Spinning Book III, Chapter 6, Section 1a
Chapter 6, Item 5a
Card parts
The Parts of a Card.
The Card-Board,
The Handle,
The Leaf, is the Leather in which the Teeth or Wyer is set.
The List, is that as is nailed about to hold on the Leaf.
The Teeth, are the crooked Wyers.
The Tacks, are the small Nails which Nails the List about the Leaf to hold it on the Board.
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Chapter 6, Item 5b
Cardmaker's terms
Terms used by Card-makers.
The Skin or Tanned Leather.
The Pattern,
The opening of the Wyer.
The cutting of the Wyer in length.
The Doubling, is the first bending of the Wyer for Teeth.
The Crooking, is the second bending of the Wyer for Teeth.
The Pricking the Leaf, is making holes in the Leaf of Leather into which the Teeth of Wyer are set.
The Setting, is the putting the Teeth into the said holes.
The Nailing of it, is the making of the leaf fast on the Board with a List of Leather nailed about the edges.
The Pairing of the Card Board and Leaf even.
The Stoning of it, burnishing it.
The Cutting the Lists, is making them even at the ends by cutting of the Superfluities.
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Chapter 6, Item 9a
Jersey comber's terms
Terms used by a Jersey-Comber
Jersey, is the finest Wool taken out of other sorts of Wool by Combing it with a Jersey-Comb.
Oyling the Wool,
Ordering the Fire, is to make a Fire of Charcoal to heat the Combs teeth.
Heating the Combs Teeth, is to put a gentle heat into the teeth.
Wool the Comb, is to put Wool on the teeth of the Comb.
Combing the Wool, is to pull through the teeth.
Drawing it out, is to strike one Combs teeth into a nother, thereby to draw it fine.
Cleansing the Comb, is to take the course Wool remaining out of the Combs teeth.
Weighing the Jersey, is to put in pounds or half pounds.
Rouling it up, either in Hanks or Balls.
Course or Drosy Wool, such as is hairy that will not Comb fine, and is left of that which is Combed.
It is a stinking imploy, the workmen are fit Companions for Devils, for with them it is heat, smoak, and stink, enough to stifle a body while seeing of them.
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