Table Cloth Measure.
| 2 | Inches and a Quarter | make | 1 | Nail. |
| 4 | Nails | —— | ¹⁄₄ | of a Yard. |
| 4 | Quarters | —— | 1 | Yard. |
| ³⁄₄ | of a Yard | —— | 1 | Ell Flemish. |
| 5 | Quarters, or 1 Yard 1 Quarter | —— | 1 | Ell English. |
| 6 | Quarters | —— | 1 | French Ell. |
Measure of wood for firing, is the cord, being four feet high, as many broad, and the length of the wood is as by law established, it is divided into two half cords.
Measure for horses, is the hand, which by statute contains 4 inches.
Powder Measures, made of copper, holding from an ounce to 12 pounds, are very convenient in a siege, when guns or mortars are to be loaded with loose powder, especially in ricochet-firing, &c.
The French recommend measures that are made of block tin, such as are used for measuring out salt, viz. 1 ounce, 2, 3, 4, 8, which make the half pound; and lastly, of 16, which make the pound. These quantities answer every sort of ordnance.
Diameters and Heights of Cylindric Powder Measures, holding from 1 to 15 Ounces.
| Ounces | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1·256 | 1·583 | 1·811 | 1·994 | 2·148 |
| 1 | 2·706 | 2·793 | 2·876 | 2·953 | 3·027 | 3·098 |
Diameters and Heights of Cylindric Powder Measures, holding from 1 to 15 Pounds.
| Pounds | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 3·165 | 3·988 | 4·565 | 5·024 | 5·412 |
| 1 | 6·890 | 7·039 | 7·245 | 7·442 | 7·628 | 7·805 |