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         England and Wales. Parliament.
      
       
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             An act touching the moneys and coyns of England
             England and Wales. Parliament.
          
           1 broadside.
           
             Printed for Edward Husband ...,
             [London] :
             1649.
          
           
             "Die Martis, 17 Julii, 1649. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. [countersigned] Hen: Scobell, Cleric Parliament."
             Imperfect: cropped.
             Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
         eng
      
       
         
           Money -- England.
           Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660.
        
      
    
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             [illegible figure at head of title]
          
           An
           Act
           touching
           the
           Moneys
           and
           Coyns
           of
           England
           .
        
         
           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
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               
                 Pieces
                 of
                 Gold
                 .
              
            
             
               
                  
              
               
                 Peny
                 weights
                 
                 20.
                 
              
               
                 Grains
                 
                 24.
                 
              
               
                 Mites
                 
                 20.
                 
              
               
                 Droits
                 
                 24.
                 
              
               
                 Perits
                 
                 20.
                 
              
               
                 Blanks
                 
                 24.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 s.
                 
                 xx
              
               
                 05
              
               
                 20
              
               
                 10
              
               
                 00
              
               
                 00
              
               
                 00
              
            
             
               
                 s.
                 
                 x
              
               
                 02
              
               
                 22
              
               
                 05
              
               
                 00
              
               
                 00
              
               
                 00
              
            
             
               
                 s.
                 
                 v
              
               
                 01
              
               
                 11
              
               
                 02
              
               
                 12
              
               
                 00
              
               
                 00
              
            
             
               
                 Pieces
                 of
                 Silver
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 s.
                 
                 v
              
               
                 19
              
               
                 08
              
               
                 10
              
               
                 08
              
               
                 00
              
               
                 00
              
            
             
               
                 s.d.
                 
                 ii
                 vi
              
               
                 09
              
               
                 16
              
               
                 05
              
               
                 04
              
               
                 00
              
               
                 00
              
            
             
               
                 d.
                 
                 xii
              
               
                 03
              
               
                 20
              
               
                 18
              
               
                 01
              
               
                 10
              
               
                 00
              
            
             
               
                 d.
                 
                 vi
              
               
                 01
              
               
                 22
              
               
                 09
              
               
                 00
              
               
                 15
              
               
                  
              
            
             
               
                 d.
                 
                 ii
              
               
                 00
              
               
                 15
              
               
                 09
              
               
                 16
              
               
                 05
              
               
                  
              
            
             
               
                 d.
                 
                 i
              
               
                 00
              
               
                 07
              
               
                 14
              
               
                 20
              
               
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                 ob
                 .
              
               
                 00
              
               
                 03
              
               
                 17
              
               
                 10
              
               
                 01
              
               
                 06
              
            
          
        
         
           
             
               Memorandum
               ,
            
             
               
                 Twelve
                 Ounces
                 makes
                 a
                 pound
                 Weight
                 Troy
                 ;
              
            
             
               
                 Twenty
                 peny
                 weight
                 makes
                 an
                 Ounce
                 ;
              
            
             
               
                 Twenty
                 four
                 Grains
                 makes
                 a
                 peny
                 weight
                 ;
              
            
             
               
                 Twenty
                 Mites
                 makes
                 a
                 Grain
                 ;
              
            
             
               
                 Twenty
                 four
                 Droits
                 makes
                 a
                 Mite
                 ;
              
            
             
               
                 Twenty
                 Perits
                 makes
                 a
                 Droit
                 ;
              
            
             
               
                 Twenty
                 four
                 Blanks
                 makes
                 a
                 Perit
                 .
              
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             
               Die
               Martis
               ,
               17
               Julii
               ,
               1649.
               
            
          
        
         
           ORdered
           by
           the
           Commons
           assembled
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           That
           this
           Act
           be
           forthwith
           printed
           and
           published
           .
        
         
           
             Hen
             :
             Scobell
             ,
             Cleric
             .
             Parliament
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           Printed
           for
           
             Edward
             Husband
             ,
          
           Printer
           to
           the
           Parliament
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           1649.
           
        
      
      
  

