Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Nynth day of December J^aj vi^c nyntie seven years

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Proclamation

Proclamation Calling doun the french three four-peice to 3s Scotts and appointing the Scotts 40d to pass at 3s 6d Scotts

The proclamation underwryten Being read was votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues:
William By the Grace of God King of Great Britaine France and Ireland defender of the faith To […] Macers of our privie Councell pursevants messengers at armes our Shirreffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally speciallie Constitut Greeting Forasmuchas The subjects and Interest of this our ancient kingdome Doe sustaine a Great and grouing prejudice by the Inbringing great quantaties of French small money Called the three souse peice and passing the same at three shilling six pennies Scotts a rate farr above their true uorth and value And that severall of our Leidges doe Scruple and demurr to receave in payments the Fourty penny peices Coined and minted uithin this Kingdome by our predecessors at the rate of three Shilling six pennies Scotts upon pretence that they are Bare and uorn through use Albeit the print and vestige of the Coine of this kingdom be visible upon them Therfor and for remeid of the forsaids abuses We with advyce of the Lords of our privie Councell Doe heirby prohibite and Discharge the small French money Called the three Sous peice which heretofore passed at three shilling six pennies Scotts to pass for hereafter or be offered in payments but at the rate of three shilling Scotts only and to be receaved at noe higher rate or value by any of our Leidges Ordaining and Commanding nevertheles the French Croun to pass at Fiftie Eight shilling Scotts uith its half and quarter proportionally as before And farder we with advyce forsaid Require and Command all our Leidges to pass and Receave in payments of all Sorts the Fourty penny peices of the Coine and mint of this Kingdome at three shilling six pennies Scotts money how bare soever and uorn through the use the samen be If the print and vestige of the Coine of this kingdome be visible upon them Discharging heirby any of our Leidges to refuse the saids Scotts fourty penny peices at the rate of three shilling six pennies under the paine of being lyable to pay the double of what they refuse to the party who offered the same which is Immediatly uithout any proces to be decerned and exacted from the Resetter by any magistrat uithin this kingdom In favoures and to the behoofe of him from whom any of the said fourty penny peices is refused Our Will is Herefore And ue Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the remanent mercat Crosses of the headburghs of the severall shires and steuartries uithin 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 Given under our signett att Edinburgh the nynth day of December and of our reigne the Nynth year 1697 sic subscribitur.