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<note type="metadataLine">20 May 1697, <hi rend="italic">c.</hi> 108 words.</note>
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                    <p>Signed by the Mint Board.</p>
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                <p rend="right" xml:id="par1">To the officers of his <choice><abbr>Maj<hi rend="superscript">ties</hi>:</abbr><expan>Majesties</expan></choice> Mint in <hi rend="large"><choice><orig>C</orig><reg><hi rend="underline">C</hi></reg></choice><hi rend="underline">hester</hi></hi></p>
                
                <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par2">Gentlemen</p>
                
                <p xml:id="par3">The Lords <choice><abbr>Co<hi rend="overline">m</hi>ission<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi>.</abbr><expan>Commissioners</expan></choice> of his <choice><abbr>Maj<hi rend="overline">ties</hi></abbr><expan>Majesties</expan></choice> <choice><abbr>Tre<hi rend="overline">ary</hi></abbr><expan>Treasury</expan></choice> have <lb xml:id="l1"/>directed us by Express Order of the 18<hi rend="superscript">th</hi>. Instant; to appoint you to send <lb xml:id="l2"/>up to Vs forthwith the whole Number of Ounces you have <choice><abbr><hi rend="overline">reced</hi></abbr><expan>received</expan></choice> in <lb xml:id="l3"/>Hammer'd Money<choice><orig>'</orig><reg/></choice>s on the Customes &amp; Excise, to this time, <choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">th</hi>.</abbr><expan>with</expan></choice> the severall <lb xml:id="l4"/><choice><abbr>Receiv<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi>.</abbr><expan>Receivers</expan></choice> &amp; Collecto<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">rs</hi>.</orig><reg>rs</reg></choice> Names, &amp; what you have paid them in new Monies <lb xml:id="l5"/>And you are to continue to send us the like <choice><abbr>Acc<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.</abbr><expan>Account</expan></choice> Weekely <choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">th</hi>.</abbr><expan>with</expan></choice>out <lb xml:id="l6"/>faile, that it may be transmitted Elsewhere by</p>
                
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                <anchor xml:id="n037v-01"/><note place="marginLeft" target="#n037v-01">London Mint office May 20<hi rend="superscript">th</hi>. <hi rend="underline">97</hi></note>
                
                <p rend="indent20" xml:id="par5">Y<choice><abbr>o<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>.</abbr><expan>our</expan></choice> Loving <choice><sic>Freinds</sic><corr>Friends</corr></choice></p>
                
                <p rend="indent25" xml:id="par6">Is: Newton</p>
                <p rend="indent25" xml:id="par7">Tho: Neale</p>
                <p rend="indent25" xml:id="par8">Dan: Brattell</p>
                
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