A plain and easie way to reduce guineas, which now is the only passable coin for payment in such method that neither the King nor any of his subjects will lay under the least disadvantage but by so doing will produce a speedy supply to his majesty and all his revenues and thereby all the nobility and gentry of England will have their revenues will [sic] paid which will encourage trade and quicken payment to the merchants and tradesmen and by the means following will bring back guineas out of foreign countries and make them plentiful here ...
Contributors: Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 1696
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Subjects: Devaluation of currency; Early works to 1800; Guinea (Coin)
Other titles: Plain and easie Way to reduce Gvineas, which now is the only passable Coin for Payment; Plain and easy way to reduce guineas, and settling the siver coin; Phillipps ms. 8854.
Notes: Imprint from ESTC.

Rare Book copy: Mutilated at top; all before the line which begins "will bring back guineas out of ..." wanting.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), P2342

English short title catalogue (ESTC), R220443

Also available on microfilm.

From the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps, his manuscript no. 8854.