54 



Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



Silver. 



The Ducatoon, 



The half-Ducatoon, .... 

 The quarter-Ducatoon, 



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

 Eix Dollar, Cross Dollar, or French Lewis. > 



The halves do. do. do. 



The quarters do. do. do. 



The half-quarters do. do. do. 



The -[^2- 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 of Eight, 



The Portugal Eoyal, 



The half Portugal Eoyal, 



The quarter Portugal Eoyal, 



The English Crown, . 



The English Half-crown, 



The Enghsh Shilling, . 



The English Sixpence, 



Dwt. grs. 



20 16 



10 8 



5 4 



17 



8 12 

 4 6 

 2 3 



1 12 

 17 4 



8 12 

 4 6 



2 3 

 14 



7 



3 12 



£ s. 



6 



3 IJ 



1 



5 



2 6 



1 3 



7A 



5 



4 9 



2 4i 



1 2i 



7 



3 10 



1 11 



10 



5 



5 



8i 

 1 

 6J 



2 

 1 



The proclamation then states that the allowance of two pence for every 

 grain wanting in the gold coin, and three pence for every pennyweight 

 wanting in the silver coin, is to be given, and that the same methods be 

 observed in the said weights as is directed by the proclamation of June 

 5th, 1683. 



A proclamation by the king, dated May 4th, 1689, states that there is in 

 this kingdom small pieces of silver called the French three pence halfpenny 

 or the three and a half sous, which was omitted from the last proclamation, 

 and declares that every such piece of silver is to pass current for three 

 pence halfpenny. 



A proclamation by the Lord Deputy and Council, May 29th, 1695. 



Whereas the coins current in this kingdom both of gold and silver have 

 of late, by reason of the great rise of the value thereof in other parts, been 

 carried away in so very great quantities that it is manifest unless some speedy 

 remedy be provided, this kingdom will be soon drained of them. And 

 whereas the raising the value of the foreign coin of the gold and silver current 

 in this kingdom will be the most efifectual means to prevent the aforesaid 

 mischief; we do publish and declare by this our proclamation that the 

 •several sorts of foreign coins hereafter mentioned, now current in this 



