royal blazon surmounted by a crown  
❧ By the King.  
❧ A Proclamation for coins.  
ALthough it be most certain, that nothing is more appropriate to the sovereign dignity of Princes, then the ordering of their Moneys, and setting them at such Prices and Valuations, as they shall think convenient vpon necessary causes; Yet haue We always been of opinion, that just Princes should not use the liberty of their Power in Abasing or Enhaunsing the Prices of Moneys, without all respect to the Common benefit of their Subiects. In which consideration it is evident to all men, that since our entry into this realm, Wee haue been so far from changing the ancient and honourable Standard of the Starling Money of this our realm of England, as We haue on the contrary restored to our realm of Ireland Moneys of pure silver, in lieu of the base coin, with which the necessity of the time, by accident of the Warres, constrained our Sister the late queen of happy memory to pay the Armies.  
nevertheless, it falling out at Our first coming out of Scotland,( where wee had coins of Gold and silver not then currant in this realm) to be impossible for Our nobility and other Seruants and Subiects attending us in Our journey hither, to bee provided of currant Moneys of this realm for their expenses so soon as Our speed required; We did then give Valuation to the coin of gold of Scotland, called the six pound piece, to be currant here for ten Shillings of silver,& to be equal to the English Angel or sovereign of Gold: The authorizing whereof coming lately into Consideration, among other Points recommended by us to bee treated for the weal of both kingdoms, by some of Our counsel of each of them, It hath appeared that the inconvenience is fit to be removed, which groweth by our authorizing it to bee equal to the gold coins of England: Not that it is not worth in true Value ten Shillings of Our silver Moneys of England, but because that the English coins of gold are not in regard of the silver coins, of the true proportion between Gold and silver accustomend in all Nations.  
Whereupon our council having occasion to enter into further consideration of the moneys of this realm, with the assistance of the Officers of the mint, it appeareth very visibly, that this error in the proportion of the Gold moneys of England to the silver, hath been a great cause of the transportation of Gold out of this realm into foreign Countries in such quantity, as of late yeres hath been used, because the said gold moneys are more worth in their true value, then here they were allowed. To which inconvenience long endured, being now resolved to give remedy, Wee haue caused new coins both of Gold and silver to be made of several stamps, weights and valves, but of one uniform Standard and alloy, to be currant within this Our kingdom of Great britain: that is to say, One piece of Gold of the value of Twenty shillings sterling, to be called The unite, stamped on the one side with Our picture formerly used, with this Our style, jacobus D'. G'. Mag'. Brit'. Fran'.& Hib'. Rex. And on the other side, Our arms crwoned, and with this word, Faciam eos in gentem unam. One other Gold money of Ten shillings, to be called, The double crown, And one other gold money of five shillings, to be called, The britain crown. On the one side with Our Picture accustomend, and Our style as aforesaid, and on the other side, Our arms, and this word, Henricus Rosas, Regna Iacobus. One other piece of four shillings, to be called, The Thistle crown, having on the one side a Rose crwoned, and Our title, Ia'. D'. G'. Mag'. Br'. F.& H. Rex: and on the other side, a Thistle flower crwoned, with this word, Tueatur vnita Deus. Also pieces of Two shillings six pence, to be called, half Crownes, with Our Picture accustomend, and this word, I'. D'. G'. Rosa sine spina: and on the other side, Our arms, and this word, Tucatur vnita Deus. And for silver moneys, pieces of five shillings, and Two shillings six pence, having on the ove side Our Picture on horseback, and Our style aforesaid: And pieces of twelve pence and six pence having Our Picture formerly used, and our style as aforesaid. And on the other side Our arms, and this word, Quae Deus coniunxit, nemo separet. Also pieces of Two pence, having on the one side a Rose crwoned, and about it, I'. D'. G'. Rosa sine spina. And on the other side a Thistle flower crwoned, and about it, Tueatur vnita Deus. And one penny, having on the one side a Rose, and about it, I'. D'. G'. Rosa sine spina. And on the other side a Thistle flower, and about it, Tueatur vnita Deus. And the halfpenny having on the one side a Rose, and on the other side, a Thistle flower. All which several coins both of Gold and silver, We do hereby publish, declare, and anthorize to be amongst others heretofore used Our moneys currant for this Our kingdom of Great britain, to be used and received by all the Subiects thereof, in all receipts and Payments, and in all maner of trafficking, Bargaining, and dealing between man and man, at the several Rates and valves contained in the Table hereunder written, expressing their true valves and Weights, according to the account of the mint men of both Nations.  
given at Our palace of Westminster, the sixteenth day of november, in the second year of our reign of GREAT britain, France and Ireland. 
 God save the King.   

IT is to be remembered that the pound weight English, being xij. Ounces Troy, doth ouer-poix the pound weight of Scotland iiij. d. weight, and ix. grains English: Whereupon this Table is made, to distinguish every several piece of Gold and silver coin, according to the true weight of both Nations.  

English Weights.      penny weights 20. grains 24. Mites 20. Droits 24. Periots 20. Blanks 24.   Pieces of Gold of xx. s. 06 10 16 18 10   Of these 37. li. 4. s. make a pound weight Troy. x.s. 03 05 08 09 05   v.s. 01 14 14 04 12 12 iiij. s. 01 06 19 08 10   ij. s.vj.d. 00 19 07 02 06 06 Pieces of silver of v.s. 19 08 10 08     Of these 3. li. 2. s. make a pound weight Troy. ij. s.vj.d. 09 16 05 04     xij. d. 03 20 18 01 10   vj. d. 01 22 09 00 15   ij. d. 00 15 09 16 05   j.d. 00 07 14 20 02 12 ob. 00 03 17 10 01 06 
Scottish Weights.      Deniers 24. grains 24. Primes 24. Seconds 24. Thirds 24. Fourths 24.     Pieces of Gold of xx. s. 07 21 07 01 09 19   Of these 36. li. 10. s. 3. d. q. make 12. oz. Scottish. Or 48. li. 3. s. 8. d. x.s. 03 22 15 12 16 21 ½ v.s. 01 23 07 18 08 10 ¾ iiij. s. 01 13 20 14 16 08 ¾ ii. s.vj.d. 00 23 15 21 04 05   Pieces of silver of v.s. 23 15 21 05 00 13   Of these 3. li. 10. d. q. or 4. li. 1. s. 1. d. ob. di. q. di. di. q. ij. s.vj.d. 11 19 22 14 12 06 ● xij. d. 04 17 13 20 01     vj. d. 02 08 18 22 00 12   ij. d. 00 18 22 07 08 04   j.d. 00 09 11 03 16 02   ob. 00 04 17 13 20 01     

❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent majesty. ANNO DOM. 1604.