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B05500 Proclamation anent old fourteens, and their halfs, cobbs, and fourty penny-pieces. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1697 (1697) Wing S1638; ESTC R183368 1,058 1

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PROCLAMATION Anent old Fourteens and their Halfs Cobbs and Fourty Penny-pieces WILLIAM by the grace of GOD King of Great-Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith to Macers of Our privy-Privy-Council Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally Specially constitute Greeting For asmuch as by the Act past in the last Session of Our current Parliament anent the old fourteen shilling pieces and their halfs It is Statute That all old fourteen shilling pieces weighing two Drops and twenty seven Grains and their halfs weighing proportionally shall be received in all Payments at their present current Rate and that the other old Fourteens and their halfs under the said weight shall pass in all Payments at the rate of three Pounds four Shilling the Ounce being a Groat for the Drop Therefore and in pursuance of the said Act of Parliament and for removing any difficulty that may arise about the Weight We with advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council Have declared and hereby declare and ordain That the weight at which the saids old Fourteens and their halfs are to pass is the Lanerk Troy Weight That is the weight of the Stone and its Fractions committed to the Custody of the Burgh of Lanerk and known to be the Standart of the Weight within this Kingdom according as the saids Weights are or shall be marked by the Deans of Guild of the Royal Burrows in the usual manner And further for the better facilitating the Currency of Money We with advice foresaid Declare and Appoint all the pieces of Money commonly called Cobbs and their Fractions of whatever kind they be to pass without distinction by Weight That is such of them as weigh fourteen Drop or above at the Rate of fifty six shilling and such as weigh less at the Rate of four shilling Scots per Drop of the foresaid weight of Lanerk And lastly We with advice foresaid Ordain all Scots fourty penny-pieces to pass and Be current in all Payments at three shilling and six pennies per piece Certifying such as shall refuse the said old Fourteens and their halfs or the saids Cobbs and their Fractions or the saids Scots fourty penny-pieces at the Rate above-appointed they shall be liable in the double of what shall be refused to be summarly exacted at the instance and for the use of the Offerer by all Judges Ordinary without delay OUR VVILL IS HEREFORE and VVe Charge you strictly and Command that incontinent these Our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat-cross of Edinburgh and to the Mercat-crosses of the remanent Head-Burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom and there in Our Name and Authority by open Proclamation make intimation hereof that none pretend Ignorance and ordains these presents to be Printed Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the thirty one day of December and of Our Reign the eight Year 1696. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii GILB ELIOTCls Sti. Concilii GOD save the KING Edinburgh Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most excellent Majesty Anno DOM. 1697.