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                <p rend="right" xml:id="par1"><hi rend="large">To the Officers of <choice><abbr>y<hi rend="superscript">e</hi></abbr><expan>the</expan></choice> Mint at Chester</hi></p>
                
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                <p xml:id="par3"><hi rend="large">W</hi>ee direct You that all the pieces of money taken <lb xml:id="l1"/>out of each Iourney to be sent hither (when required) to be <lb xml:id="l2"/>assized, And all the pieces deliverd to  <choice><abbr>Y<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>.</abbr><expan>Your</expan></choice> Assay Master to <lb xml:id="l3"/>be assay'd, be return'd to <choice><abbr>Y<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></abbr><expan>Your</expan></choice> <choice><abbr>dep:</abbr><expan>deputy</expan></choice> Master who is allready <lb xml:id="l4"/>charg'd with both &amp; accountable for them: And You may <lb xml:id="l5"/>forbear for the future takeing out a piece out of each <lb xml:id="l6"/>Iourney to send hither to be assayd, unless You are <lb xml:id="l7"/>particularly requir'd so to doe by</p>
                
                <p rend="indent30" xml:id="par4"><choice><abbr>Gent<hi rend="superscript">men</hi></abbr><expan>Gentlemen</expan></choice> &amp;c</p>
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                <p rend="indent35" xml:id="par6">Tho Neale</p>
                <p rend="indent35" xml:id="par7">Tho: Molyneux</p>
                
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