The cry of the oppressed by reason of false measures: or, A discovery of the true standard-gallon of England
Subtitle: what it is, when, and by whom made, and where it ought to be found. By which, the assizes of wine, ale, and corn, are to be justly known, according to the proportions they bear to the standard-gallon. This standard being not known to the commissioners and farmers of the excise of beer, and ale, in London, &c. As appeareth by their non-observances of the assizes of beer and ale, giveth a just accasion of the brewers third grievance complained to the Parliament
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2041:6
Publisher: [s.n.]
Published: 1659
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Lyon, John, -- professor of mathematics. -- Early works to 1800; Weights and measures -- England -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Cry of the oppressed by reason of false measures; Discovery of the true standard-gallon of England; True assize of beer and ale; asserted, maintained, and proved by the statutes, old assize-books, and generall practice of artists; Supplement to the treatise called the cry of the oppressed, by reason of false measures: or, an answer to John Lyon's remonstrance, delivered in, to the honourable the commissioners for bringing in the areares due to the Common-wealth
Notes: Dedication signed: S.S. J.W. J.B

Caption title on p. 1 reads: The true assize of beer and ale; asserted, maintained, and proved by the statutes, old assize-books, and generall practice of artists

"A supplement to the treatise called the cry of the oppressed, by reason of false measures: or, an answer to John Lyon's remonstrance, delivered in, to the honourable the commissioners for bringing in the areares due to the Common-wealth" has caption title; register and pagination are separate

Pages marked and stained with some loss of print

Reproduction of the original in the British Library

Wing (2nd ed.) S143

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1990. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2041:6).