EXAMPLES. 1. How many marks must be received at Hamburg for 300 l. Sterling, exchange at 35 s. 3 d. Flemish per l. Sterling?
| L. | s. | d. | L. |
|---|---|---|---|
| If 1 : | 35 | 3 | :: 300 |
| 12 | |||
| 423 | |||
| 300 |
M. sch.
32) 126900 (3965 10
96...
309
288
210
192
180
160
(20)
16
320
32
(00)
Decimally.
2. How much Sterling money will a bill of 3965 marks 10 schilling-lubs amount to, exchange at 35s. 3d. Flemish per l. sterling?
At Paris, Rouen, Lyons, &c. books and accounts are kept in livres, sols, and deniers; and the exchange with Britain is on the crown, or ecu, of 3 livres, or 60 sols Tournois. Britain gives for the crown an uncertain number of pence, commonly between 30 and 34, the par, as mentioned above, being 29 d.