| LONG MEASURE. | ||
N.B. The basis of this and of all othermeasures of length or extension whatsoever,is the Standard Yard, establishedin 1760, which remains unaltered,and is now called the ImperialStandard Yard. | ||
| 4 Inches | 1 Hand | |
| 9 Inches | 1 Span | |
| 12 Inches | 1 Foot | |
| 18 Inches | 1 Cubit | |
| 3 Feet the Standard Yard. | ||
| 6 Feet or 2 Yards | 1 Fathom | |
| 5½ Yards | 1 Pole | |
| 40 Poles, or 220 Yards | 1 Furlong | |
| 8 Furlongs or 1760 Yds. | 1 Mile | |
| 3 Miles | 1 League | |
| 20 Leagues, or 60 M. | 1 Degree | |
| 69½ Miles | 1 Geographical Deg. | |
| 360 Geographical Degrees, or about 25,000 miles, | ||
| is the circumference of the Earth. | ||
| In measuring length, if Gunter’s Chain be used, | ||
| 20 Chains make a ¼ of a Mile | ||
| 40 Ditto Half a Mile | ||
| and 80 Ditto One Mile | ||
N.B. Long measure relates to length only. | ||
| LAND OR SQUARE MEASURE. | ||
N.B. The basis of this and of all othermeasures of extension, is the StandardYard, established in 1760,—whichremains unaltered. | ||
| 144 Square Inches, that is, | ||
| 12 by 12, make | 1 Square Foot | |
| 9 Square Feet | 1 Yard | |
| 30¼ sq. Yards, or 272¼ sq. Feet | 1 Pole | |
| 40 Sq. Poles, or Perches | 1 Rood | |
| 4 Square Roods, or 160 sq. Rods. | 1 Acre | |
| 30 Acres | 1 Yardd. of Land | |
| 100 Acres | 1 Hide of Do. | |
| 640 Sq. Acres | 1 Sq. M. of Land | |
| 100 Sq. Feet | 1 Sq. of flooring, &c. | |
| 272¼ Sq. Feet | 1 Rod of brick work | |
⁂ Land is measured by Gunter’sChain, which is divided into 100 links,each link 6 inches and 6-10ths long,and the whole Chain being 4 Rods,or 22 Yards, or 66 Feet in length; sothat 10 Chains in length and 1 inbreadth, or 4840 square Yards, makean Acre. | ||
By this measure not only land, but allother superficies, such as paving,flooring, plastering, roofing, tiling,&c. are measured. | ||
| CUBIC MEASURE. | ||
| 1728 Cubic Inches, that is, 12 long, 12 broad, and | ||
| 12 thick, make | 1 Cubic Foot | |
| 27 Cubic Feet | 1 Cubic Yard | |
N.B. This measure relates to length,breadth, and thickness, and remainsunaltered. | ||
| CLOTH MEASURE. | ||
N.B. The basis of this measure is theImperial Standard Yard, established in1760;—and remains unaltered. | ||
| 2¼ Inches make | 1 Nail | |
| 4 Nails, or 9 In. | 1 Qr. of a Yd. | |
| 4 Quarters, or 16 Nails | 1 Yard | |
| 5 Quarters | 1 Ell English | |
| 3 Quarters | 1 Ell Flemish | |
| 6 Quarters | 1 Ell French | |
| HAY AND STRAW. | ||
| 36 lbs. of Straw, make | 1 Truss | |
| 56 lbs. of Old Hay | 1 Truss | |
| 60 lbs. of New Hay | 1 Truss | |
| 36 Trusses | 1 Load | |
| 2 Trusses | 1 Cwt. | |
| 20 Cwt. | 1 Ton | |
| WOOL WEIGHT. | ||
| 7 Pounds make | 1 Clove | |
| 2 Cloves (14 lbs.) | 1 Stone | |
| 2 Stones (28 lbs.) | 1 Todd | |
| 6½ Todds | 1 Wey | |
| 2 Weys | 1 Sack | |
| 12 Sacks | 1 Last | |
| TIME. | ||
| 60 Seconds make | 1 Minute | |
| 60 Minutes | 1 Hour | |
| 24 Hours | 1 Day | |
| 7 Days | 1 Week | |
| 4 Weeks or 28 Days | 1 Month | |
| 13 Months, or 12 Calendar Months, or | ||
| 365 Days and nearly 6 Hours | 1 Year | |
N.B. Thirty days hath September, | ||
⁂ In Leap Year, which happens everyfourth Year, February hath 29 Days. | ||
| EQUAL PARTS OF A HUNDRED WEIGHT. | ||
| 84 lbs. | 3 Qrs. of a Cwt. | |
| 56 lbs. | 2 Qrs. or half a Cwt. | |
| 28 | 1 Qr. or 1-4th of a Cwt. | |
| 16 | 1-7th of a Cwt. | |
| 14 | 1-8th of a Cwt. | |
| 8 | 1-14th of a Cwt. | |
| 7 | 1-16th of a Cwt. | |
| 3½ | 1-32nd of a Cwt. | |
| EQUAL PARTS OF A TON. | ||
| cwt. qrs. | ||
| 10 0 | half a Ton | |
| 5 0 | 1-4th of a Ton | |
| 4 0 | 1-5th of a Ton | |
| 2 2 | 1-8th of a Ton | |
| 2 0 | 1-10th of a Ton | |
| 1 1 | 1-16th of a Ton | |
| 1 0 | 1-20th of a Ton | |
| STAMP DUTIES FOR BILLS AND RECEIPTS. |