Draft of MINT00285 (Mint 19/2/104-5)

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In Amsterdam & the towns of Holland they reccon bargain & exchange by Florens (or livres) Sols & Deniers which the country people call Guldens Styvers & Penningken or Gilders Styvers & pence 1 Livre de Gros or Pondt Vlaem = 6 Florens = 240 Gros = 20 Schellings. 1 Floren = 20 sols. 1 sol = 16 Deniers = 2 Gross or Deniers de gross

The real Gold moneys of Amsterdam or Holland are

Their Silver moneys are

The half & quarter pieces are in proportion.

They have other pieces of 2, 3, 4, 8, 12$\frac{1}{2}$ sols & divers others for payment & Duytes or Deniers of copper of which 8 make the sol of Stuyver

Bank money varies & is better then Dollars & Ducatons from 3 to 6 p^r cent & then other Specie money proportionably. The buyer & seller of Bank money give 1 p^r mille to the Bank for entring the bargain, the buyer gives one half & the Seller the other half.

In Brabant & Flanders & Zeeland.

They reccon by Florens or Guldens, sols or Patars & Deniers or Pennings (:: 1. 20. 20 x 16), or else by Livers sols & Deniers de Gros which they call Pondt Schellings & Groot Vlaems (:: 1. 20. 20x12.). They have two sorts of money. One is 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 viz^t

Their Livers de gros & Florens are only imaginary. 1 Livre = 6 Florens. 100 Florens in money current of Amsterdam = 103$\frac{1}{3}$ Florens in money current of Antwerp, & 100 Florens in Bank money of Amsterdam or money of change of Antwerp = 108$\frac{1}{3}$ Florens in money current of Antwerp. Antwerp, Brussels, Gant, Bruges, Middleberg & all Brabant, Flanders & Zeeland have the same money without any sensible difference.

A Patagon of Antwerp = 48 sols de argent de change = 51$\frac{2}{3}$sols de argent currant (+) = 50 sols or styvers de Amsterdam = Patagon of Amsterdam.

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In France

They reccon by Livers Sols & Deniers Turnois (:: 1. 20. 12, 20) the triple which they call Livres Sols & Deniers d'or sol. Their Gold coyns are the Lewi d'or or Pistol double single & the half & quarter Pistol. Their silver coyns the Ecus Lewis Doller or Crown, the half crown, the quarter Crown or Cardecu the Reau or 3^d part of the Cardecu or piece of 5 sous & the piece of 3$\frac{1}{2}$ sous. The Pistol they reccon at 11 Livers Turnois or 3$\frac{2}{3}$ Ecus & the Ecu at 3 Livres or 60 sous. But of late they have raised all their money. They have also sols of base allay & deniers of copper. They raised their Pistol (in the late war) to 14 livres & their Ecus to 72 deniers but by an edict of last March the Pistol goes now for 13 Livres & the Ecus for 68 sols Turnois, except in Exchanges where the Pistol is still recconed at 11$\frac{2}{3}$ Livres & the Ecus at 60 sols or 3 Livres as before the warr. Their Gold coyns when molten into Ingots for recoynage prove $\frac{1}{2}$ legr. wors then standard & sometimes $\frac{1}{4}$ legr. newer standard. Whence one with another they may be recconed $\frac{7}{16}$ legr worse. Their silver coyns are 0$\frac{1}{2}$^dwt worse then standard. Their double Pistols new out of the Mint weigh 8^dwt 16$\frac{1}{4}$^gr one with another & the Ecus 17$\frac{1}{2}$^dwt & their smaller money proportionally. Their Gold is well sized, their silver not well. Pistols after wearing as they go in the Market weigh one with another 4^dwt 7$\frac{1}{4}$^gr. They size their Pistols to $\frac{1}{2}$ a grain their Ecus to 1$\frac{1}{2}$ gr.

In Spain

The Gold Monies are the double Dobleon or four Pistol piece worth 16 Reales the Dobleon worth 8 Reales, the single worth 4 Reales, the Ecus de Mark or crown of Mark worth 2 Reales or 16 Reaus or 544 Maravadis. Their silver pieces are the Reale, Piastre, or Piece of 8 worth 1 Reale or 8 Reaus of old Plate & 10 of new. For since the year 1686 their monies have been raised 25 per cent, or in the proportion of 5 to 4 The $\frac{1}{2}$ piece of 8 & the $\frac{1}{4}$^ter (called in Ireland $\frac{1}{2}$ & $\frac{1}{4}$^ter. cobbs) worth 4 & 2 Reaus of old plate & 5 & 2$\frac{1}{2}$ of new. The Reale of plate or Silver worth 34 Maravadies. The Maravadi is a little piece of copper money. Their Pistoles & Pieces of 8 are of the same weight with the French Pistoles & Ecus viz^t 4^dwt 8^gr & 17$\frac{1}{2}$^dwt. Their Pistoles are $\frac{1}{4}$ legr worse, their pieces of 8 of Sevil are $\frac{1}{2}$^dwt worse those of Mexico 1^dwt worse, those of Peru 16^dwt worse, the Pillar Pieces of 8 are 2^dwt better. Their Ducat is not a real coyn but an imaginary one being a name put for 11 Reaus or 374 Maravadis in merchandizing & 11 Reaus & 1 Maravadi or 379 Maravadis in Bills or exchange. For Exchange are often made by the Ducat. The Silver money above mentioned they call money of Plate. This is real effective & invariable. They have another sort of money called money of Billon which is partly real (of silver & copper mixt) & partly imaginary & this money is half the value of the money of Plate but variable in value. In this money there are no Reales nor Reaus de Billon in specie but only quarter & half quarter of Reaus

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In Portugal

The Gold monies are The five Pistol piece of fine gold of the Ducat worth 10000 Res The Doppio Moeda or double Pistole worth 4000 Res The Moeda or Pistole or double Milt or Milres worth 2000 Res The My-Moeda or half Pistole or Milt or Milres worth 1000 Res

The Silver coyns are Pataques or Patagons markt worth 600 Res The Patagons not markt worth 500 Res Crusados markt worth Crusados not markt or Ducats worth 400 Res or 10 Reals Half Ducats worth 200 Res or five Reales Testons or five-Vintai pieces worth 100 Res or 2$\frac{1}{2}$ Reales

Demi Vintains of Silver & copper worth 10 Res.

They reccon by 100^ds 1000^ds ā millions of Res putting the mark after thousands thus 5. 734 340 res. That is five millions seven hundred thirty & four thousand, three hundred & forty res. Or five thousand seven hundred thirty & four Milres & three hundred and forty res. They exchange in Crusados or Ducats of 400 Res. These of the present King new out of the Mint (coynd before 1692) weigh one with another 11^dwt 4$\frac{1}{4}$^gr, & are wors 1 ^dwt & therefore equal in value 34$\frac{2}{3}$^d of o^er money new coynd & 34 $\frac{1}{2}$^d of o^er standard money. But they are now raised to 480 Res, all the Portugal money being lately raised in proportion of 6 to 5. so that 400 res are worth about 28$\frac{7}{8}$ pence Sterling        A new Moeda de Ourd fated 1700 is beautifully coyned & weighs 3^dwt 10^gr or 82^gr, exactly. & is counted for 4400 res, but there is stampt upon it only 2000. Its worth 14^s. 5^d$\frac{1}{4}$. A spanish Piastre is by the Portugese valued at 750 Res. A Pistole at 3000 Res