58 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



An allowance of two pence for each grain wanting in any piece of the 

 kinds of the gold coin, and three halfpence for each halfpenny weight 

 wanting in any piece of the silver coin aforesaid. 



A proclamation by the Lords Justices and Council was issued on 

 August 19th, 1708, for the more effectual enforcing the several proclamations 

 formerly issued in this kingdom, and to regulate the weight and currency of 

 foreign coins now current therein. They, therefore, declare that the allowance 

 of two pence for each grain in gold coins and three halfpence for each half- 

 penny weight in silver coins is to be given ; that all foreign coins of gold or 

 silver now current by proclamations now in force in this kingdom, being 

 standing weight, are to pass, and are to be received and paid at the rates 

 laid down in such proclamations ; and that any such coins not weighing down 

 the scales is not to be any cause for the refusal thereof. 



An Irish Act of Parliament (8 Anne, chap, vi) was issued in 1709 for 

 the better preventing the counterfeiting the current coin of this kingdom. 

 Among the provisoes is one that the foreign coin that is current or may be 

 current in this kingdom is not to be counterfeited. 



A proclamation by the Lords Justices and Council, July 30th, 1712. We, 

 the Lords Justices and Council, in obedience to Her Majesty's Order, do 

 publish and declare by this our proclamation, that the several sorts and 

 species of foreign gold and silver coins hereinafter mentioned, shall from and 

 after the twelfth day of August next, pass and be accepted in all receipts 

 and payments as current money within this kingdom at the several rates 

 herein respectively specified and none other, that is to say : — 



Gold. 



The Spanish quadruple Pistole or double ) 

 Doubloon, ) 



The Spanish or French double Pistole, Doub- ) 

 loon, and double Lewis d'or, I 



The Spanish or French Pistole, 



The Spanish or French half-Pistole, 



The Spanish or French quarter-Pistole 



The Moidore of Portugal, 



The half-Moidore of Portugal, . 



The quarter-Moidore of Portugal, 



Dwt. grs. 



£ 



s. 



d. 



17 8 



3 



14 







8 16 



1 



17 







4 8 







18 



6 



2 4 







9 



3 



1 2 







4 



7i 



6 22 



1 



10 







3 11 







15 







1 17i 







7 



6 



