Further clerical copy of <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00483">MINT00483</ref> (Mint 19/2/475), dated December 1698 Isaac Newton c. 350 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 December 1698, c. 350 words. MINT 19/2/495-6, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/2/495-6 December 1698 England English Clerical Hand MintCountry Mints Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott, with retrofitting of MINT00483

To the Right HonbleHonourable the Lords Commissrs.Commissioners of His MajtysMajestys Treasury

The Humble Representation of the Officers of the Mint in the Tower.

Sheweth

That at the setting-up of the five Country Mints, Wee appointed such Officers & Clerks as was thought necessary for the carrying-on the Coynage of those places.

That in pursuance of Yr.Your LoppsLordshipps verball Order, We have payd those severall persons such summs of mony as were necessary for erecting the severall buildings, paying salaries, and other Incidents of the severall Mints, out of the Mony imprested to the Master & Worker for the use & service of the Mint

That being now upon making-up our Accompts, Wee find likewise that in Decembr. 1696, Yr.YourYr.Your LoppsLordshipps were pleasd to imprest to the Mastr.er & Workr.er 2000Ls. in tallies of Pro.Pro. with Yr.Your LoppsLordshipps verball order to dispose of the same the best Wee could, upon which Wee were then forced to allow 45Ls. pr.per CentmCentum discount, & lost thereby – 900Ls.

Wee further presume to lay before Yr.Your LoppsLordshipps that the business of the Mint upon the extraordinary Coynage having been very great, Wee have not bee able to make an yearly accompt, as the Custom was, but are now ready to state the whole together to this present time, & to pass it in Audit

Wee therefore humbly beseech Yr.Your LoppsLordshipps that You would be pleasd to issue out such Warrant to the Auditor of his MajtysMajestys Imprest, as Yr.Your LoppsLordshipps shall think fitt, that Wee may be allowed in our severall accompts the severall summs of monyImprested MonyMony Imprested for the Country Mints, the 900Ls lost on the 2000Ls Tallies of ProPro, the severall summs payd for the buildings and Repairs of this Mint And that Wee may be admitted to pass the severall yearly Accompts in one, by reason they are so entangled one year with another, that it is not possible to distinguish them

All which Wee humbly submitt to Yr.Your LoppsLordshipps great Wisdom

Tower Mint Office Decembr 1698.

Mint Officers

Representation to the Lds.Lords Commissrs.Commissioners of His MajtysMajestys TreryTreasury

Decembr. 1698°.