William Smith - John Bateman - 1714-09-11
William Smith, Melsonby
William Smith - John Bateman - 1714-09-11
| FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ | 15604 |
| InstitutionName of Institution. | |
| InventoryInventory number. | |
| AuthorAuthor of the document. | William Smith |
| RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. | John Bateman |
| Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . | September 11, 1714 |
| PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. | Melsonby 54° 28' 14.55" N, 1° 41' 41.98" W |
| Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. | Obadiah Walker, Guillaume Budé, Georgius Agricola, François Hotman, John Greaves |
| LiteratureReference to literature. | Smith 1729, pp. 1-13Smith 1729, Burnett 2020b, p. 503Burnett 2020b |
| KeywordNumismatic Keywords ᵖ | Weights And Measures, Prices |
| LanguageLanguage of the correspondence | English |
| External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ |
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'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)