"I am by birth a free Commoner of England, and am thereby intailed or intituled unto an equall priviledge with your selfe, or the greatest men in England, unto the freedome and liberty of the Lawes of England."
William Thompson, 14. of December, 1647
Thursday, 4 June 2009
In the interests of education (my own)
Whilst pondering the worth of 20 grains of silver, I stumbled upon this diagram explaining the relationship between various weights and measures, notably the Troy pound and its Avoirdupois namesake. Now I know; one scruple - not even a pennyweight!
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