Notes on Dutch coinage Isaac Newton c. 1,319 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 1702 or after, c. 1,319 words. MINT 19/2/155, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/2/155 1702 or after England English Latin 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 Will Scott
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Of the Money of the seven Provinces

In Amsterdam & the towns of Holland they reccon bargain & exchange by Florens (or Livres,) sols & Deniers wchwhich the country people call Guldens styvers & Penninghen or Gilders Styvers & Pence. Sixteen Deniers (wchwhich they call deniers common) make a sol & 20 sols and twentyy sols a Floren. They have also Livres sols & deniers de Gross. One Livre d Twelve Grosses or Deniers de Gross make a schelling & sol de gross or schelling & twenty schellings or a Livre de gross or pondt Vlaem. And a Livre de Gross is 6 Florens, & a skelling six styvers & a styver two Grosses, & 8 Duytes & 16 Deniers.

The real gold monies of Amsterdam & Holland are

Ducats or Ducatoonsns valued at 20 Florens Ducats or Soveraigns 15 Ducats or quarters of Ducats 5 Rose nobles 11

Their silver monies are

Ducatons valued at 3 Florens 3 sols current money Drie Guldens or three Gilder pieces 3 Florens, wors 2dt, weight 1oz 8gr, value in exchange 5s. 234d. Rix Duelders or Patagons 212 Forens Croons 2 Florens Duelders 112 Florens Gout Guldens or Gold Gilders of Coarse ☽ 1 Floren 8 sols = 28 styvers Florens or Guldens 1 Floren or 20 sols communs Sols de Gross or Schellings 6 sols communs = 12 Gross Sols communs or Styvers 2 Gross = 8 Duytes = 16 Deniers.
The half & quarter pieces are in proportion. They have other pieces of 2, 3, 4, 8, 1212 sols & divers others for payment, & Duytes or Deniers of copper of wchwhich 8 make the Sol or Stuyvers. The money of the Banck (wchwhich is called Banck money & consists in bills of credit upon yethe Banck) is also reccomdy Florens & deniers & is better then specie money of Three Guilder pieces (according to Mr Floyer) 3 prper cent Cross Dollars & Ducatons 4 prper cent Skillings & 28 Styvers & Styvers 5 prper cent Bank money varies & is better then Dollars & Ducatons from 3 to 6 prper cent & then other money proportionally. The buyer & seller of Bank money give 1 prper mille to the Bank for entring the bargain: the buyer gives one half & the seller the other half. The Gold monies of Holland are above yethe specie coyns at 612 prper cent, above bank money at 112 prper cent A three Guilder piece is stampt wthwith a Minerva leaning on an altar & holding a hat on a peer wthwith this motto Hae nitimur hanc tuemur & on the reverse a Belgic Lyon & sometimes a Lyon & erect cross quartered. Inscription No. Na. argent G. V. &c. Mr Floyer in one paper makes the 3 Guilder piece Worse 4dt. yethe weight 20dt 6gr, in another paper wo:worth 23dt wtweight 20dt. 8gr in another 3, 4, 5 or 76dt worse. The following 3 Guilder pieces were weighed in the tower & assayed by me in Sept 1700 & assayed in the Tower The date 1682 1686 1687 16921 1695 1696 1697 1698 weight 1oz4gr 1oz7gr12 1oz5gr 1oz6gr 1oz11gr 1oz5gr34 1oz.914gr 1oz614gr worsness 112dwt 1dwt 1dwt 112dwt 2dwt 1dwt 1dwt 1dwt Allowing the wast of a grain in every 6 years wearing their weight one with another when new coyned was 1oz 8gr, but they were unequally sized be erring in excess & defect of weight 2 or 3 grains or above. Comparing these observations wthwith Mr Floyers they may be recconed 11 ounces fine, & so when new coynd are worth 5s 212d of just standard English money, or 5d. 2d34d of orour money new out of the Mint If or in course of Exchange. If a grain be added to yethe weight so that yethe weight be 1oz 9gr they will equal they make the bankimaginary current money of wchwhich 44449 deniers de gross (or 37sch. 046 gross) equal 1℔ sterling in exchange, & 100 deniers de gross equal 54 pence sterling wchwhich is a Rix doller or Ecus. The Dutch therefore in the course of exchange overvalue their current money 3 per cent. & should put 3814sch l to 1li sterling. At 11124oz fine & 1oz 8gr wtweight they are worth 5s 2110d standard & 5s 23d in exchange. Three Dutch Ducatons coynd 1672, 1673, 1675 weighing 20dwt. 1634gr. 20dwt 20d34, 20s18d14 better 3dwt, 3dwt scant, 4dwt. The first coynd in Zeland & most worn, the 2d & 3d coynd in H The 3d not worn above a grain or 112gr, the 2d not above 2gr. On one side a man on horsback on yethe other the Belgic Lyon wthwith a sword & seven darts in a scutcheon supported by Lyons. Valued at 5s 8d a piece by yethe Refiners. The inscription Mo. No. Arg. pro confoe Belg. Prov. Holl. Westf. &c & on yethe Reverse Concordia res parvæ crescunt. If their weight be supposed 1oz. 21gr & their betterness 3dwt they will be worth 5s. 5d35 a piece of orour standard money & 5s. 5d910 of orour current in course of exchange, & if a grain be added to their weight they will be worth 5s 6d a piece in course of exchange. By these assays we may reccon exatclyexactly enough that if Banck money be supposed 5 prper cent better then specie money of yethe same denomination, & pounds schellings & deniers English, speecie money de gross of Holland & Banck money of Amsterdam of yethe same denomination are matically in proportion as 11. 20 & 21. That is 11 shillings sterling = 20 schellings Bank money = 21 shchellings specie money; & 20 shillings sterling = 36411sch bank money = 38211 species money of yethe seven Provinces very nearly. Patagons, Rix dollers or Legg dollers have on them an armed man with a sword to his right hand the blade leaning on his sholdershoulder & in his left hand a double string at wchwhich hands an Escutcheon with the Arms of a Dutch Province covering his left leg. His right legg stands full in view. About it this inscription Mo. No. arg. pro confoe Belg. Westf. com. Zel. &c AnAnd on the reverse the arms of the seven Provinces vizt in an Escutcheon a Lyon rampant with a sword in one foot & seven darts in the other with this inscription: Concordia res parvæ crescunt. One piece 1697 not worn, worse 1312dwt, weight 17dwt 2314gr Another 1698 not worn, worse 15dwt. wtweight 17dwt 2312gr Another 1695 not worn, worse 13dwt, wtweight 18dwt 134gr Another 1701 not worn worse 14dwt 06 wtweight 18dwt Several others coyned in 1701 were found by assays in the lower 12dwt worse & one of them 13dwt worse. They should be therefore 1012 ounces fine but often prove a penny weight sometimes two or three penny weight worse. Supposing that they weigh 18dwt & are 1012 ounces fine, they will be worth 4s. 434d130. In Holland they go for 212 Florens, is 4s. 34d12 of orour money. Lyon Dollars are worth two thirds of a Ducaton or 3s 8d. Their stamp is a man to the thighs holding an Escutcheon before him wthwith this inscription Mo. No. Ar. pro Confoe. Belg. Westf. Campen &c And on the Reverse a great Lyon rampant with this inscription Confidens Deo non movetur. One piece 1640 worse 2oz 5dwt wtweight 534gr Another 1687 worse 2oz 2dwt. wtweight 17dwt 12gr very little worn Another 1650 worse 2oz 112dwt wtweight 16dt. 18gr Another 1687 worse 2oz 7dwt. wtweight 17dwt 1314gr very little worn. Three others not assayed weighed dated 1641, 1645, 1648 weighed 17dwt 7gr14; 17dwt 17dwt 76g14. They seem to be 9 ounces fine by law but often happen to be three penny weight coarser. Reynolds puts them 8oz 11dwt fine & 17dwt 18gr weight. Their is rather 17dwt 13 or 14gr new out of the Mint.