Proclamation, 23 January 1697, Edinburgh

Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Tuenty third day of January Jaj vic nyntie seven years

A1697/1/251

Proclamation

Proclamatione Discharging English unmilled money to pass except by ueight And Crying up the English milned Crouns to £3 4s with its fractions proportionallie

William By the Grace of God King of great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Counsell messengers at armes our shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as this our ancient Kingdome Is much prejudged by the Importing of great quantities of Light unmilled English money into the Same And that the Inconveniency therby arising is Likely to Increas since that kind of money is no more Current in the Kingdome of England Except by weight And also wee Considering how expedient it is that the milned money of England be raised to a proportione with other Coyns presently Current within this Kingdome Therfore we uith advyce of the Lords of our privie Councill have discharged and heirby discharge all English unmilned money to pass in payments otherwise then by weight at four shilling Scotts the drop making three pounds four shillings Scotts for the ounce and so proportionallie upuards and Dounuards according to the Lesser and Greater weight then the said drop and ounce provyding that in Great payments the uieghing be by single ounces and their fractions and no Greater weight And we with advyce forsaid peremptorly require and Command all our Subjects to receave the said English unmilned money in all payments as Current money according to the rate of Four Shilling Scotts the drop weight and noe otherwise under the paine of being Lyable to the double of what shall be refused To be summarly executed at the Instance and for the use of the officers by the determination of any Judge ordinary to be Given uithout any process of Law As also we with advyce forsaid have ordained and heirby ordain the silver milned Croune of England to pass and be receaved in all payments att Three pound five shilling Scotts And the milned halfe Croun milned shilling and milned sixpence of England as the fractions of the said milned Croun to pass and be Current in all payments within this our Kingdome according to the said rate of the Croun proportionally to their value under the pain forsaid To be determined In manner above mentioned And that none refuse to receave payments in the respective species of money from the day and date hereof att the rates above specified under the paines forsaids As they will be Ansuerable Our Will is Heirfore and we Charge yow Strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the mercat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries within this Kingdome And ther In our name and authority by open proclamation make Intimation of the premisses That none pretend ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the tuenty third day of January and of our reigne the Eight year 16962 sic subscribitur.

Att Edinburgh the Tuenty third day of January Jaj vic nyntie seven years

A1697/1/251

Proclamation

Proclamatione Discharging English unmilled money to pass except by ueight And Crying up the English milned Crouns to £3 4s with its fractions proportionallie

William By the Grace of God King of great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Counsell messengers at armes our shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as this our ancient Kingdome Is much prejudged by the Importing of great quantities of Light unmilled English money into the Same And that the Inconveniency therby arising is Likely to Increas since that kind of money is no more Current in the Kingdome of England Except by weight And also wee Considering how expedient it is that the milned money of England be raised to a proportione with other Coyns presently Current within this Kingdome Therfore we uith advyce of the Lords of our privie Councill have discharged and heirby discharge all English unmilned money to pass in payments otherwise then by weight at four shilling Scotts the drop making three pounds four shillings Scotts for the ounce and so proportionallie upuards and Dounuards according to the Lesser and Greater weight then the said drop and ounce provyding that in Great payments the uieghing be by single ounces and their fractions and no Greater weight And we with advyce forsaid peremptorly require and Command all our Subjects to receave the said English unmilned money in all payments as Current money according to the rate of Four Shilling Scotts the drop weight and noe otherwise under the paine of being Lyable to the double of what shall be refused To be summarly executed at the Instance and for the use of the officers by the determination of any Judge ordinary to be Given uithout any process of Law As also we with advyce forsaid have ordained and heirby ordain the silver milned Croune of England to pass and be receaved in all payments att Three pound five shilling Scotts And the milned halfe Croun milned shilling and milned sixpence of England as the fractions of the said milned Croun to pass and be Current in all payments within this our Kingdome according to the said rate of the Croun proportionally to their value under the pain forsaid To be determined In manner above mentioned And that none refuse to receave payments in the respective species of money from the day and date hereof att the rates above specified under the paines forsaids As they will be Ansuerable Our Will is Heirfore and we Charge yow Strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the mercat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shires and steuartries within this Kingdome And ther In our name and authority by open proclamation make Intimation of the premisses That none pretend ignorance And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the tuenty third day of January and of our reigne the Eight year 16962 sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 96-7.

2. Sic.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 96-7.

2. Sic.