The numismatic chronicle and journal of the Royal Numismatic Society

226 HENRY SYMONDS.
only one mint- mark is known. I notice, however, that
some examples omit E. R. at the sides of the shield ;
this may or may not be a sign of distinction between
the two classes.
On 15 November, 1552, the Council ordered payment
of two and a half years' wages, due at Michaelmas then
last, to be made to Henry Coldwell, " late graver," and
on 24 November a letter was sent to Oliver Daubeney
telling him to retain 1,200 of the money accruing to
the executors of Martin Pirry. This is the first intima-
tion of the under-treasurer's death. Apparently the
mint ceased working until 27 December, 1552, when
a signet bill authorized the surviving officers to coin
8,000, notwithstanding a restraint previously sent to
the Lord-Deputy. (Hatfield MSS., vol. i, p. 106.)
I have now shown that the third, and last, issue
consisted of one denomination, the solitary Irish coin
of Edward's reign which bore his own name and titles.
It will be remembered that the King, in a letter of
26 November, 1551, promised to amend the quality of
the moneys circulating in Ireland. An endeavour to
redeem this pledge was made in the following May
by a request for a certificate of the proportions, &c.,
requisite for silver of the standard of 9 oz. fine, as
had been used (in England) in the time of Henry VIII.
This resulted in the preparation of a draft commission
to Pirry, Daubeney, and Williams, which is to be found
in volume 4 of the Irish State Papers of Edward VI.
The document is, of course, undated, and has many
alterations and corrections. It proposed to order two
coinages, (1) of 9 oz. fine silver, consisting of 5s., 25. 6d.,
Is., and 6d. "lawful money of Ireland ", and (2) of 3oz.
fine, in pence, halfpence, and farthings. The officers