Holograph draft of Treasury warrant to John Stanley [London warden] to have two sets of check weights made, one for London and one for Edinburgh. Followed by a series of calculations Isaac Newton c. 215 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 c. 25 June 1707, c. 215 words.

Clerical copy dated 25 June 1707 in PRO, Mint 1/8, p. 144.

 MINT 19/3/150, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/150 c. 25 June 1707 England English Holograph 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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After our hearty commendations, Whereas by the Indenture of yethe Mint herein the Tower you are authorized by wthwith yethe consent of the General of yethe Mint in Scotland to make two standard Piles of standard Troy weights of England & deliver one of them by Bill indented to yethe said General & such a Pile is now requisite for yethe use of the said & whereas the service of thatthat Mint requiresrequires h so that the consent of the said General cannot now be had wthwith sufficient speed thisese and therefore to direct & require to yo make two such Piles wthwith all the usual possible exactness in the exactest manner that that may be wthwithout the cons staying for the consent of the said General & to examin & stamp them wthwith the arms of great Br.Britain crowned & to deliver one of them to the SrSir David Nairn K.Knight Principal secretary of State Depute to be by him sent to the said General into Scotland & there delivered to the said GenlGeneral upon his s by Bill indented. And for so doing he giving such a receipt as by the said Indenture is directed.

To my very loving Friend SrSir IJohn Stanley BarontBaronet Warden of her MajtsMajestys Mint in the Tower.