Notes on German coins
Eighteen pieces of Hanover silver money of fine silver marked were in English Troy weight 7oz 11dwt 16gr And therefore this is the weight of an Hanover Mark.
Four of these pieces being doubly assayed three of them proved 11oz 19dwt fine{illeg} & the fourth was 11oz 198dwt fine. All of them scant
A pound weight Troy of fine Gold, (accordig to the englisg standard ), is equal to a poundin value to 15 pounds weight 2 ounces, ten penny weight & 7 grains Troy of fine silver. And an hundred pounds weight Troy of fine silver is equall in value to Six pounds weight 7 seveneleven ounces seven ounces, five penny weight fourteen grains & th of a grain of fine Silver Gold.
The four Mark piece of Swedeland | W. | 13. 5 | 9. 18. 10 | 30∟29 |
The Croisat of Genoa or piece of 7 lires | B. 7 | 24. 15 | 25. 9. 11 | 78∟74 |
The Ducat of Florence & Legorn or piece of 7 lires | B. 8 | 20. 3 | 20. 20. 8 | 64∟63 |
The Ducat of Naples or piece of 10 Carlins | W. 3 | 14. 0 | 13. 1. 0 | 40∟43 |
20. 14 | ||||
The Teston of Rome or piece of 3 Julio's | W. 1 | 5. 21 | 5. 10. 19 | 18∟2 |
20. | ||||
A Crown of Millain 17dwt 21gr | 17. 21 | |||
A | W. 23 | 14. 14 | 13. 0. 19 | 40∟42 |
Another | 18. 2 | |||
A Crusado or St Mark of Venice wth ye number 140 upon it. | 20. 6 | |||
W. 7 | 18. 18 | 18. 3. 16 | 56∟29 | |
The Gulden of ye | B 17 | 8. 10 | 9. 1. 18 | 28,14 |
The half Gulden of ye Duke of Hannover or piece of | B 17 | 4. 5 | 4. 12. 19 | 14,07 |
The Gulden of the Elector of Saxony or piece of | W. 41 | 11. 3 | 9. 1. 14 | 28∟12 |
Four Mark
Source
MINT 19/2/184, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UKBefore 11 April 1720, c. 345 words.