Edinburgh Mint officers summoned by Council order to the pyx trial in London cannot be excused except by the Council itself, which Newton thinks unlikely Isaac Newton c. 189 words The Newton Project Oxford 2016 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 Between 4 and 25 July 1710, c. 189 words. John Montgomerie (Master of the Edinburgh Mint)

[Note on dating: evidently written between the issuing of an order for the 1710 pyx trial and the Treasury's decision (contrary to Newton's expectation) to excuse Montgomerie from attending it: see NC, 5: 57, nn.1 and 5.]

Printed in NC, 5: 57.

 MINT 19/3/49, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/49 Between 4 and 25 July 1710 England English Holograph Unknown Hand Unknown Hand (1) MintEdinburgh Mint MintCorrespondence Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott Will Scott finished transcription

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Vpon the receipt of your Letter I went to my LdLord Chancellour's to speak wthwith him about it, but he was gone into yethe Country for some days. Then I discoursed the matter wthwith> one of my follow Officers, & it being observed that the duplicate of the Order of the Council wchwhich was sent you for attending the trial of the Pix, being was expresly directed to yethe General the Master & the Warden of your Mint, expresly,, we apprehended that none of those three Officers can be excused from obeying the summons without a new Order ofbut by the Council it self. TMr ScotScott being Deputy both to yethe late Master & to your self & having coyned the money to be tried is best able to answer any questions wchwhich may arise about it & might, on that account, be a proper person to attend the trial in your room if it were done wthwith yethe consent especially sin of all parties concerned. But to get the consentapprobation of her MajtyMajesty or Council will be difficult. I am wthwith all respect

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49405 Mr Montgomerie.