Royal warrant allocating the division of 14d. poundage between the Mint officers and moneyers, and fixing the formers' salaries Unknown c. 763 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 18 March 1695/6, c. 763 words.

Another clerical copy of the same date in PRO, Mint 1/6, p. 15.

 MINT 19/1/77-8, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/77-8 18 March 1695/6 England English Clerical 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
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William R.

Whereas by an Act of Parliamt.Parliament lately made Entituled an Act for Remedying the ill state of the Coyne of the Kingdom. It is Enacted that all the new monies proceeding from the silver of the Clipt moneys, thereby directed to be melted downe & recoyned (Except the necessary charge of makeing the said new money which charge by the said Act is directed not to Exceed fourteen pence upon Every poundweight Troy and Except the necessary charge of melting & Refining shall from time to time be brought backe into the Receipt of our Excheqr.Exchequer & be there placed to the respective Accounts of the particular Revenues Taxes Loans of other Branches to which the Clipt moneys blongedbelonged in such manner as in & by the said Act more largely may appear We haveing taken into Our Princely ConsideraconConsideration the severall petitions of the Officers of Our mint relateing the allowances to be made for makeing the said new mony and for Melting & Refineing the said Clipt moneys have thought fitt to appoint and we do hereby appoint, Ordain, and Establish, that the summsumm of fourteen pence ꝑper pound weight Troy Allowable by the said accoaccount for the charges of makeing the said new mony shall by divided Distributed and paid to the respective Offeicers of Our mint in the proporconproportion following that is to say,

đ To the Smith or Worker of the Irons of Our Mint 0.14 To the Corporation of monyrsers 9 To the marker 112 To the Master and Worker (out of which nevertheless he shall pay yethe Addiītionall allowances to yethe Offeicers under named} 314 140
Addicontionall allowances to be paid by the master & Worker of Our mint Out of the abovesaid poundage of 3d 14 which allowances Our pleasure is shall Commence from the 29th of Jan: 1695 and be paid Quarterly till the Clipt monyes shall be recoyned persuant to the said Act viz: To the Comptroller for the paines of himself and such Officers as must by himself by Imployed and for the Damages he susteynes by the building Offices in his Garden for the Accomodation of the new Coyning after the rate of ꝑper annum. 300:00:00 To yethe Assaymaster for himselfe & a Clerke. 220:00:00 To the Surveyor of the Meltings & Clerke of the Irons } 100:00:00 To the Weigher & Teller 100:00:00 To the Warden of Our mint for his 2 Clerks the Master & Worker for his 3 Clerks, and to Our Clerke or the Clerke of the papers in Our mint for his Clerke att the rate of 30li ꝑper annoannum a piece } 180:00:00 900:00:00 Which Addictionall Salaries amounting to nine hundreds pounds annoannum together with such further allowances as we may thinke reasonable by any other Warrant to direct to be made to any others uppon Account of this Extraordinary Coynage are to be paid as aforesaid out of the said three pence farthing ꝑper pound Troy, And Our pleasure is, And we do hereby direct authorize, and Command you the master & Worker of Our mint to deteyne and take the said fourteen pence ꝑper pound weight Troy out of the new Moneyes proceeding from yethe said Clipt monys in due proportions according to yethe respective quantiesquantities of new monys that shall be 78 Made for the particular Revenues Taxes Loanes of other Branches to which the Clipt monyes belonged in such manner as that Every particular Revenue Tax Loan or Branch may bear the proper charge of makeing its new money and to apply and pay the same according to the Establishment or direction above mentioned or such other warrant or Establishment as we may hereafter signe in this behalfe. And this shall be as well to you for so doing as to yethe Auditor or Auditors of Our mint for the time being and all others who are or may be concerned for passing or allowing the same on your Accounts a sufficient warrant Given att Our Court at Kensington the 18th day of march 16956 in the Eight year of Our Reigne To Our Trusty and Wellbeloved Tho: Neale Esqr By his maties:majesties comand Master & Worker of Our Mint & to the Master and Worker of Our Mint for the time being Godalphin Step: Fox. Cha: Montague J:Smith wartwarrant for yethe allowances out of the 14d: ꝑper pound Troy for making the new Moneys. Establishment of the allowances out of yethe 14d: ꝑper pound Troy, allowed by the Act of ParliatParliament for for makeing the new moneysys