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B05563 A proclamation discharging English clipt-money. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1695 (1695) Wing S1744; ESTC R233589 698 1

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A PROCLAMATION Discharging English Clipt-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 the Leidges of this Our Antient Kingdom do sustain a great and growing Prejudice by the Inbringing and Passing of English Clipt Money which is far under the true Value Therefore and for Remedy of the foresaid Abuse We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council have thought fit to Discharge likeas We hereby Discharge the said English clipt Money to pass in payments from and after the Twentieth day of this instant Month of May except by Weight conform to the Standard of this Kingdom at the Rate after-mentioned viz. The Crown Peice at the Rate and Weight of fourteen Drop and an half the Half Crown Peice at seven Drop and nine Grains the Shilling Sterling Piece at two Drop thirty two Grains and the Six-pence Sterling Piece at one Drop and sixteen Grains declaring that none of Our Leidges shall from and after the said day be oblidged to take the same in payments save by Weight as said is providing nevertheless that all English Money Vnclipt shall pass after the same manner and at the same Rate as it was in use to pass before the emitting of this Proclamation 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 remanent Mercat-crosses of the hail Head-burghs of all the Shires within this Kingdom and there by open Proclamation make Intimation hereof that none may pretend Ignorance and ordains these presents to be printed Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the sixteenth day of May and of Our Reign the seventh Year Per Actum Dominorun 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.