A proclamation for coynes. England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I) This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B12718 of text S123805 in the English Short Title Catalog. Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 12KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 3 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B12718 STC 8364 Interim Tract Supplement Guide 506.h.12[70] Interim Tract Supplement Guide 506.h.10[46] ESTC S123805 ocm99892637

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 eng Coinage -- Law and legislation -- England -- Early works to 1800. Gold coins -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. eebo A proclamation for coynes. . England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I) 1604 3 1593 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.28 B The rate of 6.28 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the B category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2014-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-03 Sampled and proofread 2014-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
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❧ By the King . ❧ A Proclamation for Coynes .

ALthough it be most certaine , that nothing is more appropriate to the Soueraigne dignity of Princes , then the ordering of their Moneys , and setting them at such Prices and Valuations , as they shall thinke conuenient vpon necessary causes ; Yet haue We alwayes bene of opinion , that iust Princes should not vse the libertie of their Power in Abasing or Enhaunsing the Prices of Moneys , without all respect to the Common benefite of their Subiects . In which consideration it is euident to all men , that since our Entrie into this Realme , Wee haue bene so farre from changing the ancient and honourable Standard of the Starling Money of this our Realme of England , as We haue on the contrary restored to our Realme of Ireland Moneys of pure Siluer , in lieu of the base Coyne , with which the necessitie of the time , by accident of the Warres , constrained our Sister the late Queene of happy memorie to pay the Armies .

Neuerthelesse , it falling out at Our first comming out of Scotland , ( where wee had Coynes of Gold and Siluer not then currant in this Realme ) to be impossible for Our Nobilitie and other Seruants and Subiects attending vs in Our iourney hither , to bee prouided of currant Moneys of this Realme for their expenses so soone as Our speed required ; We did then giue Valuation to the Coyne of Golde of Scotland , called the Sixe pound piece , to be currant here for ten Shillings of Siluer , & to be equal to the English Angel or Soueraigne of Gold : The authorizing whereof comming lately into Consideration , among other Points recommended by vs to bee treated for the Weale of both Kingdomes , by some of Our Counsell of each of them , It hath appeared that the inconuenience is fit to be remoued , which groweth by our authorizing it to bee equall to the Golde Coynes of England : Not that it is not worth in true Value tenne Shillings of Our Siluer Moneys of England , but because that the English Coynes of Golde are not in regard of the Siluer Coynes , of the true proportion betweene Gold and Siluer accustomed in all Nations .

Whereupon our Councell hauing occasion to enter into further consideration of the Monyes of this Realme , with the assistance of the Officers of the Mynt , it appeareth very visibly , that this errour in the proportion of the Gold monyes of England to the Siluer , hath bene a great cause of the transportation of Gold out of this Realme into forraine Countries in such quantity , as of late yeres hath bene vsed , because the said Golde monyes are more worth in their true value , then here they were allowed . To which inconuenience long endured , being now resolued to giue remedie , Wee haue caused new coynes both of Gold and siluer to be made of seueral stampes , weights and values , but of one vniforme Standard and allay , to be currant within this Our Kingdome of Great Britaine : that is to say , One piece of Gold of the value of Twenty shillings sterling , to be called The Vnite , stamped on the one side with Our picture formerly vsed , with this Our stile , IACOBVS D' . G' . Mag' . Brit ' . Fran ' . & Hib ' . Rex . And on the other side , Our Armes Crowned , and with this word , Faciam eos in gentem vnam . One other Gold money of Ten shillings , to be called , The double Crowne , And one other Golde money of Fiue shillings , to be called , The Britaine Crowne . On the one side with Our Picture accustomed , and Our stile as aforesaid , and on the other side , Our Armes , and this word , Henricus Rosas , Regna Iacobus . One other piece of Foure shillings , to be called , The Thistle Crowne , hauing on the one side a Rose crowned , and Our title , Ia ' . D' . G' . Mag' . Br ' . F. & H. Rex : and on the other side , a Thistle flowre crowned , with this word , Tueatur vnita Deus . Also pieces of Two shillings sixe pence , to be called , Halfe Crownes , with Our Picture accustomed , and this word , I' . D' . G' . Rosa sine spina : and on the other side , Our Armes , and this word , Tucatur vnita Deus . And for Siluer monyes , pieces of Fiue shillings , and Two shillings sixe pence , hauing on the oue side Our Picture on Horse-backe , and Our stile aforesaid : And pieces of Twelue pence and Sixe pence hauing Our Picture formerly vsed , and our Stile as aforesaid . And on the other side Our Armes , and this word , Quae Deus coniunxit , nemo separet . Also pieces of Two pence , hauing on the one side a Rose crowned , and about it , I' . D' . G' . Rosa sine spina . And on the other side a Thistle flowre crowned , and about it , Tueatur vnita Deus . And one Pennie , hauing on the one side a Rose , and about it , I' . D' . G' . Rosa sine spina . And on the other side a Thistle Flowre , and about it , Tueatur vnita Deus . And the Halfe-penny hauing on the one side a Rose , and on the other side , a Thistle Flowre . All which seuerall Coynes both of Gold and Siluer , We doe hereby publish , declare , and anthorize to be amongst others heretofore vsed Our Monyes currant for this Our Kingdome of Great Britaine , to be vsed and receiued by all the Subiects thereof , in all Receits and Payments , and in all maner of Traffiquing , Bargaining , and dealing betweene man and man , at the seuerall Rates and Values conteined in the Table hereunder written , expressing their true Values and Weights , according to the accompt of the Mynt men of both Nations .

Giuen at Our Pallace of Westminster , the sixteenth day of Nouember , in the second yeere of our Reigne of GREAT BRITAINE , France and Ireland . God saue the King .

IT is to be remembred that the pound weight English , being xij . Ounces Troy , doeth ouer-poix the pound weight of Scotland iiij . d . weight , and ix . graines English : Whereupon this Table is made , to distinguish euery seuerall piece of Gold and Siluer Coine , according to the true weight of both Nations .

EnglishWeights.     Peny weights 20. Graines 24. Mites 20. Droits 24. Periots 20. Blanks 24.   Pieces of Gold of xx . s . 06 10 16 18 10   Of these 37. li. 4. s . make a pound weight Troy . x.s. 03 05 08 09 05   v.s. 01 14 14 04 12 12 iiij . s . 01 06 19 08 10   ij . s.vj.d . 00 19 07 02 06 06 Pieces of Siluer of v.s. 19 08 10 08     Of these 3. li. 2. s . make a pound weight Troy . ij . s.vj.d . 09 16 05 04     xij . d . 03 20 18 01 10   vj . d . 01 22 09 00 15   ij . d . 00 15 09 16 05   j.d. 00 07 14 20 02 12 ob . 00 03 17 10 01 06
ScottishWeights.     Deniers 24. Graines 24. Primes 24. Seconds 24. Thirds 24. Fourths 24.     Pieces of Gold of xx . s . 07 21 07 01 09 19   Of these 36. li. 10. s . 3. d . q . make 12. oz. Scottish . Or 48. li. 3. s . 8. d . x.s. 03 22 15 12 16 21 ½ v.s. 01 23 07 18 08 10 ¾ iiij . s . 01 13 20 14 16 08 ¾ ii . s.vj.d . 00 23 15 21 04 05   Pieces of Siluer of v.s. 23 15 21 05 00 13   Of these 3. li. 10. d . q . or 4. li. 1. s . 1. d . ob . di . q . di . di . q . ij . s.vj.d . 11 19 22 14 12 06 ● xij . d . 04 17 13 20 01     vj . d . 02 08 18 22 00 12   ij . d . 00 18 22 07 08 04   j.d. 00 09 11 03 16 02   ob . 00 04 17 13 20 01  

❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker , Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie . ANNO DOM . 1604.