Copy of John Hillard's affidavit offered to prove the has no right to oversee the Master's melting John Hillard c. 326 words The Newton Project Oxford 2019 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 16 August 1575, c. 326 words.

[See Westfall, 754, who suggests these documents may have been collected by Newton as master in reference to a dispute about control over melting with Craven Peyton, warden from 1708-1714. No documentation relating to such a dispute now survives, but there is ample evidence that Newton and Peyton disagreed about almost everything.]

Described in entries 65(a) - 66(a) of the Appendix to the Eighth Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts (London, 1881).

 MINT 19/1/40, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/40 16 August 1575 England English Unknown Hand MintPersonnel and Administration Transcribed by Kees-Jan Schilt

John Hillard of London goldesmythe of thage of Lvj yeares or theare about Saithe that in the tyme of kinge Henry the viijth before the tyme of the base moneyes when Sterlinge moneyes were coyned Martin Bowes then beinge mrmaster of the mynte wthwithin the tower of London and John Browne warden of the same mynte he the saide John Hillard beinge then servante to mrmaster Frinde fyner did diuerse tymes bringe bullyon of his mrmasters to the same mynte by meanes wherof he was diuerse tymes aswell in the Receipte as in the meltinge and fyninge house where he sawe the saide mrmaster & warden execute theire seuerall offices viz some tymes he sawe the mrmaster receive the bullyon of the Subiecte some tymes he sawe him charge the potte downe to meltinge and howe he deliuered the bullyon to the melters to be molten & caste owte into Ingotts wchwhich they made into moneyes brought upp and deluered to the mrmaster in seuerall Journeyes in trayes whereas the warden tooke of euery traye or Journeye one pounde weight or more as pleased him and tryed them & findinge them good pixed them and yf he founde some to light and some to heavye he mingled one Journey wthwith a nother to gether and findinge them to gethers good he pixed them and then the mrmaster deliuered the reste to the Subiethe And these things as somthinge the mrmasters and wardens office the saide John Hillard hathe diuerse tymes seene don But that the saide warden had any thinge to doe in the meltinge herofe at any tyme in any maner wise that he new same nor haude tall of / All wchwhich to be trewe the saide hillard is reddye to iustefye uppon his oathe. Jn witnesse wehereof the saide Hillard hathe set to his hande xvj th daye of August. Ao 1575 By me John hillardSubcribed in the presence of Symon wrenche Scriuener