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of_o money_n be_v a_o mark_n of_o sovereignty_n so_o that_o the_o melt_a of_o money_n be_v a_o great_a matter_n of_o state_n which_o may_v be_v see_v by_o the_o former_a declaration_n of_o their_o weight_n and_o finesse_n in_o so_o much_o that_o whereas_o in_o the_o year_n 1586_o when_o the_o earl_n of_o leycester_n go_v over_o to_o take_v the_o government_n of_o those_o country_n by_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o late_a queen_n elizabeth_n of_o bless_a memory_n the_o lion_n doller_n make_v now_o to_o be_v the_o standard_n piece_n be_v value_v at_o thirty_o six_o stiver_n and_o the_o english_a shilling_n which_o be_v now_o require_v to_o be_v deliver_v by_o weight_n be_v value_v at_o ten_o stiver_n hundred_o decree_v four_o upon_o the_o hundred_o and_o now_o the_o say_a lion_n doller_n albeit_o decree_v after_o the_o former_a inhancement_n be_v still_o value_v at_o forty_o stiver_n which_o be_v one_o nine_o part_n increase_v according_a to_o which_o the_o english_a shilling_n ought_v 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austria_n for_o the_o unite_a province_n declare_v by_o their_o proclamation_n in_o the_o year_n 1611_o and_o we_o shall_v find_v the_o like_a ground_n and_o foundation_n to_o their_o advantage_n albeit_o they_o seem_v to_o find_v fault_n with_o the_o disorderly_a course_n of_o money_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a policy_n in_o state_n affair_n the_o say_a archduke_n make_v as_o now_o the_o state_n have_v do_v his_o own_o coin_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n for_o standard_n piece_n silver_n modern_a and_o ancient_a standard_n oâ—_n gold_n and_o silver_n namely_o the_o double_a ducat_n of_o 23_o carrat_n 3_o ½_n grain_n of_o gold_n at_o seven_o guilder_n and_o eighteen_o stivers_n and_o the_o piece_n of_o three_o royal_n at_o fifteen_o stivers_n of_o ten_o ounce_n and_o eighteen_o grain_n fine_a by_o their_o calculation_n in_o the_o pound_n weight_n troy_n and_o by_o these_o mean_n there_o be_v a_o new_a foundation_n lay_v down_o for_o money_n in_o the_o say_v seventeen_o low_a 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of_o gain_n which_o be_v take_v away_o by_o a_o true_a course_n of_o exchange_n be_v the_o only_a remedy_n to_o make_v the_o effect_n to_o cease_v and_o all_o other_o mean_n be_v fallacy_n and_o to_o be_v abuse_v &c._n &c._n *_o dtridot_n chap._n x._o of_o the_o law_n and_o prohibition_n against_o usury_n many_o be_v the_o author_n which_o have_v write_v against_o usury_n in_o all_o age_n every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o profession_n most_o especial_o the_o divine_n who_o have_v the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o their_o warrant_n wherein_o also_o the_o ancient_a father_n have_v be_v very_o strict_a to_o construe_v the_o same_o according_o usury_n definition_n of_o usury_n make_v any_o thing_n take_v above_o the_o principal_a to_o be_v usury_n because_o the_o very_a word_n of_o usury_n in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n be_v call_v a_o bite_a of_o this_o word_n neshech_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o kind_n of_o bite_a as_o
north_n star_n some_o merchant_n be_v so_o far_o wide_a from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o value_n of_o coin_n and_o the_o exchange_n make_v thereupon_o that_o they_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o certain_a rate_n or_o par_fw-fr of_o exchange_n set_v to_o answer_v just_o the_o value_n of_o the_o coin_n of_o foreign_a part_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o diversity_n and_o disproportion_n of_o the_o coin_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o their_o intrinsicall_a and_o extrinsicall_a value_n but_o these_o merchant_n be_v to_o understand_v that_o the_o money_n of_o all_o country_n have_v a_o proportionable_a valuation_n relative_a within_o themselves_o according_a to_o their_o several_a standard_n for_o weight_n and_o fineness_n only_o the_o small_a and_o base_a coin_n have_v some_o little_a know_a advantage_n which_o may_v be_v consider_v of_o in_o exchange_n according_o proportionable_a valuation_n of_o money_n for_o exchange_n to_o be_v make_v according_o if_o there_o 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dollar_n and_o one_o half_a to_o answer_v the_o say_v par_fw-fr which_o doller_n be_v enhance_v since_o to_o fifty_o four_o shilling_n and_o be_v receive_v now_o but_o four_o dollar_n for_o the_o same_o and_o so_o for_o other_o place_n according_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o denomination_n of_o the_o imaginary_a money_n of_o all_o place_n whereupon_o exchange_n be_v make_v by_o bill_n the_o denomination_n of_o money_n which_o we_o call_v imaginary_a be_v because_o there_o be_v not_o any_o peculiar_a or_o proper_a money_n to_o be_v find_v in_o specie_fw-la whereupon_o the_o exchange_n be_v ground_v as_o it_o be_v in_o time_n pass_v in_o many_o place_n where_o some_o money_n be_v the_o cause_n to_o ground_v the_o price_n of_o exchange_n upon_o as_o our_o angel_n noble_a be_v coin_a for_o six_o shilling_n and_o eight_o penny_n sterling_a whereupon_o exchange_n have_v be_v make_v as_o now_o be_v do_v upon_o twenty_o shilling_n and_o so_o may_v the_o new_a piece_n of_o our_o sovereign_a king_n 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poland_n and_o other_o place_n by_o the_o say_a gold_n guilder_n of_o twenty_o eight_o stiver_n their_o dolor_n be_v coin_a at_o sixty_o five_o creutzer_n since_o rise_v to_o seventie_o two_o creutzer_n creutzer_n creutzer_n yet_o their_o exchange_n be_v make_v upon_o the_o dolor_n of_o sixty_o five_o creutzer_n which_o be_v imaginary_a at_o augusta_n the_o exchange_n be_v make_v upon_o the_o say_a dolor_n of_o sixty_o five_o creutzer_n at_o three_o week_n or_o fourteen_o day_n sight_n after_o the_o bill_n present_v at_o frankford_n they_o reckon_v by_o the_o guilder_n of_o sixty_o creutzer_n creutzer_n florin_n of_o 60_o creutzer_n call_v in_o latin_a crucigeri_fw-la be_v piece_n with_o a_o cross_n they_o be_v florin_n and_o their_o exchange_n be_v make_v upon_o the_o dolor_n of_o sixty_o five_o creutzer_n payable_a in_o the_o two_o yearly_a fair_n or_o mart_n the_o one_o the_o week_n before_o easter_n and_o the_o other_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o september_n to_o continue_v for_o all_o 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