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An Account of all the Gold & Silver coyned in his Majesties Mint within the Tower of London from the first of October 1599 being the One & fortieth year of Queen Elizabeth to this present November 1675, being seventy six years, divided into four parts, shewing how the coyn of this kingdom did encrease in the three first parts proportionable to the encrease of trade & Navigation, & how much it hath Decreased in the fourth part, being since this present East India Company was erected in the year 1657

Gold & Silver coyned Totals by Tale Yearly Medium
From the 1st of Octob 1599 to the last of
March 1619 was coyned four Millions seven hundred
seventy nine thousand three hundred & fourteen
pounds thirteen shillings & four pence, which was per
annum Two hundred forty five thousand ninety
two pounds eleven shillings & six pence
} 4779314l. 13s. 4d 245092l. 11s. 6d
     3. 0. 7
From the last of March 1619 to the last
of March 1638 was coyned six Millions nine
hundred thousand forty two pounds eleven shillings
& one penny, which was per annum Three hundred
sixty three thousand one hundred & sixty pounds
two shillings one penny farthing.
} 690042. 11. 1114 363160. 2. 134
            1           814
From the last of March 1638 to May
1657 till the beginning of the Company was
coyned seven Millions seven hundred thirty
three thousand five hundred twenty one pounds
thirteen shillings four pence farthing which was
per annum Four hundred & seven thousand
& twenty seven pounds nine shillings one penny
half penny.
} 7733521. 13. 414 407027. 9. 112
From May 1657 to Nov. 1675 being eighteen
years & half of the Company, was coyned Three
Millions two hundred thirty eight thousand nine
hundred ninety seaven pounds sixteen shillings
three farthings, about one million of which was Harp & Cross money & broad Gold &c recoyned which deducted there remains but 2238997lb. 16s. 34d, which was per annum but one
hundred twenty one thousand twenty six pounds
eighteen shillings & four pence
} 2238997. 16. 034 121025. 16. 034
     5. 16.
Totall of all Gold & silver coyned in these
seventy six years from the 1st of Oct. 1599 to Novemb. 1675
twenty one millions eight hundred fifty one thousand
eight hundred seventy six pounds fourteen shillings seven pence half penny.
} 21651876. 13. 1014
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The coin yearly encreased in the second part
from the last of March 1619 to the last of March
1638 more then in the first part 118067l.. 10s. 7d14
The total thereof is 2243283lb. 1s. 2d
} Yearly encreas Total encreas
118067. 10. 714 2243283. 1. 2
The coin yearly encreased in the third part
from the last of March 1638 to May 1657 till
the beginning of the Company more then in the second part 161934l. 17s. 7d12
the Ttoal thereof is 3076762. 14. 1012
} 161934. 17. 712 3076762. 14. 1012
 43867. 6. 514  833499. 15. {illeg}
The coyn hath yearly decreased in the
fourth part from May 1657 to this present
November 1675 being the eighteen years
& half of this present company, 286000l. 10s. 9d12
the total whereof is 5291009l. 19s. 4d14
} Yearly decrease Total decrease
286000. 110. 912 5291009. 19. 414
     1. 13. 034      30. 11. 8

The Gold & silver exported for India, from the 2d of March 1673 to the 11th of March 1674 was by entry at the Custome house for the Port of London, Five hundred sixty & odd thousand pounds besides what was entred in the out Ports & without entry exported.

The company exporting so great quantities of Gold & Silver hath inhansed the price of standard silver from under five shillings the ounce to five shillings & four pence which is ten per cent & a twenty shillings piece of broad Gold to twenty & four shillings which is twenty per Cent, & Guinneys in proportion which is so much in value above his Majesties coyne that it doth not only hinder the Bullion of Gold & Silver imported from being coyned, but hath occasioned all the weighty Coyn to be culled out & melted into Bullion

So that there is not above fifteen or twenty millions of pounds of currant money left in the Kingdom which is not sufficient to manage the trade which is reputed to be above forty millions a year.

The free exporting of Gold & silver & laying so great impositions by Mulet on all the Commodities & Manufactures of this Kingdom hinders the exporting thereof, which hath brought down the prizes of Land, Lead, Tin, Wollen & other manufactures.