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John Wallis, weigher, is to be paid £16 p.a. rent for life out of the Mint's profits for his house in the Mint, and Thomas and John Woodward, assayers, the same for their house, these buildings being required for other staff.
Charles R
Whereas wee have by severall Expresse orders and tst.
Tower of London commanded and appointed Our said
Mint to be cleared from all Inhabitants not haveing
realing unto the same, whether Tennants unto
any of our said Officers or not for the better Secur
of our said Mint, and for the accomodating of such other
officers and workmen as here after shall be employed
in the making of Tooles and Engines, and in Coyning
Our Monies by the Mills and Presse, And where as the
warden of our said Mint in pursuance of our Orders
and Commands, and upon the Removall of our Captain
Fleetwood late Tennant unto
Our said Mint have with Advice and Constent of the
rest of the Officers there, On Our behalfe made an
Agreement with, and taken a Lease from the said
Wallis bearing date the six and twentieth day of
Iuly last past of all his Interest and Terme of yeares
in our house and Garden with the appurtenances
scituate and being in or neare a place known by the
Name of the Irish Mint in our said Tower of London
belonging unto the said
Mint, and now in the possession of Peter Blondeau
Engineer unto our said Mint For and in consideraon
of the yearly rent of sixteen pounds therein and thereby
reserved and payable unto the said
Assignes during his naturall life out of the profits
of our Mint by you and your successors Wardens for
the time being, And whereas you have with the
Advice and Consent aforesaid On Our behalfe like
wise agreed with and taken one other Lease from
Thomas and
date the twenty third May last past of all their
Interest and Term of years of and are in one house
with the appurtenances in Our said Mint belonging
to them as Assay masters as it now lyeth divided
and of one piece of Ground or Garden plott upon
Mills with other Buildings for our service in Coyning
our Monies after a new Invented way the said house
being in the possession of one
Chiefe Gravers for and in consideration of the yearly
Rent of sixteen pounds therein and thereby reserved
and payable unto the said Thomas and
and their Assignes dureing their Naturall Lifes and
the life of the longest liver of them out of the profits
of our Mint by you and your successors Wardens
for the time being, As by the said severall and
respective Leases will appeare, Now For as much as
None of the officers of our said Mint may receive an
prejudice by soe readily complying with our Com
and service as aforesaid or loose the rest or benifit
of the respective houses Wee have thought fitt
and doe hereby appoint and Authorize the Wardens
of our Mint for the time being well and duely to pay
unto the said
Woodward out of the Profitts of our Mint as they
shall arise the said severall and respective Rents
by Quarterly payts
Mint and according to the true intent and meaning
of the aforementioned Leases, And wee doe hereby
likewise Command and Authorize the officers of our
Exchequer and the Auditor of our Mint for the time
being to make due Allowance and defalcation unto
you and your successors upon you and your
the said Rents accordingly, And our further Will
and pleasure is, And wee doe hereby Require and
Authorize you the warden of our Mint for the
time being to make one Lease or Assignement of the
said house with the Garden and appurtenances lately
belonging to the said
subject and Peter Blondeau Engineer unto the
our said Mint, To hold the same unto him and his
Assignes for and dureing the terme of twenty and
one yeares from the First day of November last
past without paying any Rent for the same unto
or persons whatsoever, the said Peter Blondeau his
Executors and Assignes well and truely performing
what on his or their parts respectively ought to be
performed Concerning his Covenants and undertakings
mentioned in our Letters Patents and Agreements under
our Greate Seale to and with the said Peter
Blondeau about the Coyning of our Gold and Silver
Monies by the Mill and Presse after his new
Invented way bearing date the first day of
November last past, And this shall be your t
for soe doeing, Given at our Court at whitehall
this present one and twenty thirtieth day of
December, 1662: in the 14
By his ties
William Morrice
To rr
Anthony St Leger ts
and unto the Auditors of our Mint
in our Tower of London for the
time being