SOVEREIGNS AND GUINEAS,
And the reigns in which they have been coined.
First Sovereigns ... Henry VII ... 1485
Ditto, and half ... Henry VIII ... 1509
Ditto, ditto ... Edward VI ... 1546
Ditto, ditto ... Mary ... 1553
Ditto, ditto ... Philip & Mary ... 1554
Ditto, ditto ... Elizabeth ... 1558
Ditto, ditto ... James I ... 1603
Ditto, ditto ... Charles I ... 1625
Ditto, ditto ... Commonwealth ... 1648
Ditto, ditto ... Oliver Cromwell 1650
Guineas ... Charles II ... 1660
5l. piece, 2l. do. Guinea and
half ditto ... James II ... 1684
Ditto, ditto ... Will. and Mary... 1688
Ditto, ditto ... William ... 1694
Ditto, ditto, and a quarter guinea ... Anne ... 1702
Ditto, ditto ... George I ... 1725
Ditto, ditto, but no quar. guineas ... George II ... 1726
Guineas, half do. Quarter ditto, 2 guinea
piece, 5 guinea ditto ... George III ... 1760
Dble. Sovereign Sovereign, half ditto ... George IV ... 1820
EPIGRAMS ON THE FEES DEMANDED FOR SEEING WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
Dame Godly desired the Abbey to view,
Admittance, one sixpence, demanded the clerk,
Which modest request in astonishment wrapt her,
How long will you such imposition pursue?
Faith ma'am, as to that we are left in the dark,