Copy of letter outlining the use of plate brought into the Mint Isaac Newton c. 359 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 6 Jul 1711, c. 359 words.

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 MINT 1/8/77, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 1/8/77 6 Jul 1711 England English Clerical Hand MintAccounts and Expenses MintCorrespondence Transcribed by Will Scott Catalogued by Will Scott

To yethe RtRight Honble.Honourable The Early of Oxford & Earl Mortimer: Lord High TreasrTreasurer of Great Britain

May it please yor.your Lordsp.Lordship

IN.n obedience to yoryour Lordsps.Lordships verbal order I humbly lay before yor.your LordspLordship an accot.account of yethe Plate brot.brought into ye.the Mint. The recpts.receipts given for Plate brot.brought into yethe Mint before yethe 15th. of May amot.amount unto 48845£: 11sh. 8d. & yethe Plate was melted into 189 Ingotts & made 14640 Lwt.pound weight 01oz.: 12dw: 6gr. of standard silver besides what remaines in yethe sweep.

The Recpts.Receipts given for Plate brot.brought into yethe Mint from yethe 15th. May to yethe 19th. of Iune Inclusive amots.amounts unto 26564£: 18sh: 6d: & the Plate was melted into 97 Ingotts & made 7940 Lwt.pound weight 04oz: 8dwt: 01gr of standard silver after yethe rate of 5sh: 2d ꝑper ozounce will make 24615£: 2sh: 8d: of new moneys which being deducted from yethe sum̄mme of yethe recpts.receipts leave a loss of 1949£: 15sh: 10d

There have been brot.brought into yethe Mint since yethe 19th Iune 3620oz: 10dwt of Plate of yethe old stastandard of 1500: oz:ounces of Plate of yethe new, which after the rate of 5sh. 5d: old & 5sh: 8d: new will amot.amount unto 1405£: 11sh: 00d & the silver will make about 1300 pounds of new money in Tale. But this is not yet melted or are any Recpts.Receipts given for it excepting for about 300: oz:ounces I pray yor.your LordspsLordships directions whether this Plate shall be coined or returned to yethe owners.

The silver to be got out of the sweep will exceed all charges relating relating to yethe first melting & if yor.your Lordsp.Lordship pleases to allow the matter after yethe rate of 5sh. prper Ingott for battering the silver to fitt it for yethe melting Pott & for melting it & making up yethe sweep (which I account a very moderate allowance) I shall be able to state the whole accot.account to yoryour LordspLordship so soon as the sweep is made up & the coinage finished.

Mint office Iuly 6: 1711

All wch.which is most humbly submitted to yoryour LordspsLordships

great wisdom

Is. Newton.