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Strukturtyp
Monographie
Parlamentsperiode
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Wahlperiode
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Titel
Rara Avis in Terris: Or The Complet Miner; In Two Books
Untertitel
The First Containing, The Liberties, Laws and Customs of the Lead-Mines, within the Wapentake of Wirksworth in Derbyshire; in fifty-nine Articles, being all that ever was made. The Second toacheth The Art of dialling and levelling Grooves; a Thing greatly desired by all Miners; being a Subject never written on before by any. With An Explanation of the Miners Terms of Art used in this Book
( 41 ) forwards in the Drift : So let him take the String, and go as far backwards as he can ’till the String almoft touches fomewhere in the Middle 011 the Side ; then (holding one End jn the Mark you laft made, when you took the Ihort length) ftretch the String (freight, and apply the Side of the Dial to the String, .and take the Point the Needle ftandson, which -here you may fuppofe to be 36 ; fo fet down the Point, and bid him make a Mark at the End ; then pull back the String and Meafure it, fetting down the length diredtly againit the Point you laft took, which you may here fup pofe to be 24 Rules and 14 Inches ; and that to reach to the Turn-head. So being now come to the Turn-head, you muft fall to plumming again. Therefore fet the Needle upon 52, your old Square, and if there be any need, to take a fhort length, whereby to give you liberty to plum the deeper in the Turn, then you muft take it ; fo bidding him go down the Turn, let the String down after him, and where it touches 011 the Side let him make a Mark ; you holding one End of your Rule in the Mark that was made at the Turn-head, lay the Edge of the Rule to the Side of the Dial, and wave them to gether till the Needle ftands upon 52 ; then fet down that fhort Length, which you may here fuppofe to be 8 Inches, and pull up the String and meafure it; which you may here fuppofe to be 28 Rules and 6 Inches ; fet it down, and the Point 52 alfo ; which done, go down to the Mark he made ; and becaufe the Turn hades, put one End of the Rule in the Mark, and