> "the foreparte of the George of Dyamountes the Mayle > of the curates and Rivet of the same of Siluer half > gilte with a sworde in his hand of gold a lozenged > Dyamounte like a sheelde and a Dragon of gold weying > together iij oz di di quarter" > > "a little George of gold to hang at a Collar of > garters weying one ounce quarter di" > > Thanks for any help with this. > > Kimiko
Joan, I believe, has the right explanation for the above citation, but be careful. In some cases, a reference will be clear that the odd units refer to money rather than weight. Such as: 'Item for the lynyng and mendyng of 2 vardgales 14d.' 1555. Petrie Archives In this example, the costs are is 14d, where the d is denarius = a unit of money. I'm not clear how or why the Brits kept using d to refer to the old shilling coin. Perhaps it was a silver coin just as the roman denarius was? I leave to someone from the other side of the pond to explain further. --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
