PROCLAMATION For calling down the French Three-Sons-Pieces to Three shillings Scots, and Appointing the Scots Fourtie-pennie-pieces to pass at Three shilling six pennies Scotsper Piece.  
WILLIAM By the Grace of GOD King of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, To _____ Macers of Our Privy Council, Messengers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that Part, conjunctly and severally, specially, constitute Greeting; FORASMUCHAS, The Subjects, & interest of this Our Ancient Kingdom do sustain a great & growing Prejudice, by the inbringing great Quantities of the small French Money called the three Sous piece, and passing the same at three Shilling six Pennies Scots a rate far above their true Worth and Value; And that several of Our lieges does Scruple and Demur to receive in Payments the Forty Penny Pieces Coined and Minted within this Kingdom by Our Predecessors at the Rate of three Shilling six Pennies Scots, upon pretence that they are Bare and Worn through Use, albeit the Print and Vestige of the Coin of this Kingdom be visible upon them: Therefore, and for remeed of the Fonesaids Abuses, We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, Do hereby Prohibit and Discharge the small French Money called the three Sous Piece, which heretofore passed at three Shilling six Pennies Scots, to pass for hereafter, or be offered in Payments, but at the rate of three Shilling Scots only, and to be received at no higher Rate or Value by any of Our lieges: Ordaining and Commanding, nevertheless, the French Crown to pass at fifty eight shilling Scots, with its half and Quarter proportionally as before: And farther We with advice foresaid Require and Command all Our lieges to Pass and receive in payments of all Sorts, the forty Penny Pieces of the Coin and Mint of this Kingdom, at three Shilling six Pennies Scots Money how bare soever and Worn by use the famen be, if the Print and Vestige of the Coin of this Kingdom be visible upon them; Discharging hereby any of Our lieges to refuse the said's Scots forty Penny Pieces, at the Rate of three Shilling six Penny, under the pain of being liable to pay the Double of what they refuse to the Party who offered the same, which is immediately without any Process to be discerned and exacted from the Refuser by any Magistrate within this Kingdom in Favours and to the behoof of him from whom any of the said forty Penny Pieces is refused. OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, And We Charge you strictly and Commands, that incontinent these Our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, and to the remanent Mercat Crosses of the Head burgh's of the several Shires, and Stewartries within this Kingdom, and there in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation make Intimation hereof; That none may pretend Ignorance, And ordains these Presents to be Printed.  
Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the ninth Day of December, And of Our Reign the ninth Year, 1697. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. GILB. ELIOT. Cls. Sti. Concilii  
GOD save the King.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, Anno Dom. 1697.