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caused some of the said pieces to be tried and assayed by the assay master of 

 this city, and do find that the said pieces are worse than His Majesty's 

 standard of England by two ounces five pennyweights in the pound weight, 

 and that these new dollars are intrinsically worth no more than three 

 shillings and fourpence farthing and (in proportion to the Spanish money 

 commonly current here) worth three shillings and nine pence ; and whereas 

 none of the said pieces have been allowed to pass as current money in this 

 kingdom, we the Lord Lieutenant and Council declare that no person or 

 persons shall be required to take or receive any of the said pieces in any pay- 

 ment or payments whatsoever. 



1680. A proclamation by the Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin. 

 Whereas by Act of State made and set forth here in the Kingdom of Ireland 

 bearing the date January 29th, 1660, the piece of eight of Mexico or Sevil, 

 the Eix dollar and the cross dollar weighing seventeen pennyweights is to 

 pass current payment for four shillings and nine pence, the half piece weighing 

 eight pennyweights twelve grains to pass at two shillings and fourpence half- 

 penny, and the quarter piece weighing four pennyweights six grains to pass 

 at one shilling and two pence farthing ; and whereas by like Act of State 

 bearing date February 3°, 166-g-,' the piece of eight commonly called the 

 French Lewis weighing seventeen pennyweights is likewise to pass at four 

 shillings and nine pence the half and quarter piece rateably as in the former 

 to pass in like manner as in the aforementioned as by the said Act of State, 

 relation being thereunto had, doth and may more at large appear. And 

 whereas yet, notwithstanding the plain and positive proclamation or Act of 

 State, through diversity of weights used by many persons for the said coins 

 in this city, the franchises and liberties thereof, great disturbance, trouble, and 

 loss doth arise to His Majesty's good people, and for that it is notorious that 

 most weights used for the said coins do exceed the standard by several grains. 

 These are therefore to give notice to all persons within this city, the 

 franchises and liberties thereof, that do keep and use any weights for the fore- 

 said occasions, that I have authorized and appointed Eichard Lord of Copper 

 Alley, in the city of Dublin aforesaid, goldsmith and sworn assaymaster, to 

 make and have in readiness for all such persons as will try the same, exact 

 weights for the several coins according to the said Acts of State ; hereby 

 requiring the said Eichard Lord that he suffer none of the said weights to pass 

 out of his hands without first bringing them and every of them to the exact 

 standard according to the said Acts of State, and do seal and impress them 

 with the arms of the city of Dublin and mottoes like unto those he has already 



1 This proclamation has not been found. 



