A new touch-stone for gold and silver wares : directing all buyers of large plate, or small works (as silver or goldhilts, buckles, watch-cases, pins and studs in watch-cases, money-boxes, tobacco-boxes, bells and sockets for corals, buttons and tags for garments, chirurgeons-instruments, rings, chains, lockets, or other goldsmith works), how to know whether they buy or wear such as are of the lawful standard-allay, or adulterated and unlawful, and how to recover recompence against the offenders : and also discovering the principal matters of the goldsmiths and cutlers (and material things of all other manual) trades.

Author/creator W. B.
Other author Reynolds, John, of the Mynt in the Tower.
Other author Cutlers' Company (London, England)
Format Electronic
EditionThe second edition / corrected and much enlarged by W.B. of London, goldsmith ; to which is likewise added the useful and easie tables of Mr. John Reynolds, of the mint (with a key to the same), plainly shewing how to cast up and make all sorts of gold and silver true standard.
Publication InfoLondon : Printed for J. Bellinger ... and T. Basset ..., 1679.
Description[18], 218, [151] p.
Supplemental Contenthttps://search.proquest.com/docview/2240863657
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SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General note"Charter of the cutlers of the city of London" (caption title): p. 171-189.
General note"A brief and easie way by tables to cast up silver ... and gold ... / calculated by John Reynolds ..." ([151] p. at end) has special t.p.
General noteIncludes index.
General noteNumerous errors in paging.
General noteImperfect: pages tightly bound with some loss of print.
General noteReproduction of original in the Huntington Library.
References Wing B381
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1540:6)
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