Manuscripta juridica

xMeasures and weights in Orkney .

[{i}Text:{/i}] The malt, meal and bear are delyvered in Orknay be weight in this manner, videlicet 24 marks makes ane setting, 6 settings makes ane meill, 24 meills makes ane last, 1 last of meal and malt makes a Scottish chalder, ane last and ane half of bear containes 36 meils, 36 meiles makes ane chalder.

Item the butter is delyvered in barreles quhair the quantity is great, but where it is small it is delyvered in marks and lesh pounds. 24 marks makes ane setting. 6 settings makes ane lesh pound. Item ane stone and two pound Scottish makes ane lesh pound. 15 lesh pounds makes ane barrell. 12 barrells makes ane last.

Item the flesh is delyvered be appryseing, videlicet 10 meals make ane sufficient cow or ox. Also ane gild ox is apprised to 15 meals. Ane wedder is 4 meals, ane goose is 2 meals, ane capon is half ane goose, videlicet ane meil, etc

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No. of pages: Fol. 91v