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	<blockquote>Their accounts are kept divers waies, some in Livers, Sold and Deniers of Picholi, as in Florence, 12. Deniers to a Sol, and 20. Sol to * 1.372 a Liver; some againe in Crownes, Sold and Deniers of gold, of Livers 7½. per Crowne, accounted by 12. and 20. as is abovesaid, but Silkes are sould by so many Duccats the pound, so that to reduce Duccats into Crownes, the number of Duccats is to be multiplied by foure, and divide the proceede by 71. adding what may rest with the Duccats, and they shall be Crownes of 7½. Livers.		<blockquote>Their accounts are kept divers waies, some in Livers, Sold and Deniers of Picholi, as in Florence, 12. Deniers to a Sol, and 20. Sol to a Liver; some againe in Crownes, Sold and Deniers of gold, of Livers 7½. per Crowne, accounted by 12. and 20. as is abovesaid, but Silkes are sould by so many Duccats the pound, so that to reduce Duccats into Crownes, the number of Duccats is to be multiplied by foure, and divide the proceede by 71. adding what may rest with the Duccats, and they shall be Crownes of 7½. Livers.

	Note that to bring Duccats of Florence, or as they tearme them Piastres, of seven Livers the Duccat, into Crownes of gold of Florence, of 7½. per Crowne, divide by 15. and substract the quotient from the summe divided, and the remainder is the demaund.		Note that to bring Duccats of Florence, or as they tearme them Piastres, of seven Livers the Duccat, into Crownes of gold of Florence, of 7½. per Crowne, divide by 15. and substract the quotient from the summe divided, and the remainder is the demaund.
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	11 Ounces 2 Drams fine Silver, and 18 Drams of Allay of Copper.		11 Ounces 2 Drams fine Silver, and 18 Drams of Allay of Copper.

	13 Ounces of pure Silver is worth 3 pound 4 ~~shil∣lings~~ 6 pence.		13 Ounces of pure Silver is worth 3 pound 4 shillings 6 pence.

	1 Ounce without Allay, is worth 5 shillings 4 pence half peny.		1 Ounce without Allay, is worth 5 shillings 4 pence half peny.
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	1 Ounce with Allay is worth 5 shillings.		1 Ounce with Allay is worth 5 shillings.

	The Standard for Gold, in the pound Troy 22 ~~Kar∣racts~~ of fine Gold; 2 Karracts of Allay, Silver or Copper, viz. 11 Ounces fine Gold, 1 Ounce 〈◊〉		The Standard for Gold, in the pound Troy 22 Karracts of fine Gold; 2 Karracts of Allay, Silver or Copper, viz. 11 Ounces fine Gold, 1 Ounce 〈◊〉

	The Spanish, French, and Flemish Gold 〈◊〉 as English.		The Spanish, French, and Flemish Gold 〈◊〉 as English.
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	The French and Dutch put more All 〈…〉 Money than English.		The French and Dutch put more All 〈…〉 Money than English.
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
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	\|		\|
	\|l.		\|l.
	\|s.		\|s.
	\|d.		\|d.
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	\|-		\|-
	\|1 Pound Troy of Gold		\|1 Pound Troy of Gold
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	\|¾		\|¾
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	\|-		\|-
	\|1 Pound Haver. of Gold		\|1 Pound Haver. of Gold
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	\|49		\|49
	\|13		\|13
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	\|0		\|0
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	\|-		\|-
	\|1 Pound Haver. of Silver		\|1 Pound Haver. of Silver
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	\|03		\|03
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	* 2 Groats is 1 Single Stiver.		* 2 Groats is 1 Single Stiver.
	* 2 Single Stivers is 1 Double Stiver, or 3 d. 1 q. En		* 2 Single Stivers is 1 Double Stiver, or 3 d. 1 q. En
	* 20 Single Stivers, or 10 Double is 1 Guilder, 3 s. 4 d. ~~En∣glish~~.		* 20 Single Stivers, or 10 Double is 1 Guilder, 3 s. 4 d. English.
	* 6 Guilders is 1 Pound.		* 6 Guilders is 1 Pound.

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	The pagode by this account may be said to be in value about 8sh. starling equivalent with the chequin of Uenice, or the sheriffe of Aegypt, or sultany of Turkey, and the mamody accounted for 12 d. starling, and the fanans about 6 d. ¾ or 7 d. per piece.</blockquote>		The pagode by this account may be said to be in value about 8sh. starling equivalent with the chequin of Uenice, or the sheriffe of Aegypt, or sultany of Turkey, and the mamody accounted for 12 d. starling, and the fanans about 6 d. ¾ or 7 d. per piece.</blockquote>

			=== 1684. The compleat tradesman... London. for John Dunton. ===
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			===== Of Hebrew Money. =====

			* A Mite three parts of one C.
			* A Quadrans, or Farthing, 2 mites
			* An Assary, or Farthing, half penny farthing.
			* A Gerah, or piece of Money, penny half penny.
			* A Drachm, or penny, seven pence half penny.
			* A Didrachm, or Shekel one shilling three pence.
			* A Sater or, or Shekel of the Sanctuary, 2 s. 6 d.
			* A Mina, or pound, 3 l. 2 s. 6 d.
			* A Talent of Silver, 187 l. 10 s.
			* A Shekel of Gold, Peice, a Dracon, Darius, or Drachm of Gold, 15 s.
			* A Pound of Gold, 75 l.
			* A Talent of Gold, 2250 l.

			===== Of English Gold, and Money. =====
			Fineness of Gold is Estimated by the Karract, which is no certain Weight, but the 1/24 of any quantity, this Karract is divided into Grains and Parts: The Karract that Weighs Jewels is divided into 4 Grains, 20 of which make 24 Grains Troy, or 1 penny weight.

			As 12 to 1 in value, so is Gold to Silver.

			Therefore if an Hebrew Talent of Silver is valued at 375 pound, that of Gold is worth 375 pound.

			In England Gold is thus Estlmated:

			* One Penny weight of Angel Gold is worth 4 Shillings 2 pence half penny

			* Crown Gold, 3 Shillings 10 pence half peny.
			* Sovereign Gold, 3 Shillings 6 pence half peny.

			===== The Standard for Starling. Money in England. =====
			11 Ounces 2 Drams fine Silver, and 18 Drams of Allay of Copper.

			13 Ounces of pure Silver is worth 3 pound 4 shil∣lings 6 pence.

			1 Ounce without Allay, is worth 5 shillings 4 pence half peny.

			12 Ounces with A lay, is worth 3 pound.

			1 Ounce with Allay is worth 5 shillings.

			The Standard for Gold, in the pound Troy 22 Kar∣racts of fine Gold; 2 Karracts of Allay, Silver or Copper, viz. 11 Ounces fine Gold, 1 Ounce 〈◊〉

			The Spanish, French, and Flemish Gold 〈◊〉 as English.

			The French and Dutch put more All 〈…〉 Money than English.
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|
			\|l.
			\|s.
			\|d.
			\|-
			\|1 Pound Troy of Gold
			\|is worth
			\|40
			\|18
			\|4
			\|¾
			\|-
			\|1 Pound Haver. of Gold
			\|49
			\|13
			\|8
			\|¼
			\|-
			\|1 Pound Troy of Silver
			\|is worth
			\|03
			\|03
			\|0
			\|0
			\|-
			\|1 Pound Haver. of Silver
			\|03
			\|15
			\|3
			\|½
			\|}
			A Hundred Pound in Gold weighs 1 Pound 11 Ounces, 3 Quarters.

			A Hundred Pound in Silver weighs 26 Pound, 9 Ounces Haverdupois.</blockquote><blockquote>CHAP. XXXI. Foreign Coin reduced to English Mony.

			Spanish Money.

			* 6 CArnados make 1 Mervid.
			* 54 Mervids make 1 Ryal. or 6 d. English.
			* 11 Ryals make 1 Ducat.
			* 8 Ryals make 1 Piece of 8, or 4 s. Engl.
			* 4 Quartiliards make 1 Ryal or 6 d. Engl.

			Portugal Money.

			* 〈…〉 make 1 Ryal, or 6 d. Eng.
			* 〈…〉 make 1 Testoon.
			* 〈…〉 or 10 Ryals make 1 Ducat.
			* 〈…〉 make 1 Milt of Gold.

			French Money.

			* 12 Demers make 1 Soulx.
			* 20 Soulx make 1 Frank or Liver.
			* 16 Soulx make 1 Cardeque.
			* 4 Carducas make 1 Crown.

			Scotch.

			* 1 Small Piece make 2 d. 1 q. English.
			* 3 Small Pieces make 1 Nob. Scot. or 6 d ¾ En.
			* 2 Nobles Scotch make 1 Mark, or 13 d. 2 q. Eng.
			* 3 Nobles Scotch make 1 l. Scot. or 20 d. Engl.

			Irish.

			* 2 Ob. or 4 d. 2 q. Eng. is 1 Harper, or 9 d. Engl.
			* 20 Harpers is 1 l. Irish, 15 s. English.

			Flemish.

			* 8 Pence is 1 Groat.
			* 2 Groats is 1 Single Stiver.
			* 2 Single Stivers is 1 Double Stiver, or 3 d. 1 q. En
			* 20 Single Stivers, or 10 Double is 1 Guilder, 3 s. 4 d. En∣glish.
			* 6 Guilders is 1 Pound.

			Persian Coyns.

			* 2 Bistees is 1 Shawhee.
			* 2 ½ Shawhees is 1 Lawree.
			* 2 Shawhees is 1 Mammoodee.

			Hollands Money.

			* A Doit makes 8.
			* 8 Doits makes 1 Stiver 3 q. ⅔ & 25 Doits.
			* 2 Stivers makes 1 Doppelgen.
			* 6 Stivers makes 1 Shilling Hol. 11 d. ½ Eng.
			* 1 Rixdoller makes 50 Stivers, 4 s. 6 d. Engl.
			</blockquote>

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	We will use British Pound Sterling to compare different currency and coins.		We will use British Pound Sterling to compare different currency and coins.

			Their accounts are kept throughout England, by pounds, shillings, and pence sterling, accounting 12 pence to the shilling, and 20 shillings to the pound
	In the 17th Century British Pound Sterling had this structure:
			{\| class="wikitable"
			!
			!
			!Name
			!Minting
			!In standard coins
			!In smallest coins
			!Rate->British Pounds
			\|-
			\|Silver
			\|
			\|Crown
			\|
			\|5 Shillings
			\|60 pence
			\|5 s. Sterling
			\|-
			\|Silver
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|26 pence
			\|2 s. 2 d. Sterling
			\|-
			\|Silver
			\|s. Sterling
			\|Shilling
			\|
			\|1 Shilling
			\|12 pence
			\|1 s. Sterling
			\|-
			\|Silver
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|1/2 Shillings
			\|6 pence
			\|6 d. Sterling
			\|-
			\|Silver
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|4 pence
			\|4 d. Sterling
			\|-
			\|Silver
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|3 pence
			\|3 d. Sterling
			\|-
			\|Silver
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|2 pence
			\|2 d. Sterling
			\|-
			\|Silver
			\|d. Sterling
			\|
			\|
			\|1/12 Shillings
			\|1 pennie
			\|1 d. Sterling
			\|-
			\|Gold
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|22 Shillings
			\|264 pence
			\|22 s. Sterling
			\|-
			\|Gold
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|11 Shillings
			\|132 pence
			\|11 s. Sterling
			\|-
			\|Gold
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|5 Shillings 6 pence
			\|66 pence
			\|5 s. 6 d. Sterling
			\|-
			\|Gold
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|2 Shillings 9 pence
			\|33 pence
			\|2 s. 9 d. Sterling
			\|-
			\|Gold
			\|l. Sterling
			\|Pound
			\|
			\|20 Shillings
			\|240 pence
			\|1 l. Sterling
			\|-
			\|Gold
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|10 Shillings
			\|120 pence
			\|10 s. Sterling
			\|-
			\|Gold
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|5 Shillings
			\|60 pence
			\|5 s. Sterling
			\|-
			\|Gold
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|2 Shillings 6 pence
			\|30 pence
			\|2 s. 6 d. Sterling
			\|-
			\|
			\|
			\|Mark
			\|
			\|13 Shill. 4 pence
			\|160 pence
			\|13 s. 4 d. Sterling
			\|}

	== Domestic rates // under work ==		== Domestic rates // under work ==

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	== ~~Domestic~~ ~~rates~~ ~~under~~ ~~work~~ ==		== British pound as a standard ==
			We will use British Pound Sterling to compare different currency and coins.

			In the 17th Century British Pound Sterling had this structure:

			== Domestic rates // under work ==

	=== Kingdome of Spain ===		=== Kingdome of Spain ===

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 A Castiliane of Merchandise is worth 485. Mervides, about 7. 〈◊〉. Sterl. Vide monies in Castile currant in all Spaine.
-Their Exx<sup>o</sup>. are made upon the imaginary Duccat of 375. Mar. * 1.9 payable in banco with five per centum, which is the Bancos salary, or without the banco to bee paied without the same; and this Duccat is commonly tearmed Ducat•… de Or•… or de Peso; and is worth, as above, 375. Mervides. In Sivill they •…ake their payments as following, if you say in Ducate di Or•… or ae Castilia upon banco, those are then paid in banco without losse at all, but if you say to bee paid in so many Duccats Dor•… in Pistolets forth of banco, they will pay in the said money; but if it be said to pay in Carlins, it will cost, and sometime ¼ per centum losse. But because I have at large in the Tract of Exchanges in the Chapters 294. and 426. treated of the Exchange of this place, therefore I will (to avoid repetition) referre the Reader thereunto for further and ampler satisfaction.</blockquote>
+Their Exx<sup>o</sup>. are made upon the imaginary Duccat of 375. Mar.  payable in banco with five per centum, which is the Bancos salary, or without the banco to bee paied without the same; and this Duccat is commonly tearmed Ducat•… de Or•… or de Peso; and is worth, as above, 375. Mervides. In Sivill they •…ake their payments as following, if you say in Ducate di Or•… or ae Castilia upon banco, those are then paid in banco without losse at all, but if you say to bee paid in so many Duccats Dor•… in Pistolets forth of banco, they will pay in the said money; but if it be said to pay in Carlins, it will cost, and sometime ¼ per centum losse. But because I have at large in the Tract of Exchanges in the Chapters 294. and 426. treated of the Exchange of this place, therefore I will (to avoid repetition) referre the Reader thereunto for further and ampler satisfaction.</blockquote>
 ===== Mallaga, Spain =====

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