Section IV.
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Let vs now take a view of what Instrument and Tooles belong to the Jewellers Imploy, together with the Chasers of Plate, and such as are Ingravers of Princely Mettles. Siluer Chaser and Jewellers Tooles.
Snarling irons
121. He beareth on a foure square Block or .... three snarling Irons.
These snarling Irons haue sharp ends, by which they are made fast in the holes on the top of the block, which are of diuerse sizes to the diuerse Bignesses of the said Irons.
Goldsmiths wooden hammer
122. Goldsmiths wooden hammer.
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Goldsmiths skillet
125. He beareth a Goldsmith's skellett.
Pitch pot
126. He beareth on a flame of fire made by Billetts, a Pitch Pott, hung by the Baile, with a Hook and chaine out of the chief. In such a pot or vessell of Brass they mix vp the Simmond to hold things on their pitch or Simmon blocks.
Matting hammer
127. This is the forme (sans Handle) of the Matting Hammer; it hath a square face, and made long in the body much like a Pick.
Goldsmiths hammer
128. He beareth a ...... Hammer. This is a thick round bodied Hammer, where it receiues it Handle: and then goes Taper to the two ends, which then fly off againe to round Button faces.
Plate
129. This is a peece of Plate, fixed vpon a simmon, or pitch Block: that it may be held fast whilest it is chasseing or engraveing.
Rifling file
130. This is the forme of a Rifling File, it is a slender peece of steele made smooth all the length of the shank, but contrary bent at both ends which parts are cutt after the maner of a file.
Box of tools
131. He beareth a Box of Tooles as Gravers, Scalopars, and Small files, etc. with the lid or couer open, and fall to the side of the Box.
Goldsmiths hammer
132. This is the head of a .... Hammer (sans handle). It is not round but six edged, being thick at the eye, and tapered off towards the ends, the faces, is of an Hexagon form and cut after the maner of a rough file into squares; both faces are alike.
Chasing hammer
133. He beareth a chaseing hamer.
This is but a small working hamer, the part about the eye is square, the face end Round, but taper growne behind, to the square; and the contrary end from the square, goes taper tell it end in a round Ball. The handle is round and full at the lower end, from whence it grows taper till it be fixt in the hole or eye of it.
Boxes of tools
134. These vnder this figure, are the presentation of 3 sorts and sizes of Boxes of Tooles of seuerall sorts, belonging to the seuerall ways of work used amoungst Goldsmiths and Plate Workers. All which are honorable bearings, and were fite to be giuen to such of those whom God hath advanced by their labours and indevours in that Imploy.
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