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OLD ENGLISH DKY MEASURE, 



Cub. in. Imp. gaL 



= 1 quart 67.2 = 0.24236 



= 1 gallon = 268.8 = 0.96944 



= 1 peck = 537.6 = 1.93889 



= 1 bushel = 2150.42 = 7.75558 



= 1 coom = 8601.68 == 31.02231 



= 1 quarter = 17203.36 = 62.04462 



5 quarters = 1 wey or load = 86016.80 = 310.22310 



2 pints 

 4 quarts 

 2 gallons 

 4 pecks 

 4 bushels 

 2 cooms 



2 weys 



1 ton 



= 172033.60 = 620.44620 



WOOL WEIGHT. 



7 Ibs. avoirdupois 



14 Ibs, or 2 cloves = 



28 Ibs. or 2 stones = 



182 Ibs. or 6} tods = 



364 Ibs. or 2 weys 



4368 Ibs. or 12 sacks = 



1 clove 

 1 stone 

 1 tod 



1 wey 

 1 sack 

 1 last 



20 Ibs. = 1 score, and 240 Ibs. or 12 scores = 1 pack. 

 Wool is frequently sold in Scotland by a stone of 24 Ibs. Imp. 



HAY AND STRAW WEIGHT. 



36 Ibs. Imp. of straw = I truss. 



56 Ibs. of old hay = 1 do. 



60 Ibs. of new hay => 1 do. 



36 trusses = 1 load. 



A load of straw weighs 11 cwt. 2 qrs. and 8 Ibs., a load of old 

 hay 18 cwt., and a load of new hay 19 cwt. and 32 Ibs. Each 

 truss of hay sold between 1st June and 31st August, being new 

 hay of that year's growth, must weigh 60 Ibs., and every truss 

 sold between 31st August and 1st June, in the succeeding year, 

 must weigh 56 Ibs. 



THE QUARTERLY TERMS. 

 In England. In Scotland. 



Lfidy-day, 25th March. Candlemas, 2d February. 



Midsummer, 24th June. Whitsunday, 15th May. 



Michaelmas, 29th September. Lammas, 1st August. 

 Christmas, 25th December. Martinmas, llth November. 



