N29515:646
Instructions for children: or, The child's & youth's delight, teaching an easy way to…Instructions for children: or, The child's & youth's delight, teaching an easie way to…
Instructions for children: or, The child's & youth's delight, teaching an easy way to spell & read true English. : Containing the father's godly advice; directing parents in a right and spiritual manner to educate their children. : With a Christian catechism, wherein all the chief principles of true Christianity are clearly opened. : Together with many other things both pleasant and useful for the education of children. / Written by Benj. Keach.Instructions for children: or, The child's & youth's delight, teaching an easie way to spell & read true English. : Containing the father's godly advice; directing parents in a right and spiritual manner to educate their children. : With a Christian catechism, wherein all the chief principles of true Christianity are clearly opened. : Together with many other things both pleasant and useful for the education of children. / Written by Benj. Keach.
New York: printed by Will. Bradford, 1695
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
English Measures, Dry. 2 Pints, 1 Quart. 2 Quarts, 1 Pottle. 2 Pottles, 1 Gallon. 2 Gallons, 1 Peck. 2 Pecks, 1 Bushel. ⟨p. 121⟩8 Bushels, 1 Quarter. 4 Quarters, 1 Chaldron. 5 Quarters, 1 Weigh.
English Measures, Dry. 2 Pints, 1 Quart. 2 Quarts, 1 Pottle. 2 Pottles, 1 Gallon. 2 Gallons, 1 Peck. 2 Pecks, 1 Bushel. ⟨p. 121⟩8 Bushels, 1 Quarter. 4 Quarters, 1 Chaldron. 5 Quarters, 1 Wey.
Long Measure. Long Measure is deduced from Barley Corn taken out of the •iddle of the Ear, and well dried, •f which 3 Barley Corns, make 1 Inch. 12 Inches, 1 Foot. 3 Foot, 1 Yard. 3 Foot 9 Inches, 1 E••. 5 yards & a half, or 16 foot and hal•, 1 Pole or Perch. 43 Poles, 1 Furlong. 8 Furlongs, 1 English Mile. 40 square Poles or Perches, 1 Rod. 4 Rods, 1 Acre.
Long Measure. Long Measure is deduced from Barley Corn taken out of the •iddle of the Ear, and well dryed, •f which 3 Barley Corns, make 1 Inch. 12 Inches, 1 Foot. 3 Foot, 1 Yard. 3 Foot 9 Inches, 1 E••. 5 yards & a half, or 16 foot and hal•, 1 Pole or Perch. 43 Poles, 1 Furlong. 8 Furlongs, 1 English Mile. 40 square Poles or Perches, 1 Rod. 4 Rods, 1 Acre.