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2nd June 1773 - 22nd February 1776

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Common Single or Cyprus grounds to be paid by the
Rule of the Double twin and to 3 Shutes in a hole
if above 3 Shutes in a hole 4d Pr Doz advance

The Lest Shute Wave or W Pr Dozen

Single figure 14 Beads and Under
6 Beads in the figure or Under 2s-0d

Double figure 12 Beads and Under
4 Beads in Each figure and Under 3s-0d

and for Every Bead above in Each figures or ground sd Pr Bead Pr Daz advance
Lays 2d Pr Dozdn Pr Lay tabes or other Stripes
to be paid for as Lays
Scollep'd Crimp'd or Vellum'd on one side 3d Each Pr Doz
Each Drawingin 3d Pr Dz

Silk Runing Brocade Shutles Pr Dozen
one Brocade Shutle throwd in Every ground Shute
1s-0d Every 2 ground Shutes 8d. every 3 ground Shutes
and above 4d additional Brocade Shuth 1s throwd in
Every ground Shute 1s-3d Every 2 ground Shutes 10d
Every 3 ground Shutes and above 6d Pr Shutle Pr Dozen
Gimp Snail or Crimp Etc 3d Pr Shutle Pr Doz advance more
then Silk

A Pokeing Brocade Shutle on a plain Cyprus ground
When the figure of any work is Compleated then Number
the ground Shutes and likewise the brocade Shutes
then Divide the ground by the brocade Shutes and
The Question will be answerd in the Quotient
Example Suppose the ground Shutes in the whole
figure to be 128 and the brocade Shutes 30
Divide the 128 by 30 and the answer will be
one brocade Shute to 4 ground Shutes then
Observe Even to the 4 ground Shutes in the
Table on the same line in the first Column of
prices will be the price for a Silk brocade
Shutle the Second Column of prices for a
gimp Snail or Crimp Etc brorade Shutle




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