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

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1. Epha OP BaII
2. t
3. Seah, 3 OF an F
4. Flinn, Z OF an L
5. TI
6. r, 20 OF an L
7. S OF an Fpho
8. 2 OF an F ph
9. To rrhich add the.
10. The Febren Measure of C’apasitus
11. Conrius Romanns
12. Solid Inches
13. H. cat Episdin
14. 207.C
15. The Crrecian Lons Measures.
16. Schoches. This some will Made 20 concain 60, some 30, ochers 32, anel ochers 40 Furtones.
17. Dolich. This some will lave 20 concain 24 Furtones, buc ihe Common ACcoum is 12.
18. Plethron. This lome make ah ACre, 25 Plutarch; others = OF a Furions, Or 100 Fcet, 25 Suidas:
19. ochers 10000 Fcet, as Hesschius; and lome make it 100 Furtones. Bue suidas lcems ristrett, in
20. Catins IC 1OO FOOL.
21. Pyson. This Flefychius suppoles the Lenech trom the FIbon co che Fingers Bene, which some
22. call Palmipes; that is, a Foor and a Palm, or 20 Fingers Breadch.
23. eysme, is cheLenerh from che Flbo ro che End oF che Land when che Fist is closed, and is
24. 2 Inches Mortex than the PVGOM
25. Orthodoron. Some mate chis a Palm, Ochers a Span; bue vis sorres bY L Finser S Breadet chat
26. the Span, Or Greater Palm.
27. Lichas, is ulvally reckoned che Lenoch, or Span Berween the Find oF the Thumb and oF ché
28. Fore singer, When borh are separared and exrended; and cherefore is less than the Orrhodoron by
29. a Fingers Breadth. Some will have ic che lame wirh Dichas, which C omper in his Dictionary (ay5
30. is but 8 Fingers Breadch; bur che Former Acconne seems rruest.
31. Palest, che lame wich Doron, is che L ester Palm: Beins 4 Finoers Breactch, or 3 Inches tingliso.
32. Bur chere is prear Oncerraines in chele ACCOUNIS.
33. Their Measures os Capacitys, vere
34. 1. TuC LSele. LHiS Seapala reckonS a Corn. Meature, and is supposed eo contain b Aiick
35. Medimnoi.
36. 2. Medimnos, boch Arrick and Crcorgick, CONICaMIC 40 CHa MICCS, O 72 SCxTaIteS. BaL BecaMIC
37. ehie Georgick Chenix was larsel than the Atrick, there must be lome Ditference berween chem.
38. 3. Metretes. Mnte sencles cu D) Caum, and lome by amphora; che latter is Wrons. For the
39. Amphora is anocher Mealure. Phis Legat, and some orhers, will hare equal ro the AFtick MC
40. dimnos. This was nor rhie Sslla Metretes menrioned John 2. 6. For chat vas the same wich che
41. Metreres Beorgicus, 25Cay some; others (as Schrevolius) will have ir an Atrick Meature, and rO
42. Parasans, is che Came wich the Flebre Paralane
43. Frippicon, containins + Furlongs.
44. Diaulus, 2 Furiongs
45. Conxius Romanus
46. COnFAM 3 VEHS.
47. lels elan out Peck.
48. vick Chous 9 Gcorgick Sextarys.
49. 7. Chaenix. This IOIC FaKe FOL LHC MCAIUTE OI SeTTAIS POOA IOI OIIC BAY. LHC AILICK CMa-
50. Amphora, Or Amphoreus. This as a Georgiek Meature, and was halE elie Medimnos Or
51. AAEterS.
52. 3. Modion ras nor wrhat ve call a Binstet, Duc a Mcae MCH ICLS. Mea CPLES I I
53. contain 8 Artick Chaenices, OF L2 CYS: Orhers make ie hold 16 SCXTAFYS, and OrHers a PIHL
54. 6. Cbous, Chus, and Choas, WaS Ot WND TOrES; the AEtick held 6 Arrick SectaerS, and the CCOF
55. nix, ris probable, held about onc Atrick Sextar) and an half; and the Georgick 2 and = et such.
56. Orhers Cay thac the larrer held bur barels L Aetick Sexrarys. Some allo mention a Bilibral, Dua-
57. drilibral, and Duinquelibrat Cu. S0 thar ris hard ro derermine anx chins cercain, 25 ro rhele
58. 8. Sextariuso

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