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A82486 An Act touching the moneys and coyns of England. England and Wales. Parliament. 1649 (1649) Wing E1158; Thomason 669.f.14[58]; ESTC R211240 1,069 1

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An Act touching the Moneys and Coyns of England VVHereas the ordering of Moneys and Coyns and setting the same at such valuations and prizes as shall be thought convenient and necessary is appropriate and of right belonging to the Soveraign and Supreme Authority of this Commonwealth And the Parliament having Resolved to change and alter the former Stamps Arms Pictures with the Motto's VVords Stiles and Inscriptions in and about the same and to cause new Coyns of Gold and Silver to be made of several Stamps weights and values but of one uniform Standard and Allay to be currant within this State and Commonwealth of England that is to say One piece of Gold of the value of Twenty shillings Sterlin to be called The Twenty shillings piece stamped on the one side with the Cross and a Palm and Lawrel with these words The Commonwealth of England and on the other side with the Cross and Harp with these words God with us One other piece of Gold money of Ten shillings to be called The Ten shillings piece and one other piece of Gold money of Five shillings to be called The Five shillings piece with the same VVords Inscriptions Pictures and Arms on each side as the former And for Silver moneys pieces of Five shillings and pieces of Two shillings and six pence and pieces of Twelve pence and pieces of Six pence having the same VVords Inscriptions Pictures and Arms on each side as the former Also pieces of Two pence and One peny having the same Pictures and Arms as the former without any VVords or Inscriptions and the Half peny having on the one side a Cross and on the other side a Harp All which several Coyns of Gold and Silver The Parliament doth hereby Enact Declare publish and authorize to be amongst others heretofore used the Moneys currant for this State and Commonwealth of England to be used and received by all the People of this Nation in all Receipts and payments and in all maner of Traffiquing Bargaining and Dealing between man and man at the several Rates and values contained in the Schedule or Table hereunto annexed expressing their true Values and VVeights according to the Accompt of the Mint within the Tower of London Pieces of Gold   Peny weights 20. Grains 24. Mites 20. Droits 24. Perits 20. Blanks 24. s. xx 05 20 10 00 00 00 s. x 02 22 05 00 00 00 s. v 01 11 02 12 00 00 Pieces of Silver s. v 19 08 10 08 00 00 s. d. ii vi 09 16 05 04 00 00 d. xii 03 20 18 01 10 00 d. vi 01 22 09 00 15   d. ii 00 15 09 16 05   d. i 00 07 14 20 02 12 ob 00 03 17 10 01 06 Memorandum Twelve Ounces makes a pound weight Troy Twenty peny weight makes an Ounce Twenty four Grains makes a peny weight Twenty Mites makes a Grain Twenty four Droits makes a Mite Twenty Perits makes a Droit Twenty four Blanks makes a Perit Die Martis 17 Julii 1649. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act be forthwith Printed and Published Hen Scobell Cleric Parliamenti London Printed by Edward Husband and John Field Printers to the Parliament of England 1649.