At Holyrudehouse thursday the sexteenth day of may Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years
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Proclamation
Proclamatione dischargeing English clipt money2
The proclamatione afterinsert being read was voted approven and signed and ordered to be recorded wherof the tenor followeth a proclamatione dischargeing english clipt money except by weight William by the grace of God King of great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privy Councill Messengers at armes our shirriffs in that part conjunctlly and severally constitut greeting Forasmuch as the Leidges of this our ancient Kingdome doe sustaine a great and growing prejudice3 by the inbringing and passing of English clipt money which is far under the true value Therfore and for remeed of the foresaid abuse we with advyse of the Lords of our privy Councill have thought fitt to discharge lykeas we hereby discharg the said English clipt money to pass in payments from and after the tuentieth day of this instant moneth of May except by weight conforme to the standart of this Kingdome at the rate aftermentioned viz the Croune peice at the rate and weight of fourteen drop and ane half and the half croune at seven drop and nyne grains The Shilling sterline peice at two drop thretty two grains and the sexpence sterline peice at one drop and sexteen grains Declareing that none of our leidges shall from and after the said day be oblidged to take the same in payments save by weight as said is provyding nevertheless that all english money unclipt shall pass after the same maner and at the same rate as it was in use to pass before the emitting of this proclamatione Our will is Herefore and we charge you strictly and Command That incontinent thir our letters seen ye pass to the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and remanent marcat Crosses of the haill head burghs of the severall shyres within this Kingdome and there by open proclamatione make intimatione Hereof that none may pretend ignorance and ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the sexteenth day of may and of our Reigne the seventh year Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years sic subscribitur Annandale p Queensberrie Argyle Southerland Mortoune Cassilis Lothian Forfar Kintore Strathnaver Yester Ross Beilhaven Carmichaell Polwarth W Anstruther
1. NRS, PC1/50, 183-4.
2. The phrase ‘The proclamatione’ scored out here.
3. The word ‘illegible word’ scored out here.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 183-4.
2. The phrase ‘The proclamatione’ scored out here.
3. The word ‘illegible word’ scored out here.