Gunner.

100 Centinels.

The Minister of Dumbarton officiates as Chaplain.

Their Fortifications are repaired of late, and their Magazines larger than formerly.

An APPENDIX

Concerning the Current Coins of Scotland, from the Time of the Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland, under King James the First and the Sixth, to the Time of Uniting both Kingdoms under her late Majesty Queen

Anne.

THE of Scotland bi the Value of Silver, which in the Ead of Queen Mary's Reign was at 30 Shillings the Ounce; and by the Time of King James's Acceffion to the Crown of England was advanc'd to above so Shillings; and before the Revolution, in 1688, it was got to be 60 Shillings; at which Value it flood at the Time of the Union of both Kingdoms.

HE Money of Scotland has been subject to great Variation, occa

To understand the current Coin of Scotland, at the Time of King James's Acceffion to the Crown of England, it is neceffary to look back to the End of the Reign of Queen Mary; because moft of the Species, which was coin'd in that Interval of Time, continu'd current after his going to England.

We find that in the 23d of Queen Mary, Anno 1568. The first coin'd Pieces of one Ounce, which were then valued at 30 Shillings each, and the Coin was divided into Pieces of 30, 20, 10 and 5 Shillings; which Manner of dividing the Money was continued by King James the VI, till in the Fifth of his Reign, Anno 1572 we find an Act of Parlia ment was made to restore the Coin which had been very much debafed; and by the fame Act of Parliament it was Enacted, that the Money fhould be coin'd into Pieces of two Marks, 1 Mark, ¦ Mark, and Mark, which laft weigh'd exactly of an Ounce, whence we may gather the Ounce Pieces confifted of two Marks: At this Time the Ounce of Silver was valued at 30 Shillings, and fo it continued to be, till in the 14th of his Reign, Anno 1581, we find Silver was advanc'd to 40 Shillings, and then it was Enacted by Parliament, that the Money fhou'd be coin'd accordingly into Pieces of 40, 30, 20, 10 and Shillings: In the 31ft of his Reign, Anno 1598, Silver was advanc'd to 50 Shillings the Cunce, and an Act of Parliament was pafs'd to rate the current Coin proportionably. Before his Acceffion to the Crown of England, which was in less than four Years, Silver was confiderably advanc'd in Value; however they continued to divide the Ounce of Silver into four Parts, and accordingly thefe Pieces, which were at firft coin'd to go for 10 Shillings, grew at length to be worth 13. and 4 d. which was the current Coin, till the Time of King James the IId, in whofe Time the Ounce of Silver went at 60 Shillings, and the Money was coin'd into Pieces of 60, 40, 20, 10; which manner of Coin was continued after the Revolution

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to the Time of the Union, tho' the Mark-Pieces of King Charles the Second continued current at their old Value, which differ'd 6 s. 8 d. in The Ounce from other Pieces of Cois.

"Whofoever is defirous of being further inform'd in the Scottish Money, which had been current before the Union, let him confult the learned and exact Account which is given of them, by the Right Reverend the Bishop of Carlile, (now Lord Almoner to his Majefty) in his Scot tifh Hiftorical Library.

From what has been premifed it will appear, that as the Ounce of Silver increas'd in Value, their Puns, Marks, Shillings and Pennies, have born a very different Value at different Times, feeing they always made their Computations by Sums of thefe Denominations: As for Example; when Silver was at 30. Shillings the Ounce, the Shilling was double to what it was, when at 60 Shillings; and the Mark, when Silver at 30 Shillings was divided only into two Marks, was double what it was when divided into four Marks it went at 6 Shillings per Ounce, and fo of the reft.

Of these the Hard-Head was utterly difufed before the Union of the Crowns, but the Plack and Achefon, altho' they were cry'd down, were current for a confiderable Time afterwards.

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The Ounce of Silver was divided into of King James the Second; which Mc fame Value to the Time of the Union.

A Table of Scotch Silver Coins, cor

Penny 12 | 20 | 40 |

Bothwell 610 | 20 |

From the Time of King James the Second, to the Union of both ingdoms under Queen Anne, the Ounce of Silver went at 60 Sbilgs; and then they left off to Coin Marks, and divided the Coin by eces of 60, 40, 20, 10, and 5 Shillings.

to the Time of the Union, tho' the Second continued current at their old

the Ounce from other Pieces of Coin

Coins, computing by Shillings

"Whofoever is defirous of being furt", which had been current before the u Puns. and exact Account which is g

the Bishop of Carlile, (now I tish Hiftorical Library.

From what has been

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Silver increas'd in Value, sell. 634 born a very different Va

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their Computations by when Silver was at 3 what it was, when at Shillings was divided when divided into for fo of the reft.

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N. B. That as the Scotch reckon 36 Grains make one Drop, and 16 Drops make one Ounce: If we would reduce them to our Ounce, we muft allow 36 of their Grains to be equal to 27 of ours; and their Drop is 3 Grains more than a Peny Weight English; and confequently their Ounce is juft 18 Ponny-Weights, or two Penny-Weights leis than our Ounce.

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