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having previously sent there " the arms and other useful 

 things." It is, therefore, not altogether improbable that the 

 Weymouth and, if I am correct, the Sandsfoot dies were used 

 at Portland until that castle was in turn yielded to the 

 Parliament in April, 1646. An incident which occurred at 

 the capture of Weymouth is not without interest. When 

 Prince Maurice took possession of the forts, harbour, and town 

 in August, 1643, one of the seized vessels contained a quantity 

 of silver plate, to a value exceeding 600, which was the 

 property of the Government appointed by the Commons. 

 Whether this bullion was eventually coined by the moneyers 

 of the local mint remains, unfortunately, a very open question. 

 I wish to express my indebtedness to the Keeper of Coins, 

 Mr. G. F. Hill, for having kindly provided, under the difficult 

 conditions which obtained after the closing of the British 

 Museum, the casts from which the illustrations are derived. 



