Fragmentary holograph draft of <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00087">MINT00087</ref> (Mint 19/1/98-9), with fragmentary notes on mathematics, metaphysics and Egyptian history Isaac Newton c. 627 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 c. August 1713, c. 627 words. MINT 19/1/107, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/107 c. August 1713 England English Latin Holograph MintPersonnel and Administration 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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It is to be performed by a sworn AssyerAssayer or Iury of AssayrsAssayers before her MatyMajesty or such of thHer Councel as he MatyMajesty or Council shall appoaint, & in the presence of the Warden Master & ComptrComptroller of ther Mint.

It is to be performed in the presence of the Warden Master & ComptrComptroller of the Mint by a sworn Assayer or Iury of Assayers & befor her MatyMajesty or such of Her Council as her MatyMajesty or Council shall appoint.

The Pix is to be opened before her MatyMajesty or such of Her Council as her MatyMajesty or Council shall appoint & the moneys therein are to be tried by A sworn A jury ofsworn Assayers in the presence of the Warden Master & Comptroller

The moneys are tried before delivery by the Queens Assaymrmaster in

The great consequence of coining the money exactly of a just value the same being the measure of commerce & trade. & of one or change

The great care that has be taken of by this solemn trial to havieng it coined exactly, by this solemn trial.of a just value & the great penalty upon coining it arises.

The exactnessjust value depends upon the weight tale & fineness the just quantity of fine gold & fine silver in the single pieces. And this quantity is measurd by the weight & fineness thereof., there being eleven ounces of fine gold or an ounce of & an ounce of in [4412 Guineas wchwhich ought to mak wthwith the allay should make a poundweight Troy & 11 ounces 2dwt of fine silver & 18dwt of allay in 62 shillings.]a pound weight of standard Gold & 11oz 2dwt of fine silver in a pound weight of standard silver & the po The

For preserving the division of Egypt into equall portions this king wrote a book of the Elements of surveying wchwhich gave a beginning to Geometry. And after the example of the two Pyramids wchwhich he built FK, VK adeo Kk × ThKFK seu area FKkf, uT PK × FK / et erit FK æqualis TK et Kk erit ad PK ut Pp ad Fp A necessitate Metaphysica nulla oritur rerum variatio. Tola illa quau in natura mundo conspicimus, pro Enconem ac temporea diver sitate, Natura varietas diversias rerium a sola Entis necessario existeridis voluntate libera oriri poluit. The moneys are twice tried before the Officers of the Mint, once before delivery My LdLord The I humbly put yoryour LordpLordship in mind of procuring her MajtsMajestys disposal of yethe Assaymasters place. By an Act of P.Parliament made in yethe 2d year of Hen. VI, the Assaymrmaster is to be an indifferent person & to attend at the between the MrMaster of the Mint & the Merchant & to attend weekly at the Mint for determining Questions wchwhich may arise between them about the valuation of the merchants bullion. Mr Brattle is approvd by both parties concerned [between whom the Assaymr is to be an arbitrator,] & hath now acted some months between them without any complaint on either side & forborn to recommend himself by any other interest. The other competitors have endeavoured by other interests to make themselves arbitatorsarbitrators between the two parties concerned without the consent of either party. The encouragement of yethe coinage & quicker & credit of yethe Mint depends very much upon the qui satisfactory & quiet execution of this Office & there The moneys are twice tried, first by the Queens Assaymrrmaster, then by a Iury of Assayers, both times in the presence of the Warden Master & Comptroller, the last time before the Queen & Council, & both trials are setled by the Indenture made between the Crown & yethe Master of the Mint