
'The mystery of the new fashioned goldsmiths or bankers: their rise, growth, state, and decay, discovered in a merchant's letter to a country gent who desired to bind his son apprentice to a goldsmith'. Statement issued by the English Government in response to reports about large amounts of bullion exported from England by the East India Company. 'An Act for continuing a former concerning Coynage'. Jun-Oct.Įxcerpt from the diary of Samuel Pepys concerning his efforts to safeguard his gold.during the second Anglo-Dutch War of 1665-1667. 1664.Įxcerpt from a report on the state of the Royal Mint. Aug 1.Įxcerpt from 'An Act for the Encouragement of Trade', introduced to Parliament by His Majesty's Council of Trade perhaps two years earlier but enacted only on this date. May 19.Įxcerpt from the diary of Samuel Pepys, which gives an account of the processes involved in the manufacture of coinage at the Royal Mint using the new 'milled' method.

'An Act to prevent the Inconvenience arising by melting the Silver Coin of this Realm'.
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Resolution of the House of Commons to prohibit the exportation of money and bullion from England.Įxcerpt from a report of HM Council of Trade advocating to the King the execution of provisions enabling the free exportation of gold and silver from England. The documents contained here address four themes: the legal position of gold coinage popular views of gold technologies of gold coinage and early theoretical evaluations of the gold standard. To request a quarterly fact sheet and prospectus.Covering the period from the mid-17th century through to the British Government's decision to allow the free exchange of paper, money and gold, and presenting documents, primarily from the UK, that relate to the establishment of gold coinage as the centrepiece of the British financial system. The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.įor fund descriptions, historical and current performance, standardized returns as of the most recent quarter-end, risk disclosure or a prospectus, please visit theįor more information about our funds, please call 1-80 or visit our The WAL calculation considers a security’s final maturity date. ²Weighted average life (WAL) - An average of the maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of net assets, considering each security’s maturity without reference to applicable interest rate reset dates. When calculating WAM, money market rules permit a fund to use the interest rate reset date, rather than a security’s final maturity date, for variable and floating rate securities. ¹Weighted average maturity (WAM) - An average of the maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of net assets. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time. The securities issued by US Government-sponsored entities (e.g., FNMA, Freddie Mac) are neither guaranteed nor issued by the US Government.

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