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A37603	England and Wales. Parliament.	An act touching the moneys and coyns of England	1649.0		.xml	application/xml	979	47	73	VVHereas the ordering of Moneys and Coyns , and setting the same at such valuations and prizes as shall be thought convenient and necessary , is appropriate and of right belonging to the Soveraign and Supreme Authority of this Commonwealth ; And the Parliament having Resolved to change and alter the former Stamps , Arms , Pictures , with the Motto's , VVords , Stiles and Inscriptions in and about the same , and to cause new Coyns of Gold and Silver to be made of several Stamps , VVeights and Values , but of one uniform Standard and Allay , to be current within this State and Commonwealth of England ; ( that is to say ) One piece of Gold of the value of Twenty shillings Sterlin , to be called , The Twenty shillings piece , stamped on the one side with the Cross , and a Palm and Lawrel , with these words , The Commonwealth of England ; and on the other side with the Cross and Harp , with these words , God with us : One other piece of Gold money of Ten shillings , to be called , The Ten shillings piece ; and one other piece of Gold money of Five shillings , to be called , The Five shillings piece , with the same VVords , Inscriptions , Pictures and Arms on each side , as the former : And for Silver moneys , pieces of Five shillings , and pieces of Two shillings and six pence , and pieces of Twelve pence , and pieces of Six pence , having the same VVords , Inscriptions , Pictures and Arms on each side as the former ; Also pieces of Two pence , and One peny , having the same pictures and Arms as the former , without any VVords or Inscriptions ; and the Half peny having on the one side a Cross , and on the other side a Harp : All which several Coyns of Gold and Silver , The Parliament doth hereby Enact , Declare , publish and authorize to be amongst others heretofore used , the Moneys current for this State and Commonwealth of England , to be used and received by all the people of this Nation , in all Receipts and payments , and in all maner of Traffiquing , Bargaining and Dealing between man and man , at the several rates and values contained in the Schedule or Table hereunto annexed , expressing their true Values and VVeights , according to the Accompt of the Mint within the Tower of London . This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A37603 of text R39470 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing E1159).	cache/A37603.xml	txt/A37603.txt
