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Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



all gold and silver coins made current by the proclamation of July 30th, 

 1712, and fifteen pence for all gold and silver coins made current by the 

 proclamation of July 24th, 1714. The weights to be made up in different sets. 

 (Public Eecord Office, Dublin.) 



A proclamation by the Lord Lieutenant and Council, January 22nd, 

 1725. We, the Lord Lieutenant and Council, in obedience to His Majesty's 

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

 new pieces of gold coin of Portugal 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, that is to say : — 



The new gold coin of Portugal, 

 The half new gold coin of Portugal, 

 The quarter new gold coin of Portugal, 

 The half-quarter new gold coin of Portugal, 

 The sixteenth new gold coin of Portugal, 



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

 Eecord Office, Dublin.) 



In Watson's Dublin Almanac for 1732 a list of the following coins, with 

 their values, is given : — 



Dwt. grs. 



£ s. 



d. 



. 18 9 



4 







. 9 5 



2 







. 4 15 



1 







. 2 8 



10 







. 1 3 



5 











£ s. 



d. 



The Guinea, 



• 



1 3 







The Pistole, 



. 



18 



6 



The Crown, 



. 



5 



5 



The Ducatoon, 



. 



6 







The forty penny 



Piece, . 



3 



4 



— together with the weights and values of the quadruple pistole, moidore, and 

 Portugal piece, and their subdivisions as set out in the proclamations of 1718 

 and 1725. 



A proclamation by the Lords Justices and Council, September 13th, 1736. 

 Whereas several proclamations have issued from this Board for regulating 

 and adjusting the several weights for weighing all foreign gold coin current 

 in this kingdom, and we being well satisfied in the ability of William Archdall, 

 of the city of Dublin, goldsmith and assay master, have thought fit to 

 constitute, nominate, and appoint him, the said William Archdall, to make, 

 adjust, and sell the several and respective money weights for weighing the 

 several and respective coins made current by and according unto the said 

 several proclamations according to the standard of weights formerly lodged 



