jDfaxamonusijKttftte^ 
ft is bfcleare reuoc colour, a m fattier in fatte, 
anfa fauouretbliGe jfrencb fope: tobcn tbep 
toill bfe it anD gtuc it anp man to DrinGe, 
tfaep tfajoto it into a cuppeof toater, aitofe 
let tfffanDe a little, tofaicfa Done, tbep tahe it 
outagaine, anD the toater toill be bitter, anD 
deanfe all tfae bcnime tfaata man faatfa in fats 
bobp, as bp erperience faatfa oftentimes ban 
founD. SCfae 315e$ars (tone is as faarD as anp 
Hone, but not bcrpfaeauie: 311 is ffaougfat 
tfaat tfaefe ftones Doe grotoe in tfae matoes of 
ifaapc,ano galles of Rogges bp bertue of tfae 
graflcorbearbes tofaereontfaep paffure anD 
faD, as toe faaueocdareD oftbeUfainoceros, 
becaufe tbep Doe onelp braDeintbofc places 
aboue nameD, anD in no place els,tofaere tfaefe 
feinos of beattes are. 3ln tfae totone of Vita* 
bado in tfae CountrepbefatnD Goa in Balla- 
gatte, tfaere is a ft one founD bp tfae Arabians 
talleD Bagerarmini, anD bp tfae ipojtingals 
Pcdra Armenia, anD becaufe tfaere are ma* 
up of tfaem founD in Armenia,tfaeparecom* 
monlp calleD fo: it is bleto $ fometofaat ligfat 
grane; tfae sptojes bfc it raucfa in purgations 
ano for other Difeafes: beGDes tfaefe ftones a* 
fojefatD, tfaere are alfo manp fortes of ftones, 
as toell precious ftones, as againft popfon 
anD other Difeafes, anD of manp properties $ 
ftertues: but becaufe tfaep are but little 
fcnotone, ortrafiqueDtoitfaall, 31 faaue onelp 
mate mention of tfaofe tfaat are Daplp bougfat 
anD folD,anDcommonlp Gnotone- 
The 88. Chapter. 
A briefe inftruftion how to know and 
find out the right Diamantes, Rubies, E- 
mcralds, Pearls, & other precious (tones, 
and how to value them by waight,at their 
right prices and values, & firft of the Dia* 
mant* 
31rft poumuftfanDerffanD 
tfaat tfae SDiamant is tfae 
fetngofal precious ftones, 
becaufe it is folDe bp 
toeigfaf, anD faatfa a berp 
certain tfatchenes,tofaere- 
bpittsorDinarilptorogfat, 
fortofaenitis greater, it isnotfaing toortfa, 
attD being leffetttoill tone bepercepueD - bp 
tfae tofatefa tfatchneffe although it ftanoetfa in 
a ring, tfaep can botfa to anD geffefaoto muefa 
ittoeigfatfa^ tottfam a little more orlefte, attD 
being out of tfae ring it is toepgfaeD, tfaerebp 
to balne it truelp: tfaere are olueanD ancient 
recoros founD in India, tofaereinare toritten 
tfae prices oftfae ftones* tfaat is* one Quilat 
Thci.booke. 
€iticraiiiS,f jpatties, m 
for fo muefa, ttoo Quilates for fo much, ano 
tfara Quilates for fo much after tfae rate ic. 
anD fo of all prices anD toeigfats acco.rotnglp j 
anD becaufe tfaep are Daplp bougfat anD foloe, 
it is therefore ttoDefull for a man to faaue a 
memorial! about him, tfaat is, of tfae price# 
oftfae perfect anDfapre ftones, toitfaout fault 
or fpot, for tfaat being bncleane,or faauing a- 
np fault or fpot,tfaep are faarDlp to be balueD. 
SDfaere are fome princes attD great HorDcs 
tfaat DeGre to Gnoto tfae caufe tofap fuefa preci* 
cious ftones are faolDen at fo great prices, 
tofaerebnto no other anftoere is maOe,but be* 
caufe men bup anD fell tfaem fo Deare, for all 
tfatngesareeffameD no otfaertotfe of, then 
becaufe tfaep are bougfat anD folD at fuefa p:p* 
ces, anD fo is tfaeir mantter to fell for if a 
amanf ofone Quilat alone, bee toortfa fiftio 
3£>ucGets, being perfect, tfaetrreafonis, tfaat 
after tfae fame rate a great ft one or SDtamanf 
map he toortfa 3o,or 4° .tfaoufanD HtocGefa, 
being in greatnelfe anD perfection correfpon* 
Dent: anD tfae ftones as tocll great as little* 
tfaat bntill this time faaue bane bougfat anD 
(oloe, faaue not bane fa light, tfaat tfaep toere 
folD aboue or bnDer tfaetr balue anD efttmaft- 
on. $oto to balue tfae great SDiamant as ft 
ought to be, it is neceftarte to Gnoto anD De¬ 
termine tofaat a ^tamant of a Quilat is 
toortfa, attD a ftubie to match tfaeretoitfa: tfae 
lifeeofan CmeralD, neptfaer more nor leffe, 
f faauing toellconGDereD tofaat or faoto much 
fatnDerance tfae falts anD fouleneffe of tfae faiDc 
Ebamant toill be bnto tfae fale thereof, DcDu- 
ettng tfae fame out oftfae price of tfae faiD E>i« 
amant, Mabtc or CmeralD being £Drten tall, 
of tofaat greatneffe foeuer tfaep bee, pou map 
balue tfaem,ano 31 toill firft beginue tottfa tfae 
2>tamant, for that other ftones are balucD 
after tfae rate tfaereof,anD toil Declare tfae per* 
feettontofaiefa it ongfat to faaue. SDfac Diamant 
$ts perfect in allrefpects,muff be of that pro* 
portion, tfaat tfae ttoofquares on tfae fiDes 
muff maGe tfae breaotb of tfae bpper parte of 
tfae ftone,anD tfaat tfae bnDer part of tfae ftoue 
be no broaoer, then tfaat tfar a of tfae breaDtfas 
thereof toill maGe tfae breaDtfa of tfae bpper 
part, anD Dape accorDing to tfae fame propor¬ 
tion : anD tfae fquares on tfae fibe muft ftanDe 
clofe toitfa tfae eDge of tfae ring or thing tofaer* 
in it is fet, being oftfae tofaole Depth, anD 
fometofaat longer then fquare, anD pet no 
more, then tfaat itmap be geffeD,tofaiefa is tfae 
length anD breaDtfa thereof, alfo it muft bee 
toitfaout anp falts botfa in corners anD fiDes, 
anDeuerp one oftfae foure corners ifaarpe anD 
clcane cut,anD of a g©D toater, Cfariftaline $ 
ffatning deare, fo tfaat it map not once be per* 
ceiueD that it Dratoetfa neere anp colour, anD 
not ofa DarGe toater, but deare anD cleaner 
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