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Medical Measures
hath this notation
1. Graine = gr:
2. Scrupule = ℈:
3. Drachma = ʒ
4. Ounce = ℥
5. Quart = qr:
6. Pound = lb:
7. Half = β:
8. Manipule = M:
9. Pugil = P:
10. Ana = Ana:

Grain
A grain
quar
qua
quart
A grain is a barley corn taken out of the middle of the ear.
A scruple is twenty barley corns.
Three scruples contains a drachm.
Eight drachms contains an ounce.
Quart signifies a quart of anything.
Libra is a pound weight.
Semis is the half of anything or everyweight.
Manipule is a great handfull.
Pugil is a small handfull.
Ana signifies of each alike of every one
as much.