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of the scale he pleases if he uses those of the payer, and if he uses his own, 

 then he is to receive by what side the payer think fit to direct." (" Dublin 

 Gazette.'", 



A proclamation by the King given at the Court of St. James, dated 

 April 12th. 1776, was issued from Dublin Castle, April 17th, 1776. 

 The proclamation declares that " from May 8th no guineas, half 

 and quarter guineas more deficient in weight than the following rates, 

 viz. : — 



Dwt. grs. 

 Guineas coined before January 1st, 1772, . .58 



Half-guineas coined before January 1st, 1772, . 2 16 



Quarter-guineas coined before January 1st. 1772, . 1 8 



be allowed to pass as current within the kingdom of Ireland except in pay- 

 ments to be made at the receipt of our exchequer or to collectors or receivers 

 of our revenue there, or to such person or persons appointed by His Excellency 

 the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ; and we do require and command our Vice- 

 Treasurer and Eeceiver-G-eneral and Paymaster-General of our revenues 

 within our kingdom of Ireland from the 8th of May to the 26th of August to 

 take and receive in payment of our revenue and taxes such of the said 

 deficient gold coin of our realm, so as the deficiency do not exceed the 

 .following rates : — 



Dwt. grs. 



Guineas coined before January 1st, 1772, . .56 



Half-guineas coined before January 1st, 1772, . 2 14 



Quarter-guineas coined before January 1st, 1772, . 1 7 



" After August 26th guineas, half-guineas and quarter-guineas as in the 

 first table are not to pass current unless we see fit to allow fourteen days to 

 the collector of our revenue in Ireland for the purpose of remitting and 

 paying such of the said deficient coin. And we do require and enjoin our 

 Vice-Treasurer and Eeceiver- General in Ireland during such fourteen days and 

 no longer, to receive said deficient coin not below the weights in the second 

 table." (" Dubhn Gazette," April 16 to 18, 1776.) 



By the proclamation of March 18, 1775, the currency of foreign coin in 

 Ireland was stopped; but in the year 1797 Spanish dollars were made current 

 oin, and appear to have been in use in different forms until 1819. 



A proclamation by the Lord Lieutenant and Council of Ireland dated 

 September 7, 1797. " Whereas silver Spanish dollars stamped at His Majesty's 



