'Accompt due by Her Majtie to George Allardes Master of her Majties Mint for the Coinage in Scotland' Unknown c. 1,346 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 November 1709, c. 1,346 words.

Another clerical copy in PRO, Mint 1/8, p. 159.

Allardes' expense claims March 1705-October 1709 [ie. until his death: presumably this document was drawn up and submitted by or on behalf of his executors].

 MINT 19/3/51-2, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/51-2 November 1709 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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Accompt due by Her MajtieMajestie to George Allardes of Allardes Master of Her MajtiesMajesties Mint for the Coinage in Scotland

November 1709

ImpImprest: The masters allowance for the Coinage of 64 stone 13 pdpound Scots weight of ten and fyve Pence pieces att 20 £pound scots or 1: 13: 4 sterlinsterling money ꝑper stone weight Conform to the Acts of Parliament in relation to the Coinage being the money Coined from the month of March 1705 to May 1707 } sterline £ibShd 108005 To an Accompt of Steall and iron for that Coiange 316812 To an Accompt of Small Coal for the forge and Smiths work 3068 To an Accompt of mens work preparing te Mint and making the furnace heads for that Coinage} 316112 To an Accompt of Depursments for oyur necessaries for that Coinage 302712 To Refineing 8 stone 4 pdpound 3 ounces 15 drop silver for that Coinage att 1£ ꝑper stone weight} 805312 To David Calendar for Six Precepts for the Quarterly Sallaries from Martinmas 1704 to Candlemas 1706} 1090 To a Small accompt due to the Master upon the kerneels of fineness of that Coiange as ꝑper the Mint Records} 109913 To the Workmens wages putting yethe Mint in order for yethe recoinage 20510 To the fraught of Goods sent from the tower of London to yethe mint and Cariage from Leith to Edinbr ꝑper accompt 201500 ItItem he craves allowance of £31. 19. 2 being yethe Loss upon 295 Guineas which he received from the Collector of yethe Bullion att 23 shill.shillings 8d ꝑper Guinea In PayntPayment of 350£ ordered for yethe suppport of yethe Coiange in yethe months of march & Aprile 1707} 31192 To the Price of ten horses bought for the miln, One being shott in yethe ark and another dieing att yethe work} 73191113 ItItem He Craves allowance for the mantainance of 8 horses for miln from 15th August 1707 to 15th March 1709 being 19 months att 14d ꝑper horse a day} 269148 ItItem He Craves allowance for two servants who waited on yethe horses and miln att 12d each a day} 57160 To an Accompt of shoes for the horses 1007412 To an Accompts of skin aprons to yethe Moneyrs for Iusting, a Cover to yethe Compting room table covers to the Clerk, Dask, & Locks & bands to them} 05108 To an Accompt of books and paper to the Mint 120411 To an Accompt of Coals furnished for yethe moneyrs their blenching & nealing offices and Working room} 361810 To an Accompt of Candle 8113 To an accompt of Allom 18068 To and Accompt for upholding the files 22001112 To the Smiths mens wages att the forg for Rollers, Dyes, Cutters and upholding the Coy iron work ꝑper accompt} 410911 To an accompt of iron and steell fro the forge 6010012 To an Accompt of small Coal for the forge 1013512 To an Accompt of Oil Greese and soap furnished by the Smith to yethe miln and Some other Litle work} 04062 820 17. 523 To fraught of a second Cargo of goods from London sent by Mr Cave 31511 To Cariage therof to Edinbr and Charges 0166 To mr Caves accompt of said Goods and Postage of a Letter 34095 To an Accompt for Dyes paid to Richard Morgan and a letter 14015 To an Accompt of land Cariage of Dyes from London 21511 To an accompt of weights bought for yethe Mint from yethe Equivalent ofice 9180 To an Accompt of Mufflers for the Assay masters furnaces 2052 To two Accompts of furniture for the miln horses 9134 To an Accompt of Copper Work 24167 To an Accompt of Brass work 23120 To 200 weight Quick Silver from Holand att 5 shshillings 6d 55000 To an Accompt of Sand for the Mint 011610 To an Accompt of meall for dusting the molds 318623 To an Accompt of saw Dust for the moneyrs blenching 1072 To the Massons accompt 30100 To the Wrights accompts 74034 To the Glasiers Accompt 04100 To the Plaisterers Accompt 01018 To William Grays accompts from the iron miln for iron ports, Lignit, and neeling pans } 216134 To an accompt of Expences searching of prosecuting a false Coiner 7086 To Recording in ExcheqrExchequer Her matiesmajesties two warands to yethe officers of the Mint & ExersExecutors of Daniel Stewart Collector of yethe Bullion for paying up yethe money for yethe Recoinage, And charge for the sdssaid Warands att London } 3054 To two Large Wee Sieves for the Moneyrs 1100 To an Accompt of rubing brushes 1088 To an accompts of Hogs Lard for the Presses 5121 To an accompt of Lead work 3050 To an accompt of locks 108812 To an accompt of Sacken and harden for boots & mittans to yethe melters 10910 To an accompt of Coy small Depursements for necessaries 1604413 To the General and Coy officers and Clerk their Sallaries ꝑper accotaccount from 1st feb. 1708 to 1st febry 1709 } 1461134 To Refineing 12834 Pound 15 penny Weight of Silver ꝑper particular Accompt } 50019134 To the Coiange of 104227 Pound 10 ounces English Troy weight att ꝑper pdpound wghtweight Answering to 1: 13: 4 allowed by the Scots acts for the Coinage of the Scots stone weight Consisting of 16 pdpound Scots Weight of 16 Scots oncesounces in yethe pdpound, The Scots pound reckoned att 15 oncesounces 111 penny weight 4 Grains English } 8293189 ItItem Craves allowance of 1 penny ꝑper pdpound weight of 103346 pdpound wghtweight Coined by yethe moneyrs sent from London He being obliged to pay ymthem att 9 pence ꝑper pdpound weight wchwhich is 1 penny Extraordinary } 0430122 ItItem Craves allowance of the Deficiency upon yethe Assay peecespieces of yethe money ꝑper accompt } 10199 52 To 18 pound weight of Allay the Pot-bills att 9 pence ꝑper pdpound weight 00136 ItItem Craves allowance for a workman keepd making the Clay heads for the furnaces and repairing the severall furnaces } 20000 ItItem Craves allowance of 100 MksMarks Scots paid to yethe maiers of Councel attending the triall was made of yethe Pix in Septembr 1707 as is usuall } 0511113 ItItem Craves allowance for the Clerks of Councell & Servants their dues and for yethe Extract of yethe Masters Exoneration } 050000 ItItem Craves allowance of 212 penny ꝑper ounce of 1553 ounces Silver imported by merchants to yethe mint & Coined since May Last, as yethe Encouragement given by yethe Coinage act past at London yethe Last session } 1603612 11303. 07. 8112 Total 12124. 05. 512
Follows the Particular Accompt for the Refineing in yethe Recoinage stated att 12 pence ꝑper pound weight when returned 1712 Better than Standart And so forth in Proportion deduceing a farthing for evry 12 worse than the 1712 Pound weight oncesounces pennywghtpennyweight Better Value pence Totall value LibShd 36 10 00Better 1612 att 1112 penny ꝑper pound weight is 1139 48 08 00 16 att 1114 is 205914 73 09 00 1512 att 11 is 307714 68 04 10 15 att 1034 3013 3451 11 15 1412 att 1012 15100512 1190 04 05 14 att 1014 50169 1190 03 15 1312 att 10 491111 808 10 10 13 att 934 3217112 307 04 10 1212 att 912 12034 1037 07 05 12 att 914 39196 962 01 15 1112 att 9 36017 676 06 00 11 att 834 2413312 785 00 15 1012 att 812 27161 43 07 00 10 att 814 1091112 73 10 10 912 att 8 2093 350 06 15 9 att 734 1106412 309 01 00 812 att 712 9132 493 02 00 8 att 714 14180 250 03 00 712 att 7 7060 504 06 00 7 att 634 1403912 22 00 00 612 att 612 01111 61 02 00 6 att 614 1111014 45 06 00 5 att 534 101912 42 06 10 4 att 514 0018712 12834 00 15 £ 50019134 George Allardes master of the Mint his Accompts of the Coinage from March 1705 to October 1709