(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 = 1/480 tower oz. wheat = 0.0045000 cu.in.
1 tower carat (ct.) = 1/144 tower oz. wheat = 0.0150000 cu.in.
1 tower drachm (dm.) = 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 drachm = 30 tower minims (9 tower ct.)  
1 tower ounce = 16 tower dm. (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.
   
1 tower oz. = 480 tower minims
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 dm.
1 tower oz. = 480 tower minims
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 dm.
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
   
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.
     
LEATHER SEALER'S OFFICE, Londonderry, Vt. April 8th 1826 Rory Ely Cole
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