Sarpler


Sarpler, Sarplier or Serplathe was a UK weight for wool.

Definition

The Oxford English Dictionary defines a sarpler as 80 tods, where a tod is usually 28lbs thus usually 80 x 28 lbs, or 160 stone, =
This definition is supported by Cowell's 1607 book:

Other descriptions

A different and apparently arithmetically confused definition is given in The Life and Works of Arthur Hall of Grantham, where he states: