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Of the Eclipses this Year 1759.

THERE will be three Eclipses, as follows, viz.
I. The First will be of the Moon, January 13th
Day, calculated as follows, H M
Beginning - - - 2 6
Mindle - - - - - 3 26 } Morning
End, - - - - - 4 46
Digits eclipsed, 6 27

II. The second will be of the Sun, June 24th DAy, about 3 o'
Clock in the Afternoon, invisible.

III. The third and last will also be of the Sun, December
the 19th Day at 11 in the Forenoon.

--Ten thousand Wonders open to my View,
Shine forth at once; Sieges and Storms appear.
And WArs and Conquests fill th' important Year,
Rivers of Blood I see, and Hills of Slain,
An Iliad rising our of one Campaign!

A TABLE of the Weight and Value of Gold


Coins dwt. Gr. Old Tenor, Lawful Money
Guinea, 5 9 L. 10 10s. 0d. L. 1 8s. 0d.
Half Ditto, 2 16 5 5 0 0 14 0
Moidore, 6 22 13 10 0 1 16 0
Half Ditto. 3 11 5 15 0 0 18 0
4 Pistole Piece, 17 8 33 00 0 4 8 0
Half Ditto, 8 16 16 10 0 2 4 0
Double Johannes 18 10 36 00 0 4 16 0
Single Ditto, 9 5 18 00 0 2 8 0
Half Ditto, 4 14 9 00 0 1 4 0
Quarter Ditto, 2 7 4 10 0 0 12 0
Value of Gold Old Tenor Lawful Money.
1 Ounce of Gold is - L. 38 00 0 L. 5 1 4
1 Pennyweight of Ditto is - 1 18 0 0 5 1
1 Grain of Ditto is - 0 1 7 0 0 2 1/2

Value of Silver. Old Tenor Lawful Money
1 Ounce of Silver is L. 2 10 0 L. 0 6 8
1 Pennyweight of Ditto is 0 2 6 0 0 4
1 Grain of Ditto is 0 0 1 1/4

Spanish mill'd Dollars pass for Six Shillings Lawful MOney
and Forty five Shillings Old Tenor, in Massachusetts - Bay.

1854
1759
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