Guernsey had two sets of wheat measures, a large and a small. Thus there was a large bushel of 1632 cubic inches and a small bushel of 1360 cubic inches; a large cabotel of 816 cubic inches and a small cabotel of 680 cubic inches; and so forth.
quarter |
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Guernsey bushel |
4 |
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2 |
8 |
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3 |
6 |
24 |
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5 |
15 |
30 |
120 |
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large wheat measure, cubic inches |
54.4 |
272 |
816 |
1,632 |
6,528 |
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small wheat measure, cubic inches |
43.3 |
226.7 |
680 |
1,360 |
5,440 |
William Berry.
The History of the Island of Guernsey, part of the ancient Duchy of Normandy,
from the remotest period of antiquity to the year 1814,...
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1815.
Pages 118, 120.
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