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            <change when="2001-01-01" type="metadata">Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo &amp; John Young</change>
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            <change when="2017-01-30">Transcribed by <name>Will Scott</name>, with retrofitting from MINT00461</change>
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                <pb xml:id="p374r" n="374r"/><fw type="pag" place="bottomLeft">374</fw><fw type="pag" place="bottomRight">175</fw>
                
                <p xml:id="par1">The enacting Clause <choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">ch</hi></abbr><expan>which</expan></choice> continues all the former Acts may <lb xml:id="l1"/>be restrained to the Mint or Mints in England by ins<del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="1"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">e</add>rting the words <lb xml:id="l2"/>[<choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">th</hi></abbr><expan>with</expan></choice> relation to the Mint or Mints in England] or some such words. <lb xml:id="l3"/>And the following Clauses may succeed it.</p>
                
                <p xml:id="par2">And whereas by the Act of Vnion made in the sixt year of the <lb xml:id="l4"/>reign of Queen An<del type="over"><unclear reason="del" cert="low">d</unclear></del><add place="over" indicator="no">n</add>, a Mint is to be continued in Scotland under the same <lb xml:id="l5"/>Rules as the Mint in England: Be it further enacted that all the mo<lb type="hyphenated" xml:id="l6"/>neys <del type="strikethrough">arising</del> arising in England by this Act shall be <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">continue to</add> be issued out of his <choice><abbr>Ma<hi rend="superscript">ts</hi></abbr><expan>Majesty's</expan></choice> <lb xml:id="l7"/>Exchequer to the Master &amp; Worker or Masters &amp; Workers of his <choice><abbr>Ma<hi rend="superscript">ts</hi></abbr><expan>Majesty's</expan></choice> <lb xml:id="l8"/>Mint or Mints in England by <del type="strikethrough">such Order or Warrants as <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes"><del type="strikethrough">is are re<gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="4"/></del></add> before the Vnion</del> <add place="supralinear lineBeginning" indicator="yes">the Order or Warrants of the Lord Treasurer of great Britain &amp; Chancellour of the Excheq<choice><orig><hi rend="superscript">r</hi></orig><reg>uer</reg></choice> or <choice><abbr>Comm<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi></abbr><expan>Commissioners</expan></choice> of the <choice><abbr>Tr<hi rend="overline">ear</hi>y</abbr><expan>Treasury</expan></choice></add> <lb xml:id="l9"/><add place="supralinear lineBeginning" indicator="yes">or the three or more of the said <choice><abbr>Comm<hi rend="superscript">rs</hi></abbr><expan>Commissioners</expan></choice> for the time being, as before the union</add> of the two kingdoms, and that all the moneys arising in Scotland by this <lb xml:id="l10"/>Act shall be Issued out of <del type="strikethrough">your</del><add place="supralinear" indicator="no">his</add> <choice><abbr>Ma<hi rend="superscript">ts</hi></abbr><expan>Majesty's</expan></choice> Exchequer to the M<del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="1"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">a</add>ster &amp; Worker <lb xml:id="l11"/>or Masters &amp; Workers of his <choice><abbr>Ma<hi rend="superscript">ts</hi></abbr><expan>Majesty's</expan></choice> Mint or Mints in Scotland by the <lb xml:id="l12"/>like Order or Warrants <del type="over"><unclear reason="del" cert="low">to</unclear></del><add place="over" indicator="no">&amp;</add> be kept in his <choice><abbr>Ma<hi rend="superscript">ts</hi></abbr><expan>Majesty's</expan></choice> Office of Receipt in the <lb xml:id="l13"/>said Mint or Mints <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">in Scotland</add> under the usuall keys of the Master &amp; Worker, <lb xml:id="l14"/>Warden &amp; <del type="strikethrough">Comptroller</del> Counter-Warden or Comptroller <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">of the said Mint</add> for the time being <lb xml:id="l15"/>&amp; issued out thence from time to time according to the Manner &amp; course <lb xml:id="l16"/>of his <choice><abbr>Ma<hi rend="superscript">ts</hi></abbr><expan>Majesty's</expan></choice> Mint <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">in England</add>, &amp; that here shall not be issued out <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">from</add> thence in any <lb xml:id="l17"/>one year for the fees and salaries of the Officers of the said Mint or <lb xml:id="l18"/>Mints &amp; <del type="strikethrough">for fees in receiving the said moneys &amp; passing the Accounts for <lb xml:id="l19"/>the same,</del><add place="supralinear" indicator="no">of the Officers who pass the Accounts,</add> &amp; towards the providing maintaining &amp; repairing of the Houses <lb xml:id="l20"/>Offices &amp; Buildings &amp; other things necessary to the said Mint for assaying <lb xml:id="l21"/>melting down &amp; coining, above the summ of <space dim="horizontal" unit="chars" extent="8"/> hundred pounds sterling <lb xml:id="l22"/>moneys, &amp; the overplus of the said moneys so kept or to be kept as aforesaid <lb xml:id="l23"/>shall be employed for &amp; towards the expence wast &amp; charge of assaying <lb xml:id="l24"/>melting down &amp; coinage <del type="strikethrough">(including the charge of Vtensils &amp; Funrances for <lb xml:id="l25"/>performing the same &amp; that of amending &amp; keeping the Ballances &amp; Weights <lb xml:id="l26"/>to point for receiving assaying sizing &amp; delivering the Bullion &amp; new Moneys, <lb xml:id="l27"/>&amp; that of stationary ware for keeping the accounts)</del> &amp; <del type="strikethrough">for &amp; towards</del> the <lb xml:id="l28"/>buying in of gold &amp; silver to coyn, <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">&amp; <del type="strikethrough">bearing</del> the charges of incidents <choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">ch</hi></abbr><expan>which</expan></choice> accompany the coiange</add> &amp; not otherwise.</p>
                
                <p xml:id="par3">And whereas the moneys arising by this Act have been found <lb xml:id="l29"/>insufficient for defraying the charges of both the said Mint, Be it <lb xml:id="l30"/>further enacted by the authority aforesaid that over and above the <del type="cancelled"><unclear reason="del" cert="low">said</unclear></del> <lb xml:id="l31"/>moneys ari<del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="1"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">s</add>ing by this Act it shall &amp; may be lawful to &amp; for the <lb xml:id="l32"/>Lord Treasurer of great Brit<del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="1"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">a</add>in &amp; Vnder Trea<del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="1"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">s</add>urer or Commissioners <lb xml:id="l33"/>of the Treasury or any place three or more of the said Commissioners <lb xml:id="l34"/>for the time being, by <del type="over">o</del><add place="over" indicator="no">I</add>rder or Warrants to Issue out of the Exche<lb type="hyphenated" xml:id="l35"/>quer or dispose of the Moneys in any publick funds or funds given or <lb xml:id="l36"/><choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">ch</hi></abbr><expan>which</expan></choice> shall be given by Act of Parliament yearly &amp; every year from &amp; <lb xml:id="l37"/>after the commencement <del type="strikethrough">of this Act</del> &amp; during the continuance of this Act <lb xml:id="l38"/>&amp; no longer such summ or summs of moneys as he or they shall <lb xml:id="l39"/>think necessary <del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="1"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">&amp;</add> reasonable for the use &amp; service of the said Mints <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">or either of them</add> &amp; <lb xml:id="l40"/>mentioning that they are for the use &amp; service of the Mint to <choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">ch</hi></abbr><expan>which</expan></choice> they <lb xml:id="l41"/>are <del type="strikethrough">applied</del><add place="supralinear" indicator="no">imprest</add>, <choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">ch</hi></abbr><expan>which</expan></choice> moneys together with the Coinage Duty shall not in <lb xml:id="l42"/>any one year exceed the summ of fifteen thousand pounds sterling <lb xml:id="l43"/>for the use &amp; service of <del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="2"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">bo</add>th the said Mints, nor the summ of <space dim="horizontal" unit="chars" extent="9"/> <lb xml:id="l44"/>hundred pounds sterling for the use &amp; service of the Mint in Scotland alone <lb xml:id="l45"/>&amp; shall be kept under the usual keys in the Office of his <choice><abbr>Ma<hi rend="superscript">ts</hi></abbr><expan>Majesty's</expan></choice> Mint <del type="over">in</del><add place="over" indicator="no">to</add> <add place="lineEnd" indicator="no"><choice><abbr>w<hi rend="superscript">ch</hi></abbr><expan>which</expan></choice></add> <lb xml:id="l46"/><del type="strikethrough">Scotland</del> they are <del type="strikethrough">applied</del><add place="supralinear" indicator="no">imprest</add>, &amp; be issued out thence from time to time in the same <lb xml:id="l47"/>manner &amp; for the same uses <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">and under the same restrictions</add> with the said Coinage Duty, any thing in any <lb xml:id="l48"/>Law Statute or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.</p>
                
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                <p xml:id="par4">Provided always &amp; be it further enacted that no Moneys of gold &amp; silver shall be coined <lb xml:id="l49"/>in the said Mint in Scotland otherwise then by the hands of Moneyers as in the Mint of <lb xml:id="l50"/>England, the Master &amp; Worker Warden &amp; <del type="cancelled">Comptroller</del> Counter Warden attending to survey <lb xml:id="l51"/>the assaying melting &amp; coining so that the moneys may be well coined in <del type="over"><gap reason="illgblDel" unit="chars" extent="1"/></del><add place="over" indicator="no">f</add>ineness weight <lb xml:id="l52"/>&amp; form.</p>
                
                
                
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                <p xml:id="par5">p. 1. lin. 10. by the Order or Warrants of the Lord Treasurer of great Britain &amp; <lb xml:id="l53"/>Chancellour of the Exchequer, or Lords Commissioners of the Treasury or any thre<supplied reason="copy">e</supplied> <lb xml:id="l54"/>or more of the said Commissioners for the time being, and that</p>
                
                <p xml:id="par6">Provided always &amp; be it further enacted that no moneys of Gold or silver sha<supplied reason="copy">ll</supplied> <lb xml:id="l55"/>be <del type="strikethrough">otherwise coined</del> <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">coined in the <del type="strikethrough">said</del> said Mint in Scotland otherwise</add> then by the hands of Moneyers, the Master &amp; Worker, Warden &amp; <lb xml:id="l56"/>Counterwarden attending to survey the assaying melting, <del type="strikethrough">sizing, <del type="cancelled">&amp;</del></del><add place="supralinear" indicator="no">&amp;</add> coining <add place="supralinear" indicator="yes"><del type="strikethrough">&amp; graving</del></add> so that the mon<supplied reason="copy">ey</supplied> <lb xml:id="l57"/>may <del type="strikethrough">well</del><add place="supralinear" indicator="yes">be well &amp; justly</add> coined in weight finenes &amp; form.</p>
            
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