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A68706 The act anent the setling of measures and weghts co[n]cluded at Edinburgh the 19 day of Februar 1618 yeeres. by the Co[m]missioners having power to doe the same by Act of Parliament made the twentie eight day of Iune 1617; Laws, etc. Scotland. 1618 (1618) STC 21899; ESTC S122309 7,373 8

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of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o the_o half_a and_o quarter_n elnes_n and_o half_a quarter_n and_o nail_n quartfield_n chopin_n mutchkin_n and_o half_a mutchkine_n stowp_v be_v make_v in_o proportion_n conform_v thereto_o and_o the_o burghe_n of_o edinburgh_n and_o sterline_v to_o who_o the_o keip_a thereof_o have_v beine_n commit_v of_o old_a have_v the_o out-giving_a of_o the_o same_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o burrous_n and_o all_o other_o his_o majesty_n liege_n to_o that_o effect_n betwixt_o and_o the_o first_o day_n of_o apryle_n next_o to_o come_v and_o that_o they_o have_v dowble_n standard_n of_o the_o say_n elne_v and_o stowp_n two_o of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o to_o remain_v in_o the_o register_n within_o the_o castle_n of_o edinburgh_n and_o within_o the_o castle_n of_o dunbritane_n for_o a_o warrant_v as_o say_v be_v and_o the_o other_o with_o themselves_o and_o their_o successor_n to_o who_o they_o have_v beine_v commit_v of_o old_a and_o that_o the_o foresaid_n measure_n 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