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introduced into this Kingdom, does' no 1 2 - where appear i 
but Mr. Folk.es , in his Tables of the Evglijh Silver 
Coins (*), tells us, it was not eftablifhed or ufed at 
the Mint before the 18th of Hen. VIII. 
By reducing the liquid Biijhel, or one Eighth of 
the Hogfhead , from 64 to 63 Pints, it feems plain 
that our Anceftors took the cubic Foot for their 
Model $ the Contents of fuch a VelTel being 6 i~ Pints 
or Pounds : And from hence, and from what has 
been (hewn before, it is not very unnatural to con- 
clude, that at firft our Anceftors fixed and eftablifhed. 
as well their Weights as Meafures from known Parts 
of this Model $ taking always a whole Number for 
each primary Weight or Vejfelh and from thence 
proceeding, by a regular geometrical Proportion, to 
raife the greater Weights or Meafures: So that the 
Enghfb Foot (the undoubted and univerfal Standard 
of all Meafures of Length within this Realm) is 
alfo the Standard for the Avoirdepois (*) Weights, 
and all Meafures of Capacity. 
Upon 
( 1 ) Page 4. Mr. Folkts fays. The Pound ufed at the Mint be- 
fore that time, called the Tower or the Moneyers Pound, was equal to 
5400 Troy Grains : And, p. 13, 14, that the Weight of the Groat, 
from 13 Hen. IV. to 4 Edw. IV. was equal to 60 fuch Grains. 
Which is agreeable to what is faid in an Aft of Parliament of 2 
Hen. VI. that the Pound Troy of coined Money was worth 32 
Shillings ; for 32 Shillings, or 96 Groats, at 60 Grains each, 
weigh 5760 Grains, ora Pound Troy. Tho’, by the fame Aft, 
by reafon of the Scarcity of Silver Money, and in order to bring 
Bullion into the Mint, it was enafted, That Silver uncoined, of 
the fame Goodnefs as the Money, fhould be fold only for 30 
Shillings the Pound Troy. 
(2) The very Name Avo\rdepo'ts y by which our common Weights 
are known, has by fome been looked upon as a Proof that they 
I 2 were 
