A treatise, of weights, mets and measvres of Scotland. With their qvantities, and trve foundation, and sundrie profitable observations, arising vpon everie one of them. Together with the art of metting, measuring & compting all sort of land with diverse tables (1624)
Huntar, Alexander · Edinbvrgh : Printed by I. Wreittoun · leaf 40
n breadthe, and twen- Of Mcafuring of land. twcnticin length, and you will finde three Roodes.and 2 0* Fallisfor the quantitieof the nether Triangle.Now caft all thefe three fumnKS into one vi;<. the quan-titic of the fquare piece is two Acres twoRoodes, wfththe quanticie of die vppcr Triangle,… … ALSO you fee the fecond figure to bee devided in2 parts of Triangle land,the defcendinglincofthevppcr Tricinglcjis fuppofcd to bee eight Fallis: thehalfe whereof, to wit, foureis the juft breadth of thevpper Triangle : and the line that feperatcs the twoTriangles, to be 40 Fallis for the length of…
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