jan 1, 1495 - burden
Description:
A load such as a man might carry, but used as a measure of quantity and often contrasted with a horse-load. 1495 <i>ordeyned that the said porters ... bere iiij score gret turffes for a byrthen and a hundreth small turffes for a byrthen</i>, York (YRS103/122).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1495
Now
~ 530 years ago