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he sent to Gabel of Rages, according to some Translations, ten Pound in Silver, is thirty Pound, but, in the English Translation ten Talents being Common, is one thousand eight and seventy-five Pounds.

1. Maccabees xl 42x 40 [sic]. Demetrius King of Syria, offer'd to give yearly to the Jews to the building the Temple, fifteen thousand Shekels of Silver,  of the Sanctuary, is a thousand Minas which,  thirty-seven Shillings and Six pence the Mina, is  thousand eight hundred seventy-five Pound;  would restore what had been yearly taken away, being five thousand Shekels of Silver which, is six hundred and twenty five Pound.

1. Macab. ziixii [sic] 19 He sent to Tryphon one hundred Talents of Silver being Common, is, eight thousand seven hundred and fifty Pound.

2. Macab. xiv 24 Simon sent the Romans a large of Gold, weighing one thousand Pound, is  thousand Pound, English Money.

2. Macab. xv 31 Or else give me for them five hundred Talents of Silver and for the Tributes five hundred Talents, in the Whole, being common, it is one hundred eighty seven thousand  hundred Pound.

Ver 35 Yet we will give one hundred Talents them being Silver, is eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty Pound.