Holograph notes for <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00265">MINT00265</ref> (Mint 19/2/618-20) Isaac Newton c. 236 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 1701, c. 236 words. MINT 19/2/623, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/2/623 1701 England English Holograph MintEconomic Theory and Legislation 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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Proposals for preserving & encreasing the coyn of this Kingdom.

All gold & silver designed for exportation shall be first examined & entred in the Mint, & the upon the arrival of any ship the gold & silver s

† recconing but half a million in lieu of theseof two millions & an half Mr P. replys that his recco assertion as to those 3 millions was taken grounded upon informations taken from men that were Apprentices or Servants to Goldsmiths & Refiners they owning that after the year 1670 they found above 13 of yethe old coyn fitter for their matters purpose then the new milled money. I answer that they that culled used yethe culling trade did it culled for melting culled also for clipping the clippings being as fit for melting as the weighty money & that a third part they might usuallyfrequently find a third part of the hammered money fit for both these purposes together & more fit then yethe milled money was that wchwhich being unfit for the clippers trade. But if the Apprentices & men that were men above mentioned were affirmed that about about soon after yethe year 1676 or soon after they found one third part of the hammered money weightier then yethe milled money was & on that account fitter to be culled for melting: they there must be some mistake in the Report. testimony.