Acts and laws, passed by the great and general court or assembly of Their Majesties province of the Massachussets-bay, in New England : Begun at Boston, the eighth day of June, 1692And continued by adjournment, unto Wednesday the twelfth day of October following: Being the second sessions .. . Againft the Counterfeiting, Clipping, Roun^ding, Filing or Impairing of Coynes. HEREAS divers Falls and Evil Difpofed Peribns have at-tempted and praftifed for Wicked Lucre and Gains lake,,to Diminish Impair and Falfifie the Money., and Coynes , . Currant within this Province,, by Counterfeiting or Clip-
Acts and laws, passed by the great and general court or assembly of Their Majesties province of the Massachussets-bay, in New England : Begun at Boston, the eighth day of June, 1692And continued by adjournment, unto Wednesday the twelfth day of October following: Being the second sessions .. . Againft the Counterfeiting, Clipping, Roun^ding, Filing or Impairing of Coynes. HEREAS divers Falls and Evil Difpofed Peribns have at-tempted and praftifed for Wicked Lucre and Gains lake,,to Diminish Impair and Falfifie the Money., and Coynes , . Currant within this Province,, by Counterfeiting or Clip-pings Rounding, or Filing thereof, not only to the greatDifcredit of the Province, and the Government thereof, but alio to the greatLois and Damage of Their Majefties Subjects j and more is like to be if thelame be not fpeedily met withal and prevented. For Remedy whereof^ e it enattea, ants ^Declarers, ant* efta&itrt> efc hy tlje ©oDernout, Council an& 3&e- ! prefentatttoes* in dfrenetai Court Slffent i blei)> ant) ftp ti)e 2luti)oritp of tlje fame. ! That the Coyn of the Late Maflachuletts Colony, mall pafs currant at the M*J!achufetts >rate it was Stampt for. _ . .SSPeST , And Pieces of Eight, Sevil, Pillar, and Mexico, of full Seventeen penny of i^pawnyWeight,
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