measure of barley and potatoes

[malijibic]

In his will of 1832  Robert  Roberts bequeaths a "hobat   / hobal" of potatoes and barley to his beloved wife Jane.
I can not find either in my dictionaries
Please can someone help.                                                                             

[JenB]

I think the word in question is hobet, which is an old unit of measure of grain particularly in Wales

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[malijibic]

many thanks. I wonder what she did with her inheritance.