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to contain any =vord of s eqU6reii olcs or s qares big enough 

 write your .'Ld ? rt^*" <J "' b1 ?' and j *osl squares 

 chequered paper, and fifl ,h . Ulen '. ake ff the 

 bind, which will render it perfect I!, 01 " " 58 "'"' wmds 



out being 

 which m fkes i 



- P-Per sense in 



that what you intend to ec lei ^ may be'wS Tt* ^ 

 with water wherein ff alJs have S i , between 



not long enough to ** jg water f a^d wh ' 

 of the writing between the sa?d hnes } can b^T 

 it is to be read you must with afi K ' . J 



copperas water, ffo between thT said fines ^f* 1 "*' dlPP l d 

 legible. X\OTE. Tlis way w iU rive no T f y U - make 

 cause the letter seemeth to cfrrv T ^ f SU8 P 1lon be 



lines that are set at sh 



Things necessary to be known. 

 A ream of paper, 20 quires. 

 A quire of paper, 24 or 25 sheets. 

 A bale of paper, 10 reams. 

 A Roll of parchment, 5 dozen or 60 skins 

 A dicker of bides, 10 skins. 

 A last of hides, 20 dickers. 

 A load of timber, unhewed, 40 feet. 

 A chaldron of coals, 36 bushels. 

 A hogshead of wine, 63 gallons. 

 Ditto of beer, 54 gallons. 

 A barrel of beer, 36 gallons. 

 Ditto of ale, 32 gallons. 

 A gross, 144, or 12 dozen. 

 A weigh of cheese, 256 pounds. 

 Days in a year, 365, weeks, 52, and hours, 870 

 Pence m a pound, 240. 



An acre of land, 163 square poles, or perches. 

 A last of corn, or rape-seed, 10 quarters 

 A tun of wine, 252 gallons. 

 A pack of wool, 364 pounds. 

 A stone, horseman's weight, 14 pounds. 

 A truss of hay, 56 pounds. 

 A load of ditto, 39 trusses. 



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