Libra

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To one centumpondium of the alloy is added a bes or a libra and a third of the powder, according to whether it is more or less impure.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

Another is made of half a libra of brick dust, a third of a libra of rock salt, an uncia and a half of vitriol, and one uncia of saltpetre.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

Another contains a libra of brick dust, a third of refined salt, and one and a half unciae of vitriol.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

Another has one libra of brick dust, and half a libra of rock salt, to which some add a sixth of a libra and a sicilicus of vitriol.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

Charlemagne adopted for the basis of his system the East Frank or Rhenish libra, which was one-fourth heavier than the Roman libra adopted by the Merovings.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur