After my hearty Commendations haveing consider'd the aforegoing Report, & approving thereof. These are to authorize & require You, out of yethe Moneys that are or shall be Imprest'd to you at yethe Recpt.Receipt of Her Majts.Majestys ExechqrExchequer, for yethe use & service of yethe Mint to pay unto Ino. Croker, the Chief Graver of yethe sdsaid Mint or his assignes an allowance after yethe rate of Thirty five pounds ꝑper annannum; for yethe support, & maintenance of Francis Beresford, & for his care in Training him up, in yethe art and mistery of Graveing; the said Francis Beresford being already bound, or being meant to be bound an Apprentice to him which allowance is to commence from Xmas last, & to continue to be paid to yethe said Ino. Croker for yethe purpose aforesaid, for & dureing the full end & terme of 6 years, in case the said Francis Beresford do so long live, & continue under his Care, Maintenance, and Tuition, as an apprentice, And for so doing this shall be as well to you for payment, as to Her Majies.Majesties Auditors of the Imprests, & all others concerned in passing & allowing thereof upon yor.your account, a sufficient warrt.warrant provided nevertheless, & it is hereby meant & intended, that for and during yethe said Terme of 6 years, or such part thereof as the said allowance of thirty five pounds ꝑper ann.annum shall continue to be paid as aforesdaforesaid the payments of Eighty pounds ꝑper ann.annum (wchwhich has for some time been saved to yethe Crown) & was heretofore made to Gabriel Le Clerk, as an assistant Graver, shall not be revceived Whitehall TreasryTreasury Chambers Iuly yethe 10th. 1712

Oxford

To my very loveing Friend Sr.Sir Isaac Newton KntKnight Master & Worker of Her MajtiesMajesties Mint & to the Master & Worker thereof for yethe time being

Inhat in Officio honobly Edittarly Ar Audrs xxiiij° Marty 1712 Ias. Moody Dep.Deputy audrauditor

Francis Beresford to be bound apprentice to Ino. Croker Graver of yethe Mint