The Post of the World/Mints

by Richard Rowlands

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Here followeth the ready way to understand the valuation of the coine or minte in the principall Regions, Landes and Cities.

Gentle reader, although the varietie of the Mintes in divers countries is great, by reason of the goodnes and delay of the mettals, and also the diversitie of places and provinces, and the alteration of the successours of them, wherby it is ofte times changed, augmented, or debated: I will therefore note down the chiefe coyne which passeth furthest thorowe the handes of the marchaunts, wherby any in buying or sellinge maye the easiest make up hys accompte and reconing.

The Mynte of the citie Augsburge.

• [78] 7 Haller is a Creitzer
• 8 Pence is a Bemish
• 3 Creitzer is a Plappart
• 20 Plappart is a Guldin
• 26 Bemish and 2 Pence is also a Guldin

The Churfursters Mynte on the Rheyne.

• Guldins with pressed with wheeles which have their waight are worth the piece 26 Alb.
• 30 Alb is one pound peny
• 15 Alb is a pound Haller
• 7 [and a half] Alb is a [half] pound Haller
• 17 Shiling peny is a pound Peny
• 10 Shilling is a pound Haller
• 34 Shilling and 6 Haller is one Guldin
• 20 Shilling Haller is a Pound Haller
• 208 Pence is a Guldin
• 8 Pence is one Albus
• 242 Binger Haller is one Guldin [79]
• 12 Binger Haller is one Alb
• 9 Binger Haller is one Shilling Haller

The Mente of Franckford

• 27 Alb a Franckford Haller in one Guldine
• 24 Shilling franckford Haller is also a Guldin
• 216 Franckford hallers is also a Guldin
• 20 Franckford Hallers is an old Tornes
• 18 Franckford Hallers is a Tornes
• A new Tornes is two Franckford Shilling
• 7 Franckford Haller makes a Lyon English
• 8 Franckford Hallers is one Alb
• 9 Franckford Hallers is a Shilling
• 1 Marcke Colen Pence make 3 Guldins and a half
• 1 Marcke of mony makes 2 Guldens and a half
• 1 Shilling Colinish pence is 12. pence [80] containes 3 Silling.
• 4 Colenish Pence make 9 haller and is one Shilling
• 1 Shilling light pence make thirteene Hallars and a half
• 2 Shilling light pence make one Shilling Colenish
• 8 Shilling Colenish make a Guldin
• 1 Vierding Peny makes 9 Shilling
• 6 Leight Pence make 7 old Hallers and a half
• 10 Young Hallers maketh seven old Hallers
• 1 Pound of old Hallers make a Guldine and 4 Englishes
• 1 Pound young Hallars make 20 Shilling

Minte of Nurneberg

• 2 Haller is one Peny
• 5 Pence is a finffer
• 50 Fynffer and two Pence is a Guldin
• 30 Pence is a pound
• 8 Pound and 12 Pence is also a Guldin [81]
• 252 Pence make also a guldin
• 7 Pence is a Grosch
• 36 Groshes make also a guldin

The Minte of Augstria

• 1 Gulden is 8 Shilling
• 1 Shilling is 30 pence
• 1 Peny is 2 Hallers
• 4 Pence is 1 Creytzer

The minte of Hungria

• 1 Guldin hath 100 pence
• 1 Peny hath 2 Haller

The minte of Missen

• 24 Groshen make one guldin
• 1 Grosh hath 6 lion pence
• 1 Gulden makes 144 Lion Pence
• 1 Groesh is 12 pence
• 272 Pence is one Guldin
• 60 Groschen is one shock
• 20 Groschen is an old shock
• 21 schneberger is also a guldin
• 2 Sword groschen is one Schneberger [82]

The Mynte of Saraszburg

• 6 Pence is one Plappart
• 8 Pence is a Batz
• 4 Pence is a Vierer
• 2 Pence is a zwayre or a Creitzer
• 2 Helbling is a peny
• 2 Ortlins is a helbling
• 12 Pence is two plappartes or one shilling groschen
• 21 Plappart is one guldin
• 126 Pence is also a Guldin

The minte of Wirtenberg

• 6 Pence is one shilling
• 11 Pence is one Batz
• 8 Pence is a Bemish
• 11 Hallers is 2 Creitzer
• 20 Shilling is a pound
• 28 Shilling is a Guldin
• 168 Pence is also a Guldin

The Mynte of Saltzburg and Regensburg

• 8 Bayrish pence is a grosch [83]
• 30 Bayrish pence is a shilling
• 8 Shilling is a pound
• 7 Shilling is a Guldin

The mynte of Prage the cheif citie of Bohemia

• 6 Pence or 12 Haller is a Grosch
• 60 Groschen is a schock
• 40 Groschen is a marcke and after that rate a man may buy all kinde of wares.

The mynte of the citie of Ulm

• 6 Pence is a shilling
• 21 Haller is a beohmish
• 7 Haller is a creitzer
• 20 Shilling is a pound

The minte in the kingdom of Denmarck

• 32 Groschin is a Guldine

The mynte of Polonia

• [84] 42 Groschen is a Guldin
• 16 Shilling is a Marck
• 4 Pence is a with
• 3 Marck is a Gulden

The Mynte of the citie Lubeck

• 12 Pence is a shilling
• 1 Vierding is 9 shilling
• 36 Shilling is a Marcke
• 68 Silling is a Guldin

The Minte of Kinigsperg & Dantzke in Prussen

• 6 Pence is a shilling
• 15 Shilling is a vierding
• 80 Shilling is a Guldin
• 480 Pence is also a Guldin
• 60 Shilling is a Marcke
• 15 Pence is a Stott
• 6 Stott is a vierding
• 24 Stot is a Marcke
• 32 Stot is a guldin

The Minte of the citie of Colen on the River Rheyn

• [85] 6 Morchen is a Shilling
• 2 Shilling is a white peny
• 24 White pence are a Gulden

The Minte of Switzerland

• 4 Augster is a Creitzer
• 21 Augster is a Boehmish
• 60 Creitzers or 260 Augster is a rheynish Guldin

The Minte of the citie Basil

• 6 Rappen is a Plappart
• 25 Plappart is a Guldin
• 144 Rapen is also a Guldin
• 1 Creitzer is five Hallers

The Minte of the citie of Venice

• 1 Katrine is like a vierer of which five make a Creitzer
• 3 Katrin is a Market
• 300 Katrin is a Guldin
• 10 Marcket is a Marzel
• 9 Marzel is a Guldin
• 12 Marzel is a Ducat [86]
• 12 Berner is a Shillin
• 8 Shilling is a whole Groschen
• 114 Shilling is a ducate
• 32 Berner is a Grosch in Gold
• 24 Groschen is a Ducate
• 12 Groschen is a Shilling
• 20 Shilling is a Pound Groschen
• 1 Pound is 10 Ducates

The Minte of the citie of Antwerpe

• 1 Pound is twenty Shilling
• 1 Shilling is 12 Groshen
• 2 Groshen is a Stiver
• 1 Shilling is 6 Stivers
• 1 Stiver is about two Creitzers
• 36 Stivers is a Crowne in Gold
• 28 Stivers is a Guldin in Minte
• 240 Pence is a Pound
• 7 Pound flemish is aboute 30 Guldins
• 8 Englishe is a Stiver

The minte of Paris in Fraunce

• 5 Tornes is a blancke [87]
• 3 Blanckes is a shilling
• 20 Shilling is a pounde
• 24 Blanckes is a Francke
• 30 Blancks is a reyhnish Guldin
• 40 Blanckes is a Crowne

The Minte of London

is of fine Silver and fine Golde, and first I will speake of the coynes of Sylver, and name every peece according to his propper name. And likewise of the Golde which are moste in use

• 3 Farthinges
• 1 Peny
• 3 Halfe Pence
• 2 Pence
• 3 Pence
• A Groat
• 6 Pence
• 12 Pence
• 2 s. 6 pence of one peece
• 5 Shillings of one peece

Of Golde

• The half English Crowne is 2 s. 6 d.
• The whole English Crowne is 5 s.
• The quarter of the Aungel 2 s. 6 d.
• The Halfe Aungell 5 s.
• The Sufferain 10 s.
• The Angell 10 s.