To the Right HonbleHonourable the Earl of Godolphin Lord High Treasurer of Englan Great Britain.

May it please yoryour LordpLordship

We have considered the

In obedience to yoryour LordpsLordships Order of Reference signified to us by Mr Taylor's Letter of Iuly yethe 22th Instandt upon the axexedanexed Memorial of yethe General & other Officers of her MajtiesMajesties Mint at Edinburgh concerning the Bullion for coynagegiven by Act of ParliamtParliament for maintaining a free coynage in that Mint left& collected by Mr Daniel Stuart late collector thereof now deceased & left in yethe hands of his Executors, & are humb we have considered the same, & whereas it is insinuatedthere is a suspicion that yethe said Act of Parliament for may be expired by reason of the Act of Union establishing an equality of the duties of South & North Britain established by the Act of Union we do not yet see how the said Act of Union repeals the said Act for raising the Bullion for the maintainingenance of her MajtiesMajesties Mint in Stcotland any more then it would since it does not repleale the Act for raising the coynage Duty for the the maintainingainence of her MajtiesMajesties Mint in England. That the two nations may be upon an equal foot, either each nation must maintain its own mint or great Brittain must maintain both Mints with an allowance to each Mint proportiaonal to the taxes raised in each nation. And therefore we humbly offer it to yoryour LordpsLordships Consideration whether the Bullion of her MajtiesMajesties Mint in Scotland should not be still collected & kept apart as formerly untill the opinion of her MajtiesMajesties CoucilCouncil of both nations learned in the law can be had upon this matter if it be needfull

And whereas the Bullion formed Officers of her MajtiesMajesties Mint in Scotland haveat Edinburgh represent that they have received no salaries for the last half year nor any money has been lately issued to them said Mints for defraying the charges of coynage, [the Commission of the LdsLords CommrsCommissioners of the Treasury expiring before your LordpsLordships late Warrant directed to themfor could be executed for supplying the Mint with moneys could be executed,] we humbly pro so that the present coinage29age is in danger of being retarded or stopt for want of moneys to carry it on, we humpbly propose that for the more speedy & effectual supplying the said Mint with moneys, some convevenientconvenientyour LordpLordship will please todire your LordpsLordships Warrant be directed toauthorize and direct SrSir George Vshart & others the Executor or Executors & Administrators of Mr Daniel Stewart EsqrEsquire late Collector of the Bullion belonging to her MajtiesMajesties Mint in Scotland authorizing & directing him or themat Edinburgh to pay some convenient round summ upon account supposeforth with out of the Bullion in his or their hands the summ of fourthree thousand pounds to the General or WMaster of her MajtiesMajesties Mint at Edinburgh upon account for yethe use & service of that Mint, we being informed that there is a greater summ in their hands, & that

And we are further most humbly of opinion that her Majesties Warrant be directed to the Generall, Master, & Wardens of her MajtiesMajesties said Mint & to her Majesties Cashkeeper or Receivers or such Receiver as yoryour LordpLordship shal please to nominate, directing them to keep all such bullion as shall be impressed to the said Generall or Master, under the in the Treasury of the said Mint to be under one key to be kept by the said General or Master, onetwo other keys to be kept by the Warden & Counter Warden & a fourth key to be kept by the said Cashkeeper or Receiver to beunstill the said money shall & to issued thence such summs as shall become due quarterly for the payment of salaries & charges of repairs & monthly for defraying the charges of coynage according to yethe true intent & meaining

And we are further of Opinion that the Master of hisis MajtiesMajesties said Mint do give security in her MajtiesMajesties Exchequer for such making good accounts of such summs of money as shall be imprested to him for the servicefor the service of the said Mint wchwhich security we humbly propose may be in 2000li besides his own bond.

And whereas by the 15th Article of the Act of Vnion yethe Executors of Mr Steward alledge that by the 15th article of yethe ActTreaty of Vnion, the recoynage of the moneys & the expences thereof should be made good out of the Equivalent, we are humbly represent of opinion that the charges of melting the money into Ingots are a part of the loss wchwhich the people sustein in recoyning their money & therefore by the Act of Vnion ought in yethe first place to be defrayed out of yethe equivalent. But the charges of coyning the Ingots are to be defrayed out of the bullion belonging to yethe Mint.

And lastly the whereas the Master the Warden & yethe Counter-Warden arehave each of them allowed aa new Clerk, but the salaries of these Clerks are not yet appointed: we are humblyhumbly of opinion that those three new Clerks may be allowed in her MajtiesMajesties Warrant above mentioned, salaries after the rate ofsaid MrMaster Warden & Comptroler Counter Warden may be allowed salaries for these three new Clerks after the rate of 40li a piece to commence wthwith this present recoinageper annum during this her the present recoinage,MajtsMajestys pleasure, to commence at yethefrom yethe 1st of August 1707.when the recoinage was beginning

All wchwhich &c we most humbly propose to be done by her MatsMajestys Warrant directed to the GenGeneral Master & Wardens of her MajtsMajestys ExcheqrExchequer & entred in Mint at Edinburgh & entred in proper Offices.

And that the recoinage of yethe moneys & the expences thereof should be made good out of this fund & not out of yethe equivalent but the expences of remnew the money into ingots to be co ButAnd of The expences of melting the money into ingots is to bemay be also defrayed out of yethethis equivalent & & if this at present fund at present, butt butyet so as to be repaied to this fund out of such moenys as shall hereafter accrue to yethe equivalent. But yethe expences of melting the old money into Ingots ought to be defrayed out of the equivalent. IOr if this Bullion be at present applied to that service

The And if the expences of melting the money into ingots y be also defrayed out of this fund at present, but since it may be repaid hereafter to this fund out of the equivalent.

But the equivalent in the proper fund for paying defraying the expences of the first melting And the mon the old money into ingots. And if theose ex expences should be defrayed out of the equivalent this fund at prsentpresent they may repaid hereafter to this fund out of such moneys as shall hereafter g arise to yethe equivalent.