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number of pennyweights it bears, on one side, and the King's arms on the 

 other side, where the same are to be had at reasonable rates, not exceeding 

 fifteen pence for all the weights, being eight in number, viz. : — for the 

 ducatoon, half-ducatoon, for the whole plate and Peru pieces, the half and 

 quarter thereof, a twopenny weight, a penny weight, and a halfpenny weight, 

 which are all that will be necessary for weighing the several sorts of the said 

 coin that do now commonly pass in this kingdom. A set of the said weights 

 to be lodged with the clerk of the council, another with the Chief Baron of 

 His Majesty's Court of Exchequer, and a third with the Eeceiver-General of 

 His Majesty's revenue in this kingdom. Any persons using any other 

 weights are to be proceeded against and punished as keepers and users of 

 false and unlawful weights. No person except the said Vincent Kidder is 

 to presume to make, adjust, or sell any of the money weights to be used in 

 this kingdom for the future, upon pain of being proceeded against with the 

 utmost severity. All the aforesaid coins being standing weight are to pass, 

 and that any such coin not weighing down the scale in the weighing thereof 

 is not to be any cause for refusal thereof. 



The Eoyal arms mentioned above varied somewhat on the different sets of 

 money weights issued from time to time, as will be seen on reference to the 

 plate. 



The following entries are to be found in the Irish House of Commons 

 Journal under the specified dates : — 



August 17th, 1697. — Sir Francis Brewster reported from the committee 

 for trade that they had resolved that it is the opinion of this committee, that 

 upon a trial had before them of the several money weights made and sold by 

 Mr. Henry Paris and Mr. John Cuthbert, there was a great neglect and mis- 

 carriage in them by making the weights unequal, and differing one from the 

 other, contrary to the trust reposed in them by the Government. Ordered 

 that John Cuthbert and Henry Paris be taken into the custody of the 

 serjeant-at-arms for their great deceit in making, selling, and uttering false 

 money weights. 



Ordered that Mr. Attorney-General do prosecute the said John Cuthbert 

 and Henry Paris for the said misdemeanour, and that the Lords Justices be 

 acquainted that it is the desire of this House that the said John Cuthbert 

 and Henry Paris be discharged from making any more money weights. 



September 15th, 1697. — Ordered that the Lords Justices be acquainted 

 that it is the desii-e of this House that their Lordships will give order that 

 Mr. John Cuthbert be prohibited from casting, selling, or uttering any more 

 money weights. A complaint being made that John Cuthbert had since the 

 resolutions of this House uttered and sold false and deceitful money weights, 



