[1] In the eight and twentith yeare of his reigne, in the Christmasse season king Edward set foorth a pro|clamation, forbidding and prohibiting all forren coins to be receiued and paid as sterling monie with|in his dominion, Abington. A proclamati|on for monie. commanding by the same procla|mation, that two péeces of them should go for one sterling, vntill the feast of Easter. There were di|uerse monies in those daies currant within this realme, as pollards, crocards, staldings, eagles, leonines, sléepings, and all these were white mo|nies, artificiallie made of siluer, copper, and sulphur, so that it was an ill time for base monies, & much chop|ping and changing was vsed in buieng and selling of things.