Holograph notes on French coinage

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1 Marc = 8 ounces = 64 Gros = 192 Deniers = 160 Esterlings = 320 Mailles = 640 Felins Grains = 7$\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{8}}$ ounces Troy – 2gr.

1 Ounce = 8 Gross = 24 Deniers = 20 Esterlings = 40 Mailles = 80 Felins = 576 Grains.    1 Denier = 24 grains.

A Double Lewidors new out the Mint one with about weigh 8dwt 16gr, & by the assay the french Gold money is found sometimes $\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$legr oftener $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$legr most commonly $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$legr worse never standard. It may be recconed $\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{16}}$legr or in a round number $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ legr worse then standard Before the coynage of Pistoles which began in Feb 170$\frac{\mathrm{0}}{\mathrm{1}}$ those current in our markets weighed one with another 4dwt 7$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}$gr: but the heavy ones being melted down they do not now weigh one with another above 7dwt 6gr or 7dwt 6$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$gr. They are equally assaid & sized & the double Pistoles are generally heavier in proportion then the single ones being less worn.

Silver Lewises new out of the Mint weigh one with another 17dwt 13gr or 13$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$gr but in every six or seven years wearing lose a grain, more or less. They are less equally allayed & sized then the gold. The assays of ten pieces were as follows. 1st Coyned 1651 wors 4wt ob. 2d coynd 1679 better 1wt ob. 3d coynd 1680 standard. 4th coynd 1682 better 4wt. 5t coynd 1687 standard. 6 coynd 1690 restamp 1694 wors 1wt. 7th 8th 9th & 10th standard better 1dwt. worse viijdwt. One with another worse $\frac{\mathrm{7}}{\mathrm{10}}$dwt. These & two others weighed one with another 17dwt 6g, the eight heaviest of them 17dwt 12 the two heaviest 17dwt 13$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$gr, the two lighted 17dwt 3$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$gr being lightned by wearing

The French standard is 11 ounces fine & one ounce of allay both for gold & silver They cut a Mark into 36$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$ Pistoles & 8$\frac{\mathrm{11}}{\mathrm{12}}$ silver Lewisesallowing for the remedy. The whole remedy for gold is two Felins (or about 11$\frac{\mathrm{4}}{\mathrm{5}}$ grains English) per Marc & for silver three times as much. And of this they abate about 7gr per Marc of gold & 21gr per Mark of silver in the weight of the money so that the French Marc is (36$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$ Pistoles + 7gr = 8$\frac{\mathrm{11}}{\mathrm{12}}$ white Lewises + 21gr =) 7 ounces 17dwt 9gr Troy quam proxime. And therefore the ounce French is to the ounce Troy of the Exchequer & Tower as 60 to 61.

The remedy of Allay is