Notes on Dutch coinage Isaac Newton c. 547 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 1702 or after, c. 547 words. MINT 19/2/165, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/2/165 1702 or after England English Latin Holograph MintAnalyses of Foreign Coin and Exchange Rates Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott
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In Brabant & Flanders & Zeeland

They reccon by Florens or Guldens, sols or Patars & Deniers or Pennings (wchwhich are in musical proportion as 1. 20. 20×16) or else by Livres sols & Deniers de Gros wchwhich 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 denominatioon & value wthwith yethe Bank money of Amsterdam. The other is real or& current, vizt

Ducats of goldreceived 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 solds 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 = 10313 Florens in money current of Antwerp, & 100 Florens in Bank money of Amsterday = 100 Florens in money of change of Antwerp = 10813 Florens in money current of Antwerp. Antwerp, Brussels, Gant, Bruges, Middleburg & all Brabant Flanders & Zeeland have yethe same money wthwithout any sensible difference. A Patagon of Antwerp = 96 gros de argent de change of Antwerp = 5123 (or 52) 10313 (or 104) gros de argent current of Antwerp = 100 gros current of Amsterdam = Patagon of Amsterdam = 95 or 96 gros bank money of Amsterdam.

Ducatoons. The king of Spains head on one side wthwith this inscription: Phil. IIII. D.G. Hisp. & Endiar. Rex. and on the reverse a mixt coat of arms supported wthwith Lyons wthwith 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 412dwt & 1oz 22gr wtweight. The Assaymaster of the Mint tells me that he generally finds 1636 better 5dwt full. wtweight 20.2134 1638 better 4dwt wtweight 20.1612 1658 better 4dwt wtweight 20.1414 1679 wtweight 20.2114 these Ducatons 412 better & has seldome met with any so coarse as these four. If they be better 412dwt & & 1oz 22gr wtweight they will be worth 5s 6d18116. Cross Dollars Patagons or Rix-dollers of Flanders have a great Cross wthwith this inscription about it Phil III (or Carol. II &c) D. G. Hisp. & Indiar. Rex, & on the Reverse a coat of several arms wthwith this inscription. Archid. Aust. Dux Brab. Burg. Brab. et Co. Fl. One pPieces 1622. 1622. 1630. 1648. 1694. 1694 worse 12dwt 12 12 13 12 weight 17dwt.18gr. 17.22. 17.1612 189.21. 18.034 18.414 The three first worn the 4th & 5t not above a grain or two The 4th was a half Dollar. Supposing them 1012 ounces fine & 18dwt 1gr weight: they are worth 4s. 4d12 14 18 132. In Flanders they go for 96 gros or 45 of a Ducaton. Another Cross Dollar of Cha. II coyned 1694 weighed 18dwt 414 gr.grains not worn.