4. The next Trade in Order to be Handled, is the Founders, or Melters of Mettle: Under which is comprehended the Plumers, Pewterers, Silver Smiths, Brassiers, and Glass makers, with such like.
Draughts
XLVII. He beareth a pair of Draughts, or
Brasiers Ballances. This is a small thing to
look upon, and by the help of it any considerable
Weight may be certainly known by the equal poising
of it with that small Weight running on the Beam,
the thing to be weighed hanging at the contrary end,
at the hook: The spots are the number of pounds marked on the Beam, which encrease more and more from
the Rings to the end of it.
And by turning of the Beam, and holding the Ring
next the Hook, the weight is doubled and trebled, to
that of the holding which is now up.
Lingate
XLVIII. In this quarter there are three Instruments,
which severally take thus.
The first is termed an Ingot, or Lingate, which is
an Iron, Brass, or Copper Instrument, with an hollow
place made in it, to receive and hold any sort of Metal
cast into it; which being cold, if from the thing it is
cast in, termed an Ingot or Lingate of Silver of
Gold &c.
Blowpipes
The second and the third are two sorts of Blowpipes or Blast-pipes, which the
Silver and Goldsmith, as also the Brasier useth, which is to Blow the
Flame of a Candle or Lamp, upon any small thing
(laid on a Charcoal) which requires sodering.
Hand vice
XLIX. He beareth an Hand-Vice screwed
up. The
Hand-Vice, as I have told you before, is to hold small things
in which in the Filing requires often turning. See
numb.32. 49.
Cross staff
L. He beareth a Cross Staff between a Plummers Shave Hook, and a Leaden
Plummet.
Plumber's shave hook
Plummet
Shave hook
LI. These are another manner of ways, which of old
I have seen the shave Hook and Plummet drawn.
First the shave Hook, is to scrape the old scurf, either of Lead or Pewter off, that the Soder may hold the
Joint more firm.
Plummet
The second, being a Plummet, is used for the
making of things level by the help of that which is called a Plum-rule or Plym-rule, a Rule to work by
the level falling of a Plummet, or Bullet hung in a
Thread.
Soldering iron
LII. He beareth two Soddering irons.
Some term them Plummers or
Glasiers Sodering Irons. These Sodering Irons
are only used about Lead Workings, other Soddering
Irons there are used by other Trades, but of different
forms to these.
Soldering irons
LIII. These are the forms of Plummers Sodering Irons, as anciently they were made.
Plumber's plumb rule
LIV. He beareth a Plummers Plym-rule;
in chief a Cutting Knife.
These are two Instruments very necessary for the
Plummer, the Plym-rule to set the Shafts of his
Casting Frame even, true and level; and also to
prove the Sand cast upon, that it be of the same levelness, else the Sheet of Lead will not run true, but be
thicker in one place than another.
Cutting knife
The Cutting Knife is for the cutting of Cast
Sheets of Lead into fit lengths and breadth, according
to use; and to cut off the Catches of Catch Lead,
at the end of them, with the selvages or edges, which
are over thick.
Limbeck
LV. He beareth an old fashioned Limbeck.
This thing I could not tell what to name it, until an ancient Brother of that Society to whom it did belong, did assure me that it was made for a Limbeck, but
Ignorant Drawers of old have made it thus, and so it
continues to Posterity, as many Erroneous things
do which ought to be mended. This may rather be
termed a Lattice from its shape.
Furnace
LVI. He beareth a Furnace of Metal surrounded with a Flame of Fire, with a
Ladle therein. Some term it a Melting Pot or Crucible in a Flame of Fire.
Furnace
LVII. He beareth a Furnace of Brick-work,
flaming out at the top.
Grass axe
LVIII. He beareth a Grass Axe.
It is used for the taking out of any Engraving, and to help there where a File cannot conveniently come to do its work.
Using file
LIX. He beareth a using File. It is to
flat any piece of Plate, by rubbing it thereon.
Fire tongs
LX. He beareth a pair of Fire Tongs.
The use of these Tongs are to take out, or put
any thing into the Fire. They ought rather to be
termed the Gold or Silver Smiths Fire Tongs,
or a Plate Workers Fire Tongs. The round
head is of the nature of a Spring which makes them fly
open of themselves.
Cording tongs
LXI. He beareth a pair of Cording Tongs.
They are of some termed Charging Tongs,
whose use is to take any small thing up, and to lay it
upon a place.
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