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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. -

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  1. The Roman Libra called allo _e, ana By Fransta-
  2. 12 Ounces, ala sor etets mdet et unoos ut
  3. der 12, a proper Name uleu; as,
  4. tors conimonsy rendred a Pound, vas dirided into
  5. 90e
  6. dodi
  7. 120 L100ds.
  8. Malines, D. 24. Ot A1S Lex Mercaroria, artaC
  9. Pounds, wohicti he calls che Old Pound Ot che R
  10. mans into
  11. 364 0b0105.
  12. 68 Miobolos.
  13. 3840 Momenes.
  14. b. Semiuncia, or ihe FFalE Ounce, is Comerimes
  15. Called assarion, and assariuss; aud by Alsted, Lo-
  16. ibo, antverins 10 a Eciman N cietC Ot vhac
  17. . Duella, beins double the Weiphe oF che Sex-
  18. cula, is Comerimes called Binae Sexrulae.
  19. Sicilicum, Oe Sicilicus, and by Abbreviarion
  20. Siclus, 15 4 OF ah Ounce
  21. e. Sextula, uled promiscuonny wich Sextans
  22. and understood by impore ot che Name 1obeMhe
  23. Ocsturbus, a Fenny WeiBhE, the seventH parE
  24. ot the Ounce, whecher uled ro weigh any ching
  25. bur Nonev, 25 the orhier Dirinons chereot lome-
  26. ivhac queltionable, see amone che Noney. II
  27. sed compares ehe Drachmal Denarius eo the Ger-
  28. . Cuinar Was hale che Penny WeighE, and 2
  29. piece oE Money lec attervard amons ihe Roman
  30. Coins.
  31. Berveeri the Ouinar and scruple lome menri
  32. on a W erxhr called Fremissis, contamins 32 Grains,
  33. Beino the rBCh paFF OF an Ounce.
  34. B. Ouadrans, here is = oF the Penny W cigh,
  35. by the Numberot Crains (theCriginalot Weishes) and (0 called duadrans Denarii 10 distinsuir ic
  36. ac 5760 Crains ot Assize in che Pound Troy; ic can From Ouadrans Librae, etrich vas 3 Ounces.
  37. be bur r0 3 just; tor r0 rimes 6922, the Grains
  38. i. Sextans, callod Sextans Denarii ce difterence
  39. in a Roman Pound, and L2 rimes 5760 are equal: iE From SexTAnS Libra, Was ThC SIXTH PAFE OF che
  40. Buc it he conne the Pound Troy ac 7680 Crains, Penny. Weiphr, and lomerimes called Sextula.
  41. accordins co che Scature at 32 Grains oF WheaE 1O
  42. aPenny-Weiptic, ehe Troy Pouna ill bc 135 3
  43. Roman.
  44. k. Obolus, or hale a scruple, called Lomerimes
  45. Simplium, weieheth L2 Grains. IF chere De anO.
  46. cher Obolas, 25 Tome Cay, wvtrich vas the chird
  47. Pare oF a Ouinar, it seems to be a piece oF Coin,
  48. ThePound, Malines, p. 24. atorelaid, makes rhe and must weigh 133 Crains, and (0 is aIl one
  49. bes, or old Mack ot che komans 10 be divided in
  50. vich the sextans, accordins 10 rhe Tabulary Divi-
  51. Son; ver ehis POrr OF Obolus they make 1O con-
  52. Ca BUC (OCTTaIMS.
  53. Berween the Obolus and che siliqua, fome men-
  54. rion a Cerates, Wtrich chey say concains 6 Crains,
  55. and 10 16 . che 9bolus, or = OE che Scrupie.
  56. Dextans and Deculs.
  57. Dodrans.
  58. Bes, Bessis, and ot old Des
  59. SeptunX.
  60. Semis, Semissis, Semissius,
  61. bra and simbella.
  62. Duincunx.
  63. Triens.
  64. Duadrans, 2ua Lun.
  65. Sextans.
  66. Oncia.
  67. Deunx.
  68. Ounces
  69. S4 Dinarios.
  70. +28 Ouinarios.
  71. ame.
  72. Dixch parF.
  73. man Wciehe Ouinilein.
  74. 236 destertios.
  75. 540 Asses.
  76. 1280 Semilibella s.
  77. 2560 Peruncios.
  78. A Reason is Wanting wty Lesat makes the RO-
  79. man Libra OF L2 Z buE
  80. =Z Troy, Cince il he reckon
  81. (0 LoOS, Ox Tetradrams.
  82. 23: Lutams..
  83. 52 Motattos.
  84. 4 Drants.
  85. ROIaM

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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. - . Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/806933011:0174?run=74