Holograph notes on Spanish and Portuguese coins
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1 | Sevil, Mexico, Peru & Pillar pieces of 88 & French Ecus or silver LewisesWt 17dwt old Plate not 4.6 above | ||
The half & quarters in proportion | |||
Pieces of 88 new Plate 14dwt | 4. 9 | ||
Ducatons 20 | 5.6 | 7. 4 | |
1 | Cross Dollars & other old Rix Dollars 18. 1 | 4.6 | 6. 0 |
Crusados 11. 4 | 2. 10 | ||
1 | Ecus or Silver Lewises 17 | 4. 6 | 6. 0 |
Rix Dollars 18 |
The weigh {sic} & value of coyns before wearing.
Sevil, Mexico, Peru & Pillar pieces eight old Plate | } | 4. 6 |
3. | ||
Cross Dollars & old Rix Dollars of the Empire weighing about 18dwt | } | 4. 6. |
5. 6. | ||
Crusados of Portugal weighing about 11dwt 2gr | 2. 10 | |
3 | ||
The halfs & quarters of the coyns above mentioned, in proportion | ||
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Patagon 18 9
<187v>That different values of coyns create confusion & tricking in Trade
That tis best that the coyns should pass at one & their just intrinsic valuesamme value in in all accoring {sic} to the same denominations in all the Plantations & that if it be raised it is best by reason of the law in New-England they be raised to prevent the drawing money from one Plantation to another{illeg} whereby 4s 6d is raised to 6s then
A That a just Table of the just value of the coyns be annexed that it may thereby known upon stating the value of any one species, ye value of all the rest may be known.
Source
MINT 19/2/187, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UKca. 1702, c. 291 words.