| (Town, Borough, & City of Winchester, England) Long Weight (Year of 871) |
| 1 tower blank | = | 1/110592000 tower oz. | wheat | = .00000001953125 cu.in. |
| 1 tower perit | = | 1/4608000 tower oz. | wheat | = .00000046875000 cu.in. |
| 1 tower dwit | = | 1/230400 tower oz. | wheat | = .00000937500000 cu.in. |
| 1 tower myte (my.) | = | 1/9600 tower oz. | wheat | = 0.0002250 cu.in. |
| 1 tower pearl-barley (p-b.) | = | 1/576 tower oz. | wheat | = 0.0037500 cu.in. |
| 1 tower minim (tM) | = | 1/480 tower oz. | wheat | = 0.0045000 cu.in. |
| 1 tower carat (ct.) | = | 1/144 tower oz. | wheat | = 0.0150000 cu.in. |
| 1 tower dram (dr.) | = | 1/16 tower oz. | wheat | = 0.1350000 cu.in. |
| 1 tower ounce (oz.) | = | 110592000 tower blanks | wheat | = 2.1600000 cu.in. |
| 1 long cup | = | 8 tower oz. | wheat | = 17.280000 cu.in. |
| 1 long pound (lb.) | = | 16 tower oz. | wheat | = 34.560000 cu.in. |
| 1 cu.ft. | = | 50 long lb. | wheat | |
| 1 cu.ft. | = | 50 imp.pt. | (Year of 1826) | |
| 34.560 cu.in. | = | 1 long lb. | wheat | |
| 34.560 cu.in. | = | 1 imp.pt. | (Year of 1826) | |
| 1 tower blank | = | 1/245760 grain | ||
| 1 tower perit | = | 24 tower blanks | (1/10240 gr.) | |
| 1 tower dwit | = | 20 tower perits | (1/512 gr.) | |
| 1 tower myte | = | 24 tower dwits | (3/64 gr.) | |
| 1 tower pearl-barley | = | 1/576 tower oz. | (25/32 gr.) | (1 tower pot-barley) |
| 1 tower minim | = | 20 tower my. | (15/16 gr.) | |
| 1 tower carat | = | 4 tower p-b. | (3 1/8 gr.) | |
| 1 tower dram | = | 30 tM | (9 tower ct.) | |
| 1 tower ounce | = | 16 tower dr. | (144 tower ct.) |
| 1 long cup | = | 8 tower oz. | (1152 tower ct.) | (1 long mark (mk.)) |
| 1 long pound | = | 2 long cups | (2304 tower ct.) | (16 tower oz.) |
| 1 long lb. | = | 7200 gr. | |
| 1 long clove | = | 7 long lb. | |
| 1 long nailweight | = | 8 long lb. | ("wt." 1/14 long cwt., not 1/16 long cwt.) |
| 1 long stone | = | 2 long cloves |
| 1 long tod | = | 2 long st. | (1 tron scorewt.) ("wt." 21 tron lb., not 20 tron lb.) |
| 1 long frail | = | 2 long tods | (1 troy fotmal) |
| 1 long fotmal | = | 5 long st. | (1 hans frail) (1 fl. firkin = 72 fl.pt. = 72 av.lb.wine) |
| 1 long anker | = | 7 long st. | |
| 1 long hundredwt. (cwt.) | = | 2 long frails | ("wt." 112 long lb., not 100 long lb.) |
| 1 troy ton | = | 20 long ankers | (7 av.oct.) (28 long fotmals) |
| 1 troy ton | = | 1470 tron lb. | |
| 1 troy ton | = | 1568 hansard lb. |
| 1 troy ton | = | 1837 1/2 merchant lb. |
| 1 troy ton | = | 1960 long lb. | |
| 1 troy ton | = | 2016 av.lb. | (fl. measure & gold & silver) |
| 1 troy ton | = | 2450 troy lb. | |
| 1 merchant chalder | = | 20 long cwt. | (8 av.oct.) (32 long fotmals) |
| 1 merc.chd. | = | 1680 tron lb. | |
| 1 merc.chd. | = | 1792 hansard lb. | |
| 1 merc.chd. | = | 2100 merchant lb. | |
| 1 merc.chd. | = | 2240 long lb. | |
| 1 merc.chd. | = | 2304 av.lb. | (dry measure ex. gold & silver) |
| 1 merc.chd. | = | 2800 troy lb. | |
| 1 merchant last | = | 40 long cwt. | (16 av.oct.) (64 long fotmals) |
| 1 merc. last | = | 3360 tron lb. | |
| 1 merc. last | = | 3584 hansard lb. | |
| 1 merc. last | = | 4200 merchant lb. | |
| 1 merc. last | = | 4480 long lb. | |
| 1 merc. last | = | 4608 av.lb. | (dry measure ex. gold & silver) |
| 1 merc. last | = | 5600 troy lb. |
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| 1 tower oz. | = | 480 tM |
| 1 tower oz. | = | 480 x 480 tower dwits |
| 1 tower oz. | = | 480 x 480 x 480 tower blanks |
| 1 tower oz. | = | 8 x 60 x 8 x 60 x 8 x 60 tower blanks |
| 1 tower oz. | = | 20 x 24 x 20 x 24 x 20 x 24 tower blanks |
| 1 tower oz. | = | 16 tower dr. |
| 1 tower oz. | = | 480 tM |
| 1 tower oz. | = | 9600 tower my. |
| 1 tower oz. | = | 230,400 tower dwits |
| 1 tower oz. | = | 4,608,000 tower perits |
| 1 tower oz. | = | 110,592,000 tower blanks |
| 1 tower oz. | = | 15/16 troy oz. |
| 1 tower oz. | = | 15 troy dr. |
| 1 tower oz. | = | 450 gr. |
| 1 tower oz. | = | 9000 troy my. |
| 1 tower oz. | = | 216,000 troy dwits |
| 1 tower oz. | = | 4,320,000 troy perits |
| 1 tower oz. | = | 103,680,000 troy blanks |
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| 1 long lb. | = | 5400 gr. x 192/144 = 4/3 x 1 tower lb. |
| 1 long lb. | = | 5760 gr. x 180/144 = 5/4 x 1 troy lb. |
| 1 long lb. | = | 7000 gr. x 144/140 = 36/35 x 1 av.lb. |
| 1 long lb. | = | 7680 gr. x 135/144 = 15/16 x 1 merchant lb. |
| 1 long lb. | = | 9000 gr. x 144/180 = 4/5 x 1 hansard lb. |
| 1 long lb. | = | 9600 gr. x 144/192 = 3/4 x 1 tron lb. |
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| 1 av.lb. sea water | = | 27.000 cu.in. | ||
| 1 tower lb. ethyl alcohol | = | 27.000 cu.in. | ||
| 1 av.lb. distill. water | = | 27.648 cu.in. | (U.K. Yr.1826) | (1 et.pt.) |
| 1 troy lb. wheat | = | 27.648 cu.in. | ||
| 1 av.lb. wine | = | 28.800 cu.in. | (1 av.lb. butter) | (1 fl.pt.) |
| 1 troy lb. ethyl alcohol | = | 28.800 cu.in. | ||
| 1 av.lb. wheat | = | 33.600 cu.in. | (1 dry pt.) | |
| 1 long lb. wheat | = | 34.560 cu.in. | ||
| 1 av.lb. rye | = | 34.560 cu.in. | (U.K. Yr.1826) | (1 imp.pt.) |
| 1 av.lb. ethyl alcohol | = | 35.000 cu.in. | (1 ex.pt.) |
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| "By the consent of the whole Realm of England, the Measure of our Lord the King |
| was made, that an English Penny, called the Sterling, round, without clipping, |
| should weigh thirty-two Corns of Wheat, well-dried, and gathered out of the Middle of |
| the Ear, and twenty Pence to make an Ounce, twelve Ounces a Pound, eight |
| Pounds a Gallon of Wine, and eight Gallons of Wine a Bushel of London, which is |
| an eighth Part of a Quarter." | Year of 1216 |
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| 7680 tM | = | 32 tM x 20 x 12 | |
| 7680 tM | = | 34.560 cubic inches wheat | |
| 1 improved/imperial pint | = | 34.560 cubic inches | (Yr.1826) |
| 61440 tM | = | 276.480 cubic inches wheat | |
| 1 improved/imperial gallon | = | 276.480 cubic inches | (Yr.1826) |
| 491520 tM | = | 2211.840 cubic inches wheat | |
| 1 improved/imperial bushel | = | 2211.840 cubic inches | (Yr.1826) |
| LEATHER SEALER'S OFFICE, Londonderry, Vt. | April 8th 1826 | Rory Ely Cole |
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