Corrected account of the total bullion brought into the Scottish Mint during the recoinage, with a covering letter containing apologies for errors in the previous account and a repeated enquiry about the allowance for waste Hercules Scott c. 486 words The Newton Project Oxford 2016 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 28 August 1712, c. 486 words. Isaac Newton

Printed in NC, 5: 331-2; see ibid., 316-18, for Scott's earlier account and enquiry of 26 July 1712.

 MINT 19/3/58-9, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/58-9 28 August 1712 English Unknown Hand Unknown Cataloguer (1) Unknown Cataloguer (2) Mint Edinburgh Mint Correspondence 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

AcctAccount of the Recoynage

1709

Charge pd wtsdgr Publick Bullion Imported by the Bank – – 104357″4″0″5 Bullion Imported by Merchants – – – – ″″″148″0″14″20 Supplee Bought and Entered in the Books – – ″″″129″5″1″22 104634″9″16″23 Discharge ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ pd wtsdg Mr Scott Accounted for in Coyned money – – 104165″10″13″0 Bullion Charged on the monies which they allow in pairt of their payments – – –} ″″″203″00″00″19 Remains of Bullion lying by Mr Scott at ging in his abreviat which is to be delivered to Mr Allardes} ″″″″31″9″12″2 104400″8″5″21 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ pd wt The whole Bullion Imported as above – – – 104634″9″16″23 The Bullion Accomted for as above – – 104400″8″5″21 Deficiency by Waste as ꝑper Mint Books & abreviat ″″″234″1″11″2 ~ ~~ ~ ~~ pd wt Bullion Controverted in Mr ScotScotts Custody – – ″″″140″0″0″0 Of which to be delivered to Mr Allardes as ꝑper the above AccottAccountt of Discharge – – –} ″″″″31″9″12″2 The Remains Controverted is – – – ″″″108″2″7″22 ~~~ ~~~ ~~ pd wt Deficiency by Waste ꝑper Mint bokos & abrevtabreviat as above ″″″234″1″11″2 If the Controverted Bullion should be delivered to Mr Allardes ″108″2″7″22 In that Caice there will be only Wasted on the whole ″″125″11″3″4 ~ ~– – – –– –

The Question is whether upon such a Recoynage a Waste of 234pd″ 1″ 11″ 2 be Rationall

Or if it can be though that the Waste can only amount to 125pd″ 11″ 3″ 4 which is Humbly submitted to your Iugement

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Edinbr 28 August 1712

Much Honored

Sir

I am favoured with a letter from Mr Fauquier of the 23d And am Extreamly ashamed I should have given you So much trouble through inadvertency for which I humbly beg pardon I perceive in the AccottAccountt of the Recoynage last sent I have set down 104200 pd in place of 104400 And as to the 140 pd of Bullion in my brothers Custodie there is 31pd 9″ 12dwt″ 2g Really belongs to Mr Allardes And the Remainder which is 108pd″ 2″ 7″ 22g what is controverted Now I trouble you to peruse the full abstract which I have done out to a very graine according to the Mint books and Abbreviat given in by my brother at finishing the Recoÿnage and after the sweep was 3 tymes searched Mr Allardes friends make debate only because only my brother had more dissilver lying by him then Mr Allardes can demand by the state of the accounts I humbly intreat your Opinion in the matter and refer to my last letter consider the quantity refined and other Reasons which necessarly occasion a Waste I am with all duty full Respect

Much Honored

Sir

YorYour most Humble & most

Obedient Servant

Hercules Scott

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The Much Honored

Sir Isaack Newton at his logeing in St Martin=Street near Leycester-field

London