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We read in Pliny, that there were some Ointments in the shops in his time, made of such costly ingredients (so great was the riot of those times) that every pound weight was sold at 400 Roman Pence, which by computation (allowing to the Roman Penny seven pence half-penny of our Coyn) cometh to above twenty two pounds English: which was a very great rate, especially considering the time wherein he lived, about fifteen hundred years ago. We would all think, that man had done a very foul robbery, that should have broken a shop, and carryed thence any considerable quantity of such Costly ware. And must we not then adjudge him a far worse Thief, that injuriously taketh away a man's good Name from him: |
We read in pliny, that there were Some Ointments in the shops in his time, made of such costly ingredients (so great was the riot of those times) that every pound weight was sold At 400 Roman Pence, which by computation (allowing to the Roman Penny seven pence halfpenny of our Coin) comes to above twenty two pounds English: which was a very great rate, especially considering the time wherein he lived, about fifteen hundred Years ago. We would all think, that man had done a very foul robbery, that should have broken a shop, and carried thence any considerable quantity of such Costly ware. And must we not then adjudge him a Far Worse Thief, that injuriously Takes away a Man's good Name from him: |
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