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    <p xml:id="par1">Quære. 1. Cannot a<del type="strikethrough">nother</del><add place="supralinear" indicator="no"> private</add> Mint be set up by your direction.</p>
    <p xml:id="par2">2 Did you ever make any such money</p>
    <p xml:id="par3">3 Can you make &amp; shew us any such mony before we report.</p>
    <p xml:id="par4">4 Do you propose to have the Office of Controller of the <del type="strikethrough">Mint</del> <lb xml:id="l1"/>Graver continued to your heirs for ever?</p>
    <p xml:id="par5">5 Can you grave or have you <del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="1"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">e</add>mployed a graver &amp; whom.</p>
    <p xml:id="par6">6 What would be the consequence of discovering <choice><abbr>yo<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></abbr><expan>your</expan></choice> secret <lb xml:id="l2"/>to fals coyners.</p>
    <p xml:id="par7">7 What method can you propose by <choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">ch</hi></abbr><expan>which</expan></choice> the King &amp; Coun<lb type="hyphenated" xml:id="l3"/>cil may be satisfied that you can perform what you propose <lb xml:id="l4"/>before you are made Comptroller of the Graver.</p>
    <p xml:id="par8">8 Why should you not be Comptroller of the whole Mint.</p>
    <p xml:id="par9">9 Why should you not be content <choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">th</hi></abbr><expan>with</expan></choice> a reward for raising <lb xml:id="l5"/>ten millions in one year towards paying the debts of the nation.</p>
    <p xml:id="par10">10 Can you continue to raise 10 millions yearly &amp; how <lb xml:id="l6"/>long.</p>
    <p xml:id="par11">11 What charge will be <del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="1"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">s</add>ufficient per <choice><abbr>lw<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></abbr><expan>pound weight</expan></choice> for bearing the charg<supplied reason="copy">e</supplied> <lb xml:id="l7"/>of coinage in your way.</p>
    <p xml:id="par12">12 What charge of Officers more then at present.</p>
    
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