A committee was at the same time appointed to manage and let to farm to the best advantage for the City a number of offices, including those of garbling, package and scavage, metage of grain, coal, salt and fruit, as well as all fines, issues, amerciaments and estreated recognisances under the greenwax. From Wordnik.com. [London and the Kingdom - Volume II] Reference
The election of a successor to Kendricke on Michaelmas-day in the person of Simon Edmonds was made the occasion of fixing the amount of profits the new mayor was to enjoy from the various offices of package, scavage, metage and others. (. From Wordnik.com. [London and the Kingdom - Volume II] Reference
1000 square feet, ditto for exportation 4L. per ditto; metage per ton on coals 2s.; measure of timber per 1000 feet 2s. From Wordnik.com. [The Present Picture of New South Wales (1811)] Reference
Lighterage, metage,!. p g. From Wordnik.com. [The Trial of Christopher Atkinson, Member of Parliament for Heydon in Yorkshire, and Late ...] Reference
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