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Journal of the House of Lords
… Quantity of Coal taken out of the Ship. For this Purpose a Vat is placed on the Deck: it contains Nine Bushels; and the … heaved up by a Basket from the Hold, and poured into this Vat. To make the Nine Bushels the Vat ought to be filled until it makes a Cone Twelve Inches …
Journal of the House of Lords
… regularly; the Meter has a Gauge that he puts over the Vat. If it were done by Weight instead of Measure, would it … Manner it could be done as quick by weighing as, when the Vat is filled to turn it over; the Meter's Man turns it over … there is no waiting; as soon as he considers that the Vat is sufficiently full and trimmed he turns it over. Do not …
Journal of the House of Lords
… Coal Undertaker. £ s. d. To Men delivering 208 Chalds. 1 Vat of Coals at 3 s. per Score 15 11 10½ Undertaking, at 1 d. … is termed Ingrain? For every Chaldron of Coals we give a Vat in; for every Score a Chaldron; that is termed Ingrain; …
Journal of the House of Lords
… is decidedly a Difference; the One being delivered by the Vat, and the other by the Bushel. The Vat Measure from the Ship is very much in favor of the Buyer, …
Journal of the House of Lords
… the Hold. The Stamp, 6 d.; that is the Cask on which the Vat stands. Shovels, 4 s.; Baskets, 8 s.; and the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… brewing to a much larger vessel akin to a brewing tub or vat, and was called a BREWING COOMB. At about the same time …
Court of common pleas: The National Archives, CP40
… goods valued at £40. These goods were, namely: one lead vat for brewing, one lead cistern, one lead trough, two …