Royal warrant prescribing design of milled coin Unknown c. 366 words The Newton Project Oxford 2020 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 5 February 1662 [=1663], c. 366 words. MINT 19/3/279, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/279 5 February 1662 [=1663] England English Latin Unknown Hand MintCoin, Seal and Medal Design Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott Edited by Kees-Jan Schilt
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Charles R

Our Will & pleasure is & Wee doe hereby reqr.uire & Authorize You as soon as the sd.said Buildings, Tooles, & Engines shall bee sett up & fitted for Or.Our service to Cause to be made by Way of the Mill & Presse the severall & respective Silver Coynes hereafter mencotioned (that is to say) one peeice of Five shililngs one peeice of two shillings & sixpence & one shilling wth.with our Portraiture & these Words Carolus 2dus. Dei Gra: on yethe one side And the Armes of our Kingdom in Four severall Escutcheons Crowned wth.with their Points turned inwards, A Double Letter Cor Cypher of our Name this X between yethe sd.said Escutcheons & the starr & ordr.er of our Garter in yethe Middle undr.er ye.the Points of them & these Words Mag: Brit: Fra: et Hib: Rex And yethe Year of our Lord on yethe other side of each of yethe sd.said severall peeices, one peeice of six pence, one peeice of Four Pence, &one Three Pence, one Two pence and one Penny in silver wth.with our Portraiture & yethe same Inscripcontions as upon yethe Greater Coynes on yethe one side & the sd.said Double Lettr.er or Cypher of our Name, wth.with yethe severall Badges of our Kingdomes and Inscripcontions on yethe other wise of each of yethe respective peeices of our smaller Monyes according to yethe Draughts lately made for our new silver Monyes by IJohn Roettiers one of our Chiefe Gravers pr.resented unto us by You & approved on by Vs, Our further Will & pleasure is, And Wee doe hereby Command & Authorise You to Cause to be put upon yethe Edges or thicknesse of our peeices of Five shillings, And of two shillings and six pence in silver these Words following (that is to say) Decus et Tutamen and upon yethe Ring or Edges of our shillings & six pences in Silver wch.which are too thinn to recievereceive Letters you are to Cause as in all straight or Crosse Grayning only to be put as you shall Iudge it most secure for our said Coynes,

By his Maties.Majesties Comand

Whitehall 5th. Febry 1662 by his

Hen: Bennett