Holograph draft of <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00357">MINT00357</ref> (Mint 19/3/15-16) Isaac Newton c. 941 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 c. 12 April 1707, c. 941 words. 'A Bill of the prizes [i.e. prices] of such Tools & other things as may be usefull in her Majts Mint in Scotland', with a covering letter to the Treasury [MINT 19/3/15-16] MINT 19/3/76-7, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/3/76-7 c. 12 April 1707 England English Holograph Unknown Hand MintEdinburgh Mint Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott idno amended by Will Scott
76241 One set of Bell weights for Gold 36lwt 20.0.0 One set of Bell weights for silver 81lwt 4.10.0 Two sets of penny weights & grains & coyn weights 0.4.06 One douzen of sizing scales wthwith counter-poizes at 11s a piece 6.12.0 One pair of cast Rollers One set of brass patterns for casting the ☉ & ☾

If more sets of these things be wanted they may be either brought herein shops or made in Scotland by these patterns

In obedience to yoryour LopsLordships Order of yethe 3d Instant we have considered the Inventory therewith sending of Tools & other necessarys proposed to be provided in London for the use of her MajtiesMajesties Mint in Scotland, & are humbly of Opinion that besides the two Pyles of Standard weights, & two trial pieces for crown gold & two trial pieces for standard silver mentioned in orour last report, it may be convenient to send to them from her MatiesMajesties Mint in the Tower the following Tools things wchwhich we have here set down in the following list weight their prizes as follows

Two sets of great bell weights oneone for gold, the other& two one for silver.

Two sets of penny weights & grains & two of Coyn-weights.

One douzen of sizing scales with counterpoizes

Two Or pair of cast Roller for a pattern to make others by

PTwo sets of brass patterns for casting:

The blisterd steel, Brushes the German steel, the Mercury, Alume, winestone, Charcoal, Bone ashes, Coppel moulds, Mufflers, Essay ballances, Brass Calms, Books of Vellum, Fla Iusting Flots, files, Brushes, Table vices, Grindstones, Oyle stones & sweep-milnes are useful in coyning & may be provided by the Officers of that Mint as formerly, they being to be had in shops, & the new Mint not differing in these things from the old. However we have set down their prizes in the following schedule & are copy of the schedule sento us by yoryour LopsLordships Order ready (if desired) to assist them in procuring what they want from London they paying for the same.

What they mean by a sizeing Miln & Iusting flots we do not understand, having no such names of tools in use amongst us

Blistered Seteel at 4d12 prper lwtpound weight 10. 10. 00 German steel at 8d or 10d or 12d prper lwtpound weight 09. 006. 008 Steel 700lwt 200 at about 8d 10g or 1s prper lwtpound weight according to yryour goodness & scarcity & 500 at 412 } 20li. 00. 00 Four pair of cast Rollers at 6li a pair 24. 00. 00 Two douzen of large scratch brushes 1. 12. 00 One douzen of large Scratches the one half thereof of Wier } Twenty four dozen of Iusting Flots (if Rasps for siseing be hereby meant) at 1li. 16s prper dozen } 43. 4. 00 Twelve dozen of Iusting hard hand brushes at 3d a piece with one dozen of soft brushes at about about 6d a piece } 2. 02. 00 Fifty pounds wttweightt of Mercury at 6s prper lwtpound weight 15. 00. 00 Brass Patterns for the making molds for casting yethe barrs at 1lib prper sett } Five hundred lwttpound weightt of Alume at 22s prper lwttCcwtwt & two hundred lwtpound weight of red-winestone at prper lwtpound weight } One sweep Mill 6li 6li One sizing Mill (if a Cutterjustening Mill be hereby meatmeant One Pyle of Weights wthwith the divisions of the penny wtweight from yethe ounce } 2. 10. 00 Two dozen of sizeing scales and counterpoises at 10li prper douzen 20. 00. 00 A pair of Gold scales wthwith an stand 7. 10. 00 An hundred bushels of Charcoal at 10d prper bushel 3. 06. 084. 3 4 Bone ashes 30 bushells at about 12s prper bushel 18. 00. 00 Two Assay ballances wthwith standarts & Lanthorns & weights at 5li a Ballance & 2li weights } 14. 00. 00 A Table Vice at 1s prper Two lwtpound weight 2. 010. 00 Two Copel moulds 10s five douzen of Muffles about 1li 5s 1. 15. 00 A pair of Brass Calms a foot long for casting assay blullets 0. 07 00 Three douzen of hand files 1l. 195s, two douzen of round files 71li 10s, ons dozen of half round files 15s, one dozen of douce files 3li. 10s } 47. 00. 00 Two large books of fine Vellum at 1s 6 a fine small skin wchwhich makes a leafe, & 80 leaves in a book } 12. 00. 00 Two Grindstones 1. 00. 00 For the Graver two Oylestones 1li tne files 1li. 1016s six small scratch brushes 12s } 3. 028. 00 An iron mold a foot long foot for casting assay bullets is worth about 5s, a brass one may be worth 6 or 8s.
Two Pyles of Standard weights & tryal pieces are already reported necessary. Two sets of great weights one for gold the other fold silver Two sets of penny weights & grains & two of coyn-weights Two One douzen of sizing weightsscales with counterpoizes. Four Two pair of cast Rollers for patterns to make others by. Two One EssayAssay Ballancess with standarts & essayassay weights. A pair of brass Calms. Brass Patterns for casting A sweep Miln. A siseing Miln. The steel, Mercury, Alume, & Wynestone, are merchantable commodities & may be hand in Scotland as formerly & so may the files, flotts, Brushes, Charcoal, Bone ashes, Table Vices, Copel moulds, Mufflers, Books of Vellum, Grindstones, & Oylestones, Sweep-millns brass Calms & EssayAssay Ballances. In these things the new Mint will not differ from yethe old.