To repeat the preceding Tables you begin at the left column, and for addition add downwards, saying two and one are 3, two and two are 4, two and three are 5, and so down to 9. The Multiplication Table you read, twice one are 2, twice two are 4, twice three are 6, and so to 12. Begin the next column, saying, three times one are 3, three times two are 6, and so on.

PENCE TABLE.

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d. S. d. d. s. d. d.

d. d. s. d. 12 are 1 0 70 are 5 10 128 are 10 8 186 are 15 6 14 1 2 72 6 0 130 10 10 188 15 8 16 1 4 74 6 2 132 11 0 190 15 10 18 1 6 6 4 | 134 11

192

16 0 20 1 8 78 6 6 136 11 4 194 16 2 22 1 10 80 6 8 138

11

196 16 4 24 2 0 82 6 10 140 11 8 198 16 6 26 2 2 84 7 0 142 11 10 200 16 8 28 2 4 86 7 2 144 12 0

202

16 10 30 2 6 88 7 4 146 12 2 204 17 0 32 2 8 90 7 6 148 12 4 | 206 17 2 34 - 2 10 92 7 8 150 12 6208 17 4 36 3 0 94 7 10

152 12 8 210

- 17 6 38 3 2 96 8 0 154 12 10 | 212 - 17 8 40 3 4 98 8 2 156 13 0 214

17 10 42 3 6 100 8 4 158 13 2 216 18 0 44 3 8 102 8 6 160 13

4218

18 2 46 3 10 104 8 8

162 13 6 220 18 4 48 4 0 106 8 10 164 13 8 222 18 6 50 4 2 108 9 0 166 13 10 , 224 18 8 52 4 4 110 9 2 168 14 0 226 18 10 54 4 6 112 9 4 170 14 2 228 19 0 56 4 8 114

9 6 172 14 4 230 19 2 58 4 10 116 9 8 174 14 6 232 19 4 60 5 0 118 9 10 176 14 8 234 19 6 62 5 2 120 10 0 178 14 10 236 19 8 64 5 4

122 10 2 180 15 0 238 19 10 66 5 6 124 10 4 182 15 2 | 240 68 5 8 126 10 6 184 15 4 one pound.

20 or

MONEY.

4 farthings make 1 penny. 12 pence

1 shilling
5 shillings 1 crown.
20 shillings 1 pound.

21 shillings 1 guinea.
£. denotes pounds, s. shillings, and d. pence.

AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT.

1b

16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz.
16 ounces

1 pound
28 pounds

1 quarter

qr. 4 quarters

I hundred. cwt. 20 hundred weight 1 ton,

t. 14 pounds make 1 stone, and 8 stone one hun

dred weight. This weight is used for grocery, bread, &c., and all metals except gold and silver.

TROY WEIGHT.

OZ.

24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight, marked dwt.
20 pennyweights

1 ounce
12 ounces
1 pound.

lb. Used for weighing gold, silver, jewels, and liquors.

APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT.

1

dr.

20 grains make 1 scruple, marked scr.
3 scruples 1 dram
8 drams

1 ounce
12 ounces
1 pound

1b.
Used for mixing medicine.

OZ.

LONG MEASURE.

12 lines make 1 inch, marked in.
12 inches
I foot

ft.
3 feet
1 yard

yd.
53 yards
1 perch

per.
40 perches 1 furlong

fur.
8 furlongs 1 mile

ml.
3 miles
1 league

lg. 60 geographical miles, or make 1 degree, marked 691 British miles

deg. 360 degrees the earth's circumference.

barley corns make 1 inch, 4 inches 1 hand.

CLOTH MEASURE.

yd.

21 inches

make 1 nail, marked nl. 4 nails 1 quarter

qr. 4 quarters 1 yard

Flemish ell, 3 quarters of a yard.
English ell, 5 quarters.
French ell, 6 quarters.

SQUARE MEASUP.E.

144 square inches make 1 square foot, marked sq. ft. 9 square feet

1 square yard

sq. yd. 304 square yards 1 square perch sq. per. 40 square perches 1 rood

rd. 4 roods

1 acre
1 square mile

ac.

640 acres

sq.m

To square any number, multiply it by itself, and the product will be the square.

CUBIC MEASURE.

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1798 cubic inches make 1 cubic foot. 27 cubic feet

1 cubic yard. 40 cubic feet of rough timber, or

1 ton or load. 50 cubic feet of hewn timber 42 cubic feet,

1 ton of shipping. A cube is a solid figure, whose sides are equal. The cube of any figure is found by multiplying it twice by itself.

MEASURE OF CAPACITY.

qt.

4 gills
make 1 pint,

marked pt. 2 pints

1 quart 4 quarts 1 gallon

gal. 36 gallons 1 barrel

bar. 63 gallons 1 hogshead

hhd. 2 hogsheads 1 pipe or butt 2 pipes

1 tun.

2 gallons
4 pecks
8 bushel
5 quarters

Dry Measure.
1 peck,
1 bushel
1 quarter
1 load

pk.
bush.
qr.
ld.

WOOL WEIGHT.

a pounds make 1 clove, marked cl.
2 cloves