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II. An Account of the Standard Me a - • 
fures preferred in the Capitol at 
Rome. By Martin Folkes, £/»; V. T. 
R. S. 
I N the Wall of the Capitol is a fair Stone of white 
Marble, of the Length of 8 Foot y Inches 
Englijb , and of the Breadth of 1 Foot 9 Inches 
and a half; upon which are infcrib’d the Standards 
of feveral Mealures with thefe refpe&ive Infcripti- 
ons: 
Piede Ro : Pal. IIII. One. Xll. Deti XVI. 
Piede Greco. 
Canna di Architet. Palmi X. 
Staiolo Pal. V. Quar. III. 
Canna di Merca. Palmi otto d’ altra mifura. 
Braecio di Merc. Pal. III. d’ altra mifura 
Braccib di Teffito di Tela.. 
Curante Lu. Poeto. 
The Lines that reprefent thele Meafures, are cut 
in the Marble, pretty deep ; but as they have, 
confequently, a confiderable Thicknefs, it is fome- 
what difficult to be very exadt in taking off their 
Dimenfions. I, however, attempted to do it as 
nearly as I could, by fetting the Point of my 
CompafTes 
