A proclamation appointing some forraigne species of gold and silver to be current Scotland. Privy Council. 1677 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B05541 Wing S1705 ESTC R225702 53981577 ocm 53981577 180364 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05541) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 180364) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2826:52) 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. Caption title. 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. Imperfect: creased with slight loss of text. Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. 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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.