Serpler

The Serpler (Serplier, sarplarius, French: sarplers) was a unit of weight for wool and cotton in England . The weight measure has been known at least since 1341. Edward III. had released 59 Serpl wool for trade again after clearing customs.

1 Serpler = 2¼ sacks
1 sack = 3 ¼ Cwt ( Hundredweight ) = 2 Weighes = 13 Tods = 26 Stones = 52 Clove / Nails = 364 Ponds avoir du poids
1 load = 12 sacks

literature

Richard Ehrenberg : Hamburg and England in the age of Queen Elisabeth. Gustav Fischer, Jena 1896, p. 303 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

Individual evidence

^ Karl Rübel , Eduard Roese : Dortmunder Urkundenbuch. Volume 2. Reprint of the Dortmund edition 1890–1894. Wenner, Osnabrück 1975, ISBN 3-87898-083-3 , p. 445.
^ Karl Kunze : England and the Hanseatic League: files 1275 to 1412. Reprint from 1891. Severus Verlag, Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-86347-723-3 , p. 82.

[1] Karl Rübel , Eduard Roese : Dortmunder Urkundenbuch. Volume 2. Reprint of the Dortmund edition 1890–1894. Wenner, Osnabrück 1975, ISBN 3-87898-083-3 , p. 445.

[2] Karl Kunze : England and the Hanseatic League: files 1275 to 1412. Reprint from 1891. Severus Verlag, Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-86347-723-3 , p. 82.