VVILLIAM by the Grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith; To [...] Macers of our Privy Council, Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that Part, conjunctly and severally, specially Constitute, Greeting: For as much as, this Our Ancient Kingdom is much prejudged by the importing of great Quantities of Light unmilln'd English Money into the same, and that the In­conveniency thereby arising, is likely to increass, since that kind of Money is no more current in the Kingdom of England, except by Weight; And also We considering how expedient it is, that the Milln'd-Money of England be raised, to a Proportion with other Coyns presently current within this Kingdom: Therefore, We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Coun­cil, have Discharged, and hereby discharge all English Unmilln'd-money to pass in payments otherways than by Weight, at Four Shilling Scots the Drop, making three Pounds four Shillings Scots for the Ounce, and so proportionally upwards and downwards, according to the lesser and greater Weight than the said Drop and Ounce; Providing, that in great payments the weighing be by single Ounces, and their Fractions, and no greater Weight: And We with Advice foresaid, peremptorly Require and Command all our Subjects to receive the said English Unmilln'd-Money in all Payments, as current Money, according to the Rate of Four shilling Scots the Drop-weight, and no otherwise, under the Pain of being lyable to the Double of what shall be refused, to be summarly exacted, at the Instance, and for the use of the Offerer, by the Determination of any Judge ordinary, to be given without any Process of Law; As also, We with Advice foresaid, have Ordained, and hereby Or­dain the Silver Milln'd-Crown of England, to pass, and be received in all Payments, at Three Pound five Shilling Scots, and the milln'd Half crown, milln'd Shilling, and milln'd Sixpence of England, as the Fractions of the said milln'd Crown, to pass, and be current in all Payments within this Our King­dom, according to the said Rate of the Crown proportionally to their Value, under the pain foresaid, to be determined in manner above mentioned, and that none refuse to receive Payments in the respective Species of Money from the Day and Date hereof, at the Rates above-specified, under the Pains foresaids, as they will be answerable. OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, and We Charge you strictly, and Command, that incontinent these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and to the Mercat-crosses of the remanent Head-Burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom, and thereat in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make Publi­cation hereof that none pretend Ignorance: And Ordains these presents to be Printed.

GOD save the KING.