Printed ready-reckoner, compiled by George Brown, of the value in sterling silver of varying finenesses of bullion (for the use of merchants supplying bullion to the Mint) (Edinburgh, 1687)George Brownc.1,417 wordsThe Newton ProjectOxford2017Newton Project, University of Oxford
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1687, c. 1,417 words.MINT 19/3/10, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UKUKSurreyKew, RichmondNational ArchivesMINT 19/3/101687EnglandEnglishGeorge BrownMintEdinburgh MintCatalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John YoungCatalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael HawkinsTranscription begun by Will ScottTranscription finished by Will Scott
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To the most Honbl.Honourable Robert Earle of Oxford and MortimerLd.LordHigh Treasr:Treasurer of Great Britain.
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Showing the True value per Graine drop ounce pound or Stone weight of Gold bullion of any fineness at 48 pounds Scots per Ounce CarractCarat fine
Shewing what weight of Gold standard fine, One is to have per Graine, drop, Ounce, Pond, or Stone weight of Gold of any fineness: In which to prevent the trouble of different Denominations, every Graine is divided into 624 parts.
THISThisTable Calculated for the Mint-house of Scotland (before the Union) is humbly Dedicated by Author George Brown Presbyter.
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Directions and Instructions Shewing by Examples how to use theTablesTables
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StoneAt 48L£ Scots per Ounce 22 CarractCarat fine what will 45 libpound weight of 17 CarractCarat and 9 Graines fineness come to?gr:ptsdr:gr:pts:℥dr:gr:ptslib℥dr:gr:ptsSt:lib℥dr:gr:ptsGrains fine1∟00031565∟01136363∟1818182∟90909046∟545454In the first Table under prperlibpound weight and against 17 CarractCarat fineGrains Fine11362403424015181442∟00063131∟02272727∟3636365∟81818193∟090909yowyou find in the common Area593∟454922724961332161151243∟00094696∟03409090∟5454548∟727272139∟636363Item in the same Columne against 9 Graines fine yowyou have26∟1818331086144232192214191684∟00126262∟04545454∟72727211∟636363186∟181818The sum of both which is the price of one pound weight of that619∟63634414481923311683142485∟00157828∟05681818∟90909014∟545454232∟727272fineness viz 619 £pounds 12 shshillings 8 dpence Scots and a very small fraction:455518010240430144413201926∟00189393∟068181811∟09090917∟454545279∟272727And this multiplied by 45 yeildsyields 27883 £pounds 12 shshillings 8 dpence Scots with3309818186621613245291205133727∟00220959∟079545451∟27272720∟363636325∟818181the same inconsiderable fraction of a Scots penny as before247854545772521572628966122121627883∟63638∟00252525∟090909091∟45454523∟272727372∟363636In the 2 Table under the title weight per pound against{℥:dr:gr:pts8812417120727727124969∟00284090∟102272721∟63636326∟181818418∟90909017 Car:Carats fine yowyou have: And in the same table under the same12:5:29:1209916019168826488112224010∟00315656∟113636361∟81818129∟090909465∟454545title against 9 Graines fine yowyou have00:8:26:048101019621216925249115120The sum of which is the weight due of Standard fine for12:14:19:16811∟00347222∟124999992∟00000032∟000000512∟000000one libpound weight of 17 Car:Carats 9 Graines fineStlib℥DrGrPts11111132241024101024CarractCarat fyne per ℥ounce1∟00378787∟136363632∟18181834∟909090558∟545454Now 168 parts multiplied by 45 and reduced yeildsyields000000028168CarractCarat fyne per ℥ounce112116826481122240111061442∟00757575∟272727274∟36363669∟8181811117∟090909And 45 × 10 Graines yeildsyields0000023270002243721169617921617413243∟01136363∟409090906∟545454104∟7272721675∟636363And 45 × 14 Drops yeildsyields0010706000003364240261442232192221419168Lastly 45 × 12 Ounces2021200000004∟01515151∟545454548∟727272139∟6363632234∟181818The sum of all which viz 2 stone 4 libpounds 4 ounces 14 drops204041419160168448614423219221419168214826485∟01893939∟6818181810∟909090174∟5454542792∟72727219 graines 160 parts is the true weight of Standard fine due for 45 libpounds of 1756084832224031061443102321926∟02272727∟8181818113∟090909209∟4545453351∟272727CarractCarat 9 graines fine: But to prevent the great trouble of so Laborious672921641324452912045133727∟02651515∟9545454515∟272727244∟3636363909∟818181a work especially when the Mass consists of many different species of weight7841112053725116965179216I have contrived a third Table by which haveing once the value of the whole8∟030303031∟0909090917∟454545279∟2727274468∟363636Mass you may find both the Standard weight and Number of peicespieces with8961324529120513372513116969∟034090901∟2272727219∟636363314∟1818185026∟909090the allowance of ten per Cent to the Merchant of Imployer91081419261916868264868112224010∟037878781∟3636363621∟818181349∟0909095585∟454545Weight1012016967921674132407452912011∟041666661∟5000000024∟000000384∟0000006144∟000000Value of the MassNumber
of peicespiecesStlib℥drgrpt111321888812∟045454541∟6363636326∟181818418∟9090906702∟545454The foresaid Mass comes to27883∟636312144191688264881122240811106144The next to which in the third Table13∟049242421∟7727272728∟363636453∟8181817261∟090909is under £: Scots21600∟00002000112213156217291696979216974132414∟053030301∟9090909030∟545454488∟7272727819∟636363The Remainder is6283∟6363141682324010614410232192102141916815∟056818182∟0454545432∟727272523∟6363638378∟181818The next to which is5400∟00050000700081518024144103219210141916810148264816∟060606062∟1818181834∟909090558∟5454548936∟727272The Remainder is883∟63631619226481122240111061441110232192The next to which is756∟000070151217∟064393932∟3181818137∟090909593∟4545459495∟272727The Remainder is127∟63631720428216121324125291201251337218∟068181812∟45454539∟272727628∟36363610853∟818181The next to which is108∟0000102418216291201337213116961317921619∟072969692∟5909090941∟454545663∟27272710612∟363636The Remainder is19∟63631922831241329120131337213131169620∟075757572∟7272727243∟636363698∟18181811170∟909090The next to which is10∟8000132132024032192141916814826481481122240The Remainder is8∟836321∟079545452∟8636363645∟818181733∟09090911729∟454545The next to which Viz.5∟400001284212523496159216154132415452912022∟083333333∟0000000048∟000000768∟00000012288∟000000The Remainder is3∟4363221111123∟087121213∟1363636350∟181818802∟90909012846∟545454The next to which is viz2∟700003222311211168126481112224011110614424∟090909093∟2727272752∟363636837∟81818113405∟090909The Remainder and Sum is∟73632581240414102412413721116961179216117413243 A TABLE for Gold
Which suposeingsupposingProof by the 4th Table thus£4 TABLE for Gold
Showing the true Value of any Number of Graines Drops, Ounces, Pounds, or Stones, of Standard fineness.2 Stone is2456764 libpounds is worth30724 ℥ounces is worth19214 dr:drops is worth 30 + 12. 154210 gr:grains is worth0∟8333N£ ScotsUnitesTensHundredsThousandsX Thou:C Thou:gr:grains is worth∟0666NGrainsDr℥libStonesAnd the Ballance is∟7363℥dr:gr:5th ptslib℥drlib℥drStslib:℥Sts:lib℥Stslib℥The sum is27883∟63631∟83333∟00048∟00768∟0012288∟00ScotishScottishpeicespieces of Gold110∟800003213241681418121087144So that as you see 2581 and of a peicepiece of coyned Gold Standard fine will weightweigh 2 Stones 4 libpounds 4 Ounces 14 Drops 10 gr:grains and graines which with a Ballance of ∟7363 of fourteen ShillingShillings and litlelittle more than eight pennies Scots does exactly exhaust the value of the Bullion proposed and the Owners allowance lyes in setting off at 20: Sh:ShillingsSter:Sterline or 12 £ Scots per peicepiece what is truly and of instrinsick value onely worth 10£ 16 Sh:Shillings Scots or 18 Shillings Sterline.2∟166666∟00096∟001536∟0024576∟00221∟6000077148213112217941751283∟250009∟000144∟002304∟0036864∟00332∟4000010284612438210326651426310124∟3333312∟000192∟003072∟0049152∟00443∟20000141429510384352835195∟4166615∟000240∟003840∟0061440∟00554∟0000012114784654315243974Here observe that 21600 taking in three of the Decimals I add three Cyphers to 2 the Index of it so have I 2000 peicespieces whose weight is under the title of thousands viz 1 St:Stone 12 libpounds 2 ℥ounces and so you may Iudge of others6∟500018∟000288∟004608∟0073728∟00664∟800001521313887546521112527587∟5833321∟000336∟005376∟0086016∟00775∟6000019711512913862761866153128∟6666624∟000384∟006144∟0098304∟00886∟4000011228412114787057032Also I have hereby mere oversight taken out the nearest to 883 at twice which might have been done at once to the same purpose viz 864£ peicespieces 80 Weight 1 libpounds 2 Ounce9∟7500027∟000432∟005912∟00110592∟00997∟200002001421441210871497911079104£: Scots£: Scots£: Scots£: Scots£: Scots