'Of Portugal Moneys'

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Of Portugal moneys.

The gold moneys are

The five Pistoel piece of fine gold of yethe Ducat stampt 10000 Res, or 250 Reals The Doppio Moeda or double Pistole ~~worth~~ 4000 100 The Moeda or Pistole or double Milt or Milres 2000 50 The My-moeda or half Pistole or

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Milt or Milres 1000 25 The silver monies are Pataques or Patagons coyned for 500 12

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Crusados or Ducats 400 10 Half Ducats 200 5 Testons or five-Vintain pieces 100 2

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Four } 80 2 ThreThree Vintain pieces 60 1

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Two 40 1 One 20

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Demivintains of silver & copper 10

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Their moneys were lately raised in the proportion of 5 to 6 so that the Moeda now goes for 2400 Res & the Crusado for 480 Res & the other pieces in proportion & some of the old pieces new (as the Crusados) upon their raising were markt wthwith a stamp., But those unmarkt going at yethe old value. But the new moneys are still coyned wthwith the old number of Res. So the Moeda is still coyned with 2000 upon it & Crusado wthwith 400 tho they go for 2400 & 480 Res. The Portugals reccon by 100ds 1000ds & millinos of Res putting the Mark  after thousands thus 5. 734  340 Res, that is five millions seven hundred thirty & four thousand three hundred & forty Res. Or five thousanthousand seven hundred thirty & forty mMiles & three hundred & forty Res. They exchange in Crusados or Ducats of 400 Res. They reccon a Spanish Pistols &at 3000 Res & a Spanish Pistre at 750 Res. Therefore as Piastre (4s 6d) is to a Crusado (2s. 10d

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) so is 750 to 480 or 25 to 16 so is a Piastre (= 4s 6d) to a Crusado = 2s 10

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d. And as 3000 to 2400 or 5 to 4 so is a Spanish Pistole (17s. 0

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) to a CrusadoMoeda = 13s. 7

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d. Crusados &

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Crusados of yethe present King have on one side a plain cross almost like pieces of 8 wthwith this inscription In hoc signo vinces: on the other side the kings arms the date & the number of res 400 wthwith this inscription Petrus II D. G. Rex Portug. Well coynd & curiously edged. I Ten Crusados & two half Crusados were in weight & assay as follows Crusados 1687, 1687, 1688, 1688, 1689, 1689, 1689, 1689, 1691, 1691. Weight 11dwt.2gr, 11.3

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, 10.22, 11.4

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11.7

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, 11.3

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11.4

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, 11.5, 11.0

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, 11.3

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. Assay worse 1dwt 1

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ful. 2

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Half Crusados 1689, 1690. weight 5.11

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, 5.10

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. Assay worse 1dwt The Crusados weighed one wthwith another 11dwt 3

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gr. And when fresh out of the Mint 11dwt 4gr or 11 4

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being lightned about a grain one wthwith another by wearing. If they be supposed 11dwt 4gr in weight new out of yethe mint & 1dwt worse then standard they will be worth 34

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d pence sterling standard & when new out of yethe Mint, & in exchang they will be worth 34

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pence, or 2s 10

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d. This is the value of 480 Res & therefore 400 Res are worth 2s. 4

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d, & 100 Res is worth 7d

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A Crusado coynd for 400 Res 1664 by Alfonsus king of Portugal being much worn weighed 11dwt 3

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gr. The stamp like the former but not edged. Three Portugal pieces of IJohn IIII king of Portugal stampt & edged something like the former wthwithout date or the number of Res weighing together 21dwt 2gr, that is one wthwith another 7dwt 0

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gr much worn so as to be lightned by wearing between 6 & 12gr. whence thethey seem to be

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of the 400 res pieces. One of them was worse 1dwt another 1

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dwt A Moeda de Ouro dated 1700 & beautifully coyned, weighed exactly 3dwt 10gr or 82gr. It is counted for 2400 Res but there is stampt upon it only 2000 Res. At 2d a grain its worth 13s 8d, but if this gold be but of 16 times more value then the same weight of orour s orour standard silver, worth 14s. 1d

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. The Doppio Moeda or dobuble Moeda weighs (one piece with another 6dwt 21

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gr. And the half Moedas Moedas & double Moedas are one wthwith another

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legr. better then standard. Or rather, the Doppio Moeda weighs one piece wthwith another 6dwt 21

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grains, as I found by examining 30 parcels of M Doppio Moedas & Moedas of a thousand M Doppio Moedas & two-Moedas in a parcel whence a Moeda is worth 13s 10d

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& a Doppio Moeda is worth 27s 8

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