From time immemorial, the chapter has enjoyed the right of mintage; and they appear to have used it till the year 1577, at which time their coin was so much counterfeited, that they were induced to recal it by public proclamation.
"Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)"
Dawson Turner
Cathedral of Bayeux, founded by St. Exuperius, history, described, crypt, stripped of its relics, revenue, right of mintage.
"Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)"
Dawson Turner
This reinforcement of the general language, by aids from the mintage of Shakspeare, had already commenced in the seventeenth century.
"Biographical Essays"
Thomas de Quincey