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"by Geometric for it Teacheth A man * and Measure ponderation * ' weight on all things on Earth , ffor there is noe Workman that Worketh any Craft but he worketh by some Mott or Measure . And every man that buyeth orSelleth they buy or Sell by some weight or Measure , And all this * is Geometry , And the Merchants and all other Craftsmen of
the Seaven Sciencics , and the Plowmen and Tillers of the Earth and Sowers of all manner of Graines Seeds and Vine plants , and Setters of all manner of ffruites : fforGramerorArethmatick noi' Astronomy nor none of all the Seaven Sciencies can no man find Mott or Measure in without Geometry wdierefore methinks that the said Science of Geometry is most worthy , And all the other be founded by it , But how this worthy Science and Craft was first founded and begun J shall tell you before Noyes fflood there was A man which w as called Lameth as it is written in the Bible in the 4 th
Chapter of Genesis , and this Lameth had 2 Wifes the one called Ada the other Sella , by the first wife Ada he begat a Sonne and a Daughter And these 4 Children found the begining of all these grafts and Sciencies in the World , ffor the Eldest Sonne Gahell found the Craft of Geometry and he fed ffiocks of Sheep and Lambs in the ffeilds : And first w rought houses of Stone and he and his Brother Tuball found the Crafts of Mxisick song of mouth harp and Organs and all other Instruments . The third Brother Tubalican found the Smith Craft of Gold and Silver Jron and Copper and
Steel , And the Daughter found the Craft of Webbing and these Children knew well that God would take vengeance for Sinn either by ffire or Water , wherefore they wrought the Scyences they had founded in 2 Fillers of Stone , that they might be found afterwards , and the one Stone was called Marble for that would not burne in the Aire , And the other Stone was called Latherne and that would not be drowned with water ; Our Jntent is to tell you how and in what manner these Stones were found that these Sciencies was written on the Herminerus that was Ciibb his Sonne , The which Gubb . Semet . Sonne the which Sonne was Noaths Sonne this same
Hermineruswas afterwards called Amies the ffather of the Wisemen he found one of the 2 pillers of Stone and found the Science written therein and he taught it to others , And at the makeing of the Tower of Babilon , was Masonrie first made there much of , and the King *¦ ofBabilon called Nemroth who w as a Mason himselfe and loved well the rest as is said with the Masters of Stories , And when the City of Ninevey or the City of the JEast Port should have bin made Nemroth the King of Babilon sent thither Sixty Masons of his Region to the King of Ninevey his cozen , And when he sent them forth he gave them a Charge in this manner .
" The first was that they should be true to their King Lord or Master that they served and that they shoulde Ordaine the most wise and cunning man to be Master of the King or Lords worke that was amongst them , and neither for Love Riches nor favour to sett another that had little cunninge to be Master of that Worke whereby the Lord should bee ill served And the Science ill Defamed .
" Secondly that they should call the Governor of the Worke Master all the tyme they wrought with him and other many more Charges that were to long to write , and for the keeping of ail those charges he made them sware a great Oath which men vsed at that time , And ordained for them reasonable pay that they might live with honestie , and also he gave them in Charge that they should Assemble togeather every yeare once to see how they might Worke best to serve the King or Lord for their profitt and their owne Workship , And also that they should correct within themselves those that had Trespassed against the Science or Craft , And thus
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. 'V Peaaments And Documents [Relating T...
"by Geometric for it Teacheth A man * and Measure ponderation * ' weight on all things on Earth , ffor there is noe Workman that Worketh any Craft but he worketh by some Mott or Measure . And every man that buyeth orSelleth they buy or Sell by some weight or Measure , And all this * is Geometry , And the Merchants and all other Craftsmen of
the Seaven Sciencics , and the Plowmen and Tillers of the Earth and Sowers of all manner of Graines Seeds and Vine plants , and Setters of all manner of ffruites : fforGramerorArethmatick noi' Astronomy nor none of all the Seaven Sciencies can no man find Mott or Measure in without Geometry wdierefore methinks that the said Science of Geometry is most worthy , And all the other be founded by it , But how this worthy Science and Craft was first founded and begun J shall tell you before Noyes fflood there was A man which w as called Lameth as it is written in the Bible in the 4 th
Chapter of Genesis , and this Lameth had 2 Wifes the one called Ada the other Sella , by the first wife Ada he begat a Sonne and a Daughter And these 4 Children found the begining of all these grafts and Sciencies in the World , ffor the Eldest Sonne Gahell found the Craft of Geometry and he fed ffiocks of Sheep and Lambs in the ffeilds : And first w rought houses of Stone and he and his Brother Tuball found the Crafts of Mxisick song of mouth harp and Organs and all other Instruments . The third Brother Tubalican found the Smith Craft of Gold and Silver Jron and Copper and
Steel , And the Daughter found the Craft of Webbing and these Children knew well that God would take vengeance for Sinn either by ffire or Water , wherefore they wrought the Scyences they had founded in 2 Fillers of Stone , that they might be found afterwards , and the one Stone was called Marble for that would not burne in the Aire , And the other Stone was called Latherne and that would not be drowned with water ; Our Jntent is to tell you how and in what manner these Stones were found that these Sciencies was written on the Herminerus that was Ciibb his Sonne , The which Gubb . Semet . Sonne the which Sonne was Noaths Sonne this same
Hermineruswas afterwards called Amies the ffather of the Wisemen he found one of the 2 pillers of Stone and found the Science written therein and he taught it to others , And at the makeing of the Tower of Babilon , was Masonrie first made there much of , and the King *¦ ofBabilon called Nemroth who w as a Mason himselfe and loved well the rest as is said with the Masters of Stories , And when the City of Ninevey or the City of the JEast Port should have bin made Nemroth the King of Babilon sent thither Sixty Masons of his Region to the King of Ninevey his cozen , And when he sent them forth he gave them a Charge in this manner .
" The first was that they should be true to their King Lord or Master that they served and that they shoulde Ordaine the most wise and cunning man to be Master of the King or Lords worke that was amongst them , and neither for Love Riches nor favour to sett another that had little cunninge to be Master of that Worke whereby the Lord should bee ill served And the Science ill Defamed .
" Secondly that they should call the Governor of the Worke Master all the tyme they wrought with him and other many more Charges that were to long to write , and for the keeping of ail those charges he made them sware a great Oath which men vsed at that time , And ordained for them reasonable pay that they might live with honestie , and also he gave them in Charge that they should Assemble togeather every yeare once to see how they might Worke best to serve the King or Lord for their profitt and their owne Workship , And also that they should correct within themselves those that had Trespassed against the Science or Craft , And thus
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