Royal warrant to George Allardes [Allardyce, Allardice, master of the Edinburgh Mint] to coin crowns, half-crowns, shillings and sixpences in the proportion 20: 30: 40: 10, as in England, using London tools, and inscribing the letter E on each coin Isaac Newton c. 313 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 20 June 1707, c. 313 words. MINT 19/3/42-3, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/42-3 20 June 1707 England English Clerical Hand MintEdinburgh Mint 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 our Will and Pleasuure, and Wee do hereby Authorize and Requuire you to Coyn the Silver Imported into Our Mint at Edinburgh; into Crowns, Halfe Crowns, Shillings & Sixpences, with the Dyes that shall be sent you for Our Mint in the Tower of London, or with such Dyes as shall be made by Puncheons sent to you from thence, To the Intent that the said Moneys Coynded in that Our Mint at Edinburgh may be perfectly like those Coynded in Our Mint in the Tower of London; Excepting the Letter E sett under our Effigies to distinguish the moneys Coynded in the said two Mints; And Wee do further Authorize you to Commmand the Graver of Our said Mint at Edinburgh to Clean & Polish the Dyes in due manner from tyme to tyme, and to make New Dyes with the Puuncheons sent from the Mint in the Tower of London, And also to make new Puncheons, and to use them for making of Dyes; so soon as they shall be approved by you; and by the General Warden and Counter Warden of Our said Mint att Edinbuurgh for making Dyes to Coyn the Money in that Our Mint; perfectly like the Moneys Coynded in our Mint in the Tower of London. And Wee do further Require you to Coyn Our Tenth part of the Silver Imported into Sixpences; Fouur Tenth parts into shillings; Three Tenths into Halfe Crowns, and the rest into Crown peicespieces; For doing of all which this shall be yoryour Warrant Given att Our Court att Windsor Castle, the 20th day of Iune 1707 And of Our Reign the Sixth Year

To Allardice Esqr Master of Our Mint att Edinbuurgh

By his MatiesMajesties Command Sir Sth LoudounLoudoun

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The MatiesMajesties Warrant to the Master of the Mint att Edinburgh

20th Iuune 1707