November, 1649
[16th November, 1649.]
About the Standard pieces.
Bee it enacted by this present Parliament and by Authority of
the same That the Councell of State bee and hereby they are
Authorized to administer to the persons appointed to make the
Standard tryall peices of gold and silver For makeing and Tryall
of the Coynes of Gold and Siver of this Commonwealth the Oath
following (viz.)
You shall sweare That according to your best skill and
Judgements you shall make two Standard Tryall peices, the one
peice in gold Commixed in proportion of xxij Carretts of Fine
gold, and two Carretts of allay in the pound weight Troy of
England, of such quantity as in your Discretions you shall
thinke Fitt For the makeing of Fower Standard Tryall peices of
the Commonwealths monyes of gold to be made in England,
And one peice of silver Commixed in proportion of xien Ounces
ijd weight of Fine silver and xviijd weight of Copper in the
pound weight Troy of England of such Quantity as in your
Discretions you shall thinke Fitt For the makeing of the Fower
Standard Tryall peices of the Commonwealths monies of Silver
to be made in England, The said Standard peices to be Indented
and printed according to the pleasure of the Parliament Declared
in the present Indentures between the keepers of the Liberty of
England by Authority of Parliament and Aron Guerdon Master
worker of the said monies.