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    <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par1"><hi rend="large">O</hi>ur will &amp; pleasure is &amp; we do hereby authorize &amp; command yo<supplied reason="foxed">u</supplied> <lb xml:id="l1"/>&amp; every of you that in the coynage of such gold &amp; silver as shall be <lb xml:id="l2"/>imported into <choice><abbr>o<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></abbr><expan>our</expan></choice> Mint a<del type="over">d</del><add place="over" indicator="no">t</add> E<del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="2"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">di</add>nborough you observe &amp; act under the Rules <lb xml:id="l3"/>of Coynage <del type="cancelled"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="5"/></del> <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes"><choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">ch</hi></abbr><expan>which</expan></choice> respect your several Offices &amp; are</add> conteined &amp; expressed in the Copy <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">hereunto annexed</add> of the Indenture made <lb xml:id="l4"/><del type="cancelled">by</del> <choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">th</hi></abbr><expan>with</expan></choice> <del type="cancelled">S<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></del> Isaac Newton <del type="cancelled"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="3"/> <unclear reason="del" cert="low">Kn<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></unclear></del> Es Master of Our Mint in the Tower <lb xml:id="l5"/><del type="strikethrough">&amp; 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    <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par2">To the General, Warden, Master, Counter-Warden
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    <p xml:id="par3">Our will &amp; pleasure is &amp; we do <del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="1"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">h</add>e<del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="3"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">reb</add>y authorise <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">&amp; require</add> you to coyne the silver <lb xml:id="l18"/>imported into <choice><abbr>o<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></abbr><expan>our</expan></choice> Mint at Edin<del type="cancelled">g</del>burgh <del type="strikethrough"><del type="cancelled"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="1"/></del> into Crowns hal</del> <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">into crowns half crowns shillings &amp; sixpences</add> <choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">th</hi></abbr><expan>with</expan></choice> <del type="strikethrough">such</del><add place="supralinear" indicator="no">the</add> Dyes <choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">ch</hi></abbr><expan>which</expan></choice> shall <lb xml:id="l19"/>be sent you from <choice><abbr>o<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></abbr><expan>our</expan></choice> Mint in the Tower of London or <choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">th</hi></abbr><expan>with</expan></choice> such Dyes as <lb xml:id="l20"/>shall be made by Puncheons set <add place="supralinear" indicator="no">to</add> you from thence, that the <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">said</add> moneyes coyned in <lb xml:id="l21"/><del type="strikethrough">your</del><add place="supralinear" indicator="no">our</add> Mint <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">at <choice><abbr>E</abbr><expan>Edinburgh</expan></choice></add> may be perfectly like th<del type="over">at</del><add place="over" indicator="no">os</add><add place="inline" indicator="no">e</add> coyned in <choice><abbr>o<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></abbr><expan>our</expan></choice> Mint in <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> Tower of London <lb xml:id="l22"/>except the letter E set under <choice><abbr>o<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></abbr><expan>our</expan></choice> Effigies for distinguishing the <del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="1"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">m</add>oneys coyned in the <lb xml:id="l23"/>said t<del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="2"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">w</add>o Mints. <add place="supralinear" indicator="no"><del type="strikethrough">And we do further</del></add> And we do further authorize you to command the Graver <lb xml:id="l24"/>of <choice><abbr>o<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></abbr><expan>our</expan></choice> said Mint at Edinburgh <del type="strikethrough">to make Dyes &amp; puncheons for coyning the said <lb xml:id="l25"/>species of silver moneys so soon as his work shall be approved by you for <unclear reason="del" cert="medium">coyning</unclear> <lb xml:id="l26"/>the said moneys perfectly like that coyned in the Tower of London. And we do</del>
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    <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par4">To <space dim="horizontal" unit="chars" extent="12"/> Es master of <choice><abbr>o<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></abbr><expan>our</expan></choice> Mint
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