ARSURA, in ancient customs, a term used for the melting of gold or silver, either to refine them, or to examine their value.—The method of doing this is explained at large in the Black Book of the Exchequer, ascribed to Gervaise, in the chapter De officio Militis Argentarii, being in those days of great use, on account of the various places and different manners in which the king's money was paid.