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                    <p>Signed by the Mint Board.</p>
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                <anchor xml:id="n069v-01"/><note place="marginLeft" target="#n069v-01">M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. Clarke &amp; M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. Halley</note>
                
                <p rend="indent20" xml:id="par1">Mint office 22°. Febr. <hi rend="underline">1697</hi></p>
                
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                <p rend="indent0" xml:id="par3">We have considered of <choice><abbr>yo<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>.</abbr><expan>your</expan></choice> Letter &amp; of the Charges you say <lb xml:id="l1"/>the King will be putt to by altering the Smith's Shopp <choice><abbr>yo<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>.</abbr><expan>your</expan></choice> Letter <lb xml:id="l2"/>doth <choice><abbr>ment<hi rend="overline">on</hi></abbr><expan>mention</expan></choice>, but seeing there is noe other Convenien<del type="over"><unclear reason="del">c</unclear>y</del><add place="over" indicator="no">t</add> way nor <lb xml:id="l3"/>place for the Melter, We doe hereby, direct you to lett him have the <lb xml:id="l4"/>Said Shopp, &amp; to suffer him to make Such <choice><abbr>Alterac<hi rend="overline">on</hi>s</abbr><expan>Alterations</expan></choice> as well be <lb xml:id="l5"/>necessary for his Worke; the <choice><abbr>Mony<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>.</abbr><expan>Moneyer</expan></choice> much in the meane time make <lb xml:id="l6"/>Shift with th' other old Shopp: This is what we thought fitt to <lb xml:id="l7"/>order you at present. who are</p>
                
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                <p rend="indent25" 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="indent30" xml:id="par6">Is. Newton</p>
                <p rend="indent30" xml:id="par7">Tho: Neale</p>
                <p rend="indent30" xml:id="par8">Tho: Molyneux</p>
                
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