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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A13326) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 13853) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1695:07) A table plainly teaching ye making and use of a wetherglas 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. s.n.], [London : 1631. Place of publication from STC. Engraving with text. "Also advertises the sale of glasses 'at the Princes armes in Leaden Hall street'."--STC. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng eebo A table plainly teaching ye making and use of a wetherglas [no entry] 1631 1 305 2 0 0 0 0 0 65.57 D The rate of 65.57 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-08 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-08 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-09 Sampled and proofread 2007-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

A TABLE PLAINLY TEACHNG THE MAKING AND VSE OF A WETHER GLAS

Prepare 2 glasses like vnto these figures marked wth AAA & EE then vnto the mouth of EE fit a close cork through which make a hole through it put the shank of AAA & fasten it so that it being put into the glas EE may rech almost vnto the botom divide them the space beetween bodie of AAA & the cork so fastned into 16 eꝗall ꝑts next fil y glas EE almost as sull as thou can of fair water war̄ed that hath some Roman vitriol dissolved in it then heate y hed of AAA verie well at the fier and put it into the glas EE & wax it fast & you shall perceiue the water to ascend into it beehould y figure BBB lastly includ EE in a box as bb

THE VSE

1 Note that this water ascendeth with could & descendeth with heate 2. If in 6 or 8 howers the water fale a degre or more it wil sureli rain within 12 howers after 3 Soe long as the water stands at any one degre so long the wether wil continue at that stay it is then at Lastly by diligent Observā : thou may foretel frost Snow or 〈◊〉 wether

A. A.A

E E

The figure of the glass exactly made

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Anno Don 1631

You may bye the glasses aaa & ee att the signe of the Princes arins 〈…〉 street ▪

B* B* B*

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