profit of the Mint in divers other parts of Germany； he did
exceedingly support his Affairs at the present by that means； and
it was a principal occasion by which he prevailed against the
King of Bohemia； who although for his part also； he raised his
Moneys three times in value to what they were before （yet as he
was always a strict observer of the contributions of the Empire）
he coined no other small Moneys； but those of his own stamp； and
they were only current within his own Countries。
Now all these several Raisings which I have mentioned； were
not all by one way； but indeed they were by all ways differing
from one another； and as the Ways of making profit by the Raising
did differ； so the Inconveniences which follow did differ
likewise； and as the Inconveniences did differ； so the ways of
Reduction did differ also； all which will require a long and
curious Disquisition but I do leave it to a second breathing。
Lord Coke's Account of Coin and Coining
Coin in 6 E。 1 was but 20d the ounce； but now it is above thrice
so much： Stat。 de Glocestr。 c。 S。
Ch 2。 Instit。 f。 311
The pound of Gold and Silver containeth 12 ounces： 12 graines
of fine Gold make a Carrat。 24 Carrats of fine Gold make an
ounce； 12 ounces make a Pound of fine Gold of the touch of Paris：
but by the Statute of 18 Eliz。 cap。 15。 22 Carrats fine make an
ounce。
Ch。 2。 Instit。 575。
Polidore Virgil f。 304 etc。 saith； That Sterling Money comes
ab effigie Sturni （Anglice Sterling） aviculae in altera parte
nummi impressa； etc。 vol quod nummum haberet notum stellae； quod
Angli Star voccant： Of this Opinion is Linwood the Civilian； tit。
De Testamentis； cap。 Item quia verbo centum solid。
Ch。 2。 Instit。 575
But the Esterling or Sterling penny took its name from the
workmen； who were Esterlings； that both coined it； and gave it
the Allay。 Hoveden parte poster。 Annalium fol。 377 b。 vet。 Mag。
Charta 167。 The Esterlings penny was first coined in Hen。 the II
time： and 20d of Silver made the ounce。 Dyer 7 Eliz。 f。 82； 83
and 12 ounces made a pound of fine Silver； and 11 ounces fine
Silver； and an ounce of Allay maketh a pound weight of sterling
Silver； intended within the Act。
Ch。 2。 Instit。 575
By 18 Eliz。 cap。 15。 plate of Silver ought to be of the
fineness of xi ounces 2d weight。
Ch。 2。 Instit。 575
Allay is the mixture of Baser Mettal than Silver or Gold；
called in our Books； Fulse Mettal； 9 H。 5 Stat。 2 cap。 4 & 6。 3
H。 7； 10； a； b。
Ch。 2。 Instit。 575
No more Allay must be put into Money than is limited in the
Indentures between the King and the Moniers； upon Pain of
Treason； Britton。 f。 10 b。 Fleta lib。 i。 cap。 22
Ch。 2。 Instit。 575
Finis