Pole 18 Feet. The Statute Pole is generally used in measuring of Meadow, Arable, and Pafture Land, and Brick-Works, &c. the Wood-Land Pole in the Menfuration of copious Woods, &c. and the Forest Pole in measuring of large Chaces, Forefts, &c. V. ROD. PIECE, -Ells, 13 of Lawns, 106 of Lockrams, 120 of most Linnens. Yards, 2 of Carpets of Tunis; 7 of Scamoty; 10 of Checks; 15 of Baffins, Bombafins, Buftians, Carrels, Dornix, Fuftians, Rashes, Sackcloths, Sayes; 24 of BroadCloth (the fhort Piece) Frifados; Hounfcot fays, Newberry Whites, and other Kerfeys of like Make; 25 of Spanish Cloth; 28 of forting Hampshire Kerfeys; 30 (the double Piece) of Fuftians, ClothSerges; 32 (the long Piece) of Broad-Cloth; 36 of Caddas. Pounds, 13 of Devon Dozens; 28 of ordinary Penistones; 35 of Northern Dozens fingle, forting Penistones (unfrized;) 22 of narrow Yorkshire Kerfeys; 43 of Spanish Cloth; 32 of forting Hampshire Kerfeys. PIG, Stones, 21. PLOUGH-LAND, fo much as may be tilled with a single Plough. V. HIDE. POCKET, Sarplar, Serpliathe, -Pack, of Wool. POKE, Hundred Weight, 20 of Wool, called (in fome Places) a Load, being a Waggon-Load. POLE. V. PERCH. POT, Gallon, in Guernsey and ferfey. POUND, -Raw, Long, Short, China, Morea Silk, &c. are weighed by a tb called the great ft, because it contains 24 Ounces Avoirdupois; but Ferret, Filofella, Sleeve-Silk, &c. are weighed by the Avoirdupois tb of 16 oz. PRIME, 24 of a Grain-Weight. - QUADRANTATA, Acre, of Land. QUINTAL, or Kintal, or Hundred Weight, Bufhels, 25 of Lime; - Pounds, 75 at Leghorn; 100 of Cloves, Cochineal, Fifh (at Newfoundland, and and in the Streights) Ginger, Indigo, Mace, Nutmegs, Pepper, Sugars, (in the English Settlements in America) Brafil, St. Christopher's, Spanish, and Verinus Tobacco, Mohair raw, and Linnen Yarn 120 (called Long Weight) of Cheese (in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Shropshire, Sturbridge Fair) coarfer Metals *, and Irish Yarn. * It is also called the Stannary Hundred; Tin being hereby weighed to the King's Farmers. QUIRE, contains 24, or 25 Sheets, of Paper. RATION, Pecks, 9 or a Day's Allowance of Bread or Forage, for Man or Horse. REAM, Number, 20 Quires of Paper. RIAL, in the Reign of Henry VI, was 105. Number, 240 of Clap-Boards. RING, 1 ROD, Number, (of Candles) 12 of fix in the b; 16 of eight in the b; 24 of twelve in the tb. By the Custom of several Counties, the Measure called by this Name is of different Length. V. PERCH. -In Herefordshire, a Perch of denfhired Ground is 12 Feet; of Ditching 21; in the Forest of Sherwood 25; - in Staffordshire 24. I ROLL,- Dozens, 5 of Skins of Parchment; - Ells, 1100 of Minsters and Ozenbrigs; — Quintals, of Barbadoes Tobacco. ROPE, Feet, 20. 4 SACK, Bushels, 3 of Coals; 4 of Corn; 5 of SARPLAR, V. POCKET. SAUME, Pounds, 315 of Quickfilver. SCORE, (generally means 20, in Numbering of moft Things, but) - Chaldrons, 21 of Coals. SCRUPLE, of an Hour. SEMIBOLE, Pipe, 1 of Wine. SERON, - Hundred Weight, 2 of Almonds; 3 of Barilla. SET, Number, 5 of Recorders; 24 of Alphabets. SHID of Wood, Feet, 4 in Length, and in Girth, according as they are marked. If they have but I Notch, they are to be 16 Inches about; if they have two Notches, they are to be 23; if of 3, 28; if of 4, 33; if of 5, 38. SHOCK, Ells, 13 of Lawn; — Number, 60 of Soap-Boxes, Canes, Trays. SKIN, — Hundred Weight, of Cinnamon. SOLIDATA, - Acres, 12 of Land; or 12 Dena riatas. SORT, Dozen, 4 of Balances ; -- Ells, 106 of STACK,Feet, (of Wood) 3 long, 3 broad, 12 high. STICK, Rods, 30 of Candles. STONE, of Beef, is 8 fb, (but in Hertfordshire and Parts adjacent 12; in Pembrokeshire, &c. 18; in the northern Counties 16)-of Glafs, 5tb, &c. In Racing, Hay, Iron, Shot, &c. 14 tb. STOOK, Sheaves, 12 of Corn. STRIKE, -Number, 25 of Eels. SULLINGA, V. HIDE. SUM,-Number, 10000 of Copper, Harnefs, Rofe, Sadlers, or Sprig-Nails. TESTOON, THOUSAND,- Herrings, 1200, THRAVE, Sheaves, 24 of Corn. THRYLING, of a Farthing. TIMBER, Skins, 40 of Furs, Filches, Grays, Jennets, Martins, Minks, Sables. TRUSS, - Pounds, 56 of Hay (except in the Months of July and Auguft, when it is 60 tb;) of Forage, as much as a Trooper can carry on his Horse's Crupper. TUB, Pounds-Weight, 60 of Tea. TUN, TUN, Bales, 5 of Feathers; 8 of Paper; 10 of Cork; - Barrels, 2 of Brandy; 3 of Syrup; 4 of Prunes; Bufhels, 20 of Chefnuts, Wheat, and other Grain; 42 of Salt. V. BUSHEL. Dozen, I of Planks; 2 of Walnut-tree Tables; Feet of Timber. V. LOAD. Gallons, 236 of Oil, by the Custom of London, called by Merchants the Civil Gauge, is ordinarily fold for a Tun; except Whale-Õil, or Oil from Greenland, which has 252 Gallons to the Tun. Pounds, 1709 of Barley; 2000 the Sea-Tun, by which the Contents of a Ship are eftimated ;Quarters, 5 of Corn is ufually reckoned a Tun in Freight. VAGA, V. WEIGHT. VAT, V. FATT. UNICORN, 6 Shillings. WEIGH, Wey, Waga, Vaga, Peifa; Bunches, 60 of Rhenifh Glass; -Cafes, 60 of WindowGlass; - Pounds, 224 of Cheese, by 9 H. 6. 8; 248 in Effex; 336 in Suffolk (of Bay Salt) - Quarters, 6 of Barley and Malt; 5 of other Grain. WEY, Cloves, 32 (or 25 b) of Cheefe or Butter in Suffolk; but in Effex 42 Cloves, or 336 M. WOOD, is affized into Shids, Billets, Fagots, Falwood, and Cordwood. V. SHID, &c. YARD-LAND, Acres, 15 at Wimbledon in Surry; 20 in most other Places; 24, 30, 40, in fome. As the Nature of this Table is fuch, that we have been obliged, for the most Part, barely to tranfcribe the Articles from feveral Authors, (viz. Meff. Chamberlayne, Dilworth, Langley, &c. but chiefly from Mr. Lowe) we will not prefume to fay this Table is correct. However, if fuch Perfons as may discover any Errors therein, or who have any new Articles proper to be inserted in it, would send the Corrections, &c, to the Author, (Poft paid) in Order to their being corrected; we may by this Means (and not otherwife) hope to have a correct as well as well as useful Table. I 50. CHAP. VIII. ADDITION of APPLICATE NUMBERS. THIS may be properly divided into two T1Cafes. 1. To add fimple Numbers of one Denomination together. This is done in all Refpects as Addition of abftract whole Numbers, already treated of. For, as 2 and 3 is 5, fo 2 Men and 3 Men is 5 Men; 2 lb and 3 tb is 5 tb; 2 Yards and 3 Yards is 5 Yards. However, it may not be improper to add a few Questions, to put the young Beginner on Reflection. 151. Example 1. The Author was born in the Year 1729. It is demanded, when he will be 30 Years of Age? Solution. Here the Learner will reafon thus with himself: If the Author was born 1729 Years after Chrift, certainly, in 30 Years after that, he will be 30 Years of Age; and... his Age must be 30 Years, in 1729 + 301759 Years after Chrift; or, which is the fame, in the Year of the Chriftian Æra 1759. 152. Example 2. A Man has two Sons, the Youngeft 25 Years of Age; and the Eldeft 3 Years older than his Brother; and the Father 10 Years older than both his Sons Ages, when taken together: What is the Age of the Father? Solution. If the eldest Son be 3 Years older than the Youngeft, who is 25 Years of Age; it is plain, his Age is 25+ 328 Years; and the Ages of both will amount to 28 +25=53 Years; but, by the Queftion, the Father's Age was 10 more than both his Sons Ages, and, confequently, must be = |