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a_o french_a fifteen_o penny_n be_v of_o silver_n of_o a_o base_a alloy_n it_o be_v worth_a 30_o gros_n of_o chelons_n which_o make_v 20_o penny_n of_o poland_n or_o 10_o common_a penny_n beside_o the_o tinfe_v there_o be_v another_o sort_n of_o money_n call_v choustack_n which_o be_v also_o a_o piece_n of_o silver_n of_o base_a alloy_n and_o less_o than_o a_o french_a sou_n it_o be_v worth_a 10_o gros_n of_o poland_n so_o that_o 3_o of_o they_o make_v a_o tinfe_fw-mi these_o base_a coin_n do_v not_o pass_v so_o current_o at_o dantzick_n nor_o in_o any_o part_n of_o prussia_n for_o the_o tinfe_v be_v not_o worth_a above_o 18_o gros_n and_o the_o choustack_n six_o gros_n of_o dantzick_n money_n because_o the_o chelons_n of_o dantzick_n be_v worth_n more_o than_o those_o of_o poland_n which_o do_v not_o go_v at_o all_o there_o the_o money_n of_o dantzick_n consist_v in_o ducat_n of_o gold_n ourt_n choustaques_n and_o chelons_n the_o ducat_n as_o i_o intimate_v before_o be_v worth_a 2_o 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