WILLIAM 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 by a Proclamation of the Date the twelfth Day of July, one thousand six hun­dred ninety five Years, The Rate of the Silver Scots Crown-Piece was raised to three Pound six shilling, and its Fractions propor­tionally: Which Rates were then judged expedient. But it being now found Just and Reasonable, That the saids Species of Money be Reduced, and should pass at no greater Rate than as they were appointed to pass by the Act of Parliament, one thousand six hundred eighty six; Ordaining the samen to be Coined. Therefore We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy-Council, Have thought sit to Cry down the saids Silver Crown Pieces Coined in Scot­land, the Fourty Shilling-Piece, Twenty Shilling-Piece, Ten Shilling-Piece, and Five Shilling-Piece to the said former Rate of three Pound, fourty Shil­ling, twenty Shilling, ten Shilling, and five Shilling respective: And Ordains the samen only to pass at the saids Rates. 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 there in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamati­on, make Intimation hereof, that none pretend Ignorance; and Ordains these presents to be Printed.

GOD save the KING.