Unfinished variant holograph draft of <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00589">MINT00589</ref> (Mint 19/2/301) Isaac Newton c. 239 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 July 1703, c. 239 words. MINT 19/2/434, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/2/434 July 1703 England English Holograph MintCopper Coinage Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott, with retrofitting from MINT00589
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To the RtRight HonbleHonourable Sidney LdLord Godolphin Ld.Lord High Treasurer of England.

May it please your Lordship

In Obedience to yoryour LordpsLordships Order of Reference of the 16th of Iune last past upon the annext Proposal of Mr Abel Slaney for himself & Partners for a new Coinage of 700 Tuns of half pence & farthings We do humbly acquaint yoryour LdpLordship that We have inquired into all the Coinages of that sort since the year 1672, & do find ytthat in the Reigns of K.King Charles ytthat 2d, & K.King IJames yethe 2d & in the beginning of the Reign of the late King & Queen, the coinage of half pence & farthings was performed by one or more Commissioners who had money imprested from the Excheqruer to buy Copper & Tin, & coin'd at 20d ꝑper pound Haverdupois & accounted upon oath to the Government for the produce thereof.

That upon calling in the Tin halfpence & farthings by reason of the complaints made against them, there was a Patent granted to the Proposer & others who contracted to change the Tin farthings & halfpence, & to enable them to bear that charge they were allowed to coin 700 Tunns at 21 pence ꝑper pound weight without being accountable to the Government. Which reason now ceasing we are humbly of opinion that the former method by commission is most advantageous to the Government, especially if the