THE ORDINAEY DATES OF COYNENGE FOR MYDSOMMER 

 COYNAGE IN CORNWALL, JULY, 1595. 



Extracted from State Papers, Domestic, Eliz., voL 253. 



Communicated by the Editoi, 



Cornwall. — First at Liskarcl (beinge about 12 miles beyond 

 Saltasse) the 21 and 22"" June. 



Next at Lystithiel, the 23, 24, 25 ditto. 



Next at Trewrowe, the 4, 5, and 6 July. 



And lastly at Helston (the furtheste towne, and 

 within 4 myles of Sir Francis Gl-odolphins) 

 the 7, 8, 9 dayes of July, or p'adventur 

 some what after. 



The Devonshire tynne are usually small peces from 

 P"*- to 2'^"'*' most of them weiging between 1 

 & 2 cwt. 



Corneshe tynne suche as are coyned at Liskard, 

 are of great diversities both in forme and 

 waight, for many peces coyned there are Ikye 

 the Devonshire tynne, and coyneth but 2'"'- 

 and 250'^- and some 300^''- 



At Listithiel, Trewrew, and Helston, they usually 

 waye JiOO^''- and upward unto 400"'- 



