Possibly No. I. may be better understood in the following form.
No. II.
Eng. wi. | Solid | |||||||||||||
Ligulæ. | Cyathi. | Acetab. | Quart. | Hem. | Sext. | pint. | inch. | |||||||
48 | or | 12 | or | 8 | or | 4 | or | 2 | == | 1 | == | 1. and | 5.636 | |
24 | or | 6 | or | 4 | or | 2 | == | 1 | — | - | == | 0. | 17.255 | 1/2 |
12 | or | 3 | or | 2 | == | 1 | — | - | — | - | == | 0. | 8.627 | 3/4 |
6 | or | 1 1/2 | == | 1 | — | - | — | - | — | - | == | 0. | 4.313 | 7/8 |
4 | == | 1 | — | - | — | - | — | - | — | - | == | 0. | 2.875 | 11/12 |
1 | — | - | — | - | — | - | — | - | — | - | == | 0. | 0.718 | 47/48 |
Roman measures of capacity for things dry, reduced to english corn measure, the english corn pint holding 33 3/5 inches.
No. III.
| Pints | Sol. in. dec. | |||||
Ligula | 0, 1/48 | 0,01 | |||||
4 | Cyathus | 0, 1/12 | 0,04 | ||||
6 | 1 1/2 | Acetabulum | 0, 1/8 | 0,06 | |||
24 | 6 | 4 | Hemina | 0, 1/2 | 0,24 | ||
48 | 12 | 8 | 2 | Sextarius |
| 1 | 0,48 |
The same table in another form.
No. IV.
Eng. corn | Solid | ||||||||||
Ligulæ. | Cyathi. | Acetab. | Heminæ. | Sextarius. | pint. | inches | |||||
48 | or | 12 | or | 8 | or | 2 | == | 1 | == | 1. and | 0.48 |
24 | or | 6 | or | 4 | == | 1 | — | — | == | 0. | 17.04 |
6 | or | 1 1/2 | == | 1 | — | — | — | — | == | 0. | 4.26 |
4 | == | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | == | 0. | 2.84 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | == | 0. | 0.71 |