WHEREAS Wee are informed, that divers Merchants, Strangers, & others, have lately brought into this Kingdom several Peices of Dutch Coyne, commonly known by the name of New Lyon Dollars, stamped with a Lyon Rampant on the one side, and a man with an Eschutchion [...]overing his lower parts, and a Lyon charged in it on the other side, Coyned in the years 1674, 1675, or 1676, with this Motto Confidens Domino non movetur, and the year of our Lord in the same round with the Motto over the head of the Lyon, and that they by themselves, their A­gents or Factors, have dispersed and uttered the same in paiment amongst His Majesties Subjects at the rate of four shillings nine pence per Peice, as moneys allowed to be Issued in trade and Commerce. And whereas we have caused some of the said Peices to be tryed and Essayed by the Essay Master of this City, and do find, that the said Peices are worse than his Majesties Standard of England, by two Ounces 5 peny. weight upon the pound weight. And that these new Dollars are intrin­sically worth no more than three shillings four pence one farthing sterling, and (in proportion to the spanish mony commonly current here) worth three shillings nine pence. And whereas none of the said Peices, nor any of that kind and Species have been at any time allowed by his Majestie, or by Proclamation from us the Lord Lieutenant, or any his Majesties Former Cheif Governors and Council of this Kingdom, to pass as current mony within this Realm, and yet are commonly paid off (as we are informed,) at the rate aforesaid. Now we the Lord Lieutenant and Council duly weighing the premisses, and the many inconveniencies which by such fraudulent Practices may befall his Majesties good sub­jects, if not timely prevented, have thought fit to publish and make known the same by this our Proclamation, and hereby to Caution and advise, that none of the Officers or Ministers of his Majesties Revenue, or any other person or persons of what nature, quality or condition soever he be, is or are by any Law required or inforced to take or receive any of the said Peices, commonly called New Lyon Dollars stamped in manner as aforesaid in any payment or payments whatsoever, and hereof we require all manner of persons, who are or shall be therein any wise concerned, to take special notice at their Perills.