other imperfection." This custom prevails


ed about five hundred years before Christ.
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Origin ofthe term Sterling for Money
In the time of Richard the First, money
coined in the east parts of Germany, came
in special requestin England, on account OF
its purity, and was called easteriing money.
as all the inhabitants Of those parts were
called easterlings: and soon after some OF
these people, skilled in coming, were sent
for to London, to bring the coin toperte ctlons
which was soon called sterling from East
terling. King Edward the First, establish
ed certain standard for the silver coin OF
England; but no gold was coined until the
reign of Edward the Third. who. in the
year 1920, caused several pieces 20 be coin
ed called forences because they were coined
by Florentines. Afterwards he coined no.
.6ies, then rose mobiles, current at Is. 3d. halt
mobiles, at IS. 4d. called halfpepnies OF gold.
and quarters, at god. called farthings OF
gold. The succeeding kings coined rose mo-
bles; great sovereigns, and half Henry ns-
bles, angels, and shillings.. James the First,
coined units, double crowns, and Britain
crowns, shilings, sixpences, and INTERIOR
pieces Charles the Second converted most
Of the ancient gold coins into guneas.,


Angels W1gs.-Upon the death Of wor-
thy baillie of Edinburg, his relations resolv-
ed to erect a monument to his memory:
They accordingly applied to mason, and
among other directions, desired that he
would represent an angel, bearing the ball
| lie to Heaven. The mason set to- work,
and chsseled out an alarming likeness OF
the deceased worthy; on the head of the an
gel, he carved wig similar to the baillie's
| (Which was the largest wig in the town
council.) One of his relations, on returning
from London went to inspect the subject OF
| kl,a ftnVs mi
over it. lie asked the mason who the lower
figure was intended for "Oh that's the am
gel lifting our auld friend to Heaven" "The
angel" (said the gentieman,) "who ever
saw an angel wear a wig?" did ye ever
see one 7vhhout a wig" resterted the artist.
This was unanswerable; so the monument
waserected, and may be seen on the north SIDE
of the church-yard of the Greyfriars, to the
wonder of all beholders.