Following the moneyers' petition, the House of Commons has granted the Mint an extra £500 for salaries and maintenance from Christmas 1705 Isaac Newton c. 582 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 25 September 1706, c. 582 words. Earl of Godolphin (Lord High Treasurer)

Calendared in NC, 7: 446 (no. X.709.2).

Recommend £400 of this be divided equally between the moneyers, who now number twenty-one, until the number falls to sixteen, which is normally enough. No apprentices should be taken on in future without the master's approval, and if the number of moneyers should exceed sixteen again, only the sixteen most senior should receive the supplementary £25 p.a. each. On reverse, in the same hand: copy of Treasurer's authorisation, dated 19 November 1706.

 MINT 19/1/206, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/206 25 September 1706 England English Clerical Hand 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
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To the Right Honble:Honourable the Lord High TrearerTreasurer of England

May it Please Your Lordship

In Obedience to your Lordships Order of Reference of the 2d: of Augt: last, upon the Petition of the Provost and the Rest of the Fellow Monyers, wherein they lay before Your Lordship the substance of what we have formerly Reported to your Lordship in relation to the poor Condition they are reduced unto for want of Coynage, and Represent to Your Lordship, that upon their Petition to the House of Commons, setting forth that the sallarys of the Mint and Repairs of Buildings being restrained to £3000 ꝑper annannum they could have no ReleifRelief outt of that sum in the Miserable Case they were in, that Honble.Honourable House was thereupon Pleased to Order a Bill to be brought in to Empower Your Lordship to dispose of £500 ꝑper AnnAnnum more than the former Act for Encouraging of Coynage had Granted, which Bill being Pass'd into an Act, Your Petitioners Pray that the £500 ꝑper AnnAnnum as above mentioned may be paid to their Provost for their use

Wee humbly Certifye to Your Lordship that by the Indenture and Constitution fo the Mint there is no Provisions made for the sallarys to the moneyers, butt only an Allowance ꝑper lipound weight for all the Gold & Silver Moneys they Coine; And Considering that they have been seven years Apprentices to perfect themselves in the Art of Coining, Wee are therefore humbly of Opinion that the sum of £400 ꝑper AnnAnnum may be allowed to your Petr.s.Petitioners (who and now One and Twenty in Number) to be Divided equally amongst them, untill their Number be Reduc'd to sixteen, which Wee think sufficient for carrying on the service of the Mint upon Extraordinary Occasions.

And Wee are further humbly of Opinion that for keeping the Fellow Moneyers to this Number, your Petr.s.Petitioners be Obliged to take no Apprentices for the future without the Approbation of the Master and Worker, and if at any time they should happen to exceed the said Number, that then the said sallarys of £25 ꝑper peicepiece ꝑper AnnAnnum may Commence from Christmas last; the time from which the above mentioned Act takes place, & that the same be paid to their Provost by Warrant Directed to the Master & Worker for that purpose.

All which is humbly submitted to your Lordships Great Wisdom

Mint Office the 25th Septr 1706

After My Hearty Commendaconstions, I have Perus'd the Report within written, And Do Approve thereof These are therefore to Pray and Require You Out of such Moneys as are or shall be in your hands of the Coinage Duty, to Pay unto the Provost of the Moneyers of Her Mats.Majestys Mint in the Tower of London for Himself and the Rest of the said Moneyers the summ of Four Hundred pounds Yearly by Quarterly payments the same to Commence from XmasChristmas last past, and to Continue untill further Order. And you are to take Care that the said Moneys be Divided amongst the said provost and moneyers, their Number Reduc'd & they Restrain'd from takeing Apprentices According to the said Report And for so Doing this shall be as well to you, As to the Audr.Auditor and all others Concern'd in Allowing the said payments upon your Acct.Account a sufficient Warrt.Warrant Whitehall TrearyTreasury ChrsChambers 19 Novr 1706.

Godolphin.

To My Very Loving FreindFriend Sr.Sir Isaac Newton Knt.Knight Master and Worker of Her Majestys Mint.