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B05559 Proclamation discharging all English unmilln'd-money to pass, except by weight, and allowing and crying-up the English milln'd crown to three pound five shilling, with it's fractions proportionally. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1697 (1697) Wing S1740; ESTC R183434 1,070 1

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PROCLAMATION Discharging all English Vnmilln'd-Money to pass except by Weight and Allowing and Crying-up the English Milln'd Crown to Three Pound five Shilling with it's Fractions proportionally VVILLIAM 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 For as much as this Our Ancient Kingdom is much prejudged by the importing of great Quantities of Light unmilln'd English Money into the same and that the Inconveniency thereby arising is likely to increass since that kind of Money is no more current in the Kingdom of England except by Weight And also We considering how expedient it is that the Milln'd-Money of England be raised to a Proportion with other Coyns presently current within this Kingdom Therefore We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council have Discharged and hereby discharge all English Unmilln'd-money to pass in payments otherways than by Weight at Four Shilling Scots the Drop making three Pounds four Shillings Scots for the Ounce and so proportionally upwards and downwards according to the lesser and greater Weight than the said Drop and Ounce Providing that in great payments the weighing be by single Ounces and their Fractions and no greater Weight And We with Advice foresaid peremptorly Require and Command all our Subjects to receive the said English Unmilln'd-Money in all Payments as current Money according to the Rate of Four shilling Scots the Drop-weight and no otherwise under the Pain of being lyable to the Double of what shall be refused to be summarly exacted at the Instance and for the use of the Offerer by the Determination of any Judge ordinary to be given without any Process of Law As also We with Advice foresaid have Ordained and hereby Ordain the Silver Milln'd-Crown of England to pass and be received in all Payments at Three Pound five Shilling Scots and the milln'd Half crown milln'd Shilling and milln'd Sixpence of England as the Fractions of the said milln'd Crown to pass and be current in all Payments within this Our Kingdom according to the said Rate of the Crown proportionally to their Value under the pain foresaid to be determined in manner above mentioned and that none refuse to receive Payments in the respective Species of Money from the Day and Date hereof at the Rates above-specified under the Pains foresaids as they will be answerable OUR WILL IS HEREFORE and We 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 thereat in Our Name and Authority by open Proclamation make Publication hereof that none pretend Ignorance And Ordains these presents to be Printed Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the twenty third day of January and of Our Reign the eight year 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 the King 's most Excellent Majesty Anno 1697.