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         Scotland. Privy Council.
      
       
         
           1677
        
      
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             A proclamation appointing some forraigne species of gold and silver to be current
             Scotland. Privy Council.
             Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II)
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most sacred Majesty,
             Edinburgh :
             Anno Dom. 1677.
          
           
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             Royal arms at head of text; initial letter.
             Dated: Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the twenty seventh day of February, and of Our Reign the twenty ninth year, 1677.
             Signed: Al. Gibson, Cl. Sti. Concilii.
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               C
               R
            
             
               HONI
               SOIT
               QVI
               MAL
               Y
               PENSE
            
             royal blazon or coat of arms
          
        
         
           A
           PROCLAMATION
           Appointing
           some
           Forraigne
           species
           of
           Gold
           and
           Silver
           to
           be
           Current
           .
        
         
           
             
               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
             ,
             and
             Messengers
             at
             Arms
             ,
             Our
             Sheriffs
             in
             that
             part
             ,
             conjunctly
             ,
             and
             severally
             ,
             specially
             constitute
             ,
             Greeting
             ;
          
        
         
           Forasmuch
           as
           the
           Lords
           of
           Our
           Privy
           Council
           ,
           having
           taken
           to
           their
           Consideration
           a
           Petition
           presented
           by
           the
           Provost
           of
           
             Edinburgh
             ,
          
           in
           Name
           ,
           and
           by
           Warrand
           of
           the
           Royall
           Burrowes
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           Representing
           ,
           as
           one
           of
           the
           great
           causes
           of
           the
           Decay
           of
           Commerce
           amongst
           all
           Qualities
           of
           people
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           the
           deadness
           of
           the
           Forraign
           and
           Inland
           Trade
           thereof
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           great
           scarcity
           of
           the
           stock
           of
           Coyn
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           manner
           of
           species
           of
           Money
           in
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           that
           does
           much
           incommodate
           all
           manner
           of
           Dealers
           ,
           who
           are
           necessitate
           to
           deal
           upon
           Credit
           ,
           wanting
           the
           supplies
           of
           species
           of
           money
           to
           maintain
           the
           same
           :
           which
           Scarcity
           having
           been
           occasioned
           by
           the
           small
           Quantities
           of
           Silver
           that
           used
           to
           be
           coyned
           formerly
           In
           Our
           Mint
           ,
           before
           Our
           late
           happy
           Restauration
           ,
           and
           the
           frequent
           Exportation
           even
           of
           the
           saids
           small
           Quantities
           into
           Forraign
           parts
           ;
           And
           having
           remitted
           the
           Consideration
           of
           the
           foresaid
           Petition
           to
           a
           Commitee
           of
           their
           number
           ,
           for
           preparing
           the
           said
           matter
           ,
           impowering
           them
           to
           confer
           with
           the
           Officers
           of
           our
           Mint
           ,
           and
           these
           of
           the
           Burrowes
           who
           were
           intrusted
           with
           the
           said
           Petition
           ,
           and
           to
           take
           exact
           tryal
           of
           the
           fineness
           of
           Forraign
           Coin
           both
           of
           Gold
           and
           silver
           ;
           who
           having
           accordingly
           conferred
           with
           these
           of
           the
           saids
           Burrowes
           ,
           and
           Officers
           of
           Our
           Mint
           ,
           and
           having
           seen
           exact
           Tryal
           taken
           of
           the
           Intrinsick
           Finenesse
           and
           Value
           of
           several
           sorts
           of
           forraign
           Coyn
           ,
           by
           the
           subtile
           essay
           taken
           in
           their
           presence
           ,
           did
           make
           report
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Spanish
          
           and
           
             Dutch
          
           Duccatoon
           ,
           the
           
             Spanish
          
           Milrynd
           and
           
             French
          
           Crown
           ,
           are
           much
           finer
           than
           other
           forraign
           Coyn
           now
           presently
           currant
           in
           this
           Kingdom
           .
           W
           E
           Therefore
           ,
           being
           unwilling
           to
           restrain
           the
           forraign
           coynes
           presently
           currant
           ,
           while
           our
           proper
           coyn
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           is
           so
           small
           ,
           and
           so
           much
           exported
           because
           of
           its
           fineness
           ;
           And
           finding
           it
           the
           better
           way
           to
           keep
           out
           course
           forraign
           coyn
           ,
           by
           allowing
           the
           said
           finer
           forraign
           Coyn
           to
           be
           currant
           :
           And
           considering
           ,
           that
           the
           foresaids
           species
           of
           money
           are
           the
           Coyn
           of
           these
           places
           with
           which
           this
           Kingdom
           hath
           most
           considerable
           Trade
           ,
           and
           will
           be
           a
           great
           mean
           to
           inable
           Merchants
           to
           return
           money
           for
           the
           export
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           :
           Whereas
           if
           the
           Coyn
           of
           these
           places
           be
           not
           currant
           here
           ,
           their
           Ships
           must
           return
           light
           ,
           or
           loaden
           with
           forraign
           Commodities
           of
           lesse
           use
           for
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           to
           ballance
           their
           whole
           expert
           :
           Have
           thought
           fit
           ,
           with
           advice
           of
           Our
           Privy
           Council
           ,
           to
           declare
           and
           ordain
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           Tenour
           hereof
           do
           declare
           and
           ordain
           ,
           That
           the
           particular
           species
           of
           Forraign
           Coyn
           ,
           above
           and
           after
           mentioned
           ,
           shal
           have
           course
           within
           this
           Kingdom
           at
           the
           rates
           following
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           The
           
             Spanish
          
           and
           
             Dutch
          
           Duccatoon
           to
           passe
           currant
           amongst
           all
           Our
           subjects
           ,
           for
           three
           pounds
           ten
           shillings
           
             scots
             :
          
           The
           
             Spanish
          
           Milrynd
           ,
           for
           two
           pounds
           seventeen
           shillings
           
             scots
             :
          
           And
           the
           
             French
          
           Crown
           for
           two
           pounds
           sixteen
           shillings
           .
           And
           also
           We
           considering
           ,
           that
           there
           hath
           been
           an
           Surcease
           ,
           and
           long
           time
           since
           the
           coyning
           of
           any
           Gold
           in
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           species
           of
           all
           Old
           Gold
           is
           transported
           ,
           and
           little
           Forraign
           Gold
           imported
           ;
           And
           for
           the
           further
           incouragement
           of
           the
           Merchants
           in
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           concerned
           in
           the
           
             Spanish
          
           and
           
             Dutch
          
           Trades
           ,
           to
           make
           the
           Returns
           of
           their
           yearly
           Export
           and
           Effects
           in
           such
           species
           of
           Gold
           Coynes
           as
           these
           Countreys
           do
           afford
           ;
           Do
           hereby
           also
           ,
           with
           Advice
           foresaid
           ,
           Ordain
           ,
           and
           Declare
           ,
           the
           Quadruple
           
             Spanish
          
           Pistol
           ,
           or
           piece
           of
           eight
           of
           Gold
           ,
           to
           have
           course
           amongst
           our
           Subjects
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           at
           the
           rate
           of
           fourty
           two
           pounds
           
             scots
          
           the
           piece
           ,
           the
           same
           being
           of
           usual
           weight
           ,
           of
           twenty
           one
           Deniers
           :
           And
           also
           the
           smaller
           species
           of
           the
           said
           Gold
           Pistol
           down-ward
           ,
           to
           pass
           at
           the
           saids
           Rates
           proportionally
           :
           As
           likewise
           ,
           the
           
             Hungary
             ,
             Dutch
             ,
          
           and
           
             Fleemish
          
           Duccat
           of
           Gold
           weighing
           two
           Deniers
           ,
           fifteen
           Grains
           ,
           to
           passe
           ,
           and
           have
           course
           for
           five
           pounds
           twelve
           shillings
           
             scots
             ,
          
           The
           same
           being
           of
           the
           said
           weight
           .
           And
           to
           the
           effect
           all
           Our
           Leiges
           may
           have
           notice
           hereof
           ,
           Our
           Will
           is
           ,
           and
           We
           charge
           you
           strictly
           ,
           and
           command
           ,
           that
           incontinent
           these
           Our
           Letters
           seen
           ,
           ye
           pass
           to
           the
           Mercat-Cross
           of
           
             Edinburgh
             ,
          
           and
           other
           places
           needful
           ,
           and
           thereat
           ,
           in
           Our
           Name
           and
           Authority
           ,
           by
           open
           Proclamation
           ,
           make
           Publication
           of
           the
           Premisses
           .
        
         
           
             Given
             under
             Our
             Signet
             ,
             at
             
               Edinburgh
               ,
            
             
               the
               twenty
               seventh
               day
               of
               
                 February
                 ,
              
               and
               of
               Our
               Reign
               the
               twenty
               ninth
               year
               ,
               1677.
               
            
          
           
             Per
             Actum
             Dominorum
             Secreti
             Concilii
             .
             
               Al.
               Gibson
               .
               Cl.
            
             S
             
               ti
            
             .
             Concilii
             .
          
           
           GOD
           Save
           the
           King.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             Edinburgh
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           the
           
             Heir
          
           of
           
             Andrew
             Anderson
             ,
          
           Printer
           to
           his
           most
           Sacred
           Majesty
           ,
           
             Anno
             Dom.
          
           1677.
           
        
      
    
  

