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The wey or weight (Old English: , ''waege'', "weight")〔(How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement: W )〕 was an English unit of weight and dry volume by at least 900, when it begins to be mentioned in surviving legal codes. __NOTOC__ ==Weight== A statute of Edgar the Peaceful set a price floor on wool by threatening both the seller and purchaser who agreed to trade a wool wey for less than 120 pence (i.e., ½ pound of sterling silver per wey), but the wey itself varied over time and by location. The wey was standardized as 14 stone of 12½ merchants' pounds each (175 lbs. or around 76.5 kg) by the time of the Assize of Weights and Measures . This wey was applied to lead, soap, and cheese as well as wool. 2 wey made a sack, 12 a load, and 24 a last.〔The Assize of Weights and Measures. .〕 The wool wey was later figured as 2 hundredweight of 8 stone of 14 avoirdupois pounds each (224 lbs. or about 101.7 kg). The Suffolk wey was 356 avoirdupois pounds (around 161.5 kg). It was used as a measure for butter and cheese. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wey (unit)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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