England and Scotland, and alfo the degrees of finenefs of the ftandard, 

 and the times at which the feveral alterations have taken place. 



The depretiation, which money has suffered in respect to the value of necessary 

 food and other useful commodities, is the effect of the increase of bullion in Europe 

 by the importation from America, and the increase of taxes, wiiich in very many 

 articles now constitute the greatest part of the price. In Scotland the money was 

 of the same value and standard with those of Eiigland from the earliest accounts we 

 have of any money transactions in that kingdom till the reign of King Robert I. 



IN SCOTLAND. 



Fine silver. 

 oz. dwt. 



Before the reign of King Rob- 1 



ert I a pound of standard i- . 1 1 2 



silver contained .... J 

 In the reign of Robert I . . 11 1 

 aboiit 1355 the money inferior in standard and wei 



to that of England, see V. i, p. 



1366 . . 38 David II 



1367 . . 39 David II 

 1393 . . 4 Robert III 

 1424 . . 19 James I 

 1451 . . 13 James II 

 1456 . . 20 James II 

 1467, 1468 see V, i, p. 682. 



1475 

 1484 

 1529 

 1556 

 1565 

 1571 

 1576 



1579 

 1581 



1597 

 1601 

 1738 



16 James III 

 24 James III 

 1 6 James V 

 14^Mary 

 23*Mary 



5 James VI 

 1 James VI 

 13 James VI 

 15 James VI 

 3 1 James VI 

 35 James VI 

 12 George II 



554. 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 



11 



11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 9 



8 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 



2 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 2 



2 

 2 

 O 

 O 



o 

 o 

 o 

 o 

 o 

 o 

 o 



2 



Alloy, 

 oz. dwt. 



O 18 



O 18 

 ght 



O 18 



O 18 



18 



O 18 



O 18 



O 18 



18 

 O 18 



1 

 1 

 1 

 3 

 4 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 





 O 



o 

 o 

 o 

 o 

 o 

 o 

 o 



O IS 



£. !, d, 



I o o 

 1 1 o 



1 5 

 1 9 



1 12 



1 17 



3 4 



O 



4 

 O 



6 

 o 



4 16 O 



7 4 

 700 



9 12 O 



13 O O 



18 O O 



16 14 O 



16 14 O 



22 O O 



24 O O 



30 O O 



36 O O 



37 4 O 



N. B. These rates of Scottish money are copied from the table inserted by the 

 accurateRuddiman in his preface toAndersons Diplomataet Numismata Scotia- p. 81. 



Since the union of the two British kingdoms scarcely any accounts have been 

 kept in Scottish money ; and Scottish coins are now to be seen only in the cabin- 

 ets of antiquarian collectors. 



Vol. IV. 



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