A proclamation concerning the coyn
Proclamations. 1681-03-05.
Scotland. Privy Council.
1681
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A proclamation concerning the coyn
Proclamations. 1681-03-05.
Scotland. Privy Council.
Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
1 sheet ([1] p.)
printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson [prin]ter to His most sacred Majesty,
Edinburgh :
anno Dom [1681]
Date of publication from Wing.
"Given under our signet at Edinburgh, the fifth day of March, one thousand six hundred eighty and one, and of our raign, the thretty [sic] three year."
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A
PROCLAMATION
Concerning
the
Coyn.
CHARLES
by
the
Grace
of
GOD
,
King
of
Great-Britain
,
France
and
Ireland
,
Defender
of
the
Faith
,
To
_____
Our
Lyon
King
at
Arms
,
and
his
Brethren
Heraulds
,
Macers
,
Pursevants
,
or
Messengers
at
Arms
,
Our
Sheriffs
in
that
part
,
conjunctly
and
severally
,
specially
constitute
,
Greeting
:
Forasmuch
as
by
Our
Royal
Prerogative
,
We
have
power
to
establish
,
or
alter
the
matter
of
Coyn
,
either
Native
or
Forraign
within
Our
Dominions
,
from
time
to
time
,
as
We
shall
find
fit
for
the
good
of
Our
Subjects
;
and
Our
Royal
Ancestors
having
been
in
constant
use
to
raise
and
exalt
the
extrinsick
value
of
the
Coyn
of
this
Kingdom
,
according
as
the
Neighbouring
Kingdoms
and
States
have
done
their
Standarts
;
and
in
some
measure
,
to
bear
such
a
proportion
with
Our
Neighbours
,
as
that
the
Coyn
of
this
Kingdom
might
not
be
exported
:
And
whereas
the
value
of
the
ounce
of
Coyned
Silver
hath
been
raised
from
time
to
time
,
as
particularly
in
the
year
1591.
the
value
of
the
ounce
of
Coyned
Silver
was
appointed
to
be
fourty
two
shilling
Scots
,
being
of
eleven
Denier
fine
,
which
continued
from
that
year
to
the
year
1691
,
and
was
then
raised
to
three
Pounds
ten
Pennies
,
and
two
sixth
parts
,
and
which
has
continued
ever
since
at
that
value
:
albeit
in
the
Neighbouring
Kingdoms
and
States
,
the
ounce
of
Coyned
Silver
is
valued
considerably
above
the
same
,
which
has
been
one
great
occasion
of
the
exporting
of
the
greatest
part
of
the
Stock
of
Our
own
Coyn
,
and
whereof
Merchandise
has
been
,
and
is
still
made
;
and
the
same
species
melted
down
by
forraign
Mints
and
Goldsmiths
,
and
imported
again
in
forraign
species
,
much
below
Our
own
Coyn
,
both
in
weight
and
fineness
,
whereby
Our
Authority
has
been
contemned
,
Our
People
cheated
and
abused
,
and
the
Trade
and
Commerce
of
this
Kingdom
highly
prejudged
;
and
if
the
same
be
not
timously
remeided
,
the
remnant
of
the
Stock
of
Our
own
Coyn
will
in
a
short
time
be
carryed
out
,
and
nothing
left
but
forraign
species
of
baser
Monies
.
And
some
of
the
most
considerable
of
the
Merchants
of
this
Our
Kingdom
,
having
made
their
application
to
Our
Privy
Council
,
and
proposed
as
a
fit
expedient
,
that
Our
four
Merk
peices
might
be
appointed
to
be
current
proportionally
to
the
intrinsick
value
thereof
,
and
the
best
of
the
forraign
Current
Coyn
;
who
having
had
the
same
ūnder
serious
consideration
,
and
having
received
from
the
Officers
of
Our
Mint
,
an
exact
account
of
the
intrinsick
value
thereof
,
and
of
all
other
forraign
species
of
Coyn
,
tollerated
to
be
current
;
and
finding
,
that
at
the
rate
of
the
ounce
of
Silver
now
Current
in
other
Countreys
,
it
is
fit
that
Our
Coyn
be
in
some
proportion
with
theirs
in
the
extrinsick
value
.
We
therefore
,
with
the
Advice
of
the
Lords
of
Our
Privy
Council
,
do
ordain
and
appoint
,
that
in
time
coming
,
the
ounce
of
Our
own
Moneys
shall
be
in
value
,
three
Pounds
four
Shillings
Scots
Money
:
and
to
that
effect
,
do
ordain
,
that
the
four
Merk
pieces
,
which
are
now
current
at
fifty
three
shillings
four
pennies
,
shall
hereafter
be
current
at
fifty
six
shillings
,
and
the
inferiour
species
of
that
Coyn
,
viz.
the
two
Merk
,
Merk
,
Half
merk
,
and
Fourty-penny-piece
proportionably
.
And
whereas
it
is
most
just
,
that
now
seing
we
have
advanced
the
value
of
Our
Coyn
,
as
aforesaid
,
the
Merchants
ought
to
have
enccuragement
to
bring
in
their
Bulzeon
with
greater
chearfulness
,
We
do
ordain
,
that
whereas
they
did
receive
for
each
ounce
of
Silver
,
payed
in
by
them
,
as
Bulzeon
of
eleven
denier
fine
,
fifty
five
Shillings
nine
Pennies
Scots
;
the
Master
of
the
Mint
is
now
to
pay
out
to
them
,
for
every
ounce
of
eleven
denier
fine
,
given
in
by
them
as
Bulzeon
,
fifty
eight
Shillings
Scots
.
And
ordains
all
forraign
species
of
Coyn
to
be
current
as
formerly
;
And
that
these
Presents
be
Printed
,
and
Published
at
the
Mercat
Cross
of
Edinburgh
,
and
other
places
needful
,
that
none
pretend
ignorance
.
Given
under
Our
Signet
at
Edinburgh
,
the
fifth
day
of
March
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
eighty
and
one
,
And
of
Our
Raign
,
the
thretty
three
Year
.
Per
actum
Dominorum
Secreti
Concilij
.
WIL.
PATERSON
.
Cl.
Sti.
Concilij
.
GOD
save
the
KING
.
Edinburgh
,
Printed
by
the
Heir
of
Andrew
Ander●●●
〈…〉
ter
to
His
most
Sacred
Majesty
,
Anne
DOM
16●●