TROT WEIGHT.
Gold Sil?er,and Jewels are weighed by this Table.
I
LONG MEASURE.
$4 Grains
20 Pennyweights ..
12 Ounces
1 pennyweight. 1 ounce. 1 pound.
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT.
Broad, Groceries, with all coarse Articles are weighed by this TuMe.
10 Drams 16 Ounces 28 Pounds -1 Quarters.. 20 Hundredweight
.. I ounce.
1 pound. .. 1 quarter.
1 hu mired wt. .. 1 ton.
APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. Medicines are mixed by this Table. 2! Grains .. ..1 scruple.
3 Scruples 8 Drams 1-2 Ounces .,
1 dmm. 1 ounce. 1 pound.
CLOTH MEASURE.
21 Inches 4 Holla .. ¦1 Quarters o Quarters
1 nail.
1 qunr. of a yd.
1 yard.
1 ell English.
WINE MEASURE.
All liquors, except ale ami beer, were measured by tl*;s Table.
2 Pints.. 4 Quarts .. 10 Gallons 18 Gallons .. 42 Gallons 03 Gallons .. | 84 Gallons ¦ 2 Hogsheads 2 Pipes..
1 quart.
1 gallon. 1 anker. 1 rundlet. 1 tierce. I hogshead. 1 puncheon. 1 pipe. 1 tun.
ALE AND BEER MEASURE.
2 Pints ..
1 Quarts .. y Gallons
2 Firkins ..
2 Kilderkins .. 54 Ga'lons .. 2 Hogsheads ..
.. 1 quart.
1 gallon. .. 1 firkin.
1 kilderkin. .. 1 barrel.
1 hogBhead. .. 1 but.
DRY MEASURE. Thus were measured all dry goods. 2 Pints......1 quart-
1 pottle, gallon, peck, bushel, quarter, rhr.klron of coals.
N.B. Of othrr artistes 32 bushels
make n vhnldivn.
2 Quarts 2 Pottles
2 Gnlluns or 8 quarts 4 recks H Umlwls .. :lt> Busiiels
3 Barleycorns
4 Inches .. 12 Inches
3 Feet
6 Feet .. 5\ Yards .. 40 Poles..
8 Fui-long3
3 Miles.. 09$ Miles ..
1 inch. 1 hand. 1 foot. 1 yard. . 1 fathom. 1 rod or pole. ( 1 furlong. 1 mile. 1 league. 1 degree on the Equator.
SQUARE MEASURE.
144 Square inches
!> ----- feet ..
30| — yards
4u ----- poles ..
¦1 ----- roods
640 ----- acres ..
1 square foot.
1 ----- yard.
I ----- pole.
1 ----- rood.
acre.
mile.
SOLID OR CUBE MEASURE.
171*8 Cubic inches
27 ----- feet .,
231 ----- inches
^82 ----- inches
21,00 ----- inches
1 cubic foot 1 cubic yard. I gallon of wine 1 gallon of ale. 1 bushelofimilt
HAY.
.Ob'lbs, of old, or 60 lbs new hay 1 truss 36 Trusses........1 load.
STRAW.
36 lbs. make 36 Trusses ¦04 Trusses
1 truss. ' 1 load. I 1 ton. !
ARTICLES SOLD BY TALE.
12 Articles of any kind 1 dozen.
13 Do. do.' 1 long dozen 1-2 Dozen .. .. 1 gross.
90 Articles .. .. 1 score.
5 Score......1 hundred.
fi l>o..... 1 groat hand
i) Dozen skinsof parchment .. .. 1 roll. 72 Wordsincommonlawl sheet. 80 Words in the Exchequer .. .. 1 do. 90 Word-3 la Chancery 1 do. ¦24 Sheets of paper 1 quire.
¦20 Quires .. ..1 ream-
•2\\ Quires, or "> 1 *> sheets! printer's rp
2 Btmma .. .. 1 bundle.
Folio is the largest size of books, uf
which
3 leaves, or 4 pag-'S, moke n «heet. Quarto, 4to— 4 leaves, or 8 pages. Octavo, Rvo —R do. «r 16
