Century, the nummary Pound, and the Ponderal or Pound. From Wordnik.com. [A Discourse Concerning the Currencies of the British Plantations in America] Reference
Administrations the Values of nummary Denominations were gradually reduced; as. From Wordnik.com. [A Discourse Concerning the Currencies of the British Plantations in America] Reference
Depreciating the Value of nummary Denominations, to defraud the Creditors of the Publick and of private. From Wordnik.com. [A Discourse Concerning the Currencies of the British Plantations in America] Reference
Currencies, nor Re-coinages, which had the same Effect in depreciating nummary Denominations in France, that frequent and large. From Wordnik.com. [A Discourse Concerning the Currencies of the British Plantations in America] Reference
France by Recoinages from A. 1689, to the wise Administration of Cardinal Fluery, was obliged to defraud the Subject, to maintain unjust Wars and Rapines upon its Neighbours, and lessen'd the Value of nummary Denominations from a Mark of. From Wordnik.com. [A Discourse Concerning the Currencies of the British Plantations in America] Reference
All over Europe for many Ages preceeding the 14th Century, the nummary Pound, and the Ponderal or Pound Weight of Silver were the same: but in some following Ages in bad Administrations the Values of nummary Denominations were gradually reduced; as in England to 4 oz. From Wordnik.com. [A Discourse Concerning the Currencies of the British Plantations in America] Reference
France by Recoinages from A. 1689, to the wise Administration of Cardinal Fluery, was obliged to defraud the Subject, to maintain unjust Wars and Rapines upon its Neighbours, and lessen'd the Value of nummary Denominations from a Mark of Silver at 27 Livres to 80 Livres. From Wordnik.com. [A Discourse Concerning the Currencies of the British Plantations in America] Reference
At present, under the wise Administration of Cardinal Fleury (who allows no Paper Currencies, nor Re-coinages, which had the same Effect in depreciating nummary Denominations in France, that frequent and large Emissions of Paper-Money have in our Colonies) their Trade, bids fair to outdo the Maritime Powers (as Great Britain and Holland are called) and has a much better Effect in advancing the Wealth and Glory of France, than the Romantick butcherly Schemes of Conquest over their Neighbours, under the Administrations of Richelieu, Mazarine and others, in the Reigns of Lewis XIII and XIV. From Wordnik.com. [A Discourse Concerning the Currencies of the British Plantations in America] Reference
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