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The massacre of St. Bartholomew

Note 178 — Chapter IV · FRANCE AT THE ACCESSION OF CHARLES IX. [1560.]

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In 1540 the marc d’or (= 8 onces, or 244·75 grammes) was worth £165 7s. 6d. of our money; in 1561 it had risen to £185, and in 1573 to £200.

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