Shears
16. He beareth a peire of
Sheeres.
these are much like to the wool or
sheep sheeres, only they are rounder
in the points, and these more sharp,
striking (as it were) to a Triangle, because most of their cutting did consist
in the pointed ends.
Back roll
17. He beareth a Back Roll
of a Loome [and] pins. This
is the Roller on which the silk is warped,
and from whence it is drawne off as it
wrought into Ribin or Lace or the like.
Fore roll
18. He beareth a fore-Roll,
or the Hand Roll of a Loome, [with] the
pins or Axis. As the warp is
worked vp, then it is wound vpon this
roller by the workman, being vnder his
working place, or where he casts his
shuttle. The cross staves through it,
are the things by which he turns it
about.
Top castle of loom
19. He beareth the top castle
of a Loome, with its pullaces, issueing
out of base. This consists of two
vpright posts or standards with an ouer
crosse peece mortised into the tops of
them, being something longer then the
distance of the posts: Through the said
posts goes a long Iron pin or strong
wyer on which turns 2 pullaces, which
haue strings ouer them from the Platines
to the Tradles.
Batten of loom
20. He beareth a Battern of a
Loome, with its top peece. This
part of the Loome consists of an halfe
round peece of wood, through which
is cut a long square hole, in the midle
of it, in the said hole is fixed a thing
that they term a Slay, it is [an] vpright thin
slit cane, between each goeth the thrids
of the warpe, which as it is crossed with
the shuttle this Slay beates both warpe
and woofe close togather. To this Battern is fixed the long, but slender vpright posts or standards, that are held
at their due distance in the top by a
strong or close double twisted rop, with
a staffe in the midle of the Twist, and a
string fixt to it, which goeth to an other
like staffe twisted in a rope, placed at the
lower part of the great frame of the
Loome. This Battern and Standars are
hung by the midle to the Loome frame
so as that it will move forwards or backwards, at the workmans pleasure.
Risers
21. He beareth a paire of
Risers; charged with an Hanke
of gold Thrid:
This is a thing by which all
your hanke silks are wound from their
hankes vpon Bobbins. It is an Instrument whose Bottome is a Thick Board
or Plank, about a foot and halfe square,
with a ledge about the top side, about
three Inches high. It is set vpon three
or foure feet; It hath a long and narrow Board runing ouer crosse the midle
of it through the two ledges, with a
long slit through the midle with a screw
to hold it fast on the midle of the stoole;
On the ends are set erect two Iron pins
or thick wyers, on which are placed,
two things termed Runners, which are
boards for the top and bottome, and
Rods fix vpright in them of about 16 or
18 Inches long, made like a high Bird
cage: Behind the said ledge is set an
other vpright peece made full of holes
form top to bottome, in two of them is
placed a bended whale bon, a peece of
Iron, or a bended stick; Its use is onely
to keep the silk in winding, not to fall
off the Runners, as it is apt to doe, if
this stick did not keep it in its place.
Thread makers ====
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22. He beareth a Thrid makers ..... It hath a like box or stoole set on three low feet, the ledge about the top serueth to keep the Quills or Bobbins from falling off, in the midst is fixed a wooden head with a taper pin in it, to be made fast in a round hole, in the midle of the stoole; from the top of this head runs a vpright Iron rod, on which the ..... turns round.
Rattle distaff
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23. He beareth [a] Rattle distafe; with flax tyed about the same. This I call so because they are euer made hollow for lightness of carriage (haueing some pease or little pibles in it to make a noise like a childs rattle) for the spinners euer carry it thrust in at their girdle and tyed to the shoulder; it is also of some such persons termed a Wharrow spindle distaffe, such as is mencioned Cha.6. n.15.
Engine to roll thread
24. He beareth a .....
This is an other kind of engine or what
else you please to call it, by which silk
skaines or hanks, fine thrid, or narrow,
rubins make into hanks, are vnwound
and made into Balls, or Botthoms; It
is taper from bottome to the top, so that
it fitt any size of skaines or hanks.
It turnes on a vpright staffe set in a
square foot ledged about to fold the
Ball in, yet some are made onely with
a thick round or square foot with the
edges moulded off.
Engine for rolling ribbins
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25. He beareth a ..... This is an engine for the rolling vp of Rubins into rounds. It consists of 2 Rollers set in two standards, mortised in the top by an ouer crosse peece. In the lower Rowler is a winch to turn it, the other lying on it, turns with it. From the top peece comes a screw, which is turned by a staffe through an eye in the round head of it; It is to screw the two rollers harder or more easie together as the work drawn through them requireth.
Turning wheel
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26. He beareth a Turning whele, set in a box with a spoole of yarne.
Jersey reel
27. He beareth a Jersey Reele,
with its wheeles, Hammer and Boxes.
This hath so many devises
about that it needs a perticular denomination of its parts, for euery 4 yards
that it takes about it is known by the
fall of the Hammer on the Box Bottom.
[The detailed description is not included in the manuscript.]
Gimp wheel
28. He beareth a Gymp
wheele, or a wheele to twist Gimpe
with. These wheeles are all made of
Iron set in a wooden frame; viz. the
bottom wood about [a] yard and halfe
long, at each end two riseing peece[s] of
the same bredth dove tailed together,
in which risers are fixed 2 larger wheeles
opposite, haueing an Iron rod from one
to the other, and a handle to turn them,
these turn two nut wheeles aboue them
which have two hookes, on which the
thrid or silk is fixed, which must be
turned for Gymp.
Bale of flax
29. He beareth a Baile of Flax.
This is a Bundle
of Flax tyed vp in the midle vndressed.
Twisting wheel
30. He beareth a Twisting wheele
or a Treble twisting wheele; [and]
Handle.
This is an engine, where with 2, 3 or more silk thrids are twisted, or turned all together into one entire double thrid, of which twists Buttons are made with veriatie of other things. It is composed of an Iron frame cross wise, the bottom part set in a wooden handle to hold it by; in the midle is fixed a larg Iron wheele with notches in, and an handle to turne it, which turn three other little nut wheeles, with hooks at them, to fix the double silk thrids at.
Tear of flax
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In the dexter base neere the handle of the aboue said engine is set an head or hand, ..... of Teer of flax, that is fine flax, or dressed flax, haueing all the course Hourds taken from it.
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31. He beareth ----.
[Possibly a Spool Knave, as described in Chapter 6, no. 17.]
Unidentified weaver's wheel
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