To the Warden Master Worker & Comptrollr.er

of the Mint at Chester

Gentlemen

Seeing by all the Accts.Accounts we have from yor.your Mint that you have Coyn'd up all you coul'd of the severall ImportaconsImportations you have had since the Last act of Parliamt.Parliament & considering that what remaines unpdunpaid in your Mint must be made good out of the severall sumessummes the Parliamt.Parliament hath voted for the discharge of your Debts, wch.which will be given us out of some supply that shall be granted to the King before the House doeth rise. This is therefoer to require, direct & order you to take upp all yor.your Tooles, Engines, & Vtensills, & pack them Vpp as soone as you can, & by the next and opportunity you have to send them by sea, directed to us at the Mint in the Tower; The Monyrs.ers knowing best what is fitt to be sent upp, have already recedreceived Order's from their Provost here, to secure all their Tooles, of wch.which yu must be sure to take an Acct.Account & transmitt it to us as soone as they are shipp'd off. The old Iron unfitt for use you may dispose of there & likewise the Wood of yor.your presses & Mills, & give us the creditt for the same in yor.your Bookes. In mentoingmentioning the Tooles above, Wee meane nott only what the Monyrs.ers have in their hands, but likewise what the Melter & Assay Master have, & generally all that has been sent from hence, & what the King has paid for. YorYour Bookes, Pix Box's and dyes both good & badd, you may Naile upp in a box by them selves & sent them upp by the Carryer's Remember to take Bills of Loading for what comes by sea, & agree for the Freight if you can conveniently doe itt, this we expect a Speedy complyance with, & soe remaine