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MOTOS; a Piece of Lint, or Linhen Cloth, teaz'd like The Movement of a Clock, or Watch, is the Infide ; or
Wool, to be put into Ulcers, to flop the Flux of Blood, iSc. that Fart which mealures the Time, llrikes, SS?c. exclusive
MOTR1X, fomething that has the Power or Faculty of of the Frame, Cafe, Dial-Plate, f$c.
'Moving. See Vis Motrix, Faculty, i£c. The Parts common to both of thcfe Movements are,
MOTTO, an Italian Term, literally iignifying Word or The Main-Spring, with its Appurtenances ; lying in the
Saying; ufed in Arms, Devices, £i?r. See Arms and De- Spring-Box, and in the middle thereof lapping about the
T, |? E ' Spring-Arbor, to which one end of it is faiten'd. At top
The Motto of an Armtufff, is a fhort Sentence, orDiflion of the Spring-Arbor is the Endlefs Screu; and its Wheel ;
carry'd in a Scroll generally over, fometimes under the but in Spring-Clocks, this is a Ratchet-Wheel with its
Arms j fometimes alluding to the Name of the Bearer, Click, that Hops it. That which the main Spring draws,
fometimes to the Bearing, and fometimes to neither. and round which the Chain or String is wrapped, is the
The Mom, or Word, fays Guillim, is an external Orna- Fufy : This is ordinarily taper ; in large Works going with
ment annex'd to Coat- Armour ; being the Invention or Weights, it is cylindrical, and cal I'd the Bai ret. The'fmall
Conceit of the Bearer, fuccinctly and fignificantly exprefs'd Teeth at the bottom of the Fufy or Barrel, which Hop it
ufually in three, or four Words, which are fet in fome in winding up, is call'd the Ratchet j and that which Hops
Scroll or Compartiment, plac'd at the foot of the Efcut- it when wound up, and is for that end driven up by the
theon. Spring, the Garde-gut: The Wheels are various ; the Parts
As the Motrt holds the lowcll Place in Arms ; fo it is the of a Wheel, are the Hoof or Rim ; the Teeth, the Oo/i, and
laft in Blazoning. In flrictnefs, it fliould exprefs fome- the. Collet or Piece of Brafs i'oldet'd on the Arbor
Spindle, whereon the Wheel is rivetted. The little Wheels playing in the Teeth of the larger, are call'd Pinions; and their Teeth, which are 4, 5,4, 8, iSc. are call'd Leves; the Ends of the Spindle ate call'd Pivots; and thegutter'd Wheel, with Iron Spikes at bottom, wherein the Line of ordinary Clocks runs, the Fully. We need not fay any thing of the Hani, Screws, Wedges, Stop, i$c. See Wheel, Pivot, £5?«.
Theory of Calculating the Numbers for Movements. 1. It is to be obferv'd, that a Wheel divided by its Pi-
thing intended in the Achievement ; but Cuilom has now receiv'd whatfoever Fancy of the Devifer. See Blazon.
The Ufe of Motto's is very antient ; Hiftory, both facred and profane, furniihitig Inltances thereof. Our Ancestors made choice o{ Motto's to exprefs iheir predominant Paflions, its of Piety, Love, War, {£c. or fome extraordinary Ad- ventute befallen them : Moll of which, from fome fuch Original, have become hereditary in divers Families.
The Mmio'< of the Royal Family of England, are, Diett & man Droit, God and my Right; of the Royal Family of
Bourbon, Efperance, Hope; of the Order of the Garter, nion, fhews how many Turns the Piniun has to one Turn of Hani foil qui mal y fenfe, Shame beto him that Evil thinks; the Wheel.
of the Duke of Norfolk, Sola Virtus invifla ; of the Duke z. That from the Fufy to the Balance, the Wheels sf Bedford, Che fara fara ; of the Duke of Devonfhire, Ca- drive the Pinions; confequently the Pinions run fatter or venae ttaus, alluding to the> Family's Name Cavendifi 5 of make more Revolutions than the Wheels: but 'tis 'the the Duke of Xmgfton, Pie re-pone te, alluding to the Name contrary from the great Wheel to the Dial-Wheel. Tierepoint; of the Earl of Radnur, Qua fupra, alluding to 5. That the Wheels and Pinions we write down either as the three Stars in his Arms ; of the Earl of Abingdon, Virtus Vulgar Fractions, or in the way of Divifion in the com- ariete fortior, alluding to the three battering Rams bore in mon Arithmetic y v.g. a Wheel of 60 moving a Pinion of the Arms; of Fortefcue Lord Clinton, Forte fcutum falus Da- 5, is wrote either **, or better 5)40. And the number of fttnt. Turns the Pinion has in one Turn of the Wheel,
The Motto of a Device, is nKo call'd the Soul of the Device, as a Quotient, thus, 5)40(11. A whole Move- 4)36(9 See Device. ment may be wrote, as in the adjoining Scheme ; ■ —
MOVEABLE, fomething fufceptible of Motion; or where the uppermoft Number expreffes the Pi- 5)55(11 that is difpos'd to be mov'd. See Motion. nion of Report 4, the Dial-Wheel 35, and the 5)45(9
Thus a Sphere is faid to be the molt moveable of all Bo- Turns of the Pin 9 ; the fecond, the Pinion, and 5)40(8 dies, i.e. the eafieft to move. A Door is moveable on its Great-Wheel; the third, the fecond Wheel, — —
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£5fc. the fourth, the Contrat Wheel ; and the laft, 17, the Crown- Wheel.
Hence, 4. From the Number of Turns any Pinion makes in one Turn of the Wheel it works in, may be determin'd
Hinges : The Magnetical Needle, on a Pin, or Pivot, &c.
Moveable is frequently ufed in Contradistinction to Fixed. See Fixed.
Moveable Feafls, are fuch as are not always held on the Number of Turns a Wheel or Pinion has at any greater
the fame Day of the Year, or Month ; tho they be, on the Diflance, viz by multiplying together the Quotients ; the
fame Day of the Week. See Feast. Produce whereof is the Number of Turns. Thus,
Thus, Eajler is a moveable Feaft ; being always held on Suppofe the Wheels and Pinions as in the Cafe 5)55(11
the firft Sunday after the full Moon following the nft of adjoining; n multiply'd by 9, gives t)t>, the 5)45(9
March; which is moveable between the I ft of March, and Number of Turns of the fecond Pinion 5, in one 5)40(8
the 18th of April. See Easter. Turn of the Wheel 55, which runs concentrical,
All the other moveable Feafts follow Eafler, i.e. keep or on the fame Spindle with the Pinion 5. Again, 99 mul-
their Diflance from it; fo that they are fix'd with refpect tiply'd by 8, gives 791, the Number of Turns the laft
thereto. Pinion has in one Turn of the firft Wheel 5.
Such are Seftuagefima, Sexageftma, Afi-Wednefday, Afcen- Hence we proceed to find, not only the Turns, but the
fion-Day, Fentecoft, Trinity-Sunday, £?c. Which fee under Number of Beats of the Balance in the Time of thofe
their proper Articles. Turns. For having found the Number of Turns the
MOVEABLES, or Moveable Goads, by the Civilians Crown-Wheel has in one Turn of the Wheel fought, thofe
call'd Bona Mobilia, are fuch as are capable of being Turns multiply'd by its Notches, give half the Number
temov'd from one Place to another ; or which may be con- f Beats, in that one Turn of the Wheel. Suppofe, v. g.
ceal'd or perverted ; as not being fix'd to the Ground, igc. a s in the laft Cafe, the Crown-Wheel to have 710 Turns,
In England, we have two Kinds of Effects, Moveable and t0 1 of the firft Wheel; this Number multiply'd by 15'
Immoveable; the Moveable are Ready Money, Merchandizes, the Notches in the Ctown-Wheel, produces 10800 ; halt
Bonds, Book-Debts, Cattel, Houfhold Inftruments, i£c. t he Number of Strokes of the Balance in one Turn of
that are not faften'd either with Iron or Nail, nor feal'd in the firft Wheel.
the Plaiiler, but may be tranfported without either Frac- The general Divifion of a Movement, is into the Clock
tion or Deterioration. an d Watch-Parts. See Clock-W'o,-^ and Watcii-Wo>v&.
In the Cuftomary Laws, we fay Moveables follow the Per- MOVER, or fi-.fi Mover. See Mobile.
fon, and his proper Habitation ; Moveables follow the Body, Perpetual Mover. See Perpetual Motion.
iZc. which Words have different Meanings in different MOULD, in the Mechanic Arts, &c. a Cavity artfully
Countries. , . . cut, with defign to give its Form, or Impreffion to fome
Sometimes they fignify, thatMraeaWei go according to the fofter Matter apply'd therein.
Cuflom of the Place where is the Habitation of the De- • Moulds are Inftruments of great Ufe in Sculpture Foun-
ceas'd, tho he die in another Place; fometimes they fignify, dery, £i?c. See Sculpture, Fodndery, &
that Moveables follow the Cuflom of the Place where the The Workmen employ'd in melting the Mineral or
Defunct died. Metallic Glebe dug out of Mines, have each their feveral MOVEMENT, Motion, a Term frequently ufed in the Mould, to receive the melted Metal as it comes out of the
fame Senfe with Automaton. Furnace; but different according to the diverfity of Metals The moft ufual Movements are Watches and Clocks : The and Works. In Gold-Mines, they have Moulds for Ingots firft are fuch as fhew the Parts of Time ; the fecond fuch In Silver-Mines for Bars. In Copper and Lead-Mines for
as publifhit See Watch and Clock. p igs or Salmons: In Tin-Mines for Pigs and Inoots - In its popular Ufe, among us, Movement Signifies all the And in Iron-Mines for Sows, Chimney-Backs, Anvils °Cal- curious Parts of a Watch, Clock, or other curious Engine, drons, Pots, and other large Utenfils and Merchand'ifes of which move, and, by that Motion, carry on the Defign of Iron, which are here caft, as it were, at firft hand See
the Inftrument. Gold, Silver, Lead, Tin, Iron, &?c.
The
