Instructions for right-spelling, and plain directions for reading and writing true English with several delightful things very useful and necessary, both for young and old, to read and learn / by G. Fox.

Concerning Weights, Measures, &c.

THere are two kinds of Weights used in England, as, Troy and Averdupois; By Troy Weight Gold and Silver is weigh∣ed; Troy Weight contains in every Pound twelve Ounces, in every Ounce twenty Peny-weight, every Peny-weight twen∣ty four Grains.

By Averdupois Weight is weighed all Grocery Ware, all Drugs and Iron, Lead and Tin, &c. and it contains sixteen Ounces to the Pound, twenty eight Pound make one quarter of a Hundred, fifty six Pound make two quarters, eighty four Pound three quarters, a hundred and twelve Pound make one Hundred weight, and twenty Hundred make one Tun.

In dry Measure, sixteen Pints make one Peck, and four Pecks make one Bushel.

In Cloth Measure, four Nails is one quarter of a Yard, and one yard is four quarters, one Ell Flemish is three quarters of a Yard, one Ell English is five quarters of a Yard.

In reckoning Time, sixty Minutes make

one Hour, twenty four Hours make one Day, and three hundred sixty five Days make one Year.

In measuring Wine, two Pints make one Quart, two Quarts one Pottle, two Pottles one Gallon, sixty three Gallons one Hogshead, and four Hogsheads one: Tun; one Gallon of Wine contains eight: Pound of Troy weight.

In long Measure, three Barly-corns make one Inch, twelve Inches a Foot, three Foot a Yard, five Yards and a half a Pearch; forty Pearches in length and four in breadth make an Acre, four in breadth and ten in leagth make a Rood, which is a quarter of an Acre, so that an Acre haths forty three thousand five hundred and six∣ty square Feet, four thousand eight hun∣dred and forty square Yards. Eight Fur∣longs is an English Mile, forty Poles is a Furlong, sixteen Foot and a half make one Pole, three Feet make one Yard. The compass of the Earth is supposed to be three hundred and sixty degrees, or one and twenty thousand and seven hundred Italian Miles.