Draft report: 'An accompt of what belongs to the Warden of his M<hi rend="superscript">ties</hi> Mint within the Tower of Lond<hi rend="superscript">on</hi>', listing the buildings regarded as the warden's property and those that used to be regarded as such Unknown c. 381 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 After 13 April 1696, c. 381 words. MINT 19/1/25, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/25 After 13 April 1696 England English Unknown Hand MintRights and Privileges of the Mint Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott Checked by Will Scott
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An accompt of what belongs to the Warden of thehis MatsMajestys Mint within the Tower of Londo. vizt

1 A large dwelling house & a washouse thereunto adjoyning & a garden opposite thereuntoto both with a small house Contayning one roome at the end of it the sd.said Garden now Inhabited by mr Young

2one other house Contayning 4 rooms next to the lyne & a wash house a lodging roome & some Cellarage over agaisnt it Inhabited by George Macy the Wardens Clerke

3 There was formerly a Coach house belonging to the sdsaid Warden of the Mint between the Monyers kitching & mr Silvesters house Conta.Containing about 12 foote in breadth to the front next the street, & abtabout 25 foote deepe

4. There was also a stable belonging to the warden at the further end of the Mint which hath bin since Converted made into Lodgings for souldiers

About the year 1633 Sr.Sir Wm Parckhurst & Sr.Sir Anty. St Leger were Wardens of the Mint at which time the Wardens dwelling house was accounted from the house (wherein mr Roettiers now lives) into the Kitchin wherein ytthat G Macy below stairs of yethe aforesaid G Macys house, & Lovell with that above stairs & so upwards and all the roome over the Kitchin & Parlour that Macy posessethe, was then a publick office for the Irish mony & the Warden passed to it from his house above stairs thenlong after this one Rice Briyot (a frenchman) made a proposall to K C yetheyethe 2d to coin mony by the Mill & press beter then the monyers did before in that way so that then he had those rooms the sd.said office or rooms abovestairs by a stair case added to those below allowed him by the officers & lived therein for a time, And after his death the Monyers tooke posession thereof & kept it untill the Vnhappy Rebellion the when one Holland came to be Warden and he setled his Clerk into the sd.said and after that One St. IJohns was Warden & did the same to his Clerke so that from that time the sdsaid whole hath bin reputed reputed theas belonging to the Wardenss house & belonging to for himselfe & Clerks as aforesdaforesaid