Scotland in 1298 e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Value of money. As regards the payment of troops, and other expenfes mentioned in this volume, it ihould be obferved that the difference between the value of money in 1300 and 1700, according to the reckoning of Bp. Fleetwood,5 was as I to 15. The depreciation of money {ince the latter date has been fuch that in order to bring the various fums mentioned to their prefent value they fhould be multiplied at leaft by 20.