Ed. Wolowski, p. C

and of more auctorite, it is the more convenient that he for the comunalte do make money, and with causes convenable to signe with impressioun‘. Forsoth this impressioun ought to be subtile, and to the liknes or countrefet of hard, also itought to forbede under peyne lest any or strange prince or any other shuld make money like in figure and of lasse valure, so that the comune people cannot distynete bitwene this and that.

€ This were a cursed deede lest any myght of this to have a priv.lege, for whi it is false and of iust bataile agenst suche a straungier.

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THE Vj CHAPITRE ?

Of whom ts that money

How for utilite and comune profite the prince hath to signe or marke with nummysmes or newe pryntes nat only that lord is of the proper rennyngof money in his princedom. Suche money is an Instrument com-

1. En marge du Ms, le copiste a ajouté : Nota pro moneta Anglie, que plerumque est impressione non congrua, monelaque malilia habet de plano.