Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh thursday the tuenty fyfth day of July J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve years

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A1695/7/33¹

Act

Act anent the half doucadouns and old merk peices

July tuenty fyfth J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve years Forasmuch as by a proclamatione of the date the tuelth day of July Currant The rate of the Ducadouns was raised to three pounds fourteen shilling and the scots four merk peice and sundrie other species of money with their Halfs and quarters proportionally were declared and ordained to be Currant at the rates therein mentioned and all persones oblidged to receive the same in all payments whatsomever at the said value, as the Currant Coyne of this Kingdome and seing sundrie of his Majesties Leidges either through ignorance or mistake doe scruple and demurr to receive the Half ducadouns at the proportionall value foresaid and the old scots merk peices at the value and rate of the quarter peices of the scots four merk peice whereby many of the meaner sort of people are thereby prejudged and the obedience due to his majesties Commands and intentione for haveing the said merks Currant at the rate and value of the quarter peices of the said four merk neglected Therfore the Lords of his majesties privie Councill declare the half doucadouns to be Currant at the value of one pound seventeen shilling scots and the old scots merks to be Currant² at the value of the quarter of the Scots four merk peices and ordaines the same to be received in all payments accordingly and that Conforme to the foresaid proclamation in all poynts And ordaine thir presents to be printed and published at the marcat cross of Edinburgh and other places needfull Sic subscribitur Tweeddale Cancel Melvill ps Queensberrie Southerland Morton Cassillis Leven Kintore Polwarth