...Troy-weight, and several laws were passed in the reign of Henry III enacting, that 81bs. Troy of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried, should make one gallon of Wine Measure. The standard Wine Gallon, which was kept sealed at Guildhall, was generally...

...from troy- weight ; and laws were passed in the reign of Henry III. enacting that 81b. troy of wheat taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried, should make one gallon of wine measure. Weights and measures were invented 869, BC ; fixed to a standard irf England,...

...from troy-weight ; and laws were passed in the reign of Henry III. enacting that 81b. troy of wheat taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried, should make one gallon of wine measure. Weights and measures were invented 869, BC ; fixed to a standard in England,...

...from troy- weight ; and laws were passed in the reign of Henry III. enacting that 81b. troy of wheat taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried, should make one gallon of wine measure. Weights and measures were invented 869, BC ; fixed to a standard in England,...

...weight, and several laws were passed in the reign of Henry III, enacting, that 81b. Troy of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried, should make one gallon of Wine measure ; and 8 such gallons made a bushel. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT was first made legal...

...The ancient standard for determining the length of the inch is said to have been obtained by means of three grains of barley taken from the middle of the ear, and arranged lengthways in a straight line. A measure equal to one third of the inch is still retained...

...weight, and several laws were passed in the reign of Henry III. enacting that Sib. Troy, of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried, should make one gallon of Wine measure, and 8 such gallons made a bushel. Avoirdupois weight was first made legal...

...Troy-weight, and several laws were passed in the reign of Henry III. enacting, that 8 Ibs. Troy of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried, should make one gallon of Wine measure. The standard "Wine Gallon, which was kept sealed at Guildhall, was generally...

...Troy-weight, and several laws were passed in the reign of Henry III. enacting, that 8 Ibs. Troy of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried, should make one gallon of Wine measure. The standard Wine Gallon, which was kept sealed at Guildhall, was generally...

...to that of a kernel of wheat. A statute passed in England in 1266 ordained that 32 grains of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear and well dried, should make a pennyweight, 20 of which should make an ounce, 12 of which should make a pound. The pound, therefore,...