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11 Five hundred weight of blistered steel at 412d per pound weight 10. 10. 00
12 German steel fit for Dyes & 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 per pound weightt. Two hundred weights may cost about }
10. 00. 00
7 Fifty pound weight of Mercury at 6s per pound weight 15. 00. 00
8 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 per diem. Hammered Rollers are less servicable being apt to sink & a greater number of them must be used they cost about 60li per pair, at which rate 5 pair will cost } 30. 00. 00
6 One Sweep Mill 6
1 One Pyle of 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 with counter poizes at 10li per dozen 20. 00. 00
3 A pair of gold scales with a stand for weighing about 15lwt 7. 10. 00
4 Two Assay Ballances with Lanthorns & standarts at 5li a ballance & 2li weights (One pair of Assay-ballances (7li may be sufficient){)} } 14. 00. 00
5 A set of brass patterns for making moulds to cast Ingots of Gold & silver
9 Five hundred weight of Alume at about 22s per 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 12sh. 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 per 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 10s. Five dozen of Muffles 1li. 5s. A piece of brass Calms 7s bushels at about 12s per bushel 18li } 20. 02. 00
15 Two dozen of large scratch brushes at 1s 6d per brush. six small scratch brushes for the Graver at 2s per brush. Twelve douzen of hard hand brushes at 3d a piece & one dozen of soft brushes at 6d a piece } 4. 10. 00
17 Charcoal an hundred bushels, at about 20d per sack 4. 3. 4
18 A siseing Mill
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