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all money-weights for weighing gold coin current in this kingdom, in the 

 room of Henry Archdall. James Warren has now a quantity of these 

 weights ready for sale at his shop at the sign of St. Dunstan in Skinner 

 Row, Dublin, and to prevent any person or persons counterfeiting the 

 same, I have put I W' on one side thereof, af3fixed the date of the present 

 year 1760 thereon, and marked my grains in like manner. The said weights 

 and grains are sold nowhere else in this kingdom." 



Also in " Sleater's Public Gazetteer " of September 24th to 27th, 1768, 

 another advertisement appears : — 



" James Warren, goldsmith and jeweller and maker of the money-weights 

 for weighing all gold coin current in this kingdom, by authority of the 

 Government, takes the liberty to inform his friends and the public that he 

 has removed from Skinner Row to the sign of St. Dunstan, on Cork Hill, 

 within two doors of Copper Alley, where the public may be supplied with 

 money-weights and all sorts of the best money-scales. He also sells gold- 

 smith and apothecary weights." 



James Warren's name appears in Dublin Directories as maker of the 

 money-weights until 1782. The year 1760 appears to have been the last in 

 which a dated set of Irish money-weights was issued. The other years which 

 have come under my notice, in which sets were issued are 1670, 1680, 1683, 

 1697, 1698, 1709, 1714, 1718, 1737, 1738, and 1751. The weights were 

 invariably made of brass. 



A proclamation by the King, June 24th, 1774, ordered that all gold coins 

 as set out by the Commissioners of the Treasury, July 21st, 1773, were to be 

 broken and cut if more deficient in weight than the following : — 



Dwt. grs. 



Guineas coined since December 31st, 1771, . . .58 



Half-Guineas coined since December 31st, 1771, . . . 2 16 



Guineas coined during reign of George III and before Jan. 1st, 1772, 5 6 

 Half-guineas coined during reign of George III and before 



Jan. 1st, 1772, . . . . . . . 2 14 



Quarter-guineas coined during the reign of George III and before 



Jan. 1st, 1772, . . . . . . .17 



Guineas coined before the reign of George III, . . .53 



Half-guineas coined before the reign of George III, . . 2 13 



x'^U gold coin more deficient in weight than aforesaid shall not pass 

 current in Great Britain. ("London Gazette," Jnue 21 to 25, 1774.) 



1 The I and the W appear on either side of the shield of arms on the reverse of the 

 weights. 



