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B05674 A proclamation for raising the rate of money. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1695 (1695) Wing S1896; ESTC R233590 1,004 1

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WR DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE A PROCLAMATION For raising the Rate of 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 by reason of the raising of the Rates of the current Coyns in the neighbouring Kingdoms and Countries with whom this Our Ancient Kingdom hath Trade and Traffique It is found that there is much Money both Gold and Silver exported forth of the same so that a Proportional raising of the Rate of of the Coynspresenly current in this Kingdom is necessary to restrain the said Export and prevent the prejudice thereof Therefore We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council have thought fit to Raise and hereby do raise the Rates of the Species after-mentioned to be from the Day and Date hereof as follows viz The Rate of tbe silver Crown-piece coyned in Scotland or of the silver milned Crown of England to three pounds six shilling Of the silver Scots fourty shilling Piece to fourty four shilling Of the silver milned Half-Crown of England to thirty three shilling Of the silver Scots twenty shilling Piece to twenty two shilling Of the silver Scots Ten shilling Piece to Eleven shilling Of the Ducatdoun to three pounds fourteen shilling Of the four Rex Dollars called the Bank-Sword-Dollar Wild-man and Wild-borse Dollars and Caste-Dollar to three pounds all the rest of the Rix Dollars continuing as they were at the Rate of fifty eight shilling Of the Scots four merk Piece the Leg dollar French silver Crown Piece Cross-dollar and Milnryne each of them to fifty eight shilling and all their Halfs and Quarters proportionally And these Rates above-set-down are hereby Declared and Ordained to be the Current Rates of the foresaid Species and Coyns at which all Persons in Contracts and Bargains and in all Payments whatsomever shall be obliged to receive the same as the Current Coyn of this Our Antient Kingdom And farder We do hereby strictly Order and Command that the Laws and Acts of Parliament against the transporting of Gold and Silver out of this Kingdom be punctually Observed and put to Execution by all concerned 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 whole other Marcat-Crosses of the Head-Burghs of the several Shires within this Kingdom and there in Our Name and Authority make Publication hereof that none may pretend Ignorance and Ordains these Presents to be Printed Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the Twelfth day of July And of Our Reign the Seventh year 1695 Per Actum Dominorum 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.