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It was stated that large quantities of coins in imitation of those of 

 Portugal were made in Birmingham, and an order was issued to stop all 

 such coins, dated Dublin, March 8th, 1775. (Faulkner's " Dublin Journal," 

 March 16 to 18, 1775.) 



A proclamation by the Lord Lieutenant and Council of Ireland, dated 

 March 18th, 1775, for stopping the currency of all foreign coin in this 

 kingdom. Recites the proclamations of 1712, 1714, and 1751. " And whereas 

 His Majesty has been graciously pleased to signify his royal pleasure by his 

 order in Council, bearing date at his Court at St. James, the 10th day of 

 March instant, transmitting to us and for that purpose that a proclamation 

 do issue to recall and revoke all proclamations heretofore published in this 

 kingdom so far forth as they do give currency to any foreign coin whatso- 

 ever, and to direct that no coin be accepted after a day to be named in such 

 proclamation, in any payment whatsoever, save only His Majestj^'s coin 

 current in Great Britain. 



"Now we the Lord Lieutenant and Council, in obedience to His Majesty's 

 said order, do by this our proclamation recall and revoke the said several in 

 part recited proclamations of the 30th day of July, 1712, and of the 14th day 

 of July, 1714, and every part thereof not revoked by the said in part recited 

 proclamation of the 8th day of July, 1751. And we do hereby publish and 

 declare that no collector or officer of His Majesty's revenue or other person 

 or persons whatsoever shaU from and after the date hereof be obliged to 

 take in any payment or payments any coin save only His Majesty's coin 

 current in Great Britain ; anything in any former proclamation to the 

 contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding." (" Dublin Gazette.") 



Proclamation by the Lord Lieutenant and Council of Ireland dated 

 May 8th, 1775. " Harcourt. Now we the Lord Lieutenant and Council in 

 pursuance of His Majesty's order do hereby publish and declare that from 

 and after the 24th of June next all weights to be made use of in this kingdom 

 for weighing the gold coin current therein shall be ascertained by the 

 duplicates of His Majesty's weights of Great Britain lodged in the custodv 

 of His Majesty's proper officer appointed by His Majesty for that purpose, 

 and shall be stamped and marked with the stamp or mark provided by the 

 said officer, and that no collector or officer of His Majesty's revenue or other 

 person or persons whatsoever in this kingdom shall after the 24th day of 

 June refuse to take in payment or payments any gold coin current in this 

 kingdom at the rates mentioned and declared by His Majesty's proclamation 

 bearing date the 24th day of June, 1774, to be ascertained by the said weights 

 and no others ; and that any person receiving money shall choose which side 



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