Series 2 > Seafield correspondence from 1685 to 1708

jan. 1708] FIRST EARL OF SEAFIELD 430
coyne, viz. old and new croun pieces, the fourty shilling,
tuenty shilling, and ten shilling pieces, after the tenth of
February nixt, but that the bank should receive these
species at full valeu, untill the 25th off ffebruary. It wes
thought fit to apoint the last day of its being received by
the bank in ffebruary, because when the bank knous the
amount of these species, and what forreign coyne is recoyned
in the interim, they will be able to inform the Council hou
soon they can take in the rest of the other species of the
Scots coyne ; and it wes resolved, that it wes necessary
befor the Session rose, the last touch should be given to
the calling in of all other species of Scots coyne. As to the
weights and measurs: Resolved that the standarts of the
several weights and measures should be ordered to be given
to the brughs that keeped the respective old standarts, but it
wes thought no ways adviseable to isseu any proclamation,
ordaineing all the weights and measurs to be reneued
according to these standarts, for certainly that would bring
a heavy charge upon the countrey, and might be the
foundation of vexatious persuits against many poor people,
and all that our neighbours of Ingland can be concerned in
the matter is only with relation to the inland excyse, and
export and import; and as to the first there is an adjust¬
ment betuixt the justices of peace and commissioners of
excyse, which will be a rule over the whole countrey. As
i to import and export, the standarts being given out, the
commissioners of the customs can have from the several
burrous the weights and measurs they need conform to the
Inglish standart, and can soon adjust the proportion betuixt
our old weights and measurs and the new ones, for the
committee thought it wes necessary to be alse easy to the
people as possible, without prejudice to the customs and
I excyse. I knou nothing else worth your Lop. while, but
: we long what to hear what becomes of the resolves of the
house of Commons about our affairs, and of the new model
of our Exchequer,—I am, My Lord,
Y. L. M. H. S.