£>f BubicS. 
pjfeeofoitc jQuilate, 9 nb muff bnberffattbe 
that fee fourth parte of 7 o, buckcttes is the 
Jbalue of one balfe Quilate , anb the fourth 
part of a halfe Quilate is the p?fce of a grain, 
anb fo pou (hall make pour reckening of <£- 
irtcfalbcs, each oneacco?bingto bis toaigbt 
ano p?icc. ^Dbere are fame £>iamantes that 
are fete, ano pet feefo tjerp cleare, tohtch 
aremo?c toojtb thenthep toepgto anb leffe 
then their clearness feefocth = fo? a SDiamant 
hauing a berp thinne fable anb hollofo, pet 
on § bppcr fibe hauing £ perfection in fquare, 
as 3 faib, feoulb be in a thick biamant,tobich 
is of fo gcob perefection both in Goes $ hakes: 
fuch a Clamant feefoefeto be ofttooQui- 
lares anb tocpgbetb but one: toherefo?e tohe 
pour SDiamant is of fohat greatnes foeucr it 
map be, being perfect in the bpper parte,ano 
thinne bnberneath, pou muff altoaies make 
pour account, that being thinne bnber* 
neath. it is of leffe foapgbt then it feefo* 
cth fo?, anb if it be not altogether thinne 
bnoerneath, then it foepgbetb mo?e, pet the 
toaigbt pjofifeth it nothing at alltanb hauing 
the bpper table fmaller,anb the Coes greater, 
ft foill alfo foeigh mo?e, but the foapgbt a* 
uapleth it not - but pou mult altoaies effeeme 
ft to focpgbbut the halfe of that it thefocth 
fo?: ano not being tohollp thin bnoerneafh, 
ft foill foepgh mo?e, but to no eno: ano ba* 
uing the table fma(,anb the Gibes anb co?ncrs 
great,it foeighcth mo?c,but the toeigbtauap* 
lethnof, but pou muff effame it to foeigh 
but halfe fo much as it fhefoeth fo? •• fo? that 
befo?ettbee mabcrcabp it foill lofemuchof 
fee toaigbt. $o fo if there bee a SDiamant 
that hath a great table outfoarbes,f tbeco?* 
iters fmalljit fijall not foeigh halfe fo much as 
ft fhefoeth fo?, pet is it not anp thing p too?fe 
fo? that, bnleffe the co?ners toere tco fmail: 
nofoe if there bee a SDiamant thinne bnber* 
neath, anb fquare aboue,foith the perfections 
that feoulbe belong bnto it, it is too?th being 
of one Quilate 70* buckets, anb hauing anp 
faultes 0? fpofs, eucrp man map foel confiber 
fohat hinberance tbep are bnto it, anb after 
this manner a man map eafilp ret the p?pce 
$ balueofthem, anbmakehfo account after 
the rate ofthteke SDiamantes, bis account 
being mabe ofbalfe the foeightthep feme 0? 
ffjefoe to bauc: as if thep fbefoto beetfoo 
Qmlaces,make pour reckoning of one Qui* 
late: anb if it Ibefo three Quilates, make 
pour account of fee grains,fohich is the half: 
anb ifthere be anp halfe Quilates, then fee 
fee p?fcefobat a Quilate is foo?th, anb fo 
fohat a halfe amounteth bnto, anb fo make 
pour account as afo?efaibe bp feickeSDpa* 
mantes, anb in grapnes the like, fo? there is 
no other btfference then in fee p?pce, fo? that 
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a perfect anb cleare fete SDiamant of on? 
Quilate is too?th 70. buckets.anb fo in mo?e 
0? leffe toaigbt acco?binglp ?c. 
The 89 . Chapter. 
Of Rubies, 
f^enpouhaue aHabie 
tobaluco?efttee,thaf 
is fquareb table foife,as 
itfeonlbbee, anb that 
fuel) a Hubte is to ac- 
companp a SDpamant 
of the fame foaight of 
Quilates ano fo manp 
Quilates in col0ur,ifit hath fourc anb ftocip 
tie Quilates in colour ano perfection', like 
Cotoe of foureanb tfoenfic Quilates, then 
itiscertaine,itis both fine anb gcob. 2Dhe 
Bnbieis notfolbe bp fee foaight, becaufe it 
hafenocertaine thickneffe, fo? feat manp 
of them are mabe fete fo? plcafurc to the 
fight, anb the better to lap feegrounbe 0? 
leaues bnber them, anb it map berp foell 
bee thinne, but not berp much, fo?feen it 
feoulb bee a let anb hinberance bnto ft: if a 
&ubiebe tohole anb perfect both in colour, 
cleanneffe, thickncffe,fquareneffe,anb fo?me» 
ftisfoo?tb anhunb?cb buckets: but there 
are berp fetoe feat are perfect mallpointes, 
fpeciallp being great, fo? thep hane alfoapes 
feme faultes 0? fpottes that arc couerebanb 
htbbeu: but right perfect there are none, 0? 
berp fefo, anb not manp men baue anp great 
knofolebge therein ? therefo?e 31 foill fap, 
therebp to make our account, that a ftubfe 
fobtchfn common feefois accounfebperfect 
anb go@b, is foo?th feuentie buckets: fo that 
fohena 3etoeller o?ffone cutter boefe afire 
another fo? a Hubte, tohicb hee hath not,an& 
fapth cmelp, there is a ftubte of greatneffe to 
accompanp a SDiamant of fo manp Qui* 
lates, anb hath fo manp Quilates in colour, 
fee other therebp bnberftanbeth of fohat co* 
lour anb greatneffe it is. $ofo hauing a 
ftubie 0? Rubies foith tables 0? bngrounb, 
anbarctobaluethem,o?knofoe fohat feep 
befoo?fe, pou feall confiber foife pour fclfe 
anb fap thus: if there foere a Kubic that 
foerc no greater then this, onelpferuiug to 
accompanp a 2 Dpamant of one Quilate, 
anb toere offuch colours, cleareneffe, ano 
qualities, as this in quantitic anb greatnes, 
% bab the faultes in all rejects th at this hath, 
fohat tooulb it bee too?th i anb hauing foell 
confibereb the qualities, gmbnes 0? babneffe 
fotfe the faults, boto muchthepimbafe the 
g?tce feereof, anb hauing thereafter effeemeo 
§, 3 pour 
