Dwt. grs. 



£ «. 



d. 



20 16 



6 







10 8 



3 







5 4 



1 



6 



'1 



Westropp — Money Weights and Foreign Coin in Ireland. 59 



Silver. 



The Ducatoon, 



The half-Dueatoon, 



The quarter-Ducatoon, 



The Piece of Eight of Mexico or Seville, the-j 



Mexico Pillar Dollar, and French Lewis d'or, j- 17 4 9 



the Rix, Cross, and other Dollars, 

 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 . 



The usual allowances were to be given. 



A proclamation by the Lords Justices and Council, July 24th, 1714. 

 We, the Lords Justices and Council, in obedience to Her Majesty's com- 

 mands, do publish and declare by this our proclamation that the several new 

 species of French coins hereinafter mentioned be from henceforth current in 

 this kingdom, and that the same shall for the future 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. 



Dwt. grs. 



The French Lewis d'or of the new species, . 5 5 

 The half French Lewis d'or of the new species, 2 14^ 

 The quarter French Lewis d'or of the new species, 1 11 



do. 



8 12 







2 



4* 



do. 



4 6 







1 



2i 





17 







4 



6 





8 12 







2 



8 





4 6 







1 



1* 





10 20 







3 









5 10 







1 



6 



£ 



5. 



d. 



1 



2 











11 











5 



6 







5 



6 







2 



9 







1 



4i 



SiLVEE. 



The French silver Lewis of the new species, . 19 15 

 The half French silver Lewis of the new species, 9 18^ 

 The quarter French silver Lewis of the new species, 4 21-|- 



The usual allowances for any deficiency in weight to be given. 



A proclamation by the Lords Justices and Council, May 5th, 1718. 

 Eecites the proclamations of July 30th, 1712, and July '24th, 1714, with the 

 lists of foreign coins to be current, and gives the usual allowance for any 

 deficiency in weight ; also orders that Vincent Kidder and no other to make 

 money weights which were to be for gold and silver coins as in the proclama- 

 tions of 1712 and 1714, the weights not to exceed fifteen pence in price for 



R.I.A. PKOC, VOL. SXXIU, SECT. C. [9] 



