¹⁶ it is square, doubled, a span its length, and a span its breadth.

¹⁶ It shall be square and folded double; a span{A span is the length from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger when the hand is stretched out (about 9 inches or 22.8 cm.)} shall be its length of it, and a span its breadth.

¹⁶ It is to be square, folded in two, a hand-stretch long and a hand-stretch wide.