Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh weddensday the fourteen day of August J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve years

A1695/8/20

A1695/8/20¹

Act

Act anent the fourty shilling peices

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of privy Councill by Sir William Denholme of Westsheills master of his majesties mint Shewing that whereas the said Lords by ther proclamatione of the […] day of July Last appoynted the new scots species of Coyne to pass at ten per cent more then they did formerlie whereby there arriseth a difficulty in the mint whether or not the should put upon the said species the figures signifieing the value they now pass at the officers of the mint being alwayes in use to set doune in their books the number and denominatione of the peices that are Coyned with their weight and value It is humbly conceived will be very impropper and a reall Contradictione to place in the books a hunder fourty shilling peceis and to value them to be two Hundred and tuenty pounds, whereas if they tearmed fourty four shilling peices the number and value would agree as for example the value of thretteen shilling four pennies was never put upon the merk peice after they were raised to fourteen shilling neither were they tearmed therafter merk peices but fourteen shilling peicies in the Registers and the value sett doune conforme And therfore Humblie Craveing in maner and to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione at more Lenth bears
The Lords of his majesties privy Councill haveing considered the foresaid petitione given in to them by the said Sir William Denholme They Hereby appoynt the fourty shilling peices of the above journall, with the number of figures of fourty four upon them to be amended and Have the number or figurs of fourty put upon them conforme to his Majesties warrand for cutting heads and reverses and to be given out accordingly now and in tyme comeing