]> 2026-05-28T23:42:58+00:00 William Smith - John Bateman - 1714-09-11 0 en 54.470708333333,-1.6949944444444 1714-09-11Z 2347338.5 'before I was removed and settled at ''Melsonby'' the ingenious Book stiled, ''Chronicon Pretiosum'', was Published by that learned Author; which prevented my further Thoughts on that Subject for some Time: but being informed about a Year after, that there had been Proposals made afresh in Parliament, for lessening the Coin of the Nation, which would have proved a very pernicious Overture, had it been entertained; I began to think again on that Subject; and because I would not ''Actum agere'', resolved to enlarge my View, and take in the ''Hebrew'', ''Greek'', and ''Roman'' Prices of Things, as far as there are any Memorials left of them, either in the Bible, or Greek, or Latin Classick-Authors; The greatest Part of which, I have perused, some very few excepted. I have likewise read the best Authors that have writ about Ancient Money, if Mr. ''Walker's'' Judgment may be relied on, ''viz''. ''Budaus'', ''Agricola'', ''Hotomanus'', and Mr. ''Greaves''; to which, besides some others, I have added the Elder ''Gronovious de pecunia vetere'', of all which ''Budaus'' and ''Greaves'' bears away the Bell in my Opinion, the one having first learnedly begun, and the other with great Exactness finished their several Works;... [continues a discussion of above authors]' (Smith 1729, pp. 2-3; Burnett 2020b, p. 503) 15604 English Smith 1729, pp. 1-13 Burnett 2020b, p. 503 weights and measures prices 15604 William Smith - John Bateman - 1714-09-11 Melsonby Correspondence.png 2023-10-12T09:56:52Z 2460229.9144907 2023-10-12T09:56:52Z 2460229.9144907 true William Smith - John Bateman - 1714-09-11 0 0 plainlist leaflet 1 [[:William Smith - John Bateman - 1714-09-11]] William Smith - John Bateman - 1714-09-11# QUERY77aaa5f41164f183713241a04d3bf1ac 0 0 csv 1 [[:William Smith - John Bateman - 1714-09-11]] William Smith - John Bateman - 1714-09-11# QUERYb8f3cf31a7bf63a9fd16d3ce0a8c78be