ASSAY, or Essay, or Say, in Coinage, etc. the Proof or Trial of the Goodness, Purity, Value, etc. of Gold, Silver, or other Metals. See GOLD, SILVER, METAL, etc. The Methods of Assaying, or making Assays, see under the Article ESSAY.
Assay of Weights and Measures, signifies the Trial or Examination of common Weights and Measures, used bythe Clerk of the Market. See WEIGHT, MEASURE, STANDARD, CLERK OF THE MARKET.
Assayer of the King, is an Officer of the Mint, established for the Assay, or due Trial of Silver and Gold. SeeAssay. The Assayer is indifferently appointed by the Master ofthe Mint, and the Merchants who bring Silver, etc. for Coinage. See MINT, COIN, etc.
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