A Proposal for Uniformity of Weights and Measures in Scotland, by Execution of the Laws Now in Force: With Tables of the English and Scotch Standards, ...Peter Hill, 1789 - 144 pages |
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afcertaining affize alſo Auchlet Avoirdupois Barley Beans better than Scotch boroughs buſhels 2 pecks Butcher-meat cent chalder Cheeſe containing cubic inches David's dimenſions DRY DRY Meaſure dupois Dutch Engliſh inches Engliſh quarters Engliſh ſtandard meaſure Engliſh Troy eſtabliſhed faid fame firlot I pint firſt fold Forpet fuch fure Groceries heaped James II.'s James VI juſtices of peace leſs LINEAL and LIQUID LINEAL Meafure Linlithgow Lippie LIQUID Meafures magiſtrates Malt Malt-pundlar Meal meaſures and weights mutchkin 2 gills Oats pariſhes Peafe Peaſe peck 6 pints perſon pints 3 mutchkins pints I chopin purpoſe raiſed Scotch ſtand Scotch ſtandard meaſure Scotch Troye SCOTCH TROYE Pounds Scotland Setteen ſeveral ſhall ſhire ſhould Standard bolls Standard Pint ſtandards of weights ſtate ſtriked ſuppoſed Table for converting TABLE TABLE taining Tallow theſe thoſe Trone ftone Trone weight Troy grains uſe weights and meaſures Wheat Winchester buſhels Wool