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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 |
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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