Selected quad for the lemma: act_n
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B05500
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Proclamation anent old fourteens, and their halfs, cobbs, and fourty penny-pieces.
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Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II)
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1697
(1697)
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Wing S1638; ESTC R183368
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proclamation_n anent_o old_a fourteen_n and_o their_o half_n cobbs_n and_o forty_o penny-piece_n william_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o great-britain_n france_n and_o ireland_n defender_n of_o the_o faith_n to_o macer_n of_o our_o privy-council_n messenger_n at_o arm_n our_o sheriff_n in_o that_o part_n conjunct_o and_o several_o special_o constitute_v greeting_n for_o asmuch_o as_o by_o the_o act_n pass_v in_o the_o last_o session_n of_o our_o current_a parliament_n anent_o the_o old_a fourteen_o shilling_n piece_n and_o their_o half_n it_o be_v statute_n that_o all_o old_a fourteen_o shilling_n piece_n weigh_v two_o drop_n and_o twenty_o seven_o grain_n and_o their_o half_n weigh_v proportional_o shall_v be_v receive_v in_o all_o payment_n at_o their_o present_a current_n rate_v and_o that_o the_o other_o old_a fourteen_n and_o their_o half_n under_o the_o say_a weight_n shall_v pass_v in_o all_o payment_n at_o the_o rate_n of_o three_o pound_n four_o shilling_n the_o ounce_n be_v a_o groat_n for_o the_o drop_n therefore_o and_o in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o say_a act_n of_o parliament_n and_o for_o remove_v any_o difficulty_n that_o may_v arise_v about_o the_o weight_n we_o with_o advice_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n have_v declare_v and_o hereby_o declare_v and_o ordain_v that_o the_o weight_n at_o which_o the_o say_n old_a fourteen_n and_o their_o half_n be_v to_o pass_v be_v the_o lanerk_n troy_n weight_n that_o be_v the_o weight_n of_o the_o stone_n and_o its_o fraction_n commit_v to_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o burgh_n of_o lanerk_n and_o know_v to_o be_v the_o standart_n of_o the_o weight_n within_o this_o kingdom_n according_a as_o the_o say_n weight_n be_v or_o shall_v be_v mark_v by_o the_o dean_n of_o guild_n of_o the_o royal_a burrows_n in_o the_o usual_a manner_n and_o further_o for_o the_o better_a facilitate_v the_o currency_n of_o money_n we_o with_o advice_n foresay_a declare_v and_o appoint_v all_o the_o piece_n of_o money_n common_o call_v cobbs_n and_o their_o fraction_n of_o whatever_o kind_n they_o be_v to_o pass_v without_o distinction_n by_o weight_n that_o be_v such_o of_o they_o as_o weigh_v fourteen_o drop_n or_o above_o at_o the_o rate_n of_o fifty_o six_o shilling_n and_o such_o as_o weigh_v less_o at_o the_o rate_n of_o four_o shilling_n scot_n per_fw-la drop_v of_o the_o foresay_a weight_n of_o lanerk_n and_o last_o we_o with_o advice_n foresay_a ordain_v all_o scot_n forty_o penny-piece_n to_o pass_v and_o be_v current_a in_o all_o payment_n at_o three_o shilling_n and_o six_o penny_n per_fw-la piece_n certify_v such_o as_o shall_v refuse_v the_o say_v old_a fourteen_n and_o their_o half_n or_o the_o say_n cobbs_n and_o their_o fraction_n or_o the_o say_n scot_n forty_o penny-piece_n at_o the_o rate_n above-appointed_n they_o shall_v be_v liable_a in_o the_o double_a of_o what_o shall_v be_v refuse_v to_o be_v summary_o exact_v at_o the_o instance_n and_o for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o offerer_n by_o all_o judge_n ordinary_a without_o delay_n our_o will_v be_v herefore_o and_o we_o charge_v you_o strict_o and_o command_v that_o incontinent_a these_o our_o letter_n see_v you_o pass_v to_o the_o mercat-cross_a of_o edinburgh_n and_o to_o the_o mercat-cross_n of_o the_o remanent_fw-la headburgh_n of_o the_o several_a shire_n and_o stewartry_n within_o this_o kingdom_n and_o there_o in_o our_o name_n and_o authority_n by_o open_a proclamation_n make_v intimation_n hereof_o that_o none_o pretend_v ignorance_n and_o ordain_v these_o present_n to_o be_v print_v give_v under_o our_o signet_n at_o edinburgh_n the_o thirty_o one_o day_n of_o december_n and_o of_o our_o reign_n the_o eight_o year_n 1696._o per_fw-la actum_fw-la dominorum_fw-la secreti_fw-la concilii_fw-la gilb_n eliotcls_n sti._n concilii_fw-la god_n save_o the_o king_n edinburgh_n print_v by_o the_o heir_n and_o successor_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o his_o most_o excellent_a majesty_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1697._o