Holograph table comparing Dutch and French coinage, with notes on the value of English money in Dunkirk Isaac Newton c. 837 words Newton Project London 2019 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 1713?, c. 837 words.

[This and the preceding entries may well be in response to the Treasury order, dated 3 February 1712/3 (NC, 5: 375), for a report on French and Dutch coinage, but no finished report is known.]

 MINT 19/2/159-60, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/2/159-60 1713? England English 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 Kees-Jan Schilt
The three Guilder piece of Holland is worth5s 2∟d12. Ten Guilders 15 Stivers in such money are worth18s.. 7234. Ten Guilders 10 Stivers worth18. 234 Loss by the exchange1. 914 Allowed to yethe soldiers in part of their loss0. 5524 Loss to the soldies1. 4124
The French Crown is worth 5 livers5s. 1d The English Crown is valedvalued at 174.£ 5sous Seventeen Livers are worth17. 325 Loss by the exchange2. 835 Whereof 14th allowed to yethe soldiers0. 8320=0.lw. 13712sous Totall allowed to yethe soldiers4 17.lw 13712.sous. AndAn English Crown is worth in French specie money54livrs. 18sous. 5d Twenty shillings are worth intrinsecally19. 123. 8 Extrinsecally17 Loss by exchange2. 13. 8 A quarter of that loss0. 13. 5 Allowed to yethe soldiers17. 13. 5 An English Crown is intrinsecally worth in Dutch specie money2G. 171235 Twenty Shillings English are worth intrinsecally in Dutch specie money11. 1025 extrinsically10. 10 Loss Allowed to yethe Soldiers a quarter of that loss. wchwhich is about a quarter of the whole loss0. 4. 0 Total allowed to the soldiers10. 15. 0 The three Guilder piece of Holland is worth new out of the Mint is worth in new English silver speci money at a medium}5d. 2d34. And thence 20s in new english silver money is worth in new Dutch silver money at a medium}11G. 9st. 534denar. Twenty shillings English silver pass in Holland for10. 10. 0 Loss by the exchange 812 pr cent0. 19. 534 Whereof Her MatyMajesty allowed the soldiersForces in Flanders0. 5. 0 And the forces bare the loss of [Which allowance is a very little more then a quarter to the whole loss as 10 to 39 quamproxime. And the soldiers still loset 14st. 534d] wchwhich iswas about 613 per cent by the exchange.-0. 14. 534 The French Crown new species is worth in new English Silver money 5s. 1d. And thence twenty shillings English are worth in French silver money new species}19.Livrs 814 s 13.s 5∟3d Twenty Shillings English money pass in Holland Franceat Dunkirk for17. 0. Loss by the Exchange2. 845 13.5∟3 And as 39 to 10 so is this loss to 13 sous 812 deniers. And the next round number is 14 sous an allowance proportional to yethe loss. And the next round number is 14 sous. Which if her MatyMajesty should think fit to add to the 17 Livers, the allowance for 20s English will amount unto 17Liv. 14sous in Dunkirk., recconing a new french crown at 5 Livers, & the soldiers will still lose about ten pr cent by the exchange Quære whether the loss by the exchangevalue of English money in Dunkirk may not diminishencrease in times of peace & what allowance may be made on that acctaccount Which loss being divided between her MatyMajesty & the forces in the same proportion as before, her Majts allowance will come to 13d sous 812 deniers or the next round number, 14 sous, & the loss born by the souldiers will be 1.liv. 19.sous 5∟3d wchwhich is about ten per cent. This allowance added to 159 the 17 livers makes 17 lvers, 14 sous to be paid at Dunkirk for 20s eEnglish, recconing the French crown new species at 5 livres. Whether her MajtyMajesty will make this allowance or increase or diminish it is hum most humbly submitted to her MajtsMajesties pleasure. The three Gilder piece of Holland new out of the mint is worth in new English silver money at a 5s 2d34 at a medium. And thence twenty shillings snew English silver money is worth in new Dutch silver money 11 Guilders 9 Stivers 534 deniers at a medium}11Gil. 9st. 534den Twenty shillings of English silver money lately passed in Holland for10. 10. 0 The loss by the exchange was0. 19. 534 Whereof her MatyMajesty allowed to the forces in Flanders0. 5. 0 And the forces bare the rest of the loss vizt 14.sous 534denairs amounting to 613 per cent.}0. 14. 534 The French Crown new species passed at Dunkirk for 5 livres & is worth in new English silver money 5s 1d adt a medium. And thence twenty shillings of the new species 19livers 13.sous 5∟3denaisrs at a medium.}49.liv. 14.sous 5∟3dern Twenty shillings of English silver money passes at Dunkirk for10.7.00. 00 The loss by the Exchange is2. 13. 5∟3 Which loss being divided between her MajtyMajesty & the forces at Dunkir amounts in the same proportion as in the payment of the forces ain Flanders, her Majesties allowance to the forces at Dunkirk in part of that loss will come to 13.sous 812deniers, or, in the next round number, to 14 sous. And the loss to be born by the soldiers will be 1 liver, 19 sous, 5∟3 derniers which is about 10 per cent. Whether According to this recconing the forces will receive 17.liv 14sous for at Dunkirk for 20s English, recconing a French Crown new species at 5 livres. But whether her MajtyMajesty shall think fit to approve or alter this allowance is most humbly submitted to her MajtsMajesties pleasure.160