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- noun Obsolete spelling of
weight .
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Examples
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And of euery one, the Content knowen, in your least waight, that is wayable.
The Mathematicall Praeface to Elements of Geometrie of Euclid of Megara John Dee 1567
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But, as we see it oftentimes come to passe, that by how much the lower hope declineth, so much the higher love ascendeth; even so fell it out with this poore Querry; for, most irkesome was it to him, to endure the heavy waight of his continuall oppressions, not having any hope at all of the very least mitigation.
The Decameron 2004
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Silke, much better then that which commeth from Persia, 11 duckats and a halfe the bateman, and euery bateman here maketh 7 pound and 5 ounces English waight.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The 2. of Iuly many Marchants came abord, profering vs Pepper verie good cheape, but because we were vnskilfull in the waight and other thinges wee tooke respite to answere them.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The 3. of Iuly the Sabander came abord, and he was our great friend, for that after we found it so, hee tolde vs what waight the sackes of Pepper were, and what prises they bare, counselling vs to buy.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Pepper Portingall waight, there likewise you haue great store of frankencense, Camphora, and some Diamants: but they haue no other kinde of money but a certaine peece called Caixa, as bigge as a
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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They be brought from Aleppo, and sold here not vnder 3. or 4. shaughs their batman, being six pounds English waight.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Howbeit they would hardly be induced to beleeue that those countries should be so extreamely colde, and the waters so mightely frozen, as to beare such a hugh waight.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Catten waight of China, each Catte as much as 20. ounces Portingall waight, and each sacke is worth in that Country at the least 5000.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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