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One pound weight of fine gold is recconed in France equall in value to 15 pound {illeg}|w|eight of fine silver, & at this rate a Guiena is worth 1li 0s. 0d12.

According to the proportion of Gold to silver in Holland a Guinea is worth about 1li. 0s. 0d12. or {1li0} 20s. 7d

In the countries of the Electors\Dukedomes/ f Brandenburgh, Saxon{illeg}|y|, Brunswick & Lunenburg, Hannover, Zeel, Wolfenbuttel &c the Guinea is 1li. 0s. 4d. or 20s. 5d

At Hamburgh it is worth 20s. 0d14 \or 20s. 1d/. At Dantzig it is worth 19. 1112 or. 20s.

{illeg}|A|t Rome Venice Florence Leghorn Bulloin Ancona Millain Naples Genoa the Spanish piece of eight\Pistole/ & French Lewidor is worth about 15s 10d12 & the Guinea \is worth/ about 20s. {0}\6d/ 7d or within a penny more or less\or 8d/

In Spain & Portugal the Guinea was worth \about/ {3}|1|l. 2s. {3}|5|d. The {illeg}|h|igh value of Gold in these countries\Spain/ makes their silver goe into all Europe as fast as it comes from the west Indies, while their Gold stays at gome in competent quantity.

In Spain \pme lwt fine is equal in value to 16 lwt of ine . For/ a double dobl{eo}|{o}|n or four Pistole piece weighs is of equal weight with a silver Doller or piece of eight & passes for 16 \such/ pieces of eight; at wch rate {illeg}|a| Guinea is worth 22s. 1d. The high price of Gold in Spain \{illeg}/ makes their Silver goe into Europe as fast as it comes from the West Indies.

In France one pound weight of fine gold is recconed equal in value to 15 pound weight of f{illeg}|in|e silver & at this rate a Guinea is {illeg}|wo|rth {illeg}li 20s. 8d12

According to the proportion of Gold to silver in Italy & Holland a Guinea is worth about 20s. 7d.

In the Dukedomes of Brandenburg, Saxony, Brun{illeg}|s|wich, Lunenburg, Hannover, Zell, Wolfenbuttel, &c the Guinea is worth about 20s 5d

At Hamburgh it is worth about 20s 1d.

At Dantzi{g}|c|k it is worth {illeg}|a|bout 20s.

In Portugal it is of about the same value as in Spain.

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