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=Weights and Measures=
 
=Weights and Measures=
 
==Dry Measures==
 
==Dry Measures==
{|
+
2 pints 1 quart
|-
+
8 quarts 1 peck
| 2 pints  
+
4 pecks 1 bushel
| 1 quart
 
|-
 
| 8 quarts  
 
| 1 peck
 
|-
 
| 4 pecks  
 
| 1 bushel
 
|}
 
 
==Liquid Measures==
 
==Liquid Measures==
{|
+
2 pints 1 quart (2 lbs.)
|-
+
4 quarts 1 gallon (8 lbs.)
| 2 pints  
+
10 gallons 1 pony keg (80 lbs.)
| 1 quart (2 lbs.)
+
50 gallons 1 hogshead (400 lbs.)
|-
+
5 hogsheads 1 tun (2000 lbs.)
| 4 quarts  
 
| 1 gallon (8 lbs.)
 
|-
 
| 10 gallons  
 
| 1 pony keg (80 lbs.)
 
|-
 
| 50 gallons  
 
| 1 hogshead (400 lbs.)
 
|-
 
| 5 hogsheads  
 
| 1 tun (2000 lbs.)
 
|}
 
 
==Linear Measures==
 
==Linear Measures==
{|
+
12 inches (") 1 foot (')
|-
+
3 feet 1 yard
| 12 inches (")  
+
6 feet 1 fathom
| 1 foot (')
+
4,400 yards 1 league
|-
 
| 3 feet  
 
| 1 yard
 
|-
 
| 6 feet  
 
| 1 fathom
 
|-
 
| 4,400 yards  
 
| 1 league
 
|}
 
 
==Weight Measures==
 
==Weight Measures==
{|
+
142 carats 1 ounce
|-
+
16 drams 1 ounce
| 142 carats  
+
16 ounces 1 pound (lb)
| 1 ounce
+
14 pounds 1 stone
|-
+
2 stone (28 lbs.) 1 quarter
| 16 drams  
+
4 quarters (112 lbs.) 1 hundredweight
| 1 ounce
+
20 hwghts (2240 lbs.) 1 ton
|-
 
| 16 ounces  
 
| 1 pound (lb)
 
|-
 
| 14 pounds  
 
| 1 stone
 
|-
 
| 2 stone (28 lbs.)  
 
| 1 quarter
 
|-
 
| 4 quarters (112 lbs.)  
 
| 1 hundredweight
 
|-
 
| 20 hwghts (2240 lbs.)  
 
| 1 ton
 
|}
 
 
==Coinage==
 
==Coinage==
{|
+
4 farthings (f) 1 penny (d)
|-
+
2 farthings 1 hapenny
| 4 farthings (f)  
+
3 pennies 1 thrupence
| 1 penny (d)
+
6 pennies 1 sixpence
|-
+
12 pennies 1 shilling (s)
| 2 farthings  
+
20 shillings 1 pound (L)
| 1 hapenny
+
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| 3 pennies  
 
| 1 thrupence
 
|-
 
| 6 pennies  
 
| 1 sixpence
 
|-
 
| 12 pennies  
 
| 1 shilling (s)
 
|-
 
| 20 shillings  
 
| 1 pound (L)
 
|}
 
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