A proposal for uniformity of weights and measures in Scotland, : by execution of the laws now in force. With tables of the English and Scotch standards, and of the customary weights and measures of the several counties and boroughs of Scotland ... Addressed to His Majesty's sheriffs and stewarts depute, and justices of peace, of the several counties and stewartries, and to the magistrates of the royal boroughs in Scotland..
Swinton, John Swinton,Lord,-1799.
Edinburgh: : printed for Peter Hill.,
MDCCLXXXIX [1789]..
Written by John Swinton. Cf. BMC.
With a half-title.
`Errata' on verso of p. vii.
Some copies have a leaf ([1] p.) of `Additional errata', which includes the information `Persons who have got the book before the preceding errata were discovered, will be pleased to send to Mr Elliot for copies of this page to be placed in their books.'.
ESTC
Weights and measures