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 | 4. 6. | |
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 weight & value of coyns before wearing.
Sevil, Mexico, Peru & Pillar pieces eight old Plate & French Ecus or Silver of full weight Lewises weighing each of them 17dwt or there abouts are worth | } | 4. 6 |
Peices of eight new plate weighing 14dwt | 3. | |
Cross Dollars & old Rix Dollars of the Empire weighing about 18dwt | } | 4. 6. |
Flanders Ducatons weighing 20dwt 21gr | 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 & thesamme value in all the Plantations to prevent the drawing money from one Plantation to another
That a Table of the just value of the coyns be annexed that upon stating the value of any one species, the value of all the rest may be known.
Source
MINT 19/2/187, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UKca. 1702, c. 291 words.