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Show } | of England. iagetole Philip Ring ot The deferiptionla y bp reaton oF bie mav bad alfoninerte asp% te éncehin thete [emits : they n, and of thee not & fet postsviitd each of the ple not ‘maine a be forte tout ne,asone for eramn W t Cites, neere to the tn far fromgreat Gyetterford h 3 hae often bietwed, tihtc mits of Cambytogthite, l with the atte of the verte foal anid tdierein the comp ete be difcertied : caft is tad s gate the e places aber ir fio teYs gn aoeene and liketoite at Cuolf peteerefine an (uch like, eeds and fundeie ofber borg now &. sreots,07 &,P the More and coatts of Tnces atyectalie Spon Homnele ALtd,c: is macy oe ‘Spaine, Clea BOR,r rea [apie earm,, Stue theus regtAtker foueir ,beth qué eio Docate aspece afier! poll? sbiteripabolitys pairicelle,of fnith the niafter oine,and converting ing the bie of copper anid prafeftc Rare ae se and guns info the fame ces of balfepen' spa t, Mlue finte s'of coite ;fe {und pencepeeces of tio farping,of apenis.of thye batfe e pence on = , of fouit e penc thie pf e, penc ro panic the tefone, gtoat) of fig pence dfuallie vent, cssDouer ie, d forite parces 02 other fhefr coine aifoto be found,an call sBorolv pence, are'bailic taken op, thich they ,Heirte groats;xewes Dinarfertionle, egs pence rot tamathle to be ves h names monte, by other folifruti , n d serveréort the hath tmpetrte Ayling of twuetue pence tion. an emipjaticall (aperfcrip ic oboe image , o7 neti The old is Mat GHD pip goss Durgold ts etther old of Ring Coward the Hath remiaiied fince the fine -princes as Hane third; 07 bene" cotned-bp {ud dtber caf ots . reigned fince bis oe a all, evof al Dinritntion of the firtelle of Ghat niett George noble, bane pet remaining,the cial, the twe ythe-angell, and thetrfmale at, 20 the ienrtertall,the falut ovebeSamoaSneteatp eso2 quarters,though thefein my gat opinga mieanbyed « Atbere tise s, by felt Nf oivtie Saxons againt the Dane carieng of "agacct (arp 'itoty and thert bp nere butidings ther fones to helpe fortoatd other one dotene And at band) mante of them were thot nued fora ebefacen, hich othertwife might pave conti ur toould fate if pou fonger time, and f pour horo thickeneffe and maner of ‘fyoutd bayyen ta perute the borntwes. Jt is not batlving of thofe fais twals and r of erie ancient making ler peces,asbalf J bane alfo bes time ave not fo common to be fone,ngs,a ndthe peece held the foucreigne oftwentie hilliliketoife of peces of thirtie hillings, 3 baue heard ds,and tert of fortie Tyillings,three pounds, fire peun coined, and pountdsBut fith there were fete of them s of bings, peate thofeonclie at the commandement fies Hhought god it lie fo bettotw there their maie ts notre rds:if ‘lien of Net peates gifts aidretpa thent bere amongt rnber rente s lenig finer a filuer fance foul 4 that quitt ., in the open Anas found neere to Safkron WMaloen, bp bya" Our cutrant morics. and cated LE grew geiv. Spterbiric 4 fieldiamone the Sterbirie hils, he new gold is takén foJ fachas began to , it lwetg hed ,that neffe place where onglbut of fury matte great repor a bath jorter than twwentie ounces, as J hauesheard ontill Zhad ted, Wut if 4 (ould tkand ir there thing by exper faid all that might be fpoken of them, both entar tience and teftimonte of Leland tn bis Comm lining, fies of WBrltaine,and the teport of fuerte yetd be ef woul Piight make a greater chapter than {here ther conuenient 02 prolitable to the reaber + ie the eight coined in thelatter dates of Bing Henr all began fo be at hich time the fitvelfe of the inett zed for Here mut alaied, ¢ is not Ikelite to be refto bene pught that 3 canter; ad petis it fuch as bath this realme, totned fice by bis (accetlors princesof iour to the in balue and gmbtieffe equal and not infer e eacy -coine and currant gold of otper nations, ther elic to gather vp our old finer e (op this tine 40 one doth couet chief moze gold: fo thatthe angels, rials, and nobles, areders , Flan plentifullte feene in France, Atalie, ad purpofed ne of ptit Fland, etperiallte of coine, hereof J real the in twith Thedefcription ofEngland. pearclie at tivo fenerall times, that is to fate, Sid farmer and apichaclmas in the wet countriestuich coine noz es famp fat othertwile tere not at thefirf bearing 3 {uppoles to bane beene of morpote. ine of the faio mettall,and granted by pziuilege from the fine thepucats, all toehaue coinds : Dt forren fome painte onto tye totnsof atleffone, Eeurie, crufadocs, glesdouble, ad the double double, the andiLofiwithiell. Potwbeit,opon further cpaminas postigue,a the : hort the and croffe long withthe tion of the matter, 4 find it to be nothing fo, bat an off times parce veric folemnclie kept of viuerfe,ypet office onlie erected for the prince, uberin hets allots counterfeited: abated tith wathing, 02 abfolutelie ed the ovinarte cuftomes of that mettall s and fac onlie crotones, amd finallie the french and Flemi of tinashaue pated the hands of bis offi blocks ro but iucight. holo thep cinrarifainorg bs,folong as marked totth arrefpeciall flampe, abereiy are cers, tei turnois,ibereof pf filer cones, as the foules knotone that the cuftome nue, for the fante bath itis Millings, tind noth franke make atHtlingas the owinarilte beneanfnered. At Mout féeme/and.trt baue aridthie franks the Frend crowwne 4c? we my opinions berie likelic to be trne)that fibtle the offer fu. and palvers, the are pet alls Hone at Romans reigned here , istugitone vpon Thames as epchanged neverthelefle but oner, bovabt finds (fometime a right noble citte and place Shere the and Buillfort, according: to their fincnefle and.weight, Savon kings were viuallie crotoned)tas the chiefe Afferward conuertedinto coine, bp uc) as baueaw place oftheir coinagefor this prouince . F 03 in eae pitie. ringof the ground abontthat totone infintes patt, Zavoly tine tor bad fundale mints ti Cnglano, and nol of late (beffnes the curfous foundation of 20 s religiou es:and trabbat aitvthote commontie kept godlie builpings that baue beene ried bp bp mante was g bealin true there t, conquet pontes before the plowes,and diverte coines of bzaffe,filuer,and gol, ant at as ivell; to all of niofk d coitmtonlie {uypofe fwffh Womaneletters in painted pots found there)in nby feie, . Comandiburie, Canturburic, Glaffe the Daies of cardinall Tolfeie, one fuch huge pot tieABeterbozow,and {uch like,fundzie eremplificats twas o{fcoueredfullas it were of nefp filuer latclie of the qvants thereof are pet to be fene irinziting, coined ; another with plates of filucr readte to be efpectallic that of eterbo2ot brider the confirmas the third tith chaines of filuer and {nc coinedsanb furs th appeere ft ito fion of pope Cugenius : therebn redie(as tt toula apere) to be melfea ftufte b2okent that bane) Fi (abfcy fhet bya charter of king Cogat tibereof let this {uffice to countenance ge, intocoina Wnt zd. Stanfo tn r anothe had o2 they efther held it ny coniecure. Dfcains currant befoze the con out 9 ome kingd the gotten once had is Affet the Poymar miiiig of the Romans 3 baneelletpere veclared,that firto theit fingers, they trufted themfelnes beft tity there Were noneat all in Yeltaine : but as the Zlans the ouerfight of theit mints, and therefore erected div nersof Scplira, the old Momans, Armenians, Scpe terfe ot thetr olune, although they afterivarb per: thians, Seritans, Sarmatians, Indians, mo Cl mitted fonefox (tall peeces of Gluct onto fundzic fences did barter tare for tware,to the Writons bieo mints Dinerfe time of the houtes aforefain. In mp o2 rings of fron, bzought ontoa cerfeine poe bpaffe all sand y,¢c Wrttkot warke, atefupetten,as Southi n fteed of monte,as the Lacedemonians.¢ portion,i the fate, to ts that place, one trite t roittagets brough sBifantines alto did,¢ the Achtut (as Homer iyziteth) boloers allte continu ts tt where , Lonvon of Tolver tho bad (faith be) rough perces of byafle and fron int and peruled, but not without great gaine to {uch as fad of coine,aberetvith thep purchaten their tines, Beale twithall, here ts allo coinage of tin boloert ngs, ditto bp frirall monies as balfe pence amd faroi d of fet fore fo much onelie Chall ferue the torn in tig Fhaue (aid alreadte of antiquities found fwith than thep be bpa great veale dhicfelte to intreat, Ofthe coinesof England. Chap. 25. cays We Saxon cotne before the hep date Englmd,tf pon regard the paiments abich peces lie make in thofe hinds of our coine. Mur 210 of fur tivo Chillings and fir pence onelte s and thofe ns (equall prie tampsand names, as balfe fourceig eby tha ther ng, én tweight tofth our currant tilli ers is balued atten times fo much filuerquart S conquott és fr maner otter' 50 gold )and balfe fouerefgns (otbertwife called crotunes of bol me: e to otwn pnkn lie Cs angels, palfe angels, and quate crotones: liketite AY beit if mrp coniecure be ante -tersof angels,o2 ifthere be anie other, ingod {oth I , we thing, Afupporcthat one this ae }noww themnot, as one (carfele acquainted twith Asoo ling of filuer tn thofe dates then(Gon it tuot)with any lelle mud all, r at Milue try com fe our erpel Koo) DID count / fore of gol. hagrWreor Aa mon ounce, though atterr The firit currant Ching o2 Mluer peeces of tiuelue ame topatfe that it arofe to ttventie pence, ditc Wwar ed by i. pertce famped toithin mremorie,twere coin reigne, the ie Wenr king of time the omtitl nned amd f conti Penrice the eight in the tiventith peare of bis ure tight eho firt brought tt to thre (hillings npfo and fir ings thtll e ¢ cop: 60 g§ thofe of fue Hhillings abdof two ard the fist: poner, ¢ attertward ourfituer coine vinto bratf , ¢ the hatfe thilling by king Cow peice es, le charg imab ineM thofe nrof reato by es, mont e remembzed bnoer the groat r chdinertetwaies opprelied him. And as J gathe d in Tach obfeute notice of the Milling tried ts calic ative solidns, fo R read morernanifetlie of another Hich is the 4S pactof a pound, andthis alo currant but the ov peces abou bp Altice,at Cord tine as 240of thet pentes made time oftheir beginnings.vet thas mud 3 rea, king Coioard the firif in the eight peare of bis Wrong the Darons of our Fe, fo tuell in gold as tr amd Atul pound , Aue pence twent to the fhilling,thmy fourethillingato theounce.iSntto procedwi . Aer the heath of W. Wenrie, Cowardbis hogan to rettore the aferefaidcoineagaine bie to five Muce: Hquéene Warie bis fucceMour div cone eReet that inbir fsckoysev ov h monielnas vericchmonineng? pat The contentsof the third booke. fhillings, nolw currantare of ten Willings, fiue abeth, by our bighand mightie princelle quene Clis pente, the name of the groat penie,ttoo pence, balfe tef filuer monies amd farding, tn old time the grea e , being ttons if pon refpect their Drnomina oneli tle of the more ancient than that J can twelk vifea that -_reigne, vid firtf coine the pente and {mallef peces of filacr roumbdtwife, trbtch before torre {quare, and twonit tobearea ponble craffetwith a crefl,in {tech fort er into that the pente migbt eatilie be boken,eith e = alles oz quarters : by thich Hitt oneli the Ofcattell kept for profit. Ofwild andtamefoules. Offith vfuallie taken vp on our coafts. Of fauage beafts and vermines. Ofhawkes and rauenousfoules. Ofvenemousbeafts. epour Englifh dogsandtheir quaities. Of our faffron , and the dreffing_ Ofcattell kept for profit. Chap.t. argipere igno kindof fame cats Ny tell bluallp to be feene in thefe EPCS: parts of the twosln,therof tne GxQH haucnot fore,and that great *S fore in England; as bortes, Baroxen {hepe,goats,finine, ano c=} far furmounting the like tn other countries , as map be 9 to 11 12 thereof. "Of quarries of ftone for building. Offundrie minerals. Of mettalsto behad in ourland. Ofpretiousftones. 13 Offaltmadein England. 14 Of our accompt oftime and hit arts. 15 Ofprincipall aires and markets. 16 Ofourinnesand thorowfaires. nli¢ proned with eate. 302 tere are oxen commo nt pleafa movelarge ofbone,bostles mtoze Decent and heepe int pafe,bine moze commodious fox the pale, frholefonte of moze profitable for fwoll, firine moze Beepers, fiefh, and goates moze gaincfall to thetr of thent than bere tutth bs in England:But fo fpeke ant peculfarlic, 3 {ugpote that our kineare fo abund in peeld of milke,aherof tee make our butter ¢ chefe, ag the like antic abere elfe, and fo apt fo3 the plough in piuerfe places as either our ho2tles 02 orent. And albeit they noty and then thoin,pet herein they {eens d. tacome (hort of that onethich isloke ‘Seer it |