. tt/fiof rtye Uke Tran(gtcffion,upon the fame account;^ noting 
witteithe difference as a Confutation of each 
other : Concluding this whole Part,witb his Declaration on be- 
lialf of the LXX.and the Terms of his Submiflion ; as alfo with 
foiirother Charges againft the fhorter Reckoning (which feem 
very important ;^ and with Reflexions on what P^/4i//W hath 
done in defence of the Vulgar Lau?f!iZT\d of what Bifliop Ujber yin 
defence of the Mafou : Shewing withal a perfeft Agre$.ment of 
theS^/>/«^g//^^jReckoning with the Memorials of Secular Hiflory, 
ChinenpnyChdd(iit.nyzMgjftian.ki\d fo much of the Second Part. 
Ther^/V^and laft Pare, which is Canomcal, fas the firft hath 
been X)/ii/i^?/V4Aand the fecond, Jpodeiaical,) is drawn much 
after the Pattern of Hehuus the German Chronologer, (^as is 
. owned by the Author himfclfj which is one of the moft compre- 
' henfive and beft Forms that is extant. 
II. A rO UCH'StONE for Gold and Silver Wares, 
or, a Manual for Gold-fmiths, and all other per fins, 
vphether Buyers^ Sellers or Wearers of any manner of Gold- 
Smiths worh&cc. Bjf W. B. (?/Londoa Gold-Smith, in 8«. 
I Think my felf obliged to take notice of this piece, in re- 
gard of the honefty and ingenuity of the Author ; of the 
.curious Art; the weighty concernments univerfally to all 
. flicn ; and for a proper Adjunft to Mr. Boyles EflTay-Inftru- 
. ment, defcribcd N. r i s*P' 329- and in reference toan Adver- 
tifemenc on the fame, publilhtN. 116.353. The Author dif- 
covers herein the Rules belonging to the Myftery of all forts of 
Coldfmiths work ; and the way and means to know adulterated 
■Wares from thofe that be of the true ftandard- Allay ^and what are 
the trueWeights appointed for the fame:Together with the Sta* 
tutes now in force forRcgulatingAbufes committed in thatCraft; 
as alfo the Charter of the Gold- fmiths Incorporation , taken 
from the Record, and truly rendred into Engli(h. To which are 
annexed the Laws in force againft Brafs-Uilts , and Brafl^ 
Buckles-^ with Direflions for difcovering the counterfeit Coyn 
of this Kingdom, and alfo a Catalogue of the Forrain Goyns, 
with the particular Weights, Allay, and Value ©f each Coyn. 
It were a blefled work^ if the Wares of all Gold-fmiths in all 
our Cities, Towns, and Villages, were frequently examined by 
Authority jfince *tis believed^that there are tod many notorious 
iCheats,from the Maffy^ Plate to the Wedding Ring, Thimble and 
Bodkifi'So that theharmlefs jS^jr^^ps^hardly efcapea fraud 
ona Fair-day* ^ 
