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A \new/ Swedish piece called a Rix Dollar of 8 \Marks of silver/ wth ye Kings head & this inscription Carolus XI D. G. Rex Sue{illeg}. {&} on one side & this Reverse Symbol (a crowned crest in a circle with three crowns upon it, surrounded by the initials 8 M A S) in text viz\& about it/ Dominus Protector meus 1683 & edged wth this inscription Manibus ne laedar aravis{illeg}. The weight 20dwt 4gr. The assay.

Another of ye same weighing 20dwt {illeg}|1|12gr.

Another Swedish piece \little worn called a Caroline/ with this inscription Carolus Gustavus Rex about ye Kings head, & on ye back side three crowns wthout any inscription & under the crowns II X M    The weight 6dwt 1235gr, & perhaps before wearing 6dwt 15|4|gr.|o||r 16.| The assay

Another piece with this inscription about ye Kings head Gustavus Adolphus D. G. designat. Rex. Sueciæ Princeps Hær. Gloria Altissimo suorum refugio. And on ye back side about three escutcheons with this inscription III Suenske Markr. 1617, The weight 12dwt 618 gr. Before wearing it might be |12|{illeg} a grain or one grain heavier. The assay

It seems to have been a medall:

A Danish piece wth this inscription about the Kings head Christ V Dei Gra. \& on the reverse/ Dan. Nor. Van. Got. Rex. 16{illeg}95 about this stamp Symbol (a crown, surrounded by the initials 8 S P & I) in text. The weight 2dwt 145gr.

Two French Lewis's \current only in the new conquests/ coyned 1687 wth this inscription about the head Lud XIIII D. G. Fr. et Naver. Rex & on ye revers about ye French arms quarteded wth a crown \on/ ye scutcheon sit nomen Dom. benedictum 1687 \& edged with Domine salvum fac regem christianissimum/. The weight of one 12 + 16gr of ye o{illeg}|th|er {illeg}|1|2dwt14gr. The assays

The last was the more worn

Another with this inscription about the head Henricus D. Gr. Dux Bruns. et Lunsbur. & on either side ye head 6... 0. for 1660. The weight 18dwt 1014gr.

Another wth this inscription about ye head Max. Hen. D. G. ARC. Col. Prin. El. & on the Revers Ep. et Princ. Leod. Dux Bul. Mar. Fr. Colo. Ho. 1666. The weight 17dwt 14gr.

Another, a Crown piece of Edw VI coyned 1553 weighing 19dwt 1213gr, & 11oz 1dwt fine & 19dwt allay, yt in wors 1dwt. Coynd at 5s 1d12 pr oz.|,| |or 12 crowns & {illeg} to yt pound weight.|

Another of Phil IIII King of Spain & yt Indies 1636 Archduke & Duke of Burgund. & Brabant 1636 weight 10dwt 10gr

Eight three Guilder pieces of Holland stampt with a Minerva holding leaning on an Altar & holding a hat on a spere with this motto Hae nitimur hanc tuemur. On the reverse the Belgic Lyon & sometimes \(vizt 1686 & 1687)/ the Lyon & \erect/ Cross quartered. |Assayed in yt Tower & weighed by me in Septemb 1700|

Th{illeg}|y|{illeg} |are| dated 1682, 16 1686 1687 1691 1695 1696 1697 1698
weighd 1oz4gr 1oz712gr 1oz5gr 1oz6gr 1oz11gr 1oz534 1oz914gr 1oz614gr
are worse 112dwt 1dwt 1dwt 112dwt 2dwt 1dwt 1dwt 1dwt

Whence I reccon that they should be wors 1dwt & weigh 1oz 8gr \or 10gr & so be worth 6234 pence) or 62 pence/ when new coyned out are one with another worse 114dwt & weight \more or less/ 1oz 678gr & if they be more worn they are still lighter so as one wth another to weigh but 1oz & 4|5| or 5|6|gr. Mr Floyer reccons them 20dwt 6gr wors 4dwt.|,| |& in another paper 20dwt 8gr wors 3dwt.|

Two German \silver/ Ducats one inscribed Maximil Henry Archb Coloyne 1671 the other Iohn Lewis Archb Coloyne 1689 each weighing 1oz 15gr & being better iijdwt. They were assayed & weighed in ye Mint in Novemb 1700.

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A Portugal Moeda di Ouro of stampt for 2000 Res but going for 24000 Res weighs 82gr exactly & is curiously coyned. Its

An Hungary Ducat |is| {illeg}|be|tt{illeg}|e|r 1car 2gr, {illeg}|&| weighs {3}|2|dwt 512gr & when new 2dwt 6gr.

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