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Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… he being with the munition waggons, ordered the head of a barrel to be struck out. Those in charge refused, insomuch as …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… the CASK in which ale could be stored. In 1531 the Ale BARREL was standardized at 36 GALLON, with the KILDERKIN and … noted variations in this; for example in Derby the ale BARREL had 32 GALLON like those for BEER [Houghton]. OED … of use: 940 Found described as TWOPENNY Found in units of BARREL, BOTTLE, CASK, GALLON See also ALE GLASS, ALE LOOM, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… The ceiling of the cross is in the form of intersecting barrel-vaults, with transverse coffered bands springing from …
A History of the County of Stafford
… charge of failing to deliver up 40 worth of goods and a barrel of sturgeon, the jury would not accept the prior's …
Historical gazetteer of London before the Great Fire
… had given them to Herbert the mercer ( mercerius), for a barrel of ale worth 2s. as a gersum and 10s. yearly. This …