assay master
1Assay master — Assay As*say , n. [OF. asai, essai, trial, F. essa. See {Essay}, n.] 1. Trial; attempt; essay. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] I am withal persuaded that it may prove much more easy in the assay than it now seems at distance. Milton. [1913… …
2assay-master — assayˈ master noun An officer who determines the amount of gold or silver in coin or bullion • • • Main Entry: ↑assay …
3Assay — As*say , n. [OF. asai, essai, trial, F. essa. See {Essay}, n.] 1. Trial; attempt; essay. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] I am withal persuaded that it may prove much more easy in the assay than it now seems at distance. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
4Assay ton — Assay As*say , n. [OF. asai, essai, trial, F. essa. See {Essay}, n.] 1. Trial; attempt; essay. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] I am withal persuaded that it may prove much more easy in the assay than it now seems at distance. Milton. [1913… …
5James Prinsep — (20 August 1799 22 April 1840) was an Anglo Indian scholar and antiquary. In 1819 he was given an appointment in the Calcutta mint, where he ultimately became assay master in 1832, succeeding H. H. Wilson, whom he likewise succeeded as secretary… …
6Prinsep, James — ▪ English antiquarian born Aug. 20, 1799, County of Essex, Eng. died April 22, 1840, London antiquary and colonial administrator in India, the first European scholar to decipher the edicts of the ancient Indian emperor Aśoka. Prinsep… …
7Claude Martin — For the rower, see Claude Martin (rower). Claude Martin General Claude Martin. 1794, published in Lucknow. The plate was drawn by Renaldi and engraved by L. Legoux Born 4 January 1735(1735 01 04 …
8Company of Mineral and Battery Works — The Company of Mineral and Battery Works was, (with the Society of Mines Royal), one of two mining monopolies created by Queen Elizabeth I of England in the mid 1560s. The Company s rights were based on a patent granted to William Humfrey on 17… …
9History of Boston — 1740 Faneuil Hall, sketch by John Smybert The 18th century Old State House in Bosto …
10Troy weight — is a system of units of mass customarily used for precious metals, black powder, and gemstones.Named after Troyes, France, the troy system of weights was known to exist in medieval times. One cubic inch of distilled water, at 62 °F (17 °C), and… …
