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pursuant to authority from His Majesty signified to us by His Grace the 

 Lord Lieutenant of this kingdom, recall and revoke the said several 

 proclamations so far forth as the same give currency to the said Spanish 

 quadruple pistoles or doubloons of gold and the several sub-denominations 

 thereof, and do by this our proclamation publish and declare that no 

 collector or officer of His Majesty's revenue or other person or persons 

 whatsoever shall from and after the date hereof be obliged to receive in any 

 payment or payments the said species of coins called the Spanish quadruple 

 pistole of gold or double doubloon, the Spanish double pistole of gold or 

 doubloon, the Spanish pistole of gold, and the half and quarter pistole, or any 

 of them, anything in any former proclamation or proclamations contained to 

 the contrary therein notwithstanding. 



William Archdall, maker of the money weights, died September 6th, 1751, 

 and in the " Dublin Gazette " of September 21st to 24th the following notice 

 appears : — 



" Yesterday His Grace the Lord Lieutenant and Council of Ireland were 

 pleased to appoint Mr. Henry Archdall to be maker of the money-weights in 

 the room of his father WilHam Archdall, deceased." 



The following advertisements appear in Dublin newspapers : — 



" By authority. Weights for the several species of gold coin current 

 in this kingdom are sold only by Henry Archdall in Darby Square, 

 Werburgh Street, who sells the best kind of money-scales and gives the 

 highest price for aU manner of gold." (" Pue's Occurrences," September 24th to 

 28th, 1751.) 



" Henry Archdall, Darby Square, wiU give £3 9s. Ad. per quadruple 

 for any quantity of gold coin over £10 ; £4 2s. OfZ. per oz. for light guineas. 

 He sells the best kind of money-scales, and is the only person authorized to 

 make or sell any weights for weighing the gold coin now current in this 

 kingdom." ("Pue's Occurrences," December 7th to 10th, 1751.) 



Henry Archdall appears to have been discharged from the position of 

 maker of the money-weights, for in 1760 the following notice appears in the 

 "Dublin Gazette," of July 22nd to 26th, 1760:— "Dublin Castle, July 2oth, 

 1760. Their Excellencies the Lords Justices and Council have been pleased 

 to appoint Mr. James Warren, goldsmith, to make, adjust, and sell the 

 several and respective weights for coins made current in this kingdom, in the 

 room of Mr. Henry Archdall." 



In the " Dublin Gazette" of September 9th to 16th, 1760, this advertise- 

 ment is to be found : — 



" Whereas the Lords Justices and Vvi\y Council have been pleased to 

 a]>point James Warren, goldsmith, of Skinner PiOw, to make, adjust, and sell 



