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this kingdom great quantities of Peru pieces of eight which for some time 



did commonly pass without any regard to their weights, for four shillings and 



sixpence a-piece, which was more than their real value, and of late many 



of them have been refused to be taken for more than three shillings 



or three shillings and sixpence a-piece, which is less than their real value, 



whereby many of His Majesty's subjects have been at great loss ; and we, 



being desirous to remedy a mischief that may prove so prejudicial to 



the trade and traffic of this kingdom by such uncertainty in the coin 



now current here ; have thought fit by this our proclamation to declare at 



what rates all sorts of foreign coin, by the several proclamations now in 



force, are to pass amongst His Majesty's subjects in this kingdom, which 



are as followeth : — 



Gold. 



Dwt. gis. 



The Golden Rider, . . . . 6 12 



The half Golden Rider, . . .36 



The Spanish or French quadruple Pistole, . 17 4 



The Spanish or French double Pistole, . 8 14 



The Spanish or French single Pistole, . 4 7 



The Spanish or French half Pistole, . .2 3^ 



The double Ducat, . . . . 4 12 



The single Ducat, . . . .26 



The Spanish Suffrance, . . .72 



The half Spanish Suffrance, . . . 3 13 



Silver. 

 The Ducatoon, .... 



The half-Ducatoon, 

 The quarter-Ducatoon, 



The Mexico, Sevil, or Pillar piece of Eight, the) 

 Rix Dollar, Cross Dollar, or French Lewis, J 



£ s. 

 1 2 



11 

 3 10 



1 15 

 17 

 8 

 18 



9 



1 8 

 14 



d. 



6 

 3 

 

 

 6 

 9 

 

 

 6 

 3 



The halves do. do. do. 



The quarters do. do. do. 



The half-quarters do. do. 



The -i\- part of the French Lewis, 

 The old Peru Piece of Eight, . 

 The half old Peru Piece of Eight, 

 The quarter old Peru Piece of Eight, . 

 The half-quarter old Peru Piece ot Eight, 

 The Portugal Royal, 

 The half Portugal Royal, 

 The quarter Portugal Royal, 



20 16 



10 8 



5 4 



17 



8 12 

 4 6 

 2 3 



1 12 



17 

 8 12 

 4 6 



2 3 

 14 



7 



3 12 



6 



3 



1 6 



4 9 



2 4^ 



1 21 



7s^ 



4| 



4 6 



2 



1 







3 8 



1 10 



11 



3 

 6i 



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