Partial holograph draft on Italian coinage Isaac Newton c. 620 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 ca. 1702, c. 620 words. MINT 19/2/8, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/2/8 ca. 1702 England English Holograph MintAnalyses of Foreign Coin and Exchange Rates 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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At Millain the Piece of 8 (wchwhich is worth 4ss 6d went lately for 5 lires 17 solsn & the Philippo for 6 lires so that or 17 sols & thence the lire iswas worth 9d∟23 or thereabouts, & the sol Philippo wchwhich goeswent there for 6 lires that is for 3 sols more then yethe Piece of 8 wasis worth 4s. 7d∟23845. There the And there the Pistole goes for 24 livresThe Philippo goes now at Millain (as I am informed) for 7 lires & the Spanish Pistole of Spain & Millain for 24 lires or 337 Philippos that is for 15s. 9d∟89. And at Venice the Sequin goes two

At Venice the Phelippo goes for 812 lires & the Sequin for 17 lires that is for two Philippos or 9s. 2d∟77. At Ge The Crown of Tuscany. w.weight 1dwt. wtweight 16dwt 18gr stastandard 16. 16. 4. Value 51d69 TheAA 12 Guilden of the Duke of Brunswick or peicepiece of 13 1679 was raised from 2211 to 2513 Marien Grosh, Better 1712dwt WtWeight 4dwt. 1712gr. StaStandard A Roupe Better 17dwt WtWeight 7dwt 10gr A Quarter Guilder of the Duke of Saxony or piece of 16. Better 612dwt. WtWeight 2dwt 1012gr. StaStandard 2. 12. 414 The Doller or Patagon of the BpBishop of Liege Worse 12dwt WtWeight 17dwt 2212gr. StaStandard 16. 22. 5. Value 52d∟48 The Gulden of yethe BpBishop of Hildesheim or piece of 24 Marien Grosh now raised to 26. Wrose 2oz 012dwt. WtWeight 11dwt 22. StaStandard 10. 20. 5 9. 17. 17. Value 30d∟21 The 4 Mark piece of Swedland Wo.Worse 58. WtWeight 13dwt 10. stastandard 9. 19. 0 For yethe Croisat of Genoa wchwhich is worth 6. 62 goes at Geneva for 1512 Florens & At Florence the& Legorn the silver Ducat goes for 7 lires or 1012 Iulios & by assay is worth 65s 4∟d4263 & therefore the Lire of Florence is 9d∟2233 & yethe Iulio 6d∟155. And there & at Legorn the Pistole goes for 20 lires or 15s. 4d23 & the Lewidor & Spanish Pistole for between 20 & 21 Lires At Rome Bulloign & Ancona (a city upon yethe Gulph of Venice) threthree Iulios make a Teston & the Teston by assay is worth 1s. 6∟d21 whench the Iulio is 6∟d067. Let it be supposed 6∟155 as above. In those palces the Pistole of Italy goes for 30 Iulios or 15s. 2∟d1 & the Spanish Pistole for 31 Iulios or 15s. 8∟d17. A At Rome Florence Legorn Bulloign & Ancona (a city upon the P Gulph of Venice) three Iulios make a Teston & the teston by assay is worth 1s. 6∟d21. Ten Iulios & an ha 1012 Iulios make the Ducat of Florence & that Ducat by the assay is worth 5s. 4∟d03 Whence the I & therefore yethe Iulio is 6∟d07 But at Florence 3 Iulios go for two lires or 1s. 6∟466 & thence the Iulio is worth 6∟d155 & 1012 Iulios for the ducat & thence yethe Iulio is worth 6∟155. Ten Iulios make yethe Escudi or Ecu of Rome but I cannot yet procure an assay of that piece of money for an assay. Now in those cities the Pistole of Italy goes for 30 Iulios or 15s. 4∟65 & the Spanish Pistole for 31 Iulios or 15s. 10d∟805 supposing the Iulio 6∟d155. At Florence & Legorn 3 Iulios make 2 lires, at Bulloign 2 Iulios or 20 Boulingis or soldi make a lire. In these Places & at Rome Iulios & Ancona At Boulogne & Ancona the Sequin of Venice goes for 18 9 lires or 18 Iulios that isor 9d. 2d∟19 & the Hungary Ducat for 812 lires or 17 Iulios or 8d.∟ 8d∟635