Coin Act 1695

IV. Receiver General, &c. to receive in Payment Clipt Money, being Sterling Silver, &c. or of coarser Alloy, before 4th May 1696, at the same Rate as if unclipt.

Provided they do not appear to be base Metal.

And bee it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the several Receivers General and their several Deputies and the particuler Receivers Collectors and other Officers who have or shall have or bee intrusted with the Receipt or Collection of His Majesties Revenues Impositions Duties Taxes Aids or Supplies or any of them now granted or in being or hereafter to bee granted shall and by this Act they are severally required and enjoyned to accept and take in Payment for His Majesties Use for or upon Account of any of the said Revenues Impositions Duties Taxes Aids [X1 or] Supplies respectively such Clipt Moneys as aforesaid being Sterling Silver or being Silver Moneys of a courser Allay than the Standard from such Person or Persons Bodies Politick or Corporate as shall tender the same in or for such Payments respectively att any time or times before the Fourth Day of May which shall bee in the Yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred ninety six att the same Rate or Value as if such Moneys were unclipt or undiminished and shall not refuse any Piece or Pieces of Silver Moneys soe tendred by reason or pretence of their being worse or holding more Allay then Standard Silver soe as such Piece or Pieces doe not evidently appeare to bee made of Copper or Base Mettal plated over or washed with Silver onely.

Editorial Information

X1 O. omits.