PROCLAMATION Discharging all English Vnmilln'd-Money to pass, except by Weight, and Allowing and Crying-up the English Millned Crown to Three Pound five Shilling, with its Fractions proportionally.  
WILLIAM by the Grace of GOD, King of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith; To _____ Macers of our Privy Council, Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that Part, conjunctly and severally, specially Constitute, Greeting: For as much as, this Our Ancient Kingdom is much prejudged by the importing of great Quantities of Light unmillned English Money into the same, and that the Inconveniency thereby arising, is likely to increass, since that kind of Money is no more current in the Kingdom of England, except by Weight; And also We considering how expedient it is, that the Milln'd-Money of England be raised, to a Proportion with other Coins presently current within this Kingdom: Therefore, We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, have Discharged, and hereby discharge all English Unmilln'd-money to pass in payments otherways than by Weight, at Four Shilling Scots the Drop, making three Pounds four Shillings Scots for the Ounce, and so proportionally upwards and downwards, according to the lesser and greater Weight than the said Drop and Ounce; Providing, that in great payments the weighing be by single Ounces, and their Fractions, and no greater Weight: And We with Advice foresaid, peremptorly Require and Command all our Subjects to receive the said English Unmilln'd-Money in all Payments, as current Money, according to the Rate of Four shilling Scots the Drop-weight, and no otherwise, under the Pain of being liable to the Double of what shall be refused, to be summarily exacted, at the Instance, and for the use of the Offerer, by the Determination of any Judge ordinary, to be given without any Process of Law; As also, We with Advice foresaid, have Ordained, and hereby Ordain the Silver Milln'd-Crown of England, to pass, and be received in all Payments, at Three Pound five Shilling Scots, and the millned Half crown, millned Shilling, and millned Sixpence of England, as the Fractions of the said millned Crown, to pass, and be current in all Payments within this Our Kingdom, according to the said Rate of the Crown proportionally to their Value, under the pain foresaid, to be determined in manner above mentioned, and that none refuse to receive Payments in the respective Species of Money from the Day and Date hereof, at the Rates above-specified, under the Pains foresaids, as they will be answerable. OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, and We Charge you strictly, and Command, that incontinent these Our Letters seen, ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh, and to the Mercat-crosses of the remanent Head-Burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom, and thereat in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make Publication hereof that none pretend Ignorance: And Ordains these presents to be Printed.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the twenty third day of January, and of Our Reign the eight year. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. GILB. ELIOT. Cls. Sti. Concilii.  
GOD save the KING.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, Anno 1697.