Protest against preferential treatment for the Edinburgh Mint Isaac Newton c. 236 words The Newton Project Oxford 2016 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 5 September 1717, c. 236 words. Treasury

Signed by Newton and comptroller Martin Bladen.

Printed in NC, 6: 410-11. Apparently never sent: ibid., 411, n.1.

The Treasury has ordered payment of £1,200 (almost the whole quarterly revenue received under the Coinage Act) to the Edinburgh Mint. London Mint expenditure in the quarter to 29 September will be £1,700, which it has £310 to meet. Requests that either the money be paid to the London Mint instead or provision made from other funds.

 MINT 19/1/372, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/372 5 September 1717 England English Clerical Hand 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

To the Right Honble:Honourable the Lords Commissrs:Commissioners of His Majties.Majesties Treasury

May it please yoryour Lordships

Vnderstanding that the Money arising by the coynage Act the last quarter ending at Michaelmas amounts to about 1400li. and that there is an Order from your LordpsLordships to the Auditor of the Exchequer to pay out of the same to the General of his Majties.Majesties Mint in North Britain the sum̄mme of 1200li. We humbly represent to your LordpsLordships that the charges of his Majties.Majesties Mint in the Tower of London in in the said Quarter ending at Michaelmas amounts to about 1700li. whereof about 1100li. is the charges of coynage and that towards the payment of this summ there are only 310li. in our hands: And therefore humbly pray your Lordships that the said coynage Duty may be paid to the Master and Worker of the Mint as of course according to his Majties.Majesties General Warrant, or that else by the power lately given to your LordpsLordships by Act of Parliamt.Parliament, other monies may be paid to him in lieu of the same for enabling him to defray the charges of the said last Quarter, the Melter and Moneyers being out of pocket and the Clerks of the Mint not able to subsist without their Salarys

All which is most humbly submitted to yor.your LordpsLordships Great Wisdom

Mint Office 5th. Septembr. 1717.

Is. Newton

Martin Bladen

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