122 
From this latter standard are raised two several 
measures, the one for ale, the other for beer. 
The sealed gallon at Guildhall, which is the 
standard for wines, spirits, oils, See. is supposed 
to contain 2S1 cubic inches and on this suppo- 
sition the other measures raised therefrom, will 
contain as in the table underneath ; yet, by ac- 
tual experiment, made in 1688, before the lord- 
mayor and the commissioners of excise, this 
gallon was found to contain only 224 cubic 
inches : it was however agreed to continue the 
common supposed contents of 231 cubic inches; 
so that all computations stand on their old foot- 
ing Hence, as 12 is to 231, so is 14-g-§- to 28 li 
the cubic inches in the ale gallon but in effect 
the ale quart contains 704 cubic inches, on 
which principle the ale and beer gallon will be 
282 cubic inches. The several divisions and mul- 
tiples of these measures, and their proportions, 
are exhibited in the following tables : 
English Measure of Capacity for Liquids. 
Wine-Measure. 
Solid inches 
28£ 
Pint 
231 
8 
Gallon 
4158 
144 
18 
Run 
et 
72761 
252 
31f 
H 
Bar 
9702 
336 
42 
If 
14553 
504 
63 
Si 
2 
19279 
672 
84 
44 
l 7 
29106 
1008 
126 
7 
4 
58212 
2016 
252 
14 
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Attic Measures of Capacity for Liquids, reduced to English Wine-measure. 
Cochliarion 
Cheme 
10 
15 
60 
120 
720 
8640 
H 
7i 
• o. 
30 
60 
360 
4320 
Mystron 
Conche 
24 
48 
288 
3416 
12 
24 
144 
1728 
Cyathos 
Oxybaphon 
12 
72 
864 
48 
57 6 
Cotyle 
Xestes 
12 
144 
6 ! Chous 
72 I l 2 ! Metretes 
Gall. Pints. 
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0.356 JUL 
1 2 
0 
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8 
0.535 £ 
0 
I 
4 
2.141 & 
0 
1 
4.283 
0 
6 
25.698 
- 10 
2 
19.629 
Roman Measures of Capacity for Liquids, reduced to English Wine-measure 
Sofi< 
' inch. 
Gall. Pints. Dec. 
Ligula 
12 
Cyathu* 
24 
Acetabulum 
Quartarius 
Hemina 
48 
288 
1152 
2304 
46080 
12 
72 
288 
576 
11520 
8 
48 
192 
384 
7680 
2 'Sextarius 
24 
96 
192 
3840 
12 
48 
96 
1920 
6 jCongius 
Urna 
24 
48 
960 1 160 
40 
Amphora 
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0 
0 
0 
0 
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0 
0 
3 
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143 
0 < 
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01 
01 
1 
7 
4 i 
1 
0.117-4. 
1 2 
0.469 * 
0.704 l 
1.409 
2.818 
,5.636 
4.942 
5.33 
10.66 
11.095 
Beer and Ale Measure. 
Pints 
English Dry or Corn Measure. 
Solid inches 
8 
72 
144 
288 
576 
Gallon 
72 
Firkin 
Kilderkin 
2 ! Barrel 
i | 
4 | 2 i Hogshead. 
83.6 
Pint 
268.8 
8 
Gallc 
sn 
Peck 
537.6 
16 
2 
2150.4 
64 
8 
4 1 Bushel 
17203.2 
512 
64 
32 I 8 ! Quarter 
Scripture Measures of Capacity for things dry, reduced to English Corn measure. 
Peck. Gall. Pint. j^Dec. 
Gacha 
20 
Cab 
- 
36 
111 
5 
Gomoi 
120 
6 
si 
Seah 
360 
18 
10 
3 
1800 
90 
50 
15 
3600 
180 
100 1 30 
5 jLeteeh 
10 I 2 ichomer, or Coron 
0 
0 
0 
1 
5 
16 
32 
n 
Tty 
0.031 
0.073 
1 . 211 , 
4.036 
12.107 
26.500 
18.969 
Attic Measures of Capacity for things dry, reduced to English Corn-measure. 
Peck. Gal. Pint, Dec. 
Cochliarion 
10 
15 
Cyath 
lX 
A a 
os 
Oxybaphon 
60 
6 
4 
Coty 
le 
Xestes 
120 
12 
8 
2 
180 
18 
12 
3 
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8640 
864 
576 
144 
72 43 lMedifl«08 
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2.763 i 
4.144 £ 
16.579 
83.158 
15.705 £ 
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