Complex sentence: Meanwhile it continued as currency in New York at the rate of eight white or four black wampum equalling one stuiver until 1673, when the colonial government issued a proclamation setting the rate at six white or three black to one penny.
Split into simpler sentences: Meanwhile it continued as currency in New York at the rate of eight white or four black wampum equalling one "stuiver" until 1673. The colonial government issued a proclamation setting the rate at six white or three black to one penny.