Proclamation, 18 November 1701, Edinburgh

Procedure, 30 December 1701, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Eighteinth day of November Jaj viic and one years

A1701/11/181

Proclamation

Proclamation anent the passing of old Fourteins and 40 penie peices

Proclamation anent the passing of Old Fourteins and old Fourty peny peices to pass current in all payments Read votted approven and Signed and appointed to be published the morrow wherof the tenor followes.
William by the Grace of God King of Great Brittain France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privy Councill Messinger at armes, our Sheriffs in that part Conjunctlie and Severally Specially Constitute Greetting Forasmuch as Albeit by the Thretty Eight act of the Sixth Session of this our Current parliament dated the twelth October Jaj vic Nyntie Six It is Statute and ordained That all old Fourtein Shilling peices weighing two drope twenty seven grains and their halfes, weighing proportionally should be received at their present Current rate in all payments whatsoever and all the inferior Spaces under the said Seven Shilling peices are expressly ordained by the said act of parliament to pass as formerly, Nevertheless Severall of our Leidges doe frowardly Scrouple and demur to receive the said old Fourtein Shilling peices with their halfs and the old Fourty pence peices Coyned and Minted within this Kingdome at the rates Specified in the forsaid act of parliament; and our former proclamation published theranent; Wherby great disturbances and abuses are occasioned in payments and marcats amongst the Comon people Therfore and for remeeding the forsaid abuses; Wee with the advise of the Lords of our privy Councill, Strictly requyre and Command all our leidges to pass and receive in any payments whatsoever the olf Fourtein Shilling peices, and their halfs being of the weight Specified in the forsaid Act of parliament Conforme to the Standart of this kingdome Established by the Lawes made anent our Mint and Coynage within the Same as also Wee with advice forsaid Requyre and Command all persones to pass and receive in all payments the Fourty penny peices of the Coyne and Mint by this kingdome at thrie Shilling sex pennes Scots money. How barr or wornsoever the Samen be if any part of the print and vestige of the Coyne of this kingdome or any Letters upon any side therof clearing them to be the Coyne of this kingdome be visible upon them; Dischargeing hereby all or any of our Leidges to refuse the said old fourtein Shilling peices or their halfs being of the Standart weight for said or the said Fourty pennie peices at the rate of thrie Shilling Six penies Scots Under the pain of being Lyable for the quadruple of what they Shall refuse to the party who offered the Same; which is Immediately without any process to be exacted from the refuser by any Magistrat Justice of peace or Commissioner of Supply of the bounds in favors and to the behoove of the offerer; Our Will is Heirfore and wee Charge yow Strictly and Command that incontinent thir our Letters Seen yee pass to the Mercat cross of Edinburgh; And to the marcat crosses of the remanent head burghes of the severall shyres and Steuartries within this our ancient kingdome; and therat in our name and authority by open proclamation make publict intimation hereof That non pretend Ignorance; And Ordaine these presents to be printed and published. Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the Eighteinth day of November and of our Reigne the Threteinth year 170i Sic Subscribitur.
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Edinburgh the Eighteinth day of November Jaj viic and one years

A1701/11/181

Proclamation

Proclamation anent the passing of old Fourteins and 40 penie peices

Proclamation anent the passing of Old Fourteins and old Fourty peny peices to pass current in all payments Read votted approven and Signed and appointed to be published the morrow wherof the tenor followes.
William by the Grace of God King of Great Brittain France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privy Councill Messinger at armes, our Sheriffs in that part Conjunctlie and Severally Specially Constitute Greetting Forasmuch as Albeit by the Thretty Eight act of the Sixth Session of this our Current parliament dated the twelth October Jaj vic Nyntie Six It is Statute and ordained That all old Fourtein Shilling peices weighing two drope twenty seven grains and their halfes, weighing proportionally should be received at their present Current rate in all payments whatsoever and all the inferior Spaces under the said Seven Shilling peices are expressly ordained by the said act of parliament to pass as formerly, Nevertheless Severall of our Leidges doe frowardly Scrouple and demur to receive the said old Fourtein Shilling peices with their halfs and the old Fourty pence peices Coyned and Minted within this Kingdome at the rates Specified in the forsaid act of parliament; and our former proclamation published theranent; Wherby great disturbances and abuses are occasioned in payments and marcats amongst the Comon people Therfore and for remeeding the forsaid abuses; Wee with the advise of the Lords of our privy Councill, Strictly requyre and Command all our leidges to pass and receive in any payments whatsoever the olf Fourtein Shilling peices, and their halfs being of the weight Specified in the forsaid Act of parliament Conforme to the Standart of this kingdome Established by the Lawes made anent our Mint and Coynage within the Same as also Wee with advice forsaid Requyre and Command all persones to pass and receive in all payments the Fourty penny peices of the Coyne and Mint by this kingdome at thrie Shilling sex pennes Scots money. How barr or wornsoever the Samen be if any part of the print and vestige of the Coyne of this kingdome or any Letters upon any side therof clearing them to be the Coyne of this kingdome be visible upon them; Dischargeing hereby all or any of our Leidges to refuse the said old fourtein Shilling peices or their halfs being of the Standart weight for said or the said Fourty pennie peices at the rate of thrie Shilling Six penies Scots Under the pain of being Lyable for the quadruple of what they Shall refuse to the party who offered the Same; which is Immediately without any process to be exacted from the refuser by any Magistrat Justice of peace or Commissioner of Supply of the bounds in favors and to the behoove of the offerer; Our Will is Heirfore and wee Charge yow Strictly and Command that incontinent thir our Letters Seen yee pass to the Mercat cross of Edinburgh; And to the marcat crosses of the remanent head burghes of the severall shyres and Steuartries within this our ancient kingdome; and therat in our name and authority by open proclamation make publict intimation hereof That non pretend Ignorance; And Ordaine these presents to be printed and published. Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the Eighteinth day of November and of our Reigne the Threteinth year 170i Sic Subscribitur.
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1. NRS, PC1/52, 316-17.

2. The words ‘Att Edinburgh’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 316-17.

2. The words ‘Att Edinburgh’ scored out here.