. N U M B E R XVIII.
P art II. p.
The R O M A N M E A S U R E S , whereof Vefpafian's, Congius was ;!ij
Standard, compared with the MEA SU R ES ufed at prefent (anno 1J
in A N N A N D A L E , where, as in all other Parts of Scotland, tl
Stirling Jug, or Scots Pint, continues to be the Standard.
Roman Meäfures#
Englifl>
Cubic
Inches.
Annandale Meafures.
Englijh
C tìbie
Inches. ,
Difference. 1
3 Sextarius § Congius
6 Ditto 1 Congius
4 Congius 1 Urna
8 Congius 1 Amphora
3 Modius 1 Amphora
20 Amphora i Culeus
j
I ° 3 ' t 58
* 207 ‘ a i
8 2 8 '^ -
1656* s-2.
3 3 1 3 ° ' t w !
1 Scots Pint or Jugg
2 Pints i Annandale Cap
4 Ditto Gaps i Firlot
8 Ditto Caps i Firlot
4 Firlots i Boll —
20 Firlots 5 Bolls —
l ° 3T e 1j
206- JL
8z j-J J .
i 6 S 4 - —
6 6 17 ’ —
3 3 ° 89 ,tV b
o o - p i s Cub. l o c i
• i l D*. D ° .l
m S t D ° . D’ . l
2-l i D°. D’ - l
4i> 1A = 6A * " 'G!l
J O H N L E S S L 1M
N U MBEI
N U M B E R XIX.
LI S T of S C O T S M A N U F A C T U R E S ,
which-are exported ; and where made, &c.
CORDAGE, ropes,, and all forts of twine; Leith, Greenock,.
Port Glafgow.
Earthen, Delft, and Stone wares ; Preftonpans, Glafgow.
Green Glafs bottles ; Alloa, Leith, & c.
Call and wrought iron work ; Carrón.
The fineft chimney grates, made and poliihed at Edinburgh-
Cutlery ware of different kinds.
Leather manufactures of all kinds ; Edinburgh, Kilmarnock, See.
Linens plain, diaper,, damalk, lawns and gauzes ; printed, chequered,.
and ftriped linen, &c. Edinburgh, Glafgow, Paijley, &c.
Stuffs of filk only, filk and cotton, filk and worfted ; filk gauzes,,
ribbons, &c. at fame places-
Woollen manufactures,. viz. Edinburgh, Haddington, Mujfelburgh -,.
friezes, ferg.es, Stirling ; tartans, blankets, Stirling, Kilmarnock, &c.
worfted, thread, filk ftockings,.Aberdeen ; the fineft worfted ftock-
ings from Schetland ftocking-pieces, Edinburgh, Stirling,.Glafgow,,
&c. blue bonnets, caps, &c. Kilmarnock ; carpets, carpeting, &c..
Edinburgh, Kilmarnock, See.
Painted cloths and callicoes ; many factories near Edinburgh..
Copper, t'inn and pewter manufactured ; printing-types, greatly,
improved..
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