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History Of The Coinage Of Money In England;
has continued to this day , without any variation ; however , there never was any such piece of silver coined as a Mark , nor probably any such piece of gold sjnce the Norman conquest , though it is thought it took its name'from some mark or signature on it . Nor was there any such piece of silver coined as an Angel ; but for as much as the piece of gold of that denomination was in value ios . therefore that sum is what call Noble
called an Angel ; and so likewise it is with we a , which goes for 6 s . 8 d . in accounts ; but there has not been any such piece of gold coined at that price since the 9 th of Henry V . and they were first coined by Edward III . ( as abovesaid ) 1344 , there being at that time no silver coin but pence and half-pence ; but about five yea . rs afterwards Groats ( so called from Grqssus , signifying great ) and Halfcondemned
groats were coined ; and in 13 8 9 , several comers were and hanged for adulterating the coin . '"' ' Pence and Half-pence were not coined round before the year 1108 . Denarius signifies a Penny , 'Qbq ' lus an Half-penny , or half of any thing , and Ferlingus a Farthing . And it is to be observed , that when we meet , in old donations , with such words as Ltbrata terra , understand much land
Marcata , Solidata , or Denariata , we are to as as will yield the rent of a Pound , a Mark , a Shilling , or a Penny by the year . ' . . _ , , A Crown was not coined in England before the time ot Ldwarcl VI it being the first silver coin of"the value of e , s . ; yet the name is ancientbut ' then it was always of gold . ' Half-crowns were of
very , the same dates with the Crowns . Shillings ; there was never any piece of silver of that name coined in England till the year 1504 ; and in the year 15 61 , Queen Elizabeth , calling in all the b ? se money , set the coin upon that footing it now stands : but King William 111 . remedied the greatest abuse of money that was ever known m England , and that at a time of the greatest danger and expence , and with
very little grievance of the people too . * * In our next Month ' s Magazine ive propose giving an Account of the Origin and * History of Paper Credit in this country .
Description Of The Abbey Of Einfindlen,
DESCRIPTION OF THE ABBEY OF EINFINDLEN ,
IN SWITZERLAND .
FROM Zurich we proceeded to the Benedictine Abbey of Einfindleii , more commonly stiled Our Lady of the Hermits . I was astonished by the profuse ostentation of riches in the poorest croner of Europe ; amidst a savage , scene of woods and mountains , a palace appears to have been erected by mag ic ; and it was erected by the ic of Reliion " A crowd of palmers and votaries was
potent mag g . prostrate before the altar . The title and worship of the Mother of God provoked " my indignation ; and the lively naked image of Superstition suggested to me , as it had done to Zuingiius , the most pressing aro'iimpnt for the Reformation of the Church .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
History Of The Coinage Of Money In England;
has continued to this day , without any variation ; however , there never was any such piece of silver coined as a Mark , nor probably any such piece of gold sjnce the Norman conquest , though it is thought it took its name'from some mark or signature on it . Nor was there any such piece of silver coined as an Angel ; but for as much as the piece of gold of that denomination was in value ios . therefore that sum is what call Noble
called an Angel ; and so likewise it is with we a , which goes for 6 s . 8 d . in accounts ; but there has not been any such piece of gold coined at that price since the 9 th of Henry V . and they were first coined by Edward III . ( as abovesaid ) 1344 , there being at that time no silver coin but pence and half-pence ; but about five yea . rs afterwards Groats ( so called from Grqssus , signifying great ) and Halfcondemned
groats were coined ; and in 13 8 9 , several comers were and hanged for adulterating the coin . '"' ' Pence and Half-pence were not coined round before the year 1108 . Denarius signifies a Penny , 'Qbq ' lus an Half-penny , or half of any thing , and Ferlingus a Farthing . And it is to be observed , that when we meet , in old donations , with such words as Ltbrata terra , understand much land
Marcata , Solidata , or Denariata , we are to as as will yield the rent of a Pound , a Mark , a Shilling , or a Penny by the year . ' . . _ , , A Crown was not coined in England before the time ot Ldwarcl VI it being the first silver coin of"the value of e , s . ; yet the name is ancientbut ' then it was always of gold . ' Half-crowns were of
very , the same dates with the Crowns . Shillings ; there was never any piece of silver of that name coined in England till the year 1504 ; and in the year 15 61 , Queen Elizabeth , calling in all the b ? se money , set the coin upon that footing it now stands : but King William 111 . remedied the greatest abuse of money that was ever known m England , and that at a time of the greatest danger and expence , and with
very little grievance of the people too . * * In our next Month ' s Magazine ive propose giving an Account of the Origin and * History of Paper Credit in this country .
Description Of The Abbey Of Einfindlen,
DESCRIPTION OF THE ABBEY OF EINFINDLEN ,
IN SWITZERLAND .
FROM Zurich we proceeded to the Benedictine Abbey of Einfindleii , more commonly stiled Our Lady of the Hermits . I was astonished by the profuse ostentation of riches in the poorest croner of Europe ; amidst a savage , scene of woods and mountains , a palace appears to have been erected by mag ic ; and it was erected by the ic of Reliion " A crowd of palmers and votaries was
potent mag g . prostrate before the altar . The title and worship of the Mother of God provoked " my indignation ; and the lively naked image of Superstition suggested to me , as it had done to Zuingiius , the most pressing aro'iimpnt for the Reformation of the Church .