382176(1)
IndreIndenture
between her
MatieMajesty + Isaac
Newton Esqre
(now Sir Isaac
Newton Knt.Knight)
Master and
Worker of her MatiesMajesties
Mint
1 This Indentureth
day of IJanuary in the first year of the reign of our Sovereign
Lady Anne by the grace of God Queen of England Scotland
France + Ireland Defender of the Faith +c&c And in the
year of our Lord 1702 Betweend.said sovereign
Lady the Queens most Excellent MatieMajestie of the one part
and Isaac Newton Esquire of the other ꝑpart Wittnesseth
That whereas our said Sovereign Lady the Queen by
her Letters patents under the Great seale of England
bearing date the eleventh day of Iune 1702 for the
consideracontions therein mentioned Did give + grant unto
the said Isaac Newton the Office of Master and Worker
of all her Maties.Majesties Monies both of Gold and silver wthwithin
her Maties.Majesties Mint in the Tower of LondonRecitall of
LresLetters Patents and elsewhere
in her said Maties.Majesties kingdome of England together wthwith
the yearly Fee or pention of 500£ to be paid quarterly
to him at or upon the 25th day of March, the 24th day
of Iune, the 29th day of September + the 25th day of
December by even + equal portions with all Edifices
Buildings Gardens + other Fees allowances proffitts
priviledges Franchizes + Immunities belonging to the
saide Office
To enjoy yethe
sdsaid Office
during her
Maties.Majesties
pleasure ettc
2 To have & to hold
+ Worker unto the said Isaac Newton to be exercised by
himself or his sufficient Deputy or Deputies for whom
he will answer, + also the said yearly Fee or pention
of 500li
+ other Fees allowances proffitts advantages priviledges
Franchizes liberties + Immunities for + during her said
Maties.Majesties pleasure in no full + ample manner as Sir Ralph
Freeman Knt.Knight Henry Slingsby Esqre. or Thomas Neale
Esqre. or another others heretofore have had held or enjoyed
the same
Recital ytthat this
Indreenture is
pursuant to yethe
sdsaid LresLetters Patents
3 And whereasd.said Majesties
Letters Patents ytthat the sd.said Isaac Newton after he shall be in
possession of the sd.said Office shall within two months after the
signfication of her sd.said Maties.Majesties pleasure by the High Treasurer
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Ofrs.ers of the Treasury for the time
being make + execute of his part such + the like Indenture +
Agreements for + concerning the making of the severall sorts of
money of gold + silver + for payment of the severall Officers of
the Mint and for other matters + things relating thereto and
to the execution of the said Office as were formerly made with
alterations and additions if any should be thought fitt and
directed by her Matie.Majestie for the better managemt.ment + carrying on
of that service
Grant of the
sdsaid Office of
MrMaster + Worker
to the sdsaid Esqreth.with
yethe yearly pencontion
of 500lc&c
4. Now this Indenture
wittnessethction of the
Covenants + agreements herein after contained, on the
part of the said Isaac Newton Our
Lady the Queen
+ meer motion hath
these prresents doth give grant ratifie + confirm unto the said
Isaac Newton the said Office of Master + Worker of all her
MatiesMajesties monies both of gold + silver within her Maties.Majesties Mint in
the Tower of London + elsewhere in her sd.said Maties.Majesties kingdome of
England, together with the aforesd.said Fee or yearly pention
of 500£. sterling to be paid by quarterly payments (That is
to say) at or upon the 25th day of March, the 24th day of
Iune, the 29th day of September + the 25th day of December
yearly by even + equall portions out of such moneys as in
+ by an Act of Parliamt.Parliament made in the 18th year of the reign
of his late Matie.Majestie King Charles the second + continued by
one other Act made the 25th year of his sdsaid Maties.Majesties reign
both which were revived + continued by an Act made in
the first year of his late Matie.Majestie King IJames the seconds
reign, and again by another Act made in the fourth year
of his late Matie.Majestie King William + the late Queen Mary and
after by an Act made in the twelfth year of the reign of the
said late King William are allowed to be issued yearly out
of her said Majesties Exchequer for the Fees or salaries of the
Officers of the Mint or Mints + towards the providing maintaining
and repairing of the Houses Offices + Buildings and other
necessaries for assaying melting down + coining during so
long time as the saide Acts of Parliament shall be
and continue in force
383(3)
Covent.Covenant
in wtwhat manner
the sdsaid pencontion
shall be pdpaid.
5 And aftert:Parliament shall cease +
be void then the said Fee or yearly pention to be paid out of
such other moneys + in such other manner as shall by any
Act or Acts of Parliamt.Parliament hereafter to be made be appointed
or allowed to be issued out for the Fees or salaries of the
Officers of the Mint or Mints, + in default of any such
allowance or appointment to be hereafter made by Parliamt.Parliament
+ during such time + times as there shall here after happen
to be no such allowance or appointmt.appointment made by Authority
of Parliamt.Parliament, the sd.said Fee or yearly pention of 500£ sterling
to be paid unto the sd.said Isaac Newton out of her Majesties
Seigniorage or allowance for coinage of gold or silver moneys
or other her Maties.Majesties proffitts of the Mint or such other part of
her Maties.Majesties revenue as her Maties.Majesties shall direct
Grants all
Edifices +c&c
6. And our
consideracations aforesd.said hath also given granted + confirmed
+ by these presents doth give grants + cofirm unto the said
Isaac Newton all Edifices buildings gardens + other proffitts
priviledges Franchizes and Immunities belonging to
the aforesaid Office
+ power to
exercise yethe
sdsaid Office
Deputy
7. To have
+ Worker unto the said Isaac Newton + to exercise the
same by his sufficient Deputy or Deputies for whom he
will answer And also to hold + enjoy the sdsaid fee or yearly
pention or sum̄mme of 500£ sterling together with the sd.said houses
Edifices buildings gardens proffitts advantages priviledges
Franchises Liberties + Immunities for + during her sdsaid Maties.Majesties
pleasure in no full + ample manner to all intents and
purposes as the sdsaid Sir Ralph Freeman Henry Slingsby +
Thomas Neale deceddeceased or any of them or any other person
or persons did, or at any time heretofore might or ought
to hold + enjoy the same
8. And whereasd.said Acts of ParliamtParliament
it is amongst other things provided that no moneys leviable
or payable by the same shall be applied or converted to
any use or uses whatsoever other than to the defraying the
charge or expence of the Mint or Mints + of the assaying
melting downe waste + Coinage of gold + silver + the encouragemtent
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Recitall of
Acts of Parlt.Parliament
ytthat all moneys
thereby appd.applied
for the use of
the Mint be pd.paid
by warrt.warrant of yethe
Lord TrearTreasurer
applied to no
other use
Of
or Mints there to be coined into the current Coins of this
kingdome Nor should any of the said moneys be issued
out of the Exchequer but by order or warrant of the Lord
Treasurer + Vnder Treasurer or Commissionrs.ers of the
Treasury for the time being to the Master + Worker or
Masters + Workers of her Maties.Majesties Mint or Mints for the
time being + mentioning that they are for the use and service
aforesaid to be kept in her Maties.Majesties Office of Receipt in the said
Mint or Mints under the usuall keys of the Warden Master
+ Worker + Comptroller for the time being + issued out
thence from time to time according to the manner + course
of the said Mint or Mints respectively as by the same
Arts more plainly appeareth
The Mr.Master to
receive his
paymts.payments and
disbursemtsents
out of her Maties.Majesties
Exchequer
9. And ints.payments and Disbursemts.ents of the sd.said
Mint or Mints formerly paid out of the Seigniorage or
allowance for Coinage are by the aforesd.said Acts of Parliamtent
appointed to be paid out of the moneys arising by the same
Acts of Parliamt.ent Wherefore our said Sovereign Lady
the Queen doth by these prresents ordain + appoint that
the said Master Worker shall receive out of her Maties.Majesties
Exchequer from time to time all such moneys as are appointed
to be paid unto him by the said Acts of Parliamt.ent for
defraying the charges or expences of the Mint or Mints
+ of the assaying melting downe waste + coinage of gold +
silver + the encourt.ent of bringing in of gold + silver
into the said Mint or Mints there to be coined into the
currant Coines of this kingdome
+ shall be alld.allowed
all paymts.payments
made pursuant
to the sdsaid Acts
10. Andd.said Master + Worker shall upon his
Accompt yearly to be made of his Receipts, payments
charges + disbursemts.ents before the Auditors of the Mint or
Mints for the time being have full allowance defalcaction
+ discharge of +for all sum̄mme + sum̄mmes of money
as he shall duly pay and disburse according to the true
intent and meaning of the above recited Letters Patents
+ according to the directions hereafter in these presents
expressed and according to the course of the said Mint
or Mints respectively as by the same Acts of
Parliament is directed and appointed
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Esqre. Newton
to make 4
sorts of gold
moneys
11 And the said
prresents convenant undertake + agree to + with our Sovrereign
Lady the Queen to make her Maties.Majesties monies in manner
+ form following (that is to say) to make four sorts
of money of Crowne Gold
10s. peicepiece
Ones peicepiece
running for ten shillings sterling and there shall bee
eighty + nine of these in the pound wt.weight Troy
20s peicepiece
One
shilling peicepiece running for 20s sterling + there shall be
44 of these + one ten shilling peicepiece or the weight of a
10s. peicepiece in the pound weight Troy
40s peicepiece
One
shilling peicepiece runnign for 40s sterling and there shall
be 22 of these + one ten shilling peicepiece or the weight of
a ten shilling peicepiece in the pound weight Troy
5£ peicepiece
And one
five pound peicepiece running for 5£. sterling + there shall
be nine of these wanting one ten shilling peicepiece or the
wt.weight of one 10s peicepiece in the pound weight Troy
the value
+
fineness
12 And
of Gold aforesaid shall hold in number + be in value 44£: 10s
+ shall be in fineness at the trial of the same twenty two
Carretts of fine gold + two Carretts of allay in every pound
wt.weight Troy, the which standard aforesaid of 22 Carretts of
fine gold + two Carretts of allay in every pound wt.weight Troy
Our sovereign Lady the Queen doth will ordain + establish
by these prresents to be the right standard of her Majesties
moneys of Crown gold
The MrMaster to
have 6s: 6d
ꝑper pd.pound for wasts
+ to pay yethe
Moniers 3s.
13. And
the sum̄mme of 6s: 6d for the coinage of every pound wt.weight of Gold
money to be by him detained + kept for the paying bearing
+ sustaining all manner of wasts provisions necessaries +
charges coming arising + growing in + about the Coinage
of her Maties.Majesties said Gold moneys by the Mill + press, out of
the moneys to be paid + payable to him as is hereafter
expressed And the said Master shall out of the sd.said 6s: 6d.
allowed unto him + to be received by him as aforesd.said for
every pound wtweight Troy of the moneys of Gold from time
to time pay unto the Moniers the sum̄mme of 3s. for their
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Labour
pound weight Troy of the said gold moneys by the Mill
+ press according to the undertakings + agreemts.ents of the
Moniers with the said Master + Worker.
The Remedy
for yethe Gold
Moneys
14. But
continually be made according in all things to the right
standard, but peradventure in default of the sd.said Master +
Worker it shall be found sometimes too strong or too feeble
by too much or too little in weight or in fineness or in both
Our sovereign Lady the Queen doth will + command ytthat
when the said moneys of gold shall be found at the
assay before the deliverance too strong or too feeble, all
only in weight, or all only in fineness or in both, the sixth
part of a Carett in the pound weight of gold + no more,
the which sixth part in that one, or the sixth part in that
other or the sixth part in them both shall be called
Remedy
shall be delivered for good so always that the same default
happen by Casualty otherwise not But if default hee
found in the same money in weight or in fineness or in
both over the sixth part of a Carrat which is called
Remedy as foresd.said then the Deliverance shall cease
+ that money shall be challenged + adjudged less than
good + to be new molten + retained at the rest of the said
Master till it be put to pout as money deliverable
8 sorts of
silver moneys
15. And also
by these prresents doth agree + undertake to + with our
sovereign Lady the Queen to make eight manner of
moneys of silver (That is to say)
The Crown
One
for five shillings sterling + there shall be twelve of
those + two shillings in the pound wt.weight Troy
Crown
One other peicepiece which shall be called the half Crown running for two shillings six pence sterling + these shall be twenty four of those and two shillings in the pound weight Troy
shilling
One other peicepiece which shall be called the Shilling running for Twelve pence sterling and there shall bee sixty and two of those in the Pound Weight Troy
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shilling
One other peicepiece which shall be called the half shilling running for six pence sterling + there shall be 124 of those in the pound weight Troy
Groat
One other peicepiece which shall be called the Groat running for four pence sterling and there shall be 186 of those in the pound weight Troy
sixpence
One other peicepiece which shall be called the half sixpence running for three pence sterling and there shall be 248 of those in the pound weight Troy
Groat
One other peicepiece which shall be called the half Groat running for two pence sterling and there shall be 372 of those in the pound weight Troy
penny
And one other peicepiece which shall be called the penny running for one penny sterling + there shall be 744 of those in the pound weight Troy
the value + fineness of the silver
And every pound wt.weight Troy of the moneys of the silver aforesaid shall be + hold in number as aforesd.said + bee in value 3L: 2s. sterling + shall be in fineness at the tryall of the same Eleven Ounces two Pennywts.weights of fine silver eighteen pennywts.weights of allay, Which eleven Ounces two pennywtsweights of fine silver + 18 pennywts.weights of allay in the pound wtweight Troy aforesd.said is the old right Standard of the moneys of Silver of England
That the sdsaid moneys shall bee agreable in fineness to yethe Standards of yethe TrearyTreasury
And be the said Master bound to make all the monies of Crown gold + Standard silver aforesd.said agreable in fineness to the respective Indented tryall PeicesPieces made by the direction of the late King IJames the second in the fourth year of his reign which said Indented tryall peicespieces do now remaine in the six several places hereafter mentioned (That is to say) One Indented PeicePiece of Crown Gold + one Indented PeicePiece of standard silver in her Maties.Majesties Treasury within this kingdome of England to try the monies of gold + silver from time to time coined by the said Master + Worker of her Maties.Majesties moneys for the time being in fineness thereby The like with the Warden of the Mint within the Towers of London for the time being to try the moneys of gold + silver from time to time coined in her Maties.Majesties Mint in fineness thereby As also to try the gold + silver Bullion brought thither if any difference shall happen to arise between the said Master and Worker + the Bringers in of the same The like with the sd.said
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Master + Worker to make the said moneys in business thereby, The like with the Wardens of the Compa.Company of Goldsmiths within the City of London in Goldsmiths Hall for the tryall of their plate + other works, as well of Gold as of Silver in fineness thereby, The like in her Maties.Majesties Treasury of the kingdome of Scotland to charge the Officers of her Majesties moneys for the time being within the said kingdom thereby for the true making of the moneys there And the like with the General + other Officers of the Mint within the saide kingdome of Scotland to make the money in the sd.said kingdome in fineness thereby
The Mr.Master to have 1s: 4d ꝑper pd.pound wt.weight out of yethe silver + to pay yethe Moniers 8dd.
And the said Isaac Newton shall have + receive the sum̄mme of One shilling + four pence halfpenny to be by him taken for the Coinage of every pound wt.weight Troy of silver moneys for the paying bearing + sustaining of all manner of wasts provisions necessaries + charges coming arising + growing in + about the Coining of her Maties.Majesties Crownes half Crowns shillings + sixpences of silver moneys by the Mill + Press out of the moneys to be paid + payable unto his as is hereinafter expressd And the said Master shall out of the 1s: 4d allowed to him as aforesd.said + recedreceived by him for every pound wt.weight Troy of the moneys of silver pay from time to time unto the Moniers the sum̄mme of eight pence for the making of every pound wtweight Troy of the said Silver moneys by the Mill and Press according to the undertaking + agreement of the said Moniers with the sd.said Master and Worker
+ to pay yethe Warden yearly 1435li.
And our sovereign Lady the Queen doth by these prresents order + appoint That the said Master + Worker out of the said Moneys to be paid to him as aforesd.said shall pay or cause to be paid yearly unto the Warden of her said Maties.Majesties Mints for the time being by quarterly payments the yearly sum̄mme of 1435li for the Fees + salaries of the several + respective Officers of the Mint payable by the sdsaid Warden according to yethe distribuītion & appointmt.ent mentioned in a schedule hereunto annex'd
But because the said moneys of silver cannot continually be made in all things according to the right Standard In as much as sometimes in default of the sd.said Master + Worker it may bee made too strong or too feeble, by too much or too little in wt.weight or in fineness or in both Our sovereign Lady the Queen doth will that when the said moneys of silver upon the assay before the delivery be found too strong or too feeble, all only in weight or all only in fineness or in both by two pennywts.weights in the pound wt.weight Troy aforesd.said after the old Computation of 20 pennywts.weights in the Ounce + no more, the which two pennywts.weights in that one
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The Remedy for yethe Silver Money
Or two pennywt.weight in that other or two pennywtsweights in them both shall be called Remedy for the Master That then such moneys to be delivered for good so always the same default do happen by Casualty otherwise not But if default be found in the sd.said moneys in weight or in fineness or in both over the said Two pennywtweight in the poundwt.weight Troy aforesd.said Then ceaseth deliverance of the sd.said moneys + the same to be challenged less that good + at the reste of the Master to be newly molten + received till it be put to point as moneys deliverable as aforesaid
how the Bullion shall bee recedreceived into the Mint
And our sd.said sovereign Lady the Queen willeth agreeth + granteth by this Indenture ytthat the sdsaid Master and Worker for the time being do + shall receive as well her Maties.Majesties own Bullion of gold + silver as the Bullion of any other person or persons wwhatsoever, repairing to the Mint wthwith any Bullion of Gold + silver aforesd.said to be coined into yethe moneys before mencon'dmentioned by weight, delivering to the parties bringing in the same Bullion Bills, testifying the weight fineness + value thereof, together with the day + order of its delivery into the sdsaid Mint or Mints + within as convenient time as may be deliver the same again to our Sovereign Lady the Queene for the Bullion And to the other parties or their Attornies delivering the same Bills, by the same weight according to the value of the sdsaid Bullion at such time + in such manner + forme as in this prresent Indenture is limited + appdapplied.
The Warden Comptrollr.er + ClkClerk paper to enter al Bullion + lock it up wthwith 3 keys
And our Sovereign Lady the Queen doth will and command by the Indenture That the sd.said Warden + Wardens + Comptroller + Comptrollers of her Maties.Majesties sdsaid Mint As also her Maties.Majesties Chief Clerk + Clerks of the papers for yethe time being shall enter + record in severall Leidger Books all such Bullion of Gold + silver as from time to time shall be brought into the sd.said Mint, The which Entry shall comprehend the weight fineness + value of the said Bullion, The parties name that brought it and what day And after the said Bullion of gold + silver shall bee received and the assays thereof made reported and entered into the said Leidger Books, the same Bullion shall be forthwith put into a Chest or room, + the Chest or room shall be locked with three keys, whereof one key shall remaine with the said Warden or Wardens or one of ymthem, + one other of the keys shall remaine wthwith the sdsaid Master for the time being, + one other key shall remain with the sd.said Comptroller or Comptrollrs.ers for the time being + there shall continue untill such time as yethe same be deliver'd to yethe making of moneys
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That they shall also keep seuveral Books of melting
And the said Wardens or one of them + Comptrollers + likewise her Maties.Majesties Clerk shall also keep severall Books of melting, declaring in the same, the Quantity + fineness of all manner of gold + silver + allay put into the melting with the report of every assay called the pot assay And the same Books shall remaine in their sevreral Custodies to charge the Master with all And the said Books shall monthly be subscribed + figured by the said Wardens or one of them + the Master + Comptroller.
The Pott AssayAnd the sdsaid Assaymaster of our sovereign Lady the Queen shall keep one Book of all such Bullion of gold + silver as shall be brought into the said Mint whereby the quantity + fineness may appeare with the report also of the assay of every several pot commonly called the Pott assay, which Pott assay shall be made of some Ingotts of the sd.said Bullion to be taken by the said Warden or Wardens Comptroller + Assaymaster or any two of them after the pott is cast out
how Bullion near yethe StanddStandard shall be recdreceived
And if any person or persons happen to bring into the Mint any manner of Gold or Silver nigh to the standard aforesd.said Then the Master shall receive it for the value accordingly so as the charges to make it agreable in fineness to the several Standards aforesd.said be born and sustained out of the Revenue arising to her Matie.Majestie by vertue of the aforesd.said Acts of Parliamtent.
a Privy mark to be put on the Moneys
And our said sovereign Lady the Queen doth by these prresents give full power and authority unto the said Master and Worker from time to time to put such privy Mark or Marks upon the Edges or Flatsides of the said gold + silver money so to be coined as aforesdsaid as he the said Master shall judge most safe and convenient for the said moneys, and from time to time to alter + charge such privy mark or marks according as he shall judge the same most convenient and necessary so that the said Master and Worker may from time to time know and discover, which of Gold and Silver amongst other bee made by him
387(11)
The Warden + Comptroller to oversee yethe making of Moneys +&c
And the said Warden or Wardens + Comptroller then Deputy or Deputies shall oversee + survey the said assaying melting sizing + making of the said moneys of gold + silver at all times + in all paces, + shall indeavour +procure that the ballances + weights be always mended + put to point from time to time when they shall need to that no default be found in them to the hurt of her Matie.Majestie or her people
The duty of the Surveyor of yethe meltings
And the Surveyor of the Meltings shall take care of his Duty in surveying the Meltings aforesd.said + shall keep a Book containing the weight of such Gold + Silver as shall be molten, from time to time with the assays put into the same And when the said moneys bee coined + compleats the sdsaid Warden,so or Wardens, Master + Comptroller or Comptrollrs.ers shall put them into a Chest or Room locked wthwith three keys where one shall remaine with the sd.said Warden or WardensThe money to be lock'd up with 3 keys till proof made thereof
one with the said Master + the third with the Comptroller untill such time as proof + tryal be had of the sd.said money and payment be made to the Bringers in the of the sdsaid Bullion accordingly Which proof shall be had and made before deliverance of the said moneys + shall be made in yethe prresence of the said Warden or Wardens, Master, and Comptroller or Comptrollrs.ers by her Majesties Assaymaster for the time being, The same assay to be taken as well of the fineness as of the Weight by such Quantity + after such sort as shall be agreed upon by the said Warden or Wardens Comptrollers + Assaymaster
how the Pix is to be assayed
And after the said moneys of Gold + silver be assayed + proved or good as is aforesaid before any deliverance be of the whole sume, a portion of the said moneys shall be taken + put into a Box by the said Wardens or Wardens or by their Deputy or Deputies in the prresence of the said Master his Deputy, and the Comptroller or their Deputy whereof the Assay shall be made before our Sovereign Lady the Queen from time to time or such of her Councell as have been accustomed or shall be appointed by her Matie.Majestie at Westmr.Westminster or elsewhere it shall please her Matie.Majestie or Councell to appoint
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(That is to say) for every Iourney weight of Gold not exceeding fifteen pound wt.weight Two peicespieces, whereof the one to be for the Pix + the other for the assay And out of every Iourney of Silver moneys containing sixty pounds wt.weight two peicespieces at least, the one moiety thereof to be for the Pix and the other for the assay And they shall be ensealed with the seales of the sdsaid Warden or Wardens, Master, and Comptroller or Comptrollrs.ers + the said Box shall be shutt with three keys, whereof one key shall abide with the sdsaid Warden or Wardens and one with the Master and the third with the Comptroller or Comptrollrs.ers which Pix shall remain in a Chest or Room as is aforesd.said
The triall of the Pix
And upon reasonable warning thereof given it shall be opened from time to time before our Sovereign Lady the Queene or such of her Councell as shall be by her Matie.Majestie appointed at Westmrinster or elsewhere it shall please her Matie.Majestie or her said Councell to appoint And in prresence of the sdsaid Warden or Wardens Master + Comptroller there shall be assays made as well of the fineness as of the weight of the said moneys of Gold + silver in the said Box after the most just manner as can be thought of to be made by fire by water by Touch or by weight, or by all or by any of them To the end that if the said moneys of gold + silver bee found + proved good and Convenable after the Covenants orders + agreemts.ents aforesd.said the said Master to be quiet excusd + discharged agt.against her said Matie.Majestie + all her people unto that day And then the sd.said Master at his will to have Letters Patents of our Sovereign Lady the Queen under the Great seale of England to be made for his acquittance specifying the said Assays to be made + found as aforesdsaid in such sort as in ancient times hath been accustomed without Fee therefore paying for the making, Which Letters Patents these presents shall be a sufficient warrant and Discharge to the Lord Chancellour or Lord keeper of the Great seale of England for the time being without any further or special warrt.warrant to be issued out for yethe same.
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If yethe same be worse ynthen standard + wthwithin yethe remedy then to bee entered on record
And if it shall be found by the assays that the Pound weight thoroughly tried answereth not the full standard in fineness as aforesaid But shall be worse + yet within the Remedies aforesd.said The lack thereof shall be entered on Record by the said Warden or Wardens + Comptroller or such as they thereunto shall appoint and a true accompt thereof shall be made to her MatieMajestie and the same fully + wholly to be answered to her MatieMajestie without any proffit or Com̄mmodity to grow unto any other person or persons for the same
The like if it be better + within yethe remedy
Saving always that in Case by the sd.said Assay it shall be found that the same moneys of Gold + Silver do pass at any time the sdsaid standards or any of them so as the same be better in fineness or in weight or in both, than is appointed by the standards + yet within the Remedies then so much thereof to be entered of Record + hold place to the sd.said Master in the charge which shall have when any lack shall be found by the said assays under the standards aforesaid
If without yethe remedy yethe MrMaster to be fined
And if it shall happen in the said moneys of gold or silver or either of them upon either of the just assays as shall be made of the abovesaid Boxes in manner aforesaid be it in weight or in fineness, any default be found wthwithout the said Remedies ordained for the said Master as is abovesaid or any of them The said Master shall make fine + ransome to her said Matie.Majestie at her will
Gravers +c&c
And the said Warden, Master + Worker + Comptroller or any of them as often as need shall require shall + may take up as many Gravers to grave Irons at her Maties.Majesties price and also as many Smiths + Workmen + Labourers + other necessaries for + to the making of the sdsaid Irons + moneys aforesd.said + the doing of all manner of business within the Mint as to the sdsaid Warden, Master + Comptrollr.er shall seem needfull to have In which taking of such Gravers Smiths Workmen + Labourers + other necessaries and sovereign Lady the Queen doth will and command by this Indenture all Mayors Sherriffe Bayliffs and all other Officers that they to the sdsaid Warden or Wardens, Master and Comptroller aforesd.said + to his + their Deputy and Deputies therein be assistant aiding helping and fortifying as to right doth belong
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+ power to punish ymthem
And our Sovereign Lady the Queen doth will and grant by these presents that it shall be lawfull for the said Warden or Wardens or Master or Comptroller of her Maties.Majesties Mint at all times such + so many of the sdsaid Ingravers Smiths Workmen + Labourers as by their discretions be not of good bearing in their Offices + Labours to punish put out avoid + remove, like as to the Warden or Wardens Master or Comptroller shall semm meet according to right + for her Maties.Majesties weale
Differences betwixt yethe MrMaster + Mercht.Merchant to be tried by yethe Assaymr.master
And be the said Master bound + holden to receive all manner of Gold + silver brought to the Tower after the very value (that is to say) Every parcell in its degree, One to the more, another to the less, after the quantity it shall appear by the assay to be better or worse than yethe standard And if the said Master + the Merchant which bringeth in the said gold + silver may not accord between them of the true value, her Maties.Majesties Assaymaster to that deputed in the prresence of the sd.said Warden or Wardens, Master and Comptroller ought + shall try the truth in that part And the sd.said Master shall thereupon receive the same + stand thereafter charged in manner as it belongeth
All Officers of yethe Mint to have free passage thro' the Tower gates
And our sd.said sovereign Lady the Queen doth will and straightly charge by this Indenture all the Officers of the Tower aforesd.said That the Officers aforesd.said + all other Officers of the Mint + their servants + also all manner of persons bringing Gold and Silver to the Tower shall have free ingress + egress + issue by the Gates + thro' the same Tower and Franchizes thereof inward + outwards of all times without any arresting disturbance letting or gainsaying of the Chief Governour Constable or Lieutent.Lieutenant or the Porter or any other Officer or person wtwhatsoever it be + without any thing given to them or to any other to have such entry or issue
The Warden MrMaster + Comptrollrer to attend weekly
And be the said Warden or Wardens Master + Comptrollrer held + bound to give their attendance at the sd.said Mint every Wednesday in the Week + such other days as shall be by them appointed + agreed on for the receipt of all such Bullion as shall be brought into the sd.said Mint + for the delivery out of the coined moneys And the sd.said Master to pay the sum̄mme of 52£ by the year towards the charges of yethe
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the MrMaster to pay half yethe Diet
Diet of 104£ heretofore allowed by her Maties.Majesties Royall predecessors to the Officers of the sdsaid Mint, The same 52£ to be paid by the sd.said Master so long as her MatieMajestie shall continue her part of the Diet hereafter in these prresents expressed + allowed And of the same + every of them to discharge + acquit our Sovereign Lady the Queen from time to time + so long as he shall continue Master + Worker of the said Moneys
her Maties.Majesties the other half
And her Matie.Majestie doth grant by these prresents to beare + allow the other sum̄mme of 52£ parcell of 104£. for the Diet of the Officers aforesd.said which her Maties.Majesties will and pleasure is shall from time to time be paid by the said Warden or Wardens + doth grant that thereof he shall have allowance on his Accompt, The sd.said Diet to continue till her Matie.Majestie shall order otherwise under he Maties.Majesties Sign Manual
how the Warden shall acct.account
And that the said Warden or Wardens shall make his or their Accompts yearly, as well of all + every hisor their Receipts, as of his or their Paymts.ents + other charges before the Auditors of the Mint for the time being, unless it shall please her MatieMajestie otherwise to appoint yethe same in which accompt the sdsaid Auditors or others to be appointed by her Matie.Majestie to take the sd.said Accompts shall make unto the Warden or Wardens full allowance defalcaction + discharge as well of all such sum̄mme + sum̄mmes of money as he or they shall duly prove to have been paid or disbursed for Officrs.Officers Fees wages + Diet of the sd.said Officers as for any other necessary charges to be employed in + about yethe making of the sd.said moneys, or repairing of the sdsaid Offices + houses necessary to be employed in the sdsaid Offices + houses necessary to be employed in the sdsaid service under the Avouchment of the sd.said Master, Comptroller + Assaymr.aster or any two of them whereof the said Master to be one And the sd.said Accompts so to be made by the sdsaid Auditors or by any other of her Maties.Majesties special appointmt.ent for the same being stated + his debt determined + his said Accompts fully answered to her Matie.Majestie the said Warden or Wardens upon his or their suit to the Lord Chancellor or Lord Keeper of the Great seale or Commissionrs.ersof the great seale to be made for his or their Acquittance without Fee therefore paying for the making, Of wchwhich sd.said Letters Patents
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These presents shall be a sufficient Warrant Discharge to the sdsaid Lord Chancellr.or or Lord Keeper or Commrs.Commissioners of the Great seale for the time being without any further or special warrant to be sued out for the same
The Officers of the Mint to enjoy all houses there
And her sdsaid Matie.Majestei doth grant + confirm by ysethese prresents that the Officers of the Mint shall at all times hold have + peacebly enjoy all places houses grounds as well builded as unbuilded within the sd.said Mint which heretofore have been called reputed or taken for the Mint without Medling Let or disturbance by the Chief Governr.or Constable Lieutt.Lieutenant or any other Officers or Ministers of the Tower And her sdsaid Matie.Majestie doth grant + confirm by this Indenture to the aforesd.said Officers + to all other Officers + Ministers of the Mint the Charters + Franchizes to them before this time granted after the effort + purport of the same Charters.
Order for yethe Moniers +c&c
And also our sovereign Lady the Queen doth will ytthat the said Moniers Workmen + all other Ministers of the Mint shall be ready to do their Work at all times without denial when they shall be warned by the said Warden or Wardens Master or Comptroller upon pain of losing their Franchizes + Bodies to prison Also ytthat all the gold + silver that the Master shall deliver to the Moniers to be coined as aforesd.said shall be in clean plates + delivered by Weight And the sdsaid Moniers to make + coin the same into moneys + then deliver the same again to the Master in clean peicespieces proportionally by the same weight + if any thing lack of the same wt.weight at any time of deliverance they to pay + content the sdsaid Master for the same at every deliverance at ytthat ballance + so done the Master to pay them the wages that belong to them
The Mr.Master sworn to perform ysethese CoventsCovenants.
And for the Covents.Covenants agreemts.ents grants and premisses abovesd.said well + truly to be holden + performed on the part of the sd.said Master + that he shall bear himselfe towards her Matie.Majestie + her people in the sd.said Office well and covenable + that he shall make Gree to her sdsaid Matie.Majestie the Master hath made bodily Oath before her Matie.Majestie in Chancery + bindeth himself his heirs + Executrs.ers to her Matie.Majestie by these presents And for more surety to make Gree with the Queen + to the Merchts.Merchants of ytthat belongeth to
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+ gives Sureties
Them of the gold + silver which he shall receive by + in manner as is aforesd.said while he shall be in the sd.said Office The aforesd.said Master hath found Burrows and Sureties afore our Sovereign Lady the Queen in her Exchequer in the sum̄mme of 2000£ + that upon pain thereof he shall make Gree to the Queens Highness + to yethe Merchts.Merchants in manner + form as is aforesdsaid.
The Mr.Master to bring in Gold + Silvr.er to be coined
And the sdsaid Master doth covenant promise + grant to + with her said Matie.Majestie from time to time to bring into yethe sdsaid Mint convenient + sufficient supplied of Gold + Silver + make full payments + deliverance of all manner of moneys with all convenient speed according to the sdsaid Acts of Parliamt.ent for the proffit of her Matie.Majesty her Heires and Successrs.ors + the ease of the people
+ he to beare all wasts +c&c
And the sdsaid Master doth convenant promise + grant to + with out Sovereign Lady the Queen to bear pay + sustain all manner of wast provisions necessaries + charges coming arising and growing in and about the Coining of her Maties.Majesties gold and silver Moneys respectively by the Mill + Press according to the allowance in that behalf made by her Matie.Majesty by this present Indenture
wtwhat salaries are to be pd.paid by yethe Warden
And our sovereign Lady the Queen doth will + command that the Warden or Wardens of the Mint for the time being shall content + pay to the Officers + Ministers aforesd.said such stipends + wages + such Diet as in a Schedule is limited + appointed in manner + form + during such term as in the same is expressed + that thereof he + they have due allowance + defalcacoation upon his or their accompt
The MrMaster to bring all gold + silver he receives into yethe Mint to be coined exct.except healing peicespieces +c&c
And the sdsaid Master shall be holden + bound to bring or cause to be brought all the gold + silver that he shall receive by colour of his Office into the Mint to be molten + made into moneys for help + increase of the moneys for her Maties.Majesties proffit + the ease of her people without sale aliening or putting it t any other use Excepting all such healing peicespieces seals + Meddalls of Gold + silver as shall be made for her Maties.Majesties use or by her Maties.Majesties Commands
And further our sovereign Lady the Queen doth will + command by these presents the Warden or Wardens of her Maties.Majesties Mint that he or they with all convenient speed + with the consent + agreemt.ent of the General of her
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Two piles of English weights to be made
Majesties Mint within the Realm of Scotland of make or cause to be made two Piles of English Weights in the most perfect + exact manner that by yethe endeavours can be done whereof twelve Ounces english shall Over poise twelve Ounces Scottish four pennywts.weights + nine grains english + that the greater + smaller weights to the two Piles shall bee made + framed proportionably thereto And after the sd.said two Piles shall be so made as aforesd.said they shall be brought to the Tower of London + there shall be examined + printed with a Rose crowned + Thistle crown'd in the presence of the Officers of her Maties.Majesties Mint within the said Tower + after the same be so examined + printed as is aforesd.said The Warden or Wardens shall at the Tower deliver one of the sdsaid Piles to the General of her Maties.Majesties Mint within her sd.said kingdome of Scotland by Bill Indented under the hands of the sdsaid Warden + General to be carried into Scotland by the sd.said Generall + to remain with her Maties.Majesties Officers within her sdsaid Maties.Majesties Mint in the Realme of Scotland And the other of the sdsaid piles shall remaine with yethe Warden or Wardens for the time being within the sd.said Tower of London
+ two Piles of Scottish weights
And also her sd.said Matie.Majesty doth will + com̄mmand by these prresents the Warden or Warden of her Maties.Majesties sd.said Mint for the time being ytthat he or they will with all convenient speed + wthwith the consent + agreemt.ent of her Maties.Majesties General of the Mint wthwithin yethe Realm of Scotland make or cause to be made two piles of Scottish weights in yethe most perfect + exact manner ytthat can be done by their endeavours, whereof twelve Ounces Scottish shall be less of weight ynthen twelve Ounces english by 4dwts: 9gr english + to the greater + smaller wts.weights of the sd.said two piles of Scottish weights shall be made as aforesd.said they shall be brought to the sdsaid Tower of London + there shall be examined + painted with a Rose crown'd + a Thistle crown'd in yethe prresence of her Maties.Majesties Officers of the Mint wthwithin the sdsaid Tower of London + after the same be examin'd + painted as aforesd.said the sd.said Warden or Wardens for the time being shall keep one of the sd.said 2 Piles of Scottish wts.weights within the Tower of London + shall deliver the other of the sd.said Piles of Scottish weights to the General of her Maties.Majesties Mint within the Realm of Scotland by Bill indented under the hands of the sdsaid Warden + General to be carried into Scotland by the sdsaid General and to remain with her Maties.Majesties Officers for the time being wthwithin her Maties.Majesties Mint in the sd.said Realm of Scotland to the end ytthat other weights of Troy within the sd.said Realme of Scotland may be made conformable unto them
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The Mr.Master to accompt yearly
And the sd.said Master + Worker shall accompt yearly before the Auditor of the Mint or such other as her Matie.Majesty shall appoint And the said Accompt so to be made + taken by the sdsaid Auditors or by any other specially appointed by her Matie.Majesty for the same being stated + his Debt determined + his said account fully answered to her Matie.Majesty the sd.said MrMaster + Worker upon suit to the Lord Chancellr.or or Lord Keeper or Commrs.Commissioners of the Great seale of England for the time being shall have Letters Patents of her said Matie.Majesty under the great seale of England for the Acquittance without fee therefore paying For the making of which sd.said Letters Patents, these prresents or the Inrollment thereof shall be a sufficient Warrant + Discharge to the Lord Chancellr.or or Lord Keeper or Commrs.Commissioners of the Great seale of England for the time being without any further or more special warrant to be sued out for yethe same
wtwhat moneys are to be pd.paid by yethe Mr.Master to the Warden
Andthe said Master + Worker is hereby authorized + appointed from time to time to pay unto the Warden of the Mint for the time being out of the Monies recedreceived by the sd.said Master + Worker out of the Exchequer aforesd.said such sum̄mme + sum̄mmes of money as from time to time shall be due and payable by the said Warden or Wardens unto the Officers of the Mint for their fees + salaries + for repairs + such other expences of the Mint as have been heretofore usually paid + disbursed by the Warden or Wardens of the Mint for the time being And the sd.said Master + Worker is hereby likewise appointed + authorized out of the moneys recedreceived or to be recedreceived by him upon or by vertue of the said Act for incouraging of Coynage aforesd.said to retain + keep in his own hands yearly the sum̄mme of 1175 as well for the Fees salaries due to himself as also for the paying + discharging of the severall + respective Fees + salaries of the severall + respective Officers of the Mint and Clerks in yethe sdsaid Schedule mentioned to be payable by the said Master + Worker according to the distribution + apportionmt.ent mentioned in the said Schedule
And our Sovereign Lady the Queen doth hereby order + appoint that the Warden, Master + Worker and Comptroller of her Maties.Majesties Mint + Mints ytthat hereafter shall be + their respective Deputies shall + do before his their or any of their being admitted into the knowledge
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The Warden MrMaster + Comptrollr.er +c&c to swear not to discover the secret of lettering yethe moneys +c&c
Of the Invention of rounding of her Maties.Majesties Moneys + marking of the Edges of them with Letters or Grainings or either of them to take an Oath before the Lord High Treasurer or Commrs.Commissioners of the Treasury for the time being who are hereby respectively authorized to give the same Not to reveal or discover to any person or persons wtwhatsoever the said new Invention of rounding the moneys + marking the Edges of them with Letters or Graining or either of them directly or indirectly unless her Maties.Majesties her heires or Successrs.ors shall otherwise command + direct the same + her Matie.Majesty doth hereby likewise order + appoint that all such Workmen that shall be trusted or employed in the making or using the sdsaid Instrumts.ents for rounding the moneys + marking the moneys upon the Edges as aforesd.said shall likewise take an Oath before the Warden of the Mint for the time being who is hereby authorized to administr.er the same accordingly Not to reveal or discover to any person or persons whatsoever the sd.said New Invention of rounding the moneys + marking the Edges of ymthem with Letters or Grainings as aforesd.said or either of them directly or indirectly in part or in whole
The Provost + Moniers not to vend any Monies till assayed + pixed.
It is hereby likewise strictly commanded + enjoyed by her sdsaid Matie.Majesty that neither the Provost nor any of the Moniers of the sdsaid Mint their Apprentices or servts.servants do or shall at any time after the date hereof presume to ven pay or distribute any peicepiece or peicespieces of her Maties.Majesties coined moneys either of Gold or silver untill the same shall be deliver'd by them according to the course of the Mint into her Maties.Majesties Officer of Receipt there + duly assayed + pixed upon paid of forfeiting their Franchises + Bodies to prison
None to dwell in yethe Mint wthwithout consent
And farther that no person or persons do liver or inhabit within her Maties.Majesties Mint in the Tower of London without the knowledge or approbation of the Warder Mastr.er Worker + Comptroller of the Mint for the time being Except such Officers Workmen Moniers + Ministers of the sdsaid Mint + such other persons as have right thereto
The Comptrollrs.ers Roll
And her said Matie.Majesty doth by these prresents also will + ordain that the Comptrollr.er of the Mint for the time being shall deliver upon Oath taken before one of the Barons of the Exchequer a Roll which shall be called yethe Comptrollers Roll containing an accompt of all the Gold + silver Bullion + allay molten, + of all the Gold + silver moneys coin'd monthly
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The Mr.Master to pay the Officers for rounding yethe moneys
In the said Mint And the sdsaid Master or his Deputy shall pay unto such Officers or Workmen that shall be employ'd in making of several Gold + silver peicespieces round before they are sized + for the marking the Edges of them with Letters or Grainings + for the keeping in repair all the Rollers + Instruments to cut flatten make round + size the peicespieces + to mark the Edges of the Money with Letter + Grainings + all other Tools and Engines + Instrumts.ents such allowance from time to time as shall be directed by the High Treasurer or Commrs.Commissioners of the Treasury for the time being not exceeding the sum̄mme of six pence for every pound wt.weight Troy of Gold moneys + the sum̄mme of three half pence for every pound wt.weight Tory of the sd.said silver moneys as also for the making Labour + expences therein
Incouragemt.ent for the Moniers to make Small Coyns
And furthermore because the Provost + Company of Moniers + Workers of the moneys may be incouraged to do their Duties well in the making sizing blanching and coyning of the Gold + silver moneys As also for yethe making upon every hundred pound wt.weight of silver moneys hereafter to be coined. One pound wt.weight + a half or eighteen Ounces in the Quantities or species follfollow vizt. in pence half an Ounce, in two pences these Ounces, in Three pences six Ounces and in Groats eight Ounces + a half Our Sovrereign Lady the Queen for the consideractions aforesd.said gratiously pleased + hereby contented + by these presents doth give power + authority to the Master + Worker of the Mint for the time being that so long as the Warden of yethe Mint + he the sd.said Master + Comptroller or any two of ymthem whereof the sd.said Warden to be one, shall perceive the aforesaid moneys to be well sized Blanched + coined by the performance of the said service in small moneys the performance of the said service in small moneys the sdsaid Master shall pay to the aforesd.said Provost + Company of Moniers one penny by Tale of every pound wt.weight of all the silver moneys to be made + coined by force of this IndreIndenture over + above the ordinary peicepiece of eight pence allow'd ym.them who of the Mr.Master shall have allowance upon his Accompt by vertue of these prresents at all times hereafter without any other or more special warrant
+ how they are to deliver the moneys
Provided also that the Moniers having yethe Gold + silver deliver'd unto them in Clean Ingotts fit to bee wrought shall make + deliver seven twelfth parts of the same in Money so that there be but five parts in twelve scissell.
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The Duty of the Clerke of the Irons
And our Sovereign Lady the Queen doth hereby will + command that the Clerk of the Irons for the time being do keep a true Accompt of all the Blank Dies for yethe coining of the gold + silver moneys which shall from time to time be dlivereddelivered to the Chief Ingraver or Ingravers of her Maties.Majesties Mint for the time being And also of all the Blank Dies which shall be sunk or stamp'd by the said Graver or Gravers And of all the Dies which after sinking shall be made fit for use + hardned And the sd.said Graver + Gravers is + are hereby likewise enjoyned monthly to return to the sd.said Clerk of the Irons all Dies as shall from time to time be faulty + worn by using in the sd.said Mint or otherwise to be defaced in the presence of the Warden Mastr.er + Comptrollr.er of the sdsaid Mint + not otherwise
+ his acct.account
And the said Clerk of the Irons is hereby further enjoyned to give an Accompt to the sdsaid Warden Master + Comptrollr.er as he shall thereunto be required by them of what blank Dyes have been delivered unto the said Graver or Gravers or sunk by them or hardned by the Smith, + what faulty + worn out Dies have been returned by them to be defaced As also wtwhat others are remaining in their hands ytthat a just acct.account may be kept of yethe same
The Gravers to work only in the Mint
And that the said Gravers shall not work or make or grave any Punchions Matrices Dies or stamps for the making or coining of any money of Gold + silver But only in such houses or places in her Maties.Majesties Mint within the Tower of London as shall be thereunto assigned by the aforesdsaid Warden Mr.Master + Comptroller
Order abtabout sizing the Moneys
And for the more exact sizing of Gold and Silver Coyns to be made by the Mill + Press + the reducing ymthem to a greater exactness + equality in weight It is hereby ordrered commanded + appointed by her Maties.Majesties that the Counter poise of the several + respective gold + silver herein mentioned be made lighter than their just weight according to the proportions follfollow (that is to say) That two Grains be taken from the Counterpoise of the Crown, one grain from the half Crown, half a grain from the shilling + a quarter of a grain to be taken from the Counter poise of the six pence of silver Money And that two Grains be taken from the counter poise of yethe five pound peicepiece one Grain
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from the Forty shilling peicepiece, half a Grain from the twenty shilling peicepiece and a quarter of a grain from the Counterpoise of the tenn shilling peicepiece of Gold
The Provost + Moniers to attend duly otherwise to be punishded
And our Sovereign Lady the Queen doth hereby command + enjoyn the Provost + the rest of yethe Moniers of the Mint with their respective Apprentices duly to attend her Maties.Majesties service in the present way of coining as used shall require both morning + afternoon + to work in such Tasks + so many hours every day (Sunday only excepted) as shall be thought fit + appointed them by the said Master according to the labour of yethe respective Tasks + the length of the days And in Case the said Provosts + Moniers or any of their Apprentices shall wilfully neglect or refuse to attend + do their Duties accordingly Then the Warden Master + Comptroller of the Mint for the time being are hereby required and authorized to proceed agt.against every the sdsaid persons offending + to expell remove or otherwise punish them + every of them as in reason + justice they shall think fit for her Maties.Majesties service according to the ancient powers + authorities of right belonging to them
And her said Matie.Majesty doth hereby further declare her pleasure to be That these presents + the agreemts.ents therein contained shall be of force + have continuance only during her Maties.Majesties pleasure any thing in ysethese presents contained to the contrary notwithstanding
In wittness whereof to one part of these present Indentures remaining with our said Sovereign Lady the Queen the said Isaac Newton hath set his hand + seale And to the other part of these present Indentures remaining with the sdsaid Isaac Newton our said Sovereign Lady the Queen hath caused her great seale of England to be affixed YeovenGiven the day and year abovewritten.
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A Schedule or Table of the Fees + Salaries of the Officers of her Maties.Majesties Mint within the Tower of London vizt.
The Fees and Salaries of the Officers of the Mint payable to and by the Warden.
£sd
To the Warden for himself
400––
To him more for a Clerk
40––
To the Comptroller
300––
To him more for a Clerk
40––
To her Maties.Majesties Assaymaster
200––
To him for a Clerk
20––
To the Weigher + Teller
90––
To him for a Clerk
10––
To the Assistant to the Weigher and Teller To determine upon the next voidance of yethe place}
40––
To the Surveyor of the Meltings
80––
To him for a Clerk
10––
To the Clerk of the Irons
40––
To the Auditor of the Mint
40––
To her Maties.Majesties Chief Clerk
60––
To the Porter of the Mint
20––
To the Clerk of the Papers
40––
To the Minister
4––
To the Sexton
1––
1435––
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The Fees and Salaries of yethe Officers of the Mint payable to + by the Master + Worker vizt.
£sd
To the Mastr.er and Worker for himself
500––
To him for three Clerks
120––
To him for an Assayer
60––
To him for a Purveyor
20––
To the Engineer
100––
To the Ingraver to determine upon the Next Voidance of the place}
325––
To the Smith Assistant to the Ingraver To determine upon
ye
the
next voidance of
ye
the
place}
50––
1175––
Totall of both sum̄mmes
2610––
Ver Breve de Privato Sigillo
Seymour
Irrotulat in Officio un Aurditor de le Mint + les Prests xviij°. die Novembr 1703 ao. rni Dnæ Annæ Rnæ +c&c scdo
F Bythell Deputty B Bridges Ar Auditoris
Irrototulat in Officio Edri Harley Ar un duoy Auditor de le Prests + de le Mint +c&c xxviij°. die Novembr 1703.
IJa Moody Deputy Auditor.