Notes on Dutch coinage

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In Brabant & Flanders & Zeeland

They reccon by Florens or Guldens, sols or Patars & Deniers or Pennings (which are in musical proportion as 1. 20. 20×16) or else by Livres sols & Deniers de Gros which they call Pondt Schellings & Groot Vlaems (1liv = 20sch = 20 × 12d.) They have two sorts of money, One in imaginary called money de Change or Argent de permission & is the same in denomination & value with the Bank money of Amsterdam. The other is real & current, vizt

Ducats of gold	received at	4 Florens 16 sols de argent de change or de permission
Ducatons of silver		3 Florens or 10 Schellings de change or sols de gros
Patagons or Rixdaelders		2 Florens 8 sols = 96 Gross = 8 schellings de change
Schellings or sols de gross		6 Sols or Patars = 12 Gross
Sols or Patars communs		2 Gross = 8 Duytes = 16 Pennings

Their Livres de Gross & Florens are only imaginary. One Livre is six Florens. An hundred Florens in money current of Amsterdam = 103$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$ Florens in money current of Antwerp, & 100 Florens in Bank money of Amsterday = 100 Florens in money of change of Antwerp = 108$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$ Florens in money current of Antwerp. Antwerp, Brussels, Gant, Bruges, Middleburg & all Brabant Flanders & Zeeland have the same money without any sensible difference. A Patagon of Antwerp = 96 gros de argent de change of Antwerp = 103$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{3}}$ (or 104) gros de argent current of Antwerp = 100 gros current of Amsterdam = Patagon of Amsterdam = 95 or 96 gros bank money of Amsterdam.

Ducatons. The king of Spains head on one side with this inscription: Phil. IIII. D.G. Hisp. & Endiar. Rex. and on the reverse a mixt coat of arms supported with Lyons with this inscription. Archid. Aust. Dux Burg. Brab. &c.

One	1630	better 4dwt. weight	20dwt.	10gr	The first much worn, the second not a grain the 3d & 4th three or four grains the last nothing. Reynolds put them better 4$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$dwt & 1oz 22gr weight. The Assaymaster of the Mint tells me that he generally finds
	1636	better 5dwt full. weight	20.	21$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$
	1638	better 4dwt weight	20.	16$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$
	1658	better 4dwt weight	20.	14$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$
	1679	weight	20.	21$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$

these Ducatons 4$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ better & has seldome met with any so coarse as these four. If they be better 4$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$dwt & 1oz 22gr weight they will be worth 5s 6d$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}$$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{16}}$.

Cross Dollars Patagons or Rix-dollers of Flanders have a great Cross with this inscription about it Phil III (or Carol. II &c) D. G. Hisp. & Indiar. Rex, & on the Reverse a coat of several arms with this inscription. Archid. Aust. Dux Burg. Brab. et Co. Fl.

	Pieces	1622.		1622.		1630.		1648.		1694.		1694
	worse	12dwt		12		12		13		12
	weight	17dwt.	18gr.	17.	22.	17.	16$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$	9.	1.	18.	0$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{4}}$	18.	4$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$

The three first worn the 4th & 5t not above a grain or two The 4th was a half Dollar. Supposing them 10$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ ounces fine & 18dwt 1gr weight: they are worth 4s. 4d$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}$ $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$ $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}$ $\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{32}}$. In Flanders they go for 96 gros or $\frac{\mathrm{4}}{\mathrm{5}}$ of a Ducaton. Another Cross Dollar of Cha. II coyned 1694 weighed 18dwt 4$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}$ grains not worn.