ext_335478 ([identity profile] shadowd1.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] hsifeng 2008-05-29 09:08 pm (UTC)

stupid me, i thought i posted the numeric translation :P give me a few minutes.

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i take back what i said i did before: what i actually did was multiply out certain yardage * cost/yard using base 12 and received the same total. the total at the end of both does not add up...

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A large garment of blewe and redde satten pained, con’ 8 yards. At 6s8d the yard, 53s4d, lined w(ith) black buckeram 6 yards, 4s, w(ith) a hear (wig) of blacke flaxe, and a hed pece of dornix+, w(ith) by estimac’on 2s4d, w(ith) a sword price 2s6d, w(ith) a pair of buskens of bridges satten, con’ 1 yard di. at 5s the yard, 7s6d in all …. 68s2d lxviij (s) ij (d)
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A mantele of red and blew satten paned, con’ 9 yards at 6s8d the yard, 60s, liyned w(ith) red buckeram, 5 yards, 2s6d, w(ith) a smock of yellow buckeram, con’ 6 yards, 4s, w(ith) a hear of flax, worth by estimac’on 3s4d, w(ith) a girdle of red sarcenet, con’ 1 quarter yard, 16s; in all, besides w’kemanship and other charges of provisio’…….. 52s8d
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