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Curialia Miscellanea, or Anecdotes of Old Times

Note 390 — Origin of Thirteen Pence Halfpenny, AS HANGMAN'S WAGES;

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The Proclamation may be seen in Strype's Annals, vol. IV. p. 384; where the Mark-Piece is valued exactly at Thirteen Pence Halfpenny.

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