula, aled promisenonsr wich Sextans, aue
uncerstood b7 Imporr oC he Name r0 beche sixit
E. Dchatoto, a LCMI -We SI, EHIC 7FM parE OF 2r
Omnce, Whecher uled ro weigh any chins burdioner
ad ocher; the Dirisions chereot, lomentat questio.
nable, sec amone che Moner. Alsted compares hC
Orachmal Denarius tore Verman Weighe Duintlein
J. Duinat Nas halt the Petny-eistr, and a piece
ot Moner set astermard amons the Roman Coins
Berreen che Duinar and Scruple lome men
tion a Weishe called Tremissis, conrairins 32 Craine
beins elte LocH Part ot an Ounce.
h. Euadrans, hCrC1S = OF a Pennr-eielir, and sc
called duadrons Denarii, eo distinguill ix FrOI
Duadrans Librae, Whict Was 3VL.
i. Seano, Called Sextans Denarii, 10 difterene
ic Ccom Sextans Lura, Was ele o palbFche Pen
uy- welstic, and Tometime called Sexrula-
K. Obolus, Or halF 2 Scruple, Carea Cometime
Simplium, weigheth 12 Crains. IE chere be anorhe
Obolus, 25 lome Car, Wrhich as the cMtra pare of
Duinar, l lcemstobe apieceoFCom, ad must weic
13 = CLatS, arid (0 is ail one ichehe Sextans, dc
cordins ro the Fabulary Divition; yec ElIS LO2EC
Obolus, cher make i0 contain BUF LO GFAITS.
Beteen che Obolus and che siliqua, sete MIC
tion a Cerates, Wwhich rhes lay coneams lix Cldu
auil 1010: che 0tolri, ot; el die ems e.
unce or our hall Dunce Averdupois, and Wa
equal 10 219 Grains Troy; and ies Value in our
Moher Was 28 Pence, or 2 Shillingo A Pence Par
chins, and near 5 pare oF a Farchine; Prom Wwtienco
eis ealie ro hno the hale anct quarrer Stekets uilo
2. The halF Sheket Wvas called Bekoh.
3. IS 2oth pare as callect Gerabiu Aeurab, atid
Restritab, arid is well cranllared by Obolus st
ticHs.
4. A Falemt oe Silver vas 3000 Sheteto, aud
in our Money ies Value w25 353 l. 1L 5. 10d. 3.
5. A Talent of Cold Was in Value oF our Noney
5076 l. 35. 10 d.
6. The Maneh was in weishe 100 Shetels, in
Vatue or Coin 60 Shekels.
7. The Golden Darios or Persian Darchmon-
vas in veixhr 12 Ceratis, in Valuc 1 l. 0 s. 4, d.
8. The Roman Silver Denarius was 7 d. 35,
Co)d Coins double in weiphe.
O. THe ROILAN BTaZCN. OF C opper A5, WWas oE
an Ounce eiehez in Value 3 Fauctines and one
cench oC our Parrtins.
10. assarium was che MalE oE che 45, vi2. + P. 55
nearir.
1I. The Quadrans was in Value about 3 quar.
rers oF a Parchins.
12. The Mite OF XETNr WaS che BaIF OF chC
Quacrand, in Value abour s ot oux F’archine. 
neoe 1i a ceem Tor brinsins a oMipS
FPead abour, and Peems only eo be a corruprion
irom Windins. They Car, NTon Wends the Ship?
l. c. Wtich Wray does her Head lic.
WVEST Frect DVals. Sec direct Dyals. ertil
NVTIEEL, or Way-viser, an Instrumene ro mea
Pure Lenechs uxon che Cround. Sec Perambu-
LAtOr.
Milael-tiro, 15The lame wichwrhac che Chy
mists call Tenis Rotu; charis, a Fire wrhich covers
he Crucible, Coppel, or Meltine- por, entirely
Over; at top, a5 wellas round the Sides.
WVHELPS; (0 the Seamen call Those BrackerS
exhich are sec ux on the Capstan, close under che
Bars, and ches sire che Sveep co ic, and are l0
contrived, that che Cable windins abour rhem
may noc surse (0 much as ic rould do, il che Body
OF che Capstan ivere quire round and (moorh. s
WVHIIP, Or Whip scass, in a Shiv, is a pieco oF
NVood Fastned inro the HTelm, For him chac Sceers
o hold in his Fland, chereby to moveche Helm
and Sceer the Chip. IE goes chrough ehe ROWI
and is made CaM r0 che Fillex witt a Rins eBut
chis is HOLUIEd II GrCAD StIpS.
EVTITTE-LEAB, hor N. ade. SCC CerI. vil
WFTITENE5S.Fhis ColOuF, MIP. Boyl chinko,
dorh chiesy depend ripon chis, Thac ehe Surtaces
oF whire Bodies are separared ineo innumerable
Imall Planes or Suversicies, ibhich beins ot a ia
TUFE
1280 Semilibella s.
2560 L eruncio s.
540 AACS
WVITEEL Barometer. Sec Barometer.
AReason is anrins wotiy L exat maties the Roman
V. Semiuneia, ot ihe hate Ounce, is somerimes