The firste [laste] volume of the chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande conteyning the description and chronicles of England, from the first inhabiting vnto the conquest : the description and chronicles of Scotland, from the first original of the Scottes nation till the yeare of our Lorde 1571 : the description and chronicles of Yrelande, likewise from the first originall of that nation untill the yeare 1571 / faithfully gathered and set forth by Raphaell Holinshed.

Their Rurall measures conferred with ours.

Chenix a quarte.

Semiduodecima a Pottle & 4. Drachm.

Semisextarius, a gallon and an ounce.

Sextarius, two gallons and two ounces.

Tertiari{us}, foure gallons & foure ounces.

Semimedimnus 6. gallons & halfe a pint.

Medymnus exactly 13. gallons.

Whereby we sée that their lyquide mea∣sure is somewhat greater then the drye by two ounces and thrée Drachmes. Nowe it resteth y^t I do the like w^t the weightes of the Romaine dry measures, after which I will gyue out the weightes of Venice as Au∣gustinus Pantheus in his de rebus Voarcha∣dumicis and other doe set them downe.

Cyathus one ounce and an halfe.

Semodius, 12. pounde Troy, that is, a gallon and an halfe.

Modius 24. pound, that is, thrée gallons,

And more I remember not at this pre∣sent of their drye measure,

I might here adde other measures of the Hebrues also. But I find such variety in thē as maketh me rather to omit then publishe them in this treatize. And fyrst of all theyr Chor, which signifieth an heape of graine,* 1.1 & is not onely the iust loade of a Camell, but also containeth 30. Modios as Epiphanius doth set downe, notwithstanding that Bude{us} hath 41. Medimmos.* 1.2 The Lethec also (wherof Osee speaketh, saying, Morcede conduxi mihi Lethec hordei. &c.) is al one with the Gomor or halfe Cor, and called Lethec of lifting vp,* 1.3 because a yong man might easely lift it vp to laye it vpon his asse. Their Batos of Oyle,* 1.4 with Epiphanius hath, 50. Sextarios, with Budee 27. The Modius of y^e Iues, 22. Sextarios in the first, but in the treatize of this later, only 16. In lyke sorte there is difference in the Cab. as fourth part of the Modius.* 1.5 Also in y^e Mansis, or Medimnus, which after Epipha∣nis hath 10. Modios, y^e Salanien or Constan∣tinuan 5. Modios and that of Paphos and Si∣cilia, onely 4¼ all which discordances I am not able to reconcile, especially being things of such antiquitie, and therfore I giue vppe to speake any longer of them. Furthermore in turning ouer such old bookes as came vn∣to

my handes I finde also this note insuyng 6. which

Charette hath 4. graines.

Peny 8 Carettes.

Euery graine of Batement a Peny in Gold, but after Fraunce, Venice, and some other places, they haue but sixe Carettes in the peny, and 4. graines in the Carette, which oddes groweth by the difference of weightes, for beyonde the sea they haue 24. pence in the ounce, which is 4. pence more in value, then the ounce English, after the olde occount of pence. By these Carettes pearles and stones are valued and solde, but not gold, which hath neuerthelesse the name of Carettes in his Pois, but after an other proportion.

Of Weightes of Venice, also Augustinus Pantheus, saith thus.

• Eximo is the 156. parte of a graine.
• A graine conteineth 156. Eximos.
• Charattus or Siliqua 4 graines.
• Quartus 36. Carattes, or the olde guilden,
• Ounce 4. quartes. 144. Carattes.
• Marca or Bes 8. ounces or 1152. Carattes.
• Marchus 16. ounces, or 2304. Carattes.
• Rubus 20. Marcas.
• Posta 40. Marchas, whereof let this suffice, & for the settyng forth of the iust proportion of weights and measures, I hope that which is already spoken shall be ynough.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Chor.
• * 1.2

  Lethec.
• * 1.3

  Gomor.
• * 1.4

  Batos.
• * 1.5

  Modius. Cab. Mnasis.