The Ancients used a Bar or Rule of Iron, to which they fastened the first Knots of their Ropes,and their Pullies, and for taking up any Weight,and especially of Stone, they had a Kind of
Pincers or Forceps of Iron. The Shape of these Pincers or Forceps was taken from theLetter X, the lower Limbs of it being turned inwards like a Crab' s Claw, by which means it fastened itself to the Weight.
The Ancients used a Bar or Rule of Iron, to which they fastened the first Knots of their Ropes,and their Pullies, and for taking up any Weight,and especially of Stone, they had a Kind ofPincers or Forceps of Iron. The Shape of these Pincers or Forceps was taken from theLetter X, the lower Limbs of it being turned inwards like a Crab' s Claw, by which means it fastened itself to the Weight.
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