Clerical copy of royal warrant allocating salaries to each post in the Mint Unknown c. 1,292 words The Newton Project Oxford 2020 Newton Project, University of Oxford

This text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

 17 July 1667, c. 1,292 words. MINT 19/1/81-2, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/81-2 17 July 1667 England English Latin Unknown Hand MintPersonnel and Administration Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott Checked by Will Scott Edited by Kees-Jan Schilt
8144

Charles R:

Trusty & Welbeloved Wee greet you.you Well. Whearas Wee have been gratiously pleased for the Encouraging of the coyning of Gold & Silver & the encreasing of the Stock of monies in this Our Kingdom to the great benefit & advantage of Trade & the good of all Our Loving Subjects To quitt Our right of Seigniorage or coynage Dutie upon Our gold & Silver monies which was part of our Antcient Revenew and did some times bring Vs in great proffitt. And this last session of Parliament to consent to an Act for the raising of a yearely Revenew in liew there of to defray the Charges & expences of theour Mint & of Coynage. By which said Act the antcient course and proceedings of the Mint were much altered to the great increase of the Dutie and attendance of most of the officers thereof. And Whearas Wee were further Gratiously pleased Vpon the humble Petition of the Wardens Masters and Workers and Comptroller. and the rest of the officers of Our Mint in Our Court of London for an addition and increase ofto their Fees and sallaries out of the Three Thousands pounds yearely sett apart by the said Act for the Fees & sallaries of the Officers of the our Mint and towards the maintaining & repairing of the Houses offices and buildings of the same by an order of Refferrence bearing date the 27th. day of May last to appoint and authorize our Right Trusty & Welbeloved Councellor the Lord Ashley Chancellor and Vnder Treasurer of our Excher.Exchequer to consider the Petition of Our said Officers and to settle and apportion their respective Fees & Sallaries out of the said Three Thousand pounds so as aforesaid limitted & appointed by the said Act as in his Iudgement hee should think fitting In pursuance of which Order of Refference the said Lord Ashley having advised with such persons as could best informe him of the nature of each officers employment and upon Consideration of their respective interests & businesse Did the XIth of this instant Iuly present unto Vs a Distribution & apportionment of the severall officers Fees & sallaries according as in his Iudgement hee thought equall and wherein the officers themselves concerned did aquiesse. Which Distribution and apportionment Wee have caused to be hereunto annexed. Vpon Consideration of all Which Wee are gratiously pleased hereby to ratifie & Confirme the same. unto the severall and respective officers of Our Mint according to the said Distribution & apportionment. And in regard the payment of the same is for the future to bee made out of the Revenew leviable by Virtue of the said Act & payable from time to time out of Our Excheqr.Exchequer unto the Master & Worker or Masters & Workers of Our Mint for the time being for the Defraying of the charges & expences & Charges of Our Mint & Coyange. Our Will & pleasure there fore is and Wee hereby Command & authorize you.you whom it may Concerne out of the said Three Thousand pounds soe limitted & appointed as aforesaid from time to time as the same shall come into your hands to pay or cause to be paid the yearly summ of Two Toushand six hundred Pounds in manner following Vizt the sum̄mme of one thousand foure hundred thirtie five pounds Vnto SrSir Anthony St Leger KntKnight present Warden of Our said Mint & unto the Warden or or Wardens of the same for the timebeing for the Fees and sallaries of the Warden & such other Officers to whom according to the said Distribution & apportionment they are limitted & appointed. And the sume of one thousand one hundred sixtie five pounds Vnuto yoryourselfe & selves respectively for yoryour owne respective sallarie and the sallaries Fees & Fees & for the sallaries & Fees of such other officers to whome by the said Distribution & apportionment they are limitted & appointed to be paid by the Master & Worker All which said payments to bee made by the said Warden and by your self & selves respectively are to be made quarterly according to the antcient Course of the Mint by even & equall portions The first payment there of to be accompted due upon the five & twentieth day of March last. And Our will and pleasure likewise is that forty pounds now payable by the Warden to the Vnder Gravour & Tenn pounds payable to the Smith of the Mint bee upon the Death for the said Vnder Graver & Smith or either of them added to the Fee and sallarie of the Warden or Wardens of our Mint for the time being And that thirtie pounds now payable by the said Warden unto the CheifeChiefe Gravour be vpon the Death of the said CheifeChiefe Gravour Added to the Fees & sallaries of the respective officers following That is to Compounds thereof unto the Master & Workers Assay Tenn pounds vnto the Surveyor of the Meltings & Clarke of the Irons. & the other Tenn pounds to the Weigher & Teller. And our further Will & pleasure is and Wee doe hereby Command & authorize The Commrs.Commissioners of & for our Treasury now & for the time being The TrearerTreasurer, Chancellor, Vnder TrearerTreasurer & Barons of our ExcheqrExchequer now & for the time being and the Auditors of our Mint from time to time to give due allowance unto the said Henry Slingesby the present Master & Worker & untounto the the Master & Worker & Masters and Workers of our Mint for the time being And also unto the Warden & Wardens of our said Mint upon his or their account or accounts for so much money as from time to time shal be paid by him or them unto the respective Officers payable by him or them as aforesaid. And for soe doing this shal be unto your and every of you a full and sufficient Warrant & Discharge Queen at our Court at Whitehall This present 17th. day of Iuly

1667

By his MatsMajestys Command

Will Morice

To our Trusty & Welbeloved Henry Slingesby Esqr. Master & Worker of our Mint in our Toure of London & to the Master & Masters & Workers of the same for the time being and to every of them whom it may Concerne.

Charles R

The Fees and salaries of the respective officers of the Mint to

be paid by the Warden or wardens for the time being

l To the Warden for himselfe 350. For a Clerke 040. To the Comptroller 300. For a Clerke 040. To the Kings Assaymaster 200. For a Clerke 020. To the surveyor of the Meltings and Clerke of the Irons 100. For a Clerke 010. To the Kings weigher and Teller 080 For a Clerke 040 To the Assistant of the weigher and Teller &c 040 To the Auditors of the Mint 040 To the Kings Chiefe Clerke 060 To the Clarks of the Papers 040. To the Chiefe Graver 030. To the under-Graver 040. To the Smith of the Mint 010. To the Porter of the Mint 020 To the Minister 004. To the Sexton 001. 1435.

Fees and salaries of the Officers payable by the Master & Worker

l To the Master and Worker for himselfe 500 For three clerkes 120 For the master's Assayer. 050 For a Purveyor 020 To the Engineer 100 To the three Roettiers Chiefe Gravers 325 Smith Assistant to the Gravers 050 1165 1435 Totall 2600.

By his MatiesMajesties Comand

Will Morice

Copia Vera ExE

Kings Warrant

17th Iuly 1667

Settling the fees and sallaries of the Officers of the Mint