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An Abstract of the king of France's Edict of Sept. 17. 1701.
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1. That yethe fabrication of yethe Lewis d'Or, doubles and demis ordeined by orur Declaration
of 8 Iun. 1700 be continued in all orour Monies publick & those of Strasburg as
weight, sculpture & remedies, wchwhich they beare as well by yethe Declaration as by orour
Edict of Sept. 1693. And that yethe said species beare yethe impression at yethe end of this
& yethe said former Declaration & those wchwhich are so fabricated pass in the Public & in
Commerethe day of yethe publication hereof, at 13 Livres the Lewis d'Or &
in Alsace at 14 Livres 12 sous & the doubles & deniers in proportion.
2 That in yethe fabrication of all the orour public monies & those of Strasburg the
Lewis d'argent or Ecus be 11 ounces fine & in weight 21 deniers 8gr trebuchants each,
at 8 pieces (yethe Mark) with a remedie of of a piece & 2 grains of fine by the Marc & pass for 3 livres 10 sols yethe piece, bearing the impression in the end hereof of this Declaration & so of yethe demis quarts & douziemes in proportion, but yethe quarts & douziems shall be markt on yethe Trenche sur le Frenche de'un Grenetis seulment AnAnd in Alsace yethe said Lewis's shall go for 3 livres 18 sols 8 deniers, & the parts in proportion.
3 For adjusting the proportion of the species of gold & silver the Marc of fine gold or of 24 carats shall be at 494 livres 6 sols 4 deniers & the Marc of fine silver of of 12 deniers shall be at 32 livres 16 sols seven deniers. And in Alsace the Marc of fine gold at 555 livres 12 sous 3 deniers, & the Marc of fine silver at 36 livres 18 sols 5 deniers.
4. The work of these species shall be judged in orour Court of monies as usually.
5. In yethe rest of September & in Octob. Novemb. & Decemb. ensuing the species made or reformed by a Declarations of Lewis XIII of 231 March 1640 & of Sept 1641 & orour Edicts of Sept Decemb 1689 & 1690 & Sept 1693 go as at prresent vizt the Lewis d'Or at 12 livres, the Lewis d'argent or Ecu at 3 livres 5 sols, the piesces of 4 sols at 3 sols 9 deniers, the sols or Douzains at 15 deniers. The pieces of 4 livres of Flandres reformed or not reformed at 4 livres 5 sols. The Pistoles of Spain & the Pistoles or Leopolds d'Or of Lorain of the new fabrication at 12 livres. The Ecu or Leopold d'argent of Lorain of new fabrication at 3 livres 5 solds. The Reausx of Spain of weight for 3 livres 4 sols except them of Chapellet wchwhich are decried. And in Alsace the old Lewis d'Or pass at 13 livres 10 sols & while Lewises or Ecus at 3 livres 13 sols 2 deniers &c.
6 Between this & the end of December next the Lewis's d'or made by the Edict of 31 March 1640 the Lewis's d'argent made the edict of September 1641 & all yethe species made by the Edicts of December 16989 9& 1690 & of Sept 1693 be brought to the Mint to be new stampt without melting & then pass as above & they shall be distinguisht from those already stampt by a Mark to be appointed by the Court of the Monies.
7 Pieces of 4 livres of Flanders made by orour Edict of 1685 to be brought into the Mint at Lille & stampt anew wthwith yethe figure annext to this Edict., & pass in Flanders for 4 livres 10 sols. & the derniers quarts octaves & sixteenths proportionally
8 Pieces of 30 sols of Strasbourg shall be carried to the charge of that money to be new stampt wthwith yethe figure annext to this Edict & pass there for 34 sols six deniers a piece & their halfs for 17 sols 3 deniers.
9 And the said species shall be received at orour Mints at the prizces following, vizt Lewis d'Or at 12 livres 10 sous, white Lewis or Ecu at 67 sols 6 deniers, 4 Livres of Flanders at
4 livres 7 sols
4 livres 7 sols six deniers. And at Strasbourg the Lewis d'Or at 14 livres 1 sols, the white Lewis or Ecu at Livres 15 sols 11 deniers & the 30 sols pieces of Strasbourg at 33 sols 3 deniers & their demies in proportion &c. And after next December the said species shall go at the Mints as at Markets.
10 Lewises d'Or too light by above a grain shall be molten & recoyned being received after the rate of 453 livres 2 sols 6 deniers the Mark amounting to 12 livres 10 sols a piece & at Strasburg after the rate of 509 livres 6 sols 3 deniers the Mark, amounting to 14 livres 1 sol per piece. And forreign monies & counterfeit & Carrez de Lewis d'Or, double or demy shall be received according to their intrinsic value.
11 Exportation of monies is Death & confiscation of the monies carriages horses & goods for wchwhich they are exported.
12 To melt or spoile the monies & is the Gallies & to sell the materials of Gold & Silver at a price above the value in yethe kings Edict is the Gallies & confiscation of yethe monies & further satisfaction at discretion not less then yethe value of the monies.
Lewis d'Orargent of yethe new stamp have three Flower de Lis in a circle crowned covering the middle of 2 cross scepters one of wchwhich has a hand at yethe end of it & 1701 almost over the crown
Lewis de or has eightfour s two & two cros covering the same scepters
Pieces of 4 livres 10 sols of Flanders have four arms quartered in a circle crowned covering the like scepters.
Pieces of 34 sous 6 deniers of Strasburg have 3 Flower de Lis in a circle crowned covering the like scepters on the reverse like the silver Lewisses but instead of the kings head on yethe other side is one great flower de Lis with this inscription about it Moneta nova Argentinensis.
The king in the Preface of his edict represents taht the lowering the value of his money since the late warr so as to make a Lewi d'Or pass for 12 livres had caused the exportation of his money & for this reason & easier defraying the warr for defending his son in Spain he has thought fit to raise it in such manner that he may have only half the profit & his Subjects the other half thereof to be made by the raising it, & his subjects the other half thereof.