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11 {illeg} Five hundred {pound} weight of blistered steel at 412d per lwt 10. 10. 00
12 {illeg} German steel fit for {illeg}|D|yes & Puncheons is scarce to be met with in shops. Our Smith sends into Germany for it. It is of various prizes from 8d to 12 or 14d pr lwtt. At 10d pr lwt{sic} 2|T|wo hundred pound weights amounts to may cost about } 9. 06. 08
10. 00. 00
7 {illeg} Fifty pound weight of Mercury at 6s pr lwt 15. 00. 00
8 {illeg} Cast Rollers are not to be bought. The Inventor keeps the secret to himself & only lends them to the Moneyers in the Tower at a certain rate pr diem. Hammered Rollers are less servicable being apt to sink & a greater number of them must be used they cost about 60li pr pair, &|a||t| wch rate 5 pair will cost } 30. 00. 00
6 {illeg} {1}|O|ne Sweep Mill 6
1 Two|One| Pyles of weights are necessary {one} \standard weights 2li. 10s One/ set of Bell weights for gold 2li. One set of Bell weights for silver 4li. 10s. Two sets of penny weights grains & coyn-weights 9s } 6. 19. 00
2 Two douzen of sizing scales wth counter poizes at 10li pr dozen 20. 00. 00
3 A pair of gold scales wth a stand for weighing about 15lwt 7. 10. 00
4 Two Assay Ballances wth \Lanthorns &/ standar{s}|t||s| weights at 5li a ballance & 2li weights (One pair of Assay-ballances (7li may be sufficient){)} } 14. 00. 00
5 {illeg} A set of brass patterns for making moulds to cast Ingots of Gold & silver
x Bone ashes 30 Bushels at about 12s pr bushel 18. 00. 00
9 {illeg} Five hundred weight of Alume at at {sic} about 22s pr hundred 5. 10. 00
   We make no use of winestone.
16 Two large books of \fine/ Vellum at 1s 6d per skin or leaf & 80 leaves to a book 1{illeg}|2|sh. We use only Books of good Paper. } 12.
10 Twenty four douzen of Iusting Flots (if Rasps for sizing be hereby meant) at about \2s. 6d or/ 3s pr Flot } 43. 4
13 Files of several sorts for the Graver & Smith & Engineer \about/ 10. 00. 00
14 Two Grindstones 1li, A table Vice 1li. 10s, Two oylestones 1li 3. 10. 00
5 Two Copel molds\A{illeg}/ 10s. Five do{illeg}|z|en of Muffles 1li. 5s. Bone ashes 30 \A piece of brass Calms 7s/ bushels at about 12s pr bushel 18li } 1. 15. 00 {illeg}|20|. {illeg}|02|. 00
15 Two dozen of large scratch brushes at 1s 6d pr brush. six small scratch brushes for ye Graver at 2s pr {illeg}|b|rush. Twelve douzen of hard hand brushes at 3d a piece & one dozen of soft brushes at 6d a piece } 4. 10. 00
1{illeg}7 Charcoal {illeg}|a|n hundred bushels, at about 20d pr sack 4. 3. 4
18 A siseing Mill 218. 1. 8
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