Recommends Hopton Haynes for the post of weigher and teller, giving an account of his previous employment at the Mint (as a clerk) and elsewhere Isaac Newton c. 706 words The Newton Project Oxford 2016 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 5 September 1701, c. 706 words. Treasury

Printed in NC, 4: 375-6; further comment in NC, 7: 422 (no. 641) and Westfall, 593. Haynes, who before Conduitt's arrival was probably the only figure at the Mint who can be described as Newton's friend, was duly appointed on 30 September.

The report is signed by Newton and certified by Thomas Hall [master's assistant]. A postscript by Newton details the duties of the weigher and teller.

 MINT 19/1/121, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/121 5 September 1701 England English Holograph Unknown Hand Unknown Hand (1) MintPersonnel and Administration MintCorrespondence Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott Will Scott finished transcription

To the RtRight HonbleHonourable the Lords CommrsCommissioners of his MajtiesMajesties Treasury.

May it please yoryour LordpsLordships

Vpon yoryour LordpsLordships Reference of the 7th of August last concerning the qualifications of the Petitioners for the Weigher & Teller's place I humbly conceive it not remain from orour business as Officers of the Mintmy duty to give your LordpsLordships what light weI can into the matter by laying before yoryour LordpsLordships faithfully & according to the best of my knowledge or information the qualifications & services of the Petitioners in Mint affairs: in wchwhich respect one of them at least deserves in justice a particular character. Mr Haynes has been in the Mint about fourteen years except two short intermissions & while he acted there had a general reputation amongst us for integrity sobriety good humour & readiness in business. He has a steady hand, writes very fairly, is a very good Accomptant & skilled in all the business of the Mint & in the Recoynage instructed the Officers & Clerks of the five Country Mints & did other great service. For these reasons the Officers of the Mint (Mr Neale, Mr Hall & my self) then recommended him earnestly to the Lords CommrsCommissioners of his MajtiesMajesties Treasury as a fit person to execute the Office of Comptroller under the two late Comptrollers in that time of great business & when the Comptrollers insisted on Mr Berisford a stranger, Mr Haynes was appointed to take care of the Comptrollers business till Mr Berisford could qualify himself. Since the Recoynage Mr Haynes has been imployed in the Excise Office about two years by Mr Hall above mentioned who is able to give a further character of his abilities & behaviour in both offices. Yet Mr Neale in recompence of his services & of his examining & setling the accompts of the five Country Mints continued him his Clerk with a salary of 100li ꝑper an duely paid till his death December 99: wchwhich salary being now ceased Mr Haynes has nothing remaining in lieu of a setled business wchwhich as he represents was of more profit & wchwhich at the instance of some of the principal Officers of the Mint he quitted to serve the publick in the Recoynage in hopes of being further considered when there should be an opportunity, so that at present he accounts himselfis a loser of that service. even tho his Clerk's place in the Excise Office should be recconned into the bargain. By reason of his abilities I have ever since wished for him back into the Mint, and if he be12171be not now brought back as he has been once already when we could not be without him he may be so engaged in other business that we cannot have him when we may want him. If any of the principal Officers or their Clerks or Deputies should at any time dye or leave the Mint, Mr Haynes is qualified to assist till the place can be supplied anew that yethe business of the Mint receive no stop, & upon any extraordinary occasion to help in orour Accomps or other business of the Office of Receipt. for we want men of skill. These things I represent humbly conceiving it for the service of the Mint, to encourage & imploy those who by their past services appear best qualified to serve in it.

All which is most humbly submitted &c

Mint Office Sept. 5, 1701

Is. Newton

I do humbly certify yoryour LordpsLordships the truth of this Report Tho: Hall.

The principal business of the Weigher & Teller is to weigh the Ingots of Gold & Silver from the Importers into the Custody of the Warden Master & Comptroller who enter the sameweight in their books & by that weight deliver the Ingots to the Melter & after coynage thereof he weighs it from the Monier to the said three Officers & from them to the Importers by the same weight justly distributed according every mans share & proportion that there be no occasion of complaint to the discredit of the Mint & discouragement of Importers to whom I am answerable for their Bullion & whose satisfaction is my Interest.

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