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A Dictionary of London
… House, as it was called, was the place where the King's weights, known as the Great Beam, etc., were kept, "where … weighed at the king's beame" (S. 193). In early days the weights were carried about from place to place, but by the … de Nova Custuma," 31 Ed. I., it was ordained that the weights should be kept in a fixed place (Lib. Cust. I. 208), …
Analytical index to the series of records known as the Remembrancia
… Weights and measures Weights And Measures. I. 563. Letter from the Lord Mayor to … from the want of a proper assize of Troy 1 and Avoirdupois weights. Such as used weights for gold and silver merchandize …
Richard II and the English Royal Treasure
… WEIGHTS AND VALUES WEIGHTS AND VALUES Two systems were used in R for weighing … worth 80d. (6s. 8d.), that is of a pound sterling. Tower weights in R are often expressed as marks (2 nobles), i.e. … 8 oz., two thirds of a pound in weight Table of Troy weights 1 Troy pound (lb.) = 12 oz. 1 mark (m.) = 8 oz. 1 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in 1426 and later, 27 who was also an inspector of weights and measures after 1746. 28 In the mid 17th century … 30 The offices of constable, headborough, and inspector of weights and measures all survived in 1869. 31 In the 17th and …
Old and New London
… tower is now used as the depository of the standards of weights and measures, both old and new, in connection with …