The Privy Purse Expenses of King Henry VIII from November MDXXIX, to December MDXXXII — John Shaqi
The Privy Purse Expenses of King Henry VIII from November MDXXIX, to December MDXXXIINicolas, Nicholas Harris, Sir
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The Privy Purse Expenses of King Henry VIII from November MDXXIX, to December MDXXXII
Nicolas, Nicholas Harris, Sir
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547; Prices -- Great Britain; Royal households -- Great Britain
£ _s._ _d._
1529 November 1910 15 9
December 1449 9 6
1530 January 4120 13 6[143]
February 4750 4 3[144]
March 2561 6 7
April 881 18 0
May 667 11 9
June 421 12 4
July 418 12 9
August 130 4 9
September 309 9 11
October 1025 13 4
November 642 6 0
December 4464 16 9[145]
1531 January 943 8 7
February 528 8 2-1/2
March 500 10 3-3/4
April 516 17 6-1/2
May 632 7 8
June 393 6 6
July 399 19 9
August 1554 18 0
September 592 16 9
October 347 12 0
November 525 16 4
December 620 19 9
1532 January 3043 9 5[146]
February 323 2 6
March 318 16 5
April 846 17 7
May 273 19 9
June 736 12 9
July 8007 9 11[147]
August 645 15 1
September 525 4 1
October 2539 3 1[148]
November 3954 7 9[149]
December 961 10 6
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Total amount accounted for, 53,488 5 4-3/4
Besides pounds, shillings, pence, &c. the following coins are
frequently mentioned, an account of the value of which between 1529 and
1532, may be acceptable:--
ANGELS.[150]--A gold coin of the value of 7_s._ 6_d._
ANGELLOTS,[151] or ANGELET, is described to have been a half-angel,
current for 3_s._ 9_d._; but in the only place where it is mentioned in
these Accounts, it must have been inserted by a mistake of the writer
for _Angel_, as eighteen Angellotes are said to have amounted to 6_li._
15_s._ i.e. 7_s._ 6_d._ each.
CROWNS.[152]--A silver coin generally worth 5_s._; but all the entries
in which it is mentioned prove that its value was then but 4_s._ 8_d._
CROWNS OF THE ROSE.[153]--Gold pieces coined by Henry the Eighth in
1526: they were current for 4_s._ 6_d._
CROWNS OF THE SUN.[154]--French gold coins, so called from the Mint
mark. They were current in this country for 4_s._ 6_d._
RIALS, OR ROYALS.[155]--A gold coin then worth 11_s._ 3_d._ a half and
quarter real or royal were of proportionate value.
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