Statistical and population tables, relative to the city of Glasgow, with an abstract of the conversion of weights and measures for the counties of Edinburgh, Lanark, Renfrew, Dumbarton, Ayr, Bute, Stirling, and Perth / By James Cleland.

Cleland, James, 1770-1840.

Date:: 1828

Credit: Statistical and population tables, relative to the city of Glasgow, with an abstract of the conversion of weights and measures for the counties of Edinburgh, Lanark, Renfrew, Dumbarton, Ayr, Bute, Stirling, and Perth / By James Cleland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$Standard Acres, the nuniber of Scntcli Acres ought to be multiplied by 1.26118345.—Find timt in Scotcli Land Measure, an Acre contains four Roods, a Rood forty Falls, and » Fall tliirty-slx square Ells. II. WITH REGARD TO MEASURES OF AiVEIGHT. 1. Scots Troyes. First, Find, that Dutch weight or Scotch Troyes, by which is sold Meal made from Oats, Pease and Beans, reckoning 16 pounds to the Stone, eight Stones to the Boll, Is esti- f mated in Glasgow, and the Lower Ward of Lanarkshire, to be equal to seven thousand six hundred and thirty-one grjiins, and eleven one hundred and twenty-eighth parts of a grain (7631 ]l-128ths;) and that this estimate is made from allowing seventeen ounces, seven drams Avoirdupois, to the pound of Scotch Troyes. Secondly, Find, that in Hamilton and the Middle Wai-d of the county, Scotch Troyes is measui-ed by the same estimate as iu Glasgow. Thirdly, Find, that there are in the possession of the Burgh of Lanai-k, a set of Weights of Scotch Troyes, which, there is every reason to believe, are part of the orginal .Standards by which the Scotch Troyes was determined in every part of Scotland. That one of these Weights, called the Lanark Stone, originally committed to the keeping of the Burgh of Lanark, is now a missing; but that there is sufficient reason to believe that it is the weight now in the possession of the city of Edinburgh, of which the sixteenth part has been ascer- tained to be seven thousand six hundred and eight grains, and nine million four hundred and ninety-six thousand, eight hundred and seventy-five ten millionth parts of a grain (7608.9496875). That the Scotch Troyes weights now in the possession of the Burgh of Lanark, are the following:— A Weight of 8 lbs. weighing ^ 60703.7 grains. of 4 lbs. 30407.4 — » of 1 lb. — — 7608.7 — of 8 oz. _ 3791. — of4oz. .— 1890.4 — ofgoz. — 943.4 — of 1 oz. 471.4 That the weight of the Scotch Troyes pound, derived from an average of all these weights, is 7592.18. . gi-ains. And that these different results are the consequences of the unequal wearing of the weights. Fourthly, Find, that Scotch Troyes or Dutch weight has been estimated in most parts of Scotland, by aOowing seventeen ounces, and half an ounce Avoirdupois, or 7656 l-4th grams to the pound Scotch Troyes, and that, by this estimate, a Boll of Meal is, in the computation of Stipends, and other similar payments, held to be equal to one hundred and rorty pounds Avoirdupois. T ^'^'^ ^^^S' ^^^^^ makes the Stirling Jug the Standard of Liqmd Measures, it is settled that the quantity of clear running water, of the Water of Leith, which falls the Sth-ling Jug, weighs three pounds seven ounces Scotch Troyes. Find therefore, that the pound Scotch Troyes is thus settled to be very nearly 7636 l-4tli ei-ains' Sixthly, hmA, therefore, that the Scotch Troyes or Dutch I'ound should he found to ^^'Sji seven thousand six hundred and fifty-six imperial grains, and one fourth of a grain (7bo6 l-4th j, and that its proportion to the Imperial pound Avoirdupois, is as one and nine thousand three hundred and seventy-five hundred thousandth parts of a grain (1.09373) to one; and that, to convert Scotch Troyes to Imperial Avoirdupois, the Scotch Troves must ■ be multiplied by 1.09375. Find, that sixteen Scotch Troyes or Dutch pounds malte a Stone, and eight Stones a iioll of meal; and sixteen Bolls a Chalder; also, that four Lippies make a Peck, four Pecks a J:<irlot, and foui- Pirlots a Boll. 2. Tron. , _ , In respect of Tron Weight, l-.nd, ^rsf that in Glasgow, Fresh Fish, Scotch Cheese, Fresh and Salt Scotch Butter l^ondlTv- ^\ V^ff^ ^'■'^ ^^'''e'^*' <=«ti'ated'to contain 9819.2109375 grains! i>econaiy, l<ind, that by an agreement, entered into about a hundred years ago, between ^nd F, *«h p!tr ^l^-^S.^^^^d the Incorporation of Fleshers, Beef, Veal, MuttonrLamk 22toun:es SJu^l.^''^ '^'^'^'^ ''''' ^ ^'''g^'* '^'^ -^^^ Thirdly, Find that in the Middle Ward, or Hamilton district of Lanarkshire, the Tron pound m general use contains twenty-two ounces and one-half Avoirdupois. nrfr t^' ' . I'r I:''''' ^''-^ UPP Ward, the Standards of Tron weieht are much worn, and that the result deduced fVom an examination of them, would mnk,. bp IT^ T' '.^ ^2 drams ; but that in the practice of ?he UpSr wS the pound Tron is estimated to contain 21 ounces 12 drams Avoirdupois. IIL WITH REGARD TO MEASURES OF CAPACITY. 1. Liquid Measures, asSel'taSd ?this kind PO'^-^sion of the city of Glasgow, FiSttrlhysi'hpVnTht^ ^o„tainl03 cubic inches; and$