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• Money -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800
• Great Britain -- History -- Early works to 1800

• Money -- England -- History -- Early works to 1800

• An historical account of English money : from the conquest to the present time, including those of Scotland, from the accession of James I to the union of the two kingdoms; illustrated with copper plates and tables of gold and silver money (Printed for R. Faulder, T. and J. Egerton, I. Anderson, E. Jeffery, I. Walker, J. Cuthell, J. Deighton, R. Banister, D. Walker, and Darton and Harvey, 1793), by Stephen Martin Leake (page images at HathiTrust)

• A discourse of money Being an essay on that subject, historically and politically handled. With reflections on the present evil state of the coin of this kingdom; and proposals of a method for the remedy. In a letter to a nobleman, &c. (London : printed for Sam. Briscoe, at the corner of Charles-Street, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, 1696) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A way how to supply the King's occasions with two millions of money on a fond of 120000 l. yearly, which is at 6 only per cent. without any prejudice to His Majesty's present revenue, or compulsion to those that shall receive it, but rather a convenience to both. To do this, 'tis proposed, ... ([[London : s.n.]], Reprinted Feb. 6th, 1695]), by Thomas Neale (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An answer to a paper entituled, Reasons against reducing interest to four per cent. ([London?: s.n., between 1694 and 1714?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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• A view of the money system of England, from the conquest; with proposals for establishing a secure and equable credit currency. (Printed for J. Taylor, 1828), by James Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of money in the British empire & the United States (Longmans, Green, and Co., 1911), by Agnes F. Dodd (page images at HathiTrust)
• A treatise on the coins of the realm; in a letter to the king. (E. Wilson, 1880), by Charles Jenkinson Liverpool, Henry Riversdale Grenfell, and John William Birch (page images at HathiTrust)
• A financial, monetary, and statistical history of England, from the Revolution of 1688 to the present time; derived principally from official documents. (E. Wilson, 1847), by Thomas Doubleday (page images at HathiTrust)
• Annals of the coinage of Great Britain and its dependencies : from the earliest period of authentic history to the reign of Victoria. (Printed for J. Hearne, 1840), by Rogers Ruding and John Yonge Akerman (page images at HathiTrust)
• Das geldwesen Englands von 1797 bis 1821 ... (K.J. Trübner, 1917), by Johannes Wolter (page images at HathiTrust)
• Tracts and other publications on metallic and paper currency. (Longman, Brown, and Co., 1858), by Samuel Jones Loyd Overstone and J. R. McCulloch (page images at HathiTrust)
• The one pound note in the rise and progress of banking in Scotland, and its adaptability to England (J. Thin, 1886), by William Graham (page images at HathiTrust)
• The one pound note in the history of banking in Great Britain (J. Thin [etc., etc.], 1911), by William Graham (page images at HathiTrust)
• Die altenglischen namen der geldwerte ... (C. Winter, 1912), by Joseph Matzerath and Hubert Michiels (page images at HathiTrust)
• Legal tender : a study in English and American monetary history (The University of Chicago Press, 1903), by Sophonisba P. Breckinridge (page images at HathiTrust)
• The silver pound and England's monetary policy since the restoration; together with the history of the guinea (Macmillan and Co., 1887), by S. Dana Horton (page images at HathiTrust)
• A sketch of the history of the currency: comprising a brief review of the opinions of the most eminent writers on the subject. (Groombridge & Sons [etc.], 1858), by James MacLaren (page images at HathiTrust)
• Select tracts and documents illustrative of English monetary history 1626-1730, comprising works of Sir Robert Cotton; Henry Robinson; Sir Richard Temple and J. S.; Sir Isaac Newton; John Conduitt; together with extracts from the domestic state papers at H. M. Record Office. (C. Wilson, 1896), by William Arthur Shaw (page images at HathiTrust)
• Tracts and other publications on metallic and paper currency. ([Printed by Harrison and sons], 1857), by Samuel Jones Loyd Overstone and J. R. McCulloch (page images at HathiTrust)
• The token money of the Bank of England, 1797 to 1816. (E. Wilson [etc., 1900), by Maberly Phillips (page images at HathiTrust)
• The mystery of money explained (Walton and Maberly, 1863), by James Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
• Studies on Anglo-Saxon institutions (University press, 1905), by H. Munro Chadwick (page images at HathiTrust)
• Annals of the coinage of Great Britain and its dependencies (Printed for J. Hearne, 1840), by Rogers Ruding and John Yonge Akerman (page images at HathiTrust)
• Essays on money and the standard of value : with currency fallacies refuted (Hatchard and Son, 1833), by John Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
• Annals of the coinage of Britain and its dependencies : from the earliest period of authentick history to the end of the fiftieth year of the reign of his present majesty King George III (Printed for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, and Jones, 1819), by Rogers Ruding (page images at HathiTrust)
• Englands übergang zur Goldwährung im achtzehnten Jahrhundert. (K. J. Trübner, 1895), by Philipp Kalkmann (page images at HathiTrust)
• Geschichte des englischen Geldwesens im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert (K.J. Trübner, 1914), by Alfred Schmidt (page images at HathiTrust)
• Annals of the coinage of Britain and its dependencies, from the earliest period of authentick history to the end of the fiftieth year of the reign of His present Majesty King George III. (Nichols, son, and Bentley [etc.], 1817), by Rogers Ruding (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Mystery of money explained, and illustrated by the monetary history of England, from the Norman conquest to the present time. (Walton and Maberly, 1862), by James Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
• A financial, monetary, and statistical history of England, from the Revolution of 1688 to the present time; derived principally from official documents. (E. Wilson, 1847), by Thomas Doubleday (page images at HathiTrust)
• The bank note circulation of Scotland, with brief description of the English and Irish systems : to which are added Exchange of notes and clearing house system and rules in Scotland (C. & R. Anderson, 1920), by William Graham (page images at HathiTrust)
• A treatise on the coins of the realm being a concise account of all the facts relating to the currency, which bear upon the exchanges of Europe, and the principles of political science. (John Hearne, 1846), by Charles Jenkinson Liverpool (page images at HathiTrust)
• A sketch of the history of the currency. (E. Bumpus, 1879), by James MacLaren (page images at HathiTrust)
• Englands übergang zur goldwährung zu beginn des 18. jahrhunderts. (Strassburg., 1895), by Philipp Kalkmann (page images at HathiTrust)

• Bullion finance, 1810-11. (Printed for J. Booker, 61, New Bond-Street, by W. Clowes, Northumberland-Court, Strand, 1811), by George Johnstone, William Clowes, and J. Booker (page images at HathiTrust)

• Medieval Merchants and Money: Essays in Honour of James L. Bolton (London: Institute of Historical Research, c2016), ed. by Martin Allen and Matthew P. Davies (PDF with commentary at Humanities Digital Library)

• History of our national debts and taxes, from the year MDCLXXXVIII to the year MDCCLI (Printed for M. Cooper, at the Globe, in Pater-Noster Row, 1753), by George Gordon and Mary Cooper (page images at HathiTrust)

• An essay towards carrying on the present war against France and other publick occasions as also for paying off all debts contracted in the same, or otherwise : and new-coyning of all our moneys, without charge to the great encrease of the honour, strength and wealth of the nation : humbly propos'd, for the Parliament's consideration and submitted to their great wisdom and love to their country, etc. / by John Blackwell ... (London : Printed for the author, 1695), by John Blackwell (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Chronicon preciosum (Printed for T. Osborne, 1745), by William Fleetwood (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gresham's letters on the solidity of commercial bills, and English bank notes : together with two letters to the bank directors, on the necessity of establishing a board of controul [sic] : extracted from "The oracle and public advertiser." 5 (Printed for J. Owen, Piccadilly ; and B. Crosby, Stationers-Court, Ludgate-Street, 1796), by John Gresham, B. Crosby, and J. Owen (page images at HathiTrust)
• The summarie of certaine reasons which haue moued the Quenes Maiestie to procede in reformations of her base and course monies, and to reduce them to their values, in sorte as they maye be turned to fine monies, appointed to be declared by her Maiestie, by order of her proclamacion, in her citie of London. ([Imprinted at London : In Powles Church yarde, by Rycharde Iugge and Iohn Cawood, printers to the Quenes Maiestie, [1560]]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I) and Queen Elizabeth I of England (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Mus rusticus ([London? : s.n., 1680?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Reasons for reducing of guineas to their true value ([London : s.n., 1696]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proposals for the restoring the silver money of England to its former state. (London, : Printed for R. Cumberland at the Angel in St. Pauls Church Yard, 1695) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A proposal for raising a fund for supply of the deficiency of the clipt money, on houses, buildings, &c. which is hoped may be found more equal than by that of the windows; / humbly offered to the consideration of the Honourable House of Commons. ([London : s.n., 1696]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Horn's proposals, humbly offered to the Honourable House of Commons. Setting for the only true and easie method how to change the coin of this kingdom, both good and bad, and in so doing, to raise the King near 2000000 of moneys, more or less according to what the deficiency of the coin and bad money will amount to, if it was full weight and right standard, which if I do not make good by the permission of this Honorable House, and with 200000 l. to begin with, both for fund, and to defray charges, I dare lose my life, I am so grounded in my project, which is as follows. ([London : s.n., 1696]), by John Horne (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• An essay upon public credit : being an enquiry how the publick credit comes to depend upon the change of the ministry, or the dissolutions of parliaments, and whether it does so or no? : with an argument, proving that the public credit may be upheld and maintained in this nation, and perhaps brought toa greater height than it ever yet arrived at, though all the changes or dissolutions already made, pretended to, and now discoursed of, should come to pass in the world (Printed for W. Baynes ... and J.S. Jordan ..., 1797), by Daniel Defoe, Robert Harley Oxford, and Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Letters written to the governor and directors of the Bank of England, in September, 1796 : on the pecuniary distresses of the country, and the means of preventing them : with some additional observations on the same subject, and the means of speedily re-establishing the public and commercial credit of the country / 5 (Printed by W. Bulmer and Co., and sold by G. Nicol, bookseller, Pall-Mall; Cadell and Davies, Strand; and J. Sewell, Cornhill, 1797), by John Sinclair, John Sewell, G. Nicol, and William Bulmer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Some thoughts humbly offered to the consideration of the members of the Honourable House of Commons, concerning the credit of the nation. ([London : s.n., 1696?]), by England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The only way to have the rents of England well paid, and also help trade, and supply the government. ([London? : s.n., 1696]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The right way to make money more plentiful: or, Considerations relating to the Act for preventing exportation of silver and encouraging its importation and coinage. (London: : Printed for J. Watts., MDCXC. [1690]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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