Alias the philosophers Zerobabel Bellows Endecott His Booke 1. The Volatile Salt of Lead Tak lead oar dissolve it in destilled vinegar and desolve salt in water; mix them and presently there will be sublimated a white powder; sweeten and dry well. Note this salt laid upon a wedge of iron or file, melts like wax and fumes not. Langelot
20 [Grana make a scruple] 3 Scrupulus make [a dram] 8 Drams make an ounce 12 Ounces make a pound M signifieth manipulus [and] is as much as one can hold in his hand P signifieth pugill which is as much as one can take betwixt the thomb and the two formost fingers Cyathus signifieth so much as one may easily drink at one draught Libra hath this mark ----lb Semis----------------------ss Uncia--------------------- ℥ Quarta--------------------- Q Dragma-------------------- ʒ Scrupulus------------------℈ Grana----------------------- G Ana of each one a little--A Libr. Semi-----------------lb ss Semuncia------------------℥ ss
Symbol | Name | TR (*) | ME (*) | ||
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lb, li, libr. | libra, pound | apothecary's pound | 373.243 g | ||
ss | semis | half | half | ||
℥ | uncia, ounce, unce | apothecary's ounce | 31.103 g | ||
Q | quarta | quart | between 0.95 and 1.16 liters | ||
ʒ | dragma, dram | dram | 3.888 g | ||
G | grana, grain | grain | 0.065 g (65 mg) | ||
A | ana | of each one | of each one | ||
lb ss | libr. semi | half an apothecary's pound | 186.623 g | ||
℥ ss | semuncia | half an apothecary's ounce | 15.552 g |
Name = Name in Text
TR = Translation
ME = Modern Equivalent (approx.; in grams and liters)