Agricola, Georgius, De re metallica, 1912/1950

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            <table>
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              <row>
                <cell/>
                <cell>Gold.</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>Silver.</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>Copper.</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell/>
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                <cell>
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                Sext-
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                </cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Sext-
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell/>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Duellae.
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Duellae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Siliquae.
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Duellae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Siliquae.
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                ulae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                ulae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 1st of</cell>
                <cell>12</cell>
                <cell>9</cell>
                <cell>0</cell>
                <cell>0</cell>
                <cell>3</cell>
                <cell>0</cell>
                <cell>0</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 2nd of</cell>
                <cell>12</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell>0</cell>
                <cell>0</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>0</cell>
                <cell>0</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 3rd of</cell>
                <cell>12</cell>
                <cell>7</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>5</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 4th of</cell>
                <cell>13</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 5th of</cell>
                <cell>13</cell>
                <cell>7</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>3</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 6th of</cell>
                <cell>13</cell>
                <cell>6</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 7th of</cell>
                <cell>14</cell>
                <cell>7</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 8th of</cell>
                <cell>14</cell>
                <cell>6</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell>3</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 9th of</cell>
                <cell>14</cell>
                <cell>5</cell>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>8</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 10th of</cell>
                <cell>15</cell>
                <cell>6</cell>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 11th of</cell>
                <cell>15</cell>
                <cell>6</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>3</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 12th of</cell>
                <cell>15</cell>
                <cell>5</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>3</cell>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 13th of</cell>
                <cell>16</cell>
                <cell>6</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 14th of</cell>
                <cell>16</cell>
                <cell>5</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 15th of</cell>
                <cell>16</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell>3</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 16th of</cell>
                <cell>17</cell>
                <cell>5</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>0</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 17th of</cell>
                <cell>17</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 18th of</cell>
                <cell>17</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 19th of</cell>
                <cell>18</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 20th of</cell>
                <cell>18</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>0</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 21st of</cell>
                <cell>18</cell>
                <cell>3</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 22nd of</cell>
                <cell>19</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 23rd of</cell>
                <cell>19</cell>
                <cell>3</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 24th of</cell>
                <cell>19</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>4</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 25th of</cell>
                <cell>20</cell>
                <cell>3</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 26th of</cell>
                <cell>20</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 27th of</cell>
                <cell>20</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 28th of</cell>
                <cell>21</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 29th of</cell>
                <cell>21</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 30th of</cell>
                <cell>21</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 31st of</cell>
                <cell>22</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 32nd of</cell>
                <cell>22</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>0</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 33rd of</cell>
                <cell>22</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 34th of</cell>
                <cell>23</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 35th of</cell>
                <cell>23</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 36th of</cell>
                <cell>23</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 37th of</cell>
                <cell>pure gold.</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
              </row>
            </table>
            <p type="main">
              <s>Since it is rarely found that gold, which has been coined, does not amount to
                <lb/>
              at least fifteen
                <emph type="italics"/>
              duellae
                <emph.end type="italics"/>
              of gold in a
                <emph type="italics"/>
              bes,
                <emph.end type="italics"/>
              some make only twenty-eight needles, and
                <lb/>
              some make them different from those already described, inasmuch as the
                <lb/>
              alloy of gold with silver and copper is sometimes differently proportioned.</s>
            </p>
            <p type="main">
              <s>These needles are made:—
                <lb/>
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              </s>
            </p>
            <table>
              <table.target id="table4"/>
              <row>
                <cell/>
                <cell>Gold.</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>Silver.</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>Copper.</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Sext-
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Sext-
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell/>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Duellae.
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Duellae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Siliquae.
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Duellae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Siliquae.
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                ulae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                ulae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 1st of</cell>
                <cell>15</cell>
                <cell>6</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 2nd of</cell>
                <cell>15</cell>
                <cell>6</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 3rd of</cell>
                <cell>15</cell>
                <cell>5</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>3</cell>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 4th of</cell>
                <cell>16</cell>
                <cell>6</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 5th of</cell>
                <cell>16</cell>
                <cell>5</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 6th of</cell>
                <cell>16</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell>3</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>4</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 7th of</cell>
                <cell>17</cell>
                <cell>5</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 8th of</cell>
                <cell>17</cell>
                <cell>5</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 9th of</cell>
                <cell>17</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 10th of</cell>
                <cell>18</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 11th of</cell>
                <cell>18</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 12th of</cell>
                <cell>18</cell>
                <cell>3</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 13th of</cell>
                <cell>19</cell>
                <cell>3</cell>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 14th of</cell>
                <cell>19</cell>
                <cell>3</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 15th of</cell>
                <cell>19</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>8</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 16th of</cell>
                <cell>20</cell>
                <cell>3</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 17th of</cell>
                <cell>20</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 18th of</cell>
                <cell>20</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 19th of</cell>
                <cell>21</cell>
                <cell>2</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 20th of</cell>
                <cell>21</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>8</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 21st of</cell>
                <cell>21</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 22nd of</cell>
                <cell>22</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 23rd of</cell>
                <cell>22</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 24th of</cell>
                <cell>22</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 25th of</cell>
                <cell>23</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>8</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 26th of</cell>
                <cell>23</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1 1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 27th of</cell>
                <cell>23</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1</cell>
                <cell>8</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1/2</cell>
                <cell>4</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>The 28th of</cell>
                <cell>pure gold</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
              </row>
            </table>
            <p type="main">
              <s>Next follows the fourth kind of needles, by which we test silver coins
                <lb/>
              which contain copper, or copper coins which contain silver. </s>
              <s>The
                <emph type="italics"/>
              bes
                <emph.end type="italics"/>
              by
                <lb/>
              which we weigh the silver is divided in two different ways. </s>
              <s>It is either
                <lb/>
              divided twelve times, into units of five
                <emph type="italics"/>
              drachmae
                <emph.end type="italics"/>
              and one
                <emph type="italics"/>
              scrípulum
                <emph.end type="italics"/>
              each, </s>
            </p>
          </chap>
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