Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n
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B05200
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Act of Parliament anent the conziage of copper. At Edinburgh, the nineteenth day of July, 1690 years.
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Scotland. Parliament. Committee of Estates.
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1691
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Wing S1121; ESTC R183920
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act_z of_o parliament_n anent_o the_o conÈiage_n of_o copper_n at_o edinburgh_n the_o ninteenth_n day_n of_o july_n 1690_o year_n the_o king_n and_o queen_n majesty_n with_o consent_n of_o the_o three_o estate_n conveen_v in_o parliament_n consider_v that_o at_o this_o time_n it_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o have_v some_o small_a money_n conÈy_v in_o copper_n for_o the_o easy_a exchange_n and_o support_v of_o the_o poor_a and_o that_o the_o value_v allow_v by_o the_o twenty_o four_o act_n of_o the_o parliament_n 1686_o to_o be_v conÈy_v out_o of_o the_o pound_n of_o copper_n viz._n twenty_o shilling_n scot_n out_o of_o the_o pound_n be_v so_o little_a that_o it_o will_v not_o well_o repay_v the_o charge_n waste_v and_o travail_n of_o the_o conÈiage_n do_v therefore_o allow_v such_o a_o quantity_n of_o copper_n to_o be_v conÈy_v as_o the_o king_n majesty_n shall_v order_n not_o exceed_v three_o thousand_o stone_n of_o copper_n in_o the_o space_n of_o six_o year_n whereof_o two_o part_n in_o twopenny_n piece_n and_o a_o three_o in_o six-penny-piece_n at_o such_o a_o rate_n as_o shall_v be_v appoint_v by_o his_o majesty_n not_o exceed_v thirty_o shilling_n scot_n in_o the_o pound_n weight_n of_o copper_n provide_v that_o the_o say_a quantity_n of_o three_o thousand_o stone_n be_v so_o divide_v as_o that_o no_o more_o than_o five_o hundred_o stone_n be_v conÈy_v in_o one_o year_n and_o likewise_o that_o albeit_o this_o alteration_n be_v now_o dispense_v with_o and_o allow_v on_o good_a consideration_n yet_o after_o that_o the_o say_a number_n of_o three_o thousand_o stone_n of_o copper_n shall_v be_v conÈy_v the_o former_a act_n pass_v in_o anno_fw-la 1686_o shall_v stand_v in_o its_o full_a force_n as_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o copper_n coin_n in_o all_o point_n and_o the_o estate_n do_v humble_o entreat_v his_o majesty_n may_v recommend_v to_o his_o privy_a council_n to_o take_v exact_a care_n for_o overseeing_a that_o no_o more_o be_v conÈy_v at_o this_o rate_n than_o the_o say_v three_o thousand_o stone_n in_o such_o proportion_n as_o his_o majesty_n shall_v prescribe_v not_o exceed_v five_o hundred_o stone_n in_o one_o year_n as_o say_v be_v and_o they_o statute_n and_o ordain_v that_o the_o exceed_v of_o the_o foresay_a quantity_n shall_v be_v punish_v as_o false_a conÈiage_n extract_v forth_o of_o the_o record_n of_o parliament_n by_o i_o robert_n balfour_n cls._n reg._n edinburgh_n print_v by_o the_o heir_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o their_o most_o excellent_a majesty_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1691._o