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a gallon, to contain 8 of thofe pounds of wheat, atid S 
of thofe gallons made a bufhel : I fhall now endeavour’, 
by help of figures, to demonflrate what was the cubical 
contents both of the gallon and bufhel meafures. 
W e know, th e prefent T roy pound confifls of 5 7 6 o Troy 
grains, and that 7 o o o of thofe Troy grains are equal to the 
prefent Avoirdupois pound of 1 6 ounces, and that 5400 
of thofe Troy grains are equal to the old Saxon pound of 
1 2 ounces; confequently, the old Saxon pound was.-|^ 
of the prefent Troy pound, and the old Saxon pound was 
II of the prefent Avoirdupois pound. We know, mo- 
dern experiment hath proved the weight of 1728 cubic 
inches of wheat, common fort, to be 47 1 pounds Avoir- 
dupois ; and of a better fort, to weigh from 48-I to 48I 
pounds Avoirdupois, the difference in their weight is not 
very great; however, I will take the lowefl weight to 
compute by, the 47 1 pounds Avoirdupois, which, in 
Saxon weight, is 6 1|| pounds Saxon. And then I fay, as 
6 1 II pounds Saxon : 8 pounds Saxon :: 17 28 cubic inches 
: 224I cubic inches, for contents of the old Saxon gallon 
for wine and wheat. But as the old flandard wine gal- 
lon, kept at Guildhall, and found there in 1688, proves 
to be 224 cubic inches contents, there is reafon to con- 
clude it to be of the fame flandard aflize, as was the ancient 
Saxon gallon for wine and wheat : for, as 1 7 2 8 cubic in- 
ches : 2 24 cubic inches :: 6 1|| pounds Saxon : 7|| pounds 
Saxon, which is about 4} penny weights fhort of the 8 
pounds, mentioned in the flatutes for the gallon to con- 
tain, and is fuch a fmall difference, as may arife in diffe- 
rent 
