Brief notes of such articles and proofs against the Warden's oversight of the Master's melting Unknown c. 282 words The Newton Project Oxford 2019 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 late 1575, c. 282 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 19/1/42, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/42 late 1575 England English Unknown Hand MintPersonnel and Administration Transcribed by Kees-Jan Schilt
Brief Nots of suche Articles and profes as the mrmaster hathe shewed to the sworne men againste the wardens ouersight of the mrmasters meltinge 1.It appereth by diuerse statutes and Records that thexchange & mynte and thofficers therof were two Seuerall and distincte offices and officers wchwhich proveth that the warden of thexchange was not to entermeddle wthwith the mrmasters of the mynte meltinge/ 2.Item it appereth by the Redde booke wherin the mrmaster & warden of the mynts office is ꝑticulalryparticularly explayned and yethe meltinge of moneyes and bullyon diuerse tymes mentoned that the warden was not accustomed to ouerse the mrmasters meltinge/ 3.Item it appereth that by thaccompte for the space of C iiijxx vj yeares wherin the kings proffitte and the wardens charge is ꝑticulalryparticularly expressed the kinge had not any proffit or the warden any ouersight of the mrmasters meltinge/ 4.Item it appreth that by thindentments in the tyme aforesaide wherin the kings proffitts & the wardens ouersight is particularly expressed the kinge had not any proffitt or the warden any ouersight of the mrmasters meltinge/ 5.Item it appereth by deposition viua voce of two honest witnesses and subscribed by a thirde that in the tyme of kinge henry the viijth the L: Mounteioye Raph Rowlet & Martyn Bowes beinge mrmasters then seuerall mrmasters And John Coppinger and John Browne beinge then seuerall wardens that neither the saide wardens nor any other officer of the mynte excepte suche as the mrmaster did therunto appointte had any thynge to doe wthwith the mrmasters meltinge or cam into the meltinge house either to ouerse or comaunde any thinge there to be don nore kepte any keye of the meltinge house/