In Tunisia, a unit of capacity, 64 liters (about 16.9 U.S. gallons).
In the cities of Marseille and Toulon in France, a unit of liquid capacity, about 64.01 liters.
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En Provence, l'on compte par Milleroles. La Millerole de Toulon pese 130 liv. poids de Marc [of wine], ou environ, & doit contenir 66 Pintes mesure de Paris, ce qui peut revenir à 100 Pintes mesure d'Amsterdam, ou environ.
In Provence, they measure in milleroles. The millerole of Toulon weighs 130 poids de marc, or thereabouts, and contains 66 pintes, Paris measure, which is equivalent to 100 pintes, Amsterdam measure, or thereabouts.
Samuel Ricard.
Traité Générale du Commerce… 5th ed.
Amsterdam: Depens de la Compagnie, 1732.
Page 37.
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