the Alchimists, who have most vexed that body, do write wonders;

so as one affirmeth, That it is harder to destroy Gold than to

make it; and they have sundry other properties accomodating them

for the matter of Money; as the world hath by a general consent,

and from all times received them for that purpose, especially

Gold and Silver, of which chiefly I mean to treat: It is true

that many particular Countries have antiently, and do as this day

use other things in stead of Money: (as to instance in some of