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in breach and violation of the orders of this House and great fraud of 

 His Majesty's subjects. Ordered nemine contradicente that the said John 

 Cuthbert be taken into the custody of the serjeant-at-arms for his said 

 notorious violation and contempt of the orders of this House. 



September 16th, 1697. — Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported that 

 Their Excellencies the Lords Justices had been acquainted with the desire of 

 this House with reference to John Cuthbert and Henry Paris, and that their 

 Lordships were pleased to say they would give order that the same should 

 be done accordingly. 



September 20th, 1697. John Cuthbert petitioned, setting forth that 

 through the weakness and ignorance of his wife she was prevailed upon in 

 his absence to sell weights, and begging that he may not be punished for the 

 mistakes of another. Ordered that the said John Cuthbert be discharged 

 from the custody of the serjeant-at-arms, paying his fees. 



Proclamation by the Lords Justices and Council, June 2nd, 1701. We, 

 the Lords Justices and Council, in obedience to His Majesty's commands to 

 reduce the several species of foreign coin hereinafter mentioned to the rates 

 hereinafter set forth, do publish and declare by this our proclamation that 

 the several sorts of foreign coins hereafter mentioned now current in this 

 kingdom, shall from and after Friday, the sixth day of the present month of 

 June, pass and be accepted in all payments and receipts, as current money 

 within this kingdom, at and under the respective rates hereafter mentioned, 

 and none other, that is to say : — 



Gold. 



The French or Spanish Pistole, 

 The French or Spanish half Pistole, 



Silver. 

 The Ducatoon, .... 



The half-Ducatoon, .... 

 The quarter-Ducatoon, 

 The Mexico, Sevil, or Pillar Piece of Eight, 



Cross Dollar and other Dollars, and the 



French Lewis, 

 The halves do. do. 



The quarters do. do. 



The old Peru Piece of Eight, . 

 The half old Peru Piece of Eight, 

 The quarter old Peru Piece of Eight, 

 The Crusado of Portugal, 

 The half-Crusado of Portugal, 



wt. grs. 



4 8 



£ s. 

 18 



d. 



6 



2 4 



9 



3 



20 16 



6 







10 8 



3 







5 4 



1 



6 



17 



4 9 



do. 



8 12 







2 



4i 



do. 



4 6 







1 



2i 





17 







4 



6 





8 12 







2 



3 





4 6 







1 



n 





10 20 







3 



3 





5 10 







1 



7 



