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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… with blue serge and guarded with fine blue velvet with a gold edging, with a rose and crown, our letters W.R., motto … crimson cloth breeches, guarded with the same velvet and gold edging; 140 velvet bonnets with bands of crimson, sky … of crimson cloth guarded with the like blue velvet and gold edgings as the coats are. Also 140 for provision of …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… but currants are paid for immediately at weighing in gold or bank money, by which the interested in fish lose 2% …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… Nov., 1694, including 21 l. for "a piece of the richest gold ribbon for the Dey's sultana, a former present of this …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… King is pleased that you order him a medal and chain of gold to the value of 50 l., if you are satisfied with the …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… of fine scarlet and crimson cloth, brocades, two gold watches and other curiosities, should be sent to the … coast of England. He desires a grant of all silver, gold, jewels, pearls or any other thing of value that shall … few negroes from thence, the traffic there being most in gold and elephants' teeth; and the charge upon that coast …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… of the Royal African Company at Cape Corse Castle, on the Gold Coast, at James Fort in the river of Gambia, or at …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… the latter had found out a new way for remittances in gold at 31 s. 9 d., silver 31 s., and bank bills 30 s., which … the credit of the bank; that the goldsmiths kept up their gold, and new and broad money, and issued only clipped … be a discount of ten per cent. for what they shall pay in gold or lawful money. That the notes and bills of the bank be …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… Long's papers, containing his proposal "to find out a gold coast in America, and to weigh plate wrecked," for which … at council. Mr. Long's papers about the discovering of gold and the wrecks with his demands of a ship and 200 l., … in search of the plate wrecks, and the discovery of a gold coast in America; also about supplying the Navy yards. …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… been guilty of trying an experiment for diminishing of gold. He is condemned, but is persuaded that there are … made his public entry; 18 footmen in red liveries with gold lace, and two gentlemen and six pages on horseback went … Challenor, who lived near Charing Cross, who used to coin gold pistolls and guineas. He likewise knoweth one William …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… calculation of the silver at the foregoing rates with the gold, it was found necessary that 1 s. 4 d. should be added … that it will be of the greatest necessity to have the gold and silver brought to an equal standard, thereby to … silver, and so proportionably out of the pound weight of gold, which allowance casually sometimes came to more than …