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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according acts of parliament afcertaining affize alfo appears appointed Avoirdupois Barley barrel Beans better than Scotch bill boroughs bufhels bufhels 1 peck called cent chalder Coals containing continued convert Corn counties cubic inches DRY Meaſure Dutch Edinburgh English quarters Engliſh ſtandard meaſure English Troy equal execution faid fame feveral fhall fhire fhould firlot fold follows Forpet ftand ftone fuch fure gallon gills given Groceries heaped James juftices of peace kingdom LINEAL Meaſure Linlithgow Lippie LIQUID Meaſure magiftrates Malt marked Meal medium multiply mutchkins Oats Ounce Paris particularly Peafe Peck perfons pound prefent proportion raiſed reckoning regulations Scotch ftandard meaſure Scotch ſtand Scotch Troye Scotland Standard bolls Standard Pint ſtone TABLE taining taken thefe theſe thing Trone Trone Pounds Troy grains uniformity uſe weights and meaſures Wheat Wool yard