Some considerations of the consequences of lowering the interest and raising the value of money (Letter to a member of Parliament. 1691.) Short observations on a printed paper entitled, 'For encouraging the coining silver money in England' ... Further considerations concerning raising the value of money. Two treatises of governmentC. and J. Rivington, 1824 |
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... crown now in England , is worth a bushel of wheat : but should there be next year a great scarcity of wheat in England , and a proportionable want of all other food , five ounces of silver would , perhaps , in exchange purchase but one ...
... crown now in England , is worth a bushel of wheat : but should there be next year a great scarcity of wheat in England , and a proportionable want of all other food , five ounces of silver would , perhaps , in exchange purchase but one ...
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... crown , they speak properly , and are readily understood , when they say , half - a - crown , or two shillings and six- pence , will now buy one - tenth of a bushel of wheat , but do not say , that 15lb . of lead will now buy one ...
... crown , they speak properly , and are readily understood , when they say , half - a - crown , or two shillings and six- pence , will now buy one - tenth of a bushel of wheat , but do not say , that 15lb . of lead will now buy one ...
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... crown - pieces , stivers , or ducatoons , or in bullion , is , and always eter- nally will be , of equal value to any other ounce of silver , under what stamp or denomination soever ; unless it can be shown that any stamp can add any ...
... crown - pieces , stivers , or ducatoons , or in bullion , is , and always eter- nally will be , of equal value to any other ounce of silver , under what stamp or denomination soever ; unless it can be shown that any stamp can add any ...
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... crown now , which before , by the law , was but a part of a crown . For example : supposing , ac- cording to the standard of our law , 5s . or a crown , were to weigh an ounce , ( as it does now , wanting about 16 grains ) whereof one ...
... crown now , which before , by the law , was but a part of a crown . For example : supposing , ac- cording to the standard of our law , 5s . or a crown , were to weigh an ounce , ( as it does now , wanting about 16 grains ) whereof one ...
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... crown with us goes for 60 pence , a shilling for 12 pence , a tester for 6 pence , and a groat for 4 pence and accordingly , the proportion of silver in each of them ought to be as 60 , 12 , 6 , and 4. Now , if in the mint there should ...
... crown with us goes for 60 pence , a shilling for 12 pence , a tester for 6 pence , and a groat for 4 pence and accordingly , the proportion of silver in each of them ought to be as 60 , 12 , 6 , and 4. Now , if in the mint there should ...
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