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ACT Raising the Rate of the Five Shilling-Peices.  
At Edinburgh the Twenty One Day of January One Thousand six Hundred and Ninety six Years.  
THe Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council Considering that by their Act of the Date the Tenth Day of December, one Thousand six Hundred and Ninety five Years; They have Ordained the Five Shilling Pieces to pass, and be Currant at the Rate of Five Shilling six Pennies Scots. albeit the same be not contained in the Proclamation of Council for raising the Rate of Money, of the Date the Twelfth Day of August last bypast. The said's Lords do hereby Ordain the said Act raising the Rate of the said Five Shilling Scots Pieces to be Printed, and publicly sold.  
Extracted by me  
GILB. ELIOT, Cls. Sti. Concilii. 
 God save the King.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most Excellent Majesty, Anno DOM. 1696.