Holograph draft of <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00888">MINT00888</ref> (Mint 19/1/130) Isaac Newton c. 270 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 1696-1700, c. 270 words. MINT 19/1/128, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/128 1696-1700 England English Holograph MintTechnical 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 outmost weight of the standard Pile in the Exchequer is lighter then the remainder of the Pile within it by a penny weight. CCLVI OZ

2 The outmost weight but one of the standard Pile but one in yethe Exchequer is heavier then the remainder of the Pile within by nine grains. CXXVIII OZ

3 The outmost weight but two of the standard Pile in yethe ExcheqrExchequer is equal to the remainder of the Pile within. LXIV. oz

4 The outmost weight but three of yethe standard ExcheqrExchequer Pile is lighter then the remainder of the Pile within it by three grains XXXII. OZ.

5 The XVI ounce weight is equal to the weights wthwithin within it

6 The VIII ounce weight is a grain lighter then yethe weights within it

7 The IIII ounce weight is 12 a grain lighter then yethe weights within it

8 The II ounce weight is equal to yethe weights within it 9 The ounce weight is 12 a grain tolighter ynthen yethe wtsweights wthwithin it 10 The 12 ounce is 12 a grain lighter 11 The 14 ounce is 14 grain heavier lighter –1412 The 18 ounce is 14 grain heavier. 1313 The 116 ounce is equal to yethe weights within 12 – 14. 10+12 gr. 9+1gr. 8+1gr. The two outward weights of the two new piles equal to one another & both together heavier then yethe old exc whole ExcheqrExchequer Pile by 13 grains within wthwith one scale, & by liglighter by 6 grains in the other scale. And by at a mean by 312 gr heavier by 312