"Report of the Assays of Spanish Pieces" Isaac Newton c. 227 words The Newton Project Oxford 2016 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 16 Jan 1712/3, c. 227 words.

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 T 1/158.15, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives T 1/158.15 16 Jan 1712/3 England English Clerical Hand Unknown Hand Mint Analyses of Foreign Coin and Exchange Rates Correspondence Transcribed by Will Scott Metadata amended & document catalogued by Will Scott
1554 TryTreasury Chambers 19th Ianry 1713

Letter from the Master and Worker of the

Mint to Mr. Chancellour concerning the

Value of Spanish Money

Mint Office Ianry. 16th. 17123

SrSir Our Assay Master being out of Town and his Clerk Sick in bed I got the Two Spanish PeicesPieces Assayed at Goldsmith's Hall The PeicePiece of King Charles weighed 3d. wt. dead weight 12gr. and in fineness was four PenyPenny Weight worse then Standard, The Value thereof in English Money is 10d. & 35ths. of a PenyPenny The PeicePiece of King Philip weighed 4dwt.. 14 grain and was One Ounce Two PenyPenny Weight worse then Standard and in Value 11d half PenyPenny English They seem to be Quarter PeicesPieces of Eight of the New Species and in the nearest Round Numbers, Five of them may be reckon'd worth a Mexico or Pillar Piece of Eight If I had had Two or Three More of each sort I could have made a better Iudgement of them, but by the best Iudgement I can make of these Two only it seems to Me that they may be dimisheddiminished in Value of One Fift Part or in the Proporītion of five to four. I am Sr.Sir Your most Obedient and most Humble Servant Is. Newton Report of the EssaysAssays of Spanish pieces 57 Rept.Report of the Officers of the Mint