A proclamation for raising the rate of money. Scotland. Privy Council. 1695 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B05674 Wing S1896 ESTC R233590 52528985 ocm 52528985 179086 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. B05674) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179086) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2776:75) A proclamation for raising the rate of money. Scotland. Privy Council. Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most excellent Majesty, Edinburgh : Anno Dom. 1695. Caption title. Royal arms at head of text; initial letter. Dated: Given under Our Signet, at Edinburgh, the twelfth day of July, and of Our Reign the seventh year 1695. Signed: Gilb. Eliot, Cls. Sti. Concilii. 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. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Money -- Law and legislation -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800. Currency question -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. 2008-01 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-03 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-03 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion WR DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms A PROCLAMATION For raising the Rate of Money . WILLIAM by the Grace of GOD , King of Great-Britain , France and Ireland , Defender of the Faith , To Macers of Our Privy Council , Messengers at Arms , Our Sheriffs in that part , conjunctly and severally , specially constitute , Greeting ; Forasmuch as , by reason of the raising of the Rates of the current Coyns in the neighbouring Kingdoms , and Countries with whom this Our Ancient Kingdom hath Trade and Traffique ; It is found , that there is much Money , both Gold and Silver exported forth of the same , so that a Proportional raising of the Rate of of the Coynspresenly current in this Kingdom , is necessary to restrain the said Export , and prevent the prejudice thereof ; Therefore We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council have thought fit to Raise and hereby do raise the Rates of the Species after-mentioned , to be from the Day and Date hereof as follows , viz , The Rate of tbe silver Crown-piece coyned in Scotland , or of the silver milned Crown of England , to three pounds six shilling : Of the silver Scots fourty shilling Piece , to fourty four shilling : Of the silver milned Half-Crown of England , to thirty three shilling : Of the silver Scots twenty shilling Piece , to twenty two shilling : Of the silver Scots Ten shilling Piece , to Eleven shilling : Of the Ducatdoun , to three pounds fourteen shilling : Of the four Rex Dollars , called the Bank-Sword-Dollar , Wild-man and Wild-borse Dollars , and Caste-Dollar , to three pounds , all the rest of the Rix Dollars continuing as they were at the Rate of fifty eight shilling : Of the Scots four merk Piece , the Leg dollar , French silver Crown Piece , Cross-dollar and Milnryne , each of them to fifty eight shilling , and all their Halfs and Quarters proportionally . And these Rates above-set-down , are hereby Declared and Ordained to be the Current Rates of the foresaid Species and Coyns , at which all Persons in Contracts and Bargains , and in all Payments whatsomever , shall be obliged to receive the same , as the Current Coyn of this Our Antient Kingdom . And farder , We do hereby strictly Order and Command , that the Laws and Acts of Parliament against the transporting of Gold and Silver out of this Kingdom , be punctually Observed and put to Execution by all concerned . OUR WILL IS HEREFORE , and We Charge you strictly , and Command , that incontinent thir Our Letters seen , ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh , and whole other Marcat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs of the several Shires within this Kingdom , and there in Our Name and Authority , make Publication hereof , that none may pretend Ignorance : and Ordains these Presents to be Printed . Given under Our Signet , at Edinburgh , the Twelfth day of July , And of Our Reign the Seventh year , 1695 . Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii . GILB . ELIOT , Cls. Sti. Concilii . GOD save the King. Edinburgh , Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His most Excellent Majesty , Anno Dom. 1695.