'An Abstract of the king of France's Edict of Sept. 17 1701', fixing French coinage values and gold-silver ratio

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An Abstract of the king of France's Edict of Sept. 17. 1701.

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1. That ye fabrication of ye Lewis d'Or, doubles and demis ordeined by orur Declaration of 8 Iun. 1700 be continued in all or Monies publick & those of Strasburg as{illeg} to allay weight, sculpture & remedies, wch they beare as well by ye Declaration as by or Edict of Sept. 1693. And that ye said species beare ye impression at ye end of this & ye said former Declaration & those wch are so fabricated pass in the Public & in Commer{illeg}ce from ye day of ye publication hereof, at 13 Livres the Lewis d'Or & in Alsace at 14 Livres 12 sous & the doubles & deniers in proportion.

2 That in ye fabrication of all the or public monies & those of Strasburg the Lewis d'argent or Ecus be 11 ounces fine & in weight 21 deniers 8gr trebuchants each, at 8$\frac{\mathrm{11}}{\mathrm{12}}$ pieces (ye Mark) with a remedie of $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{12}}$ of a piece & 2 grains of fine by the Mar{illeg}c & pass for 3 livres 10 sols ye piece, bearing the impression in the end hereof of this Declaration & so of ye demis quarts & douziemes in proportion, but ye quarts & douziems shall be markt on ye Trenche sur le Frenche de'un Grenetis seulment An {sic} in Alsace ye said Lewis's shall go for 3 livres 18 sols 8 deniers, & the parts in proportion.

3 For adjusting the proportion of the species of gold & silver the Marc of fine gold {illeg}or of 24 carats shall be at 494 livres 6 sols 4 deniers & the Marc of fine silver of of 12 deniers shall be at 32 livres 16 sols seven deniers. And in Alsace the Mar{illeg}c of fine gold at 555 livres 12 sous 3 deniers, & the Marc of fine silver at 36 li{illeg}vres 1{illeg}8 sols 5 deniers.

4. The work of these species shall be judged in or Court of monies as usually.

5. In ye rest of September & in Octob. Novemb. & Decemb. ensuing the species made or reformed by {illeg}a Declarations of Lewis XIII of 231 March 1640 & of Sept 1641 & or Edicts of Sept Decemb 1689 & 1690 & Sept 1693 go as at prsent vizt the Lewis d'Or at 12 liv{illeg}res, the Lewis d'argent or Ecu at 3 livres {illeg}5 sols, the piesces of 4 sols at 3 sols 9 deniers, the sols or Douzains at 15 deniers. The pieces of 4 livres of Flandres reformed or not reformed at 4 livres 5 sols. The Pistoles of Spain & the Pistoles or Leopolds d'Or of Lorain of the new fabrication at 12 livres. The Ecu or Leopold d'argent of Lorain {illeg}of new fabrication at 3 livres 5 solds. The Reausx of Spain of weight for {illeg}3 livres 4 sols except them of Chapellet wch are decried. And in Alsace the old Lewis d'Or pass at 13 livres 10 sols & while Lewises or Ecus at 3 livres 13 sols 2 deniers &c.

6 Between this & the end of December next the Lewis's d'or made by the Edict of 31 March 1{illeg}64{illeg}0 the Lewis's d'argent made the edict of September 1641 & all ye species made by the Edicts of December 16989 9& 1690 & of Sept 1693 be brought to the Mint to be new stampt without melting & then pass as above & they shall be distinguisht from those already stampt by a Mark to be appointed by the Court of the Monies.

7 Pieces of 4 livres of Flanders made by or Edict of 1685 to be brought into the Mint at Lille & stampt anew wth ye figure annext to this Edict., & pass in Flanders for 4 livres 10 sols. & the derniers quarts octaves & sixteenths proportionally

8 Pieces of 30 sols of Strasbourg shall be carried to the charge of that money to be new stampt wth ye figure annext to this Edict & pass there for 34 sols six deniers a piece & their halfs for 17 sols 3 deniers.

9 And the said species shall be received at or Mints at the prizces following, vizt Lewis d'Or at 12 livres 10 sous, white Lewis or Ecu at {illeg}67 sols 6 deniers, 4 Livres of Flanders at <150v> 4 livres 7 sols six deniers. And at Strasbourg the Lewis d'Or at 14 livres 1 sols, the whi{illeg}te Lewis or Ecu at Livres 15 sols 11 deniers & the 30 sols pieces of Strasbourg at 33 sols 3 deniers & their demies in proportion &c. And after next December the said species shall go at the Mints as at Markets.

10 Lewises d'Or too light by above a gr{illeg}ain shall be molten & recoyned being received after the rate of 453 livres 2 sols 6 deniers the Mark amounting to 12 livres 10 sols a piece & at {illeg}Strasburg after the rate of 509 livres 6 sols 3 deniers the Mark, amounting to 14 livres 1 sol per piece. And forreign monies & counterfeit & Carre{illeg}z de Lewis d'Or, double or demy shall be received according to their intrinsic valu{illeg}e.

11 Exportation of monies is Death & confiscation of the monies carriages horses & goods for wch they are exported.

12 To melt or spoile the monies & is the Gallies & to sell the materials of Gold & Silver at a price above the value in ye kings Edict is the Gallies & confiscation of ye monies & further satisfaction at discretion not less then ye value of the monies.

Lewis d'Orargent of ye new stamp have three Flower de Lis in a circle crowned covering the middle of 2 cross sce{illeg}pters one of wch has a hand at ye end of it & 1701 almost over the crown

Lewis de or has eightfour ✜s two & two cros covering the same scepters

Pieces of 4 livres 10 sols of Flanders have four arms quartered in a circle crowned covering the like scepters.

Pieces of 34 sous 6 deniers of Strasburg have 3 Flower de Lis in a circle crowned covering the like scepters on the reverse like the silver Lewisses but instead of the kings head on ye other side {illeg}is {illeg}one great flower de Lis with this inscription about it Moneta nova Argentinensis.

The king in the Preface of his edict represents taht the lowering the {illeg} value of his money since the late warr so as to make a Lewi d'Or pass for 12 livres had caused the exportation of his money & for this reason & easier defraying the warr for defending his son in Spain he has thought fit to raise it in such manner that he may have only half the profit & his Subjects the other half thereof to be made by the raising it, & his subjects the other half thereof.