Petition of the Committee of the Royal Boroughs, requesting that £8,000 worth of as yet uncoined metal be struck in 2d., 3d. and 4d. pieces Isaac Newton c. 219 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 14 December 1708, c. 219 words.

Signed by Patrick Johnston (President of the Committee).

 MINT 19/3/38, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/38 14 December 1708 England English Unknown Hand Unknown 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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Very HonallHonourable

It being represented to us by severall of our merchants and trading people That it would be of importance to them And to this wholl country of North bBrittain That some small species of money such as two pence, three pence and four pence were coined to be circulat through this part of the kingdome as was formerly in use befor the union

We thought it duty to applye to your HonrHonour for procuring ane allouwance to the Generall and other officers of the mint at Edinburgh to coine the forsaid species to the value of Eight thousand pounds and not exceeding the same out of what coinage yet remains to be coined in this part of Great bBrittain

This will give much satisfactione to our people in generall And will conduce much to their case and conveniency We have many experiences that the Queens Majestie does incline upon all occasions to give tockens of her affectione to all all her subjects And if you will be pleased to represent this matter to her Majestie we make no doubt of her gracious ansuwer And your appearing for us will lay perpetuall obligations upon

SrSir

Your most humble servant.

By warrand of the Committe of

the Royall burrows signed by

Pattr IJohnston, presetpresident

Edinburgh 14 Deceb 1708