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Billets are to be 3 Feet long, whereof there fhould be 3 Sorts, viz. a Single, a Cafk, and a Cask of two. The first is 7 Inches, the fecond 10 Inches, and the third 14 Inches about; and they are fold by the Hundred, five Score to the Hundred.

Of such

Faggots are to be 3 Feet long, and at the Band 24 Inches about, befides the Knot. Faggots, 50 go to a Load.

Bavins, and Spray Wood, are fold by the Hundred, and yoo are accounted to a Load.

Cord Wood is the bigger Sort of Fire Wood, and it is measured by a Cord, or Line, of which there are two Measures; that called the 14 Feet Cord, is to be 14 Feet in Length, 3 Feet in Breadth, and 3 Feet in the Height.

But the other, which is fmaller, is 8 Feet long, 4 Feet high, and in Breadth 4 Feet.

SECT. VIII.

Of Corn Measure.

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HE Gallon is found by the Statutes of Eng-
land to hold 8 Pints, and to weigh 8 b
Troy Weight.

tb

However, a Ton of Wheat in London commonly weighs, Avoird. Wt. between 2200 and

2500 15 Ib

Of Rye between 2100 and 2240 Of Barley between 1709 and 1800 b Corn is ufually fold in England by the Quarter, and 5 Quarters is commonly reckoned to a Ton in Freight. And according to the above Troy Weight, a Ton of Corn weighs 2400 lb Avoirdupois Weight.

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SECT. IX.

Of Salt Measure.

F. this Commodity very great Quantities, of late Years, have been made in England, and tranfported from thence to divers Places beyond the Seas; and it was used to be bought and fold by Measure, as Corn now is: But at this Time it is fold from the Pits only by Weight, reckoning tb Avoirdupois to a Gallon, 56 b to the Bushel, and 42 Bufhels to the Ton for Freight; and 5 Bufhels is one Sack, and 4 Ct. Wt. is one Quarter,

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SECT. X.

Of Long Measure.

ONG Measure for Timber, Horfes, &c. 3 Barleycorns is one Inch (or a Finger's Breadth) Inches is one Hand in Horfe Measure, 12 Inches is one Foot, 5 Feet a Geometrical Pace, 6 Feet a Fathom, and 16 Feet a Pole or Perch, 40 Poles a Furlong, 8 Furlongs is one Mile Statute Measure.

N. B. The Pole and Perch differ from the above Measure in feveral Parts of the Kingdom.

LAND

LAND MEASURE. 9 fquare Feet is one fquare Yard, 272 fquare Feet is one fquare Pole or Perch, 40 fquare Poles is one square Rood, and 4 fquare Roods is one fquare Acre, and 640 fquare Acres is one fquare Mile, according to the Statute Measure of this Kingdom.

The Difference of Miles ufed by the Europeans. The Word Miles is ufed by the Italians, Germans, Danes, Swedes, Norwegians, Scots, English and Irish. The French, Spanish, and Portuguese Mile is two proper Miles, called by them a League.

The German Mile is more than three English Miles, or five Italian Miles.

The Dutch Miles are between the French and German Mile.

The Polish and Danish Miles are like the German Mile, more than three English Miles.

The Gothic and Swedish Mile is no less than five or fix, and sometimes eight Italian Miles.

The Italian Mile and half, being one English Mile. The Switzers, by reafon of their Mountains, reckon their tedious Journies more by the Space of Hours, than by Distance of Miles.

The Mufcovites reckon by a Distance called a Verft, about three Quarters of a Mile.

The Turks have no Diftinction of Ways by Miles, nor Days by Hours.

The Perfians make use of their Parifanga or Farfach (each contains 30 Stadia or Furlongs)

about four Miles.

The Chinese ufe the Measure of Ychan, being the Journey of one Day; as alfo of the Course or Cofe, a Measure among the Eaft-Indians, containing a Mile and a half, and fometimes two Miles.

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SECT. XI.

Of Ale and Beer Measure.

wo Pints makes one Quart, 4 Quarts one Gallon, to contain 282 cubical Inches, and holds 10 b 3 Ounces Avoirdupois Weight of Rain Water, 8 Gallons is a Firkin of Ale, 2 Firkins a Kilderkin, 2 Kilderkins a Barrel, and 12 Barrels a Last.

Of BEER, 9 Gallons is a Firkin, 2 fuch Firkins make a Kilderkin, 2 Kilderkins a Barrel, 1 1⁄2 Barrel is one Hogfhead, 2 Hogfheads is one Pipe or Butt, and 2 Pipes or Butts is a Tun.

SECT. XII.

Of Wine, Brandy, Cyder, &c. Measure.

wo Pints one Quart, 2 Quarts one Pottle,

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2 Pottles one Gallon, containing 231 cubical Inches, and holds 8 lb 1 oz. 4 drams Avoird, Weight of Rain Water, 18 Gallons one Statute Runlet, 42 Gallons is one Tierce, 1 Tierce or 63 Gallons one Hogfhead, 84 Gallons one Puncheon, 126 Gallons or 2 Hogfheads is one Pipe or Butt, and 4 Hogfheads or 2 Pipes, or 252 Gallons is one Tun of Wine, Brandy, Cyder, Vinegar, &c. according to Statute Measure. And it is faid that any Veffel that holds 50 lb Wt. of Rain Water, Will hold 53 lb of River Water,

Or,

45

39

35

Ib of Butter or Oil,
Ib of Linfeed Oil,

Ib of Honey,

850 lb of Quickfilver.

SECT.

SECT. XIII.

of Oil, &c.

OWEVER the Custom of London in many Commodities is found to disagree in their Measures from Statute; as in Oil it is obferved, that 236 Gallons, by Merchants called the Civil Gauge, is ordinarily fold for a Tun, and not 252 Gallons, as above mentioned.

Eels, 25 is a Strike, and 10 Strikes is a Band. Of Herrings, 120 is a 100, and 1200 a Barrel, and 12 Barrels is a Laft.

Furrs, Flitches, Greys, Gennets, Martins, Minks, and Sable Skins, 40 Skins make a Timber; and fome other Skins five Score to the 100.

Paper, 24 Sheets a Quire, 20 Quires a Ream, and 10 Reams make a Bale.

Parchment, 12 Skins to a Dozen, and 5 Dozen 5 to a Roll.

In Scotland they did ufe to keep their Accounts three different Ways; viz. in Scotch Pounds, Shillings and Pence; in Scotch Marks; and in English Pounds, Shillings and Pence: Counting 20 Scotch Shillings to a Pound, and 12 Scotch Pence to a Scotch Shilling, and 13 Scotch Shillings and 4 Scotch Pence to a Mark: A Scotch Shilling being then only valued at the Price of an English Penny; and their Mark was valued at no more than 134d. English Money.

But fince the Union of the Two Kingdoms, the fame Species of Gold and Silver as are coined