Crowns.[152]—A silver coin generally worth 5s.; but all the entries in which it is mentioned prove that its value was then but 4s. 8d.
Crowns of the Rose.[153]—Gold pieces coined by Henry the Eighth in 1526: they were current for 4s. 6d.
Crowns of the Sun.[154]—French gold coins, so called from the Mint mark. They were current in this country for 4s. 6d.
Rials, or Royals.[155]—A gold coin then worth 11s. 3d. a half and quarter real or royal were of proportionate value.
Sovereigns.[156]—A gold coin of the value of 22s. 6d. from 1518 to 1534; after which they were current for 20s. The only entry in which they are mentioned is of a person having in 1531 borrowed 11li. 5s. in "Souferayns," i. e. ten sovereigns, for the King.
FOOTNOTES:
[3] Hall, Ed. 1809, p. 761.