Holograph draft memorandum on organisation, staff and apparatus required for the Mint to handle tin Isaac Newton c. 544 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 Late 1703, c. 544 words. MINT 19/3/494, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/494 Late 1703 England English Holograph MintTin Trade Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott
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1 The Tower Wharf to be made a free Wharf for importing & exporting her MajtsMajestys Tinn, with liberty of bringing it into & carrying it out of the Mint [without the Let or Molestatioon of the Constable or Chief Governour or other Officer or Minister of] & my LdLord Abington to have notice thereof.

2 The CommrsCommissioners of yethe Customes to be directed to send an Officer to attend yethe unlading & lading of yethe Tin

3 A Crane Sledges Hooks, Pulle Lavers, Pulleys, Scales & Weights to be provided & Rooms to be made fit.

4 The Blocks of Tin to be numbered & weighed at their importation & the number & weight to be stamped upon them to save yethe labour of reweighing them at yethe delivery & the Number, Assay, & gross weight & standard wtweight to be entered in books by the Clerks of yethe Mint.

5 A fair copy of the Clerks Books to be made & the Master

5 The Number, Assay & gross weight to be

5 A fair Copy to be made of the Number Assay & Gross weight of the Blocks & the MasterReceiver or Treasurer at yethe foot of every leaf to signe a receipt of the Blocks above written.

6 The Clerks to compute the standard weight of the Blocks & to enter the same in their Books. to

7 The standard weight of all the Blocks in every Receipt with their Price to be entered at yethe bottom of everythe Receipt & or on yethe backside & signed y yethe Warden Master & Comptroller

8 The Warehouse-keeper to deliver the Blocks to yethe Merchant as they come to hand without giving leave to yethe Merchant to pick & chuse.

9 The Clerks to enter the in Books the Number Assay gross weight & standard weight & price of the Blocks delivered & the price to be paid before the Blocks go out of the Warehouse.

10 The Treasurer to pay weekly into yethe Exchequer the money received for the Tin, & the payments to be entere endorsed on 11the The Warden Master Receipsts above mentioned

11. The Officers of yethe Mint to beare theirsuch parts in the managemtent of yethe this affair as are most conformable to their places in the Mint vizt The and particularly the Warden Master & Comptroller to make a Board wthwith such powers & authorities as they have in the business of the Mint for making oOrders & Reports & punishing Offenders, the Master to be Receiver & Vndertreasurer wthwith a Deputy for whom he will answer the Rooms where the busines is done belonging to the Officers, the Warden & Comptroller to be checks upon him & to have keys of the Treasury, the Assaymaster to make Assays of the Tin if there be occasion, the Weigher & Teller to weigh it, the keepe Clerks of the Mint to enter theentier & it in Books & standard it & & the Moneyers Corporation of Moneyers to have (or one or some of them for whom the Corporation will be answerable to yethe MrMaster to stamp it & to to have yethe custody of the Press Rooms & other places where the Tin is lodged.