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^[[MSS 838 B]]
^[[RB NMAH]]
                       
A Compendious Way to find Va[[insertion caret with "lue" written above and to the left of "Va"]] of the Decimal of a Pound Sterling by Inspection.

Double the first Figure or place of primes & set it for Shillings if the next figure of place of seconds be 5 or more than 5 for the 5 add 1 to the former Shillings: Then forevery Unite in the 2[[superscript]]nd[[/superscript]] place suppose'em as tens set before the 3rd place reckon these as far: but if they make above 13 abate 1 or 2 if above 38, & these farthings when reduced to pence must be added to the Shilling before found.

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What's the value of .471 of a ￡?
       S d
answer 9:5

.45
[[underline]].021[[/underline]]
[[underline]].471[[/underline]] proof

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What's the Value 
of .278 of a Pound?
       S d
Answer 5:6 3/4

.25
[[underline]].028[[/underline]]
.278 proof
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