Draft of <ref target="/catalogue/record/MINT00055">MINT00055(a)</ref> (Mint 19/1/411-2) Isaac Newton c. 706 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 October 1702, c. 706 words. Correspondence between Newton and [Attorney General] Edward Northey concerning the master's securities [MINT 19/1/411-2] MINT 19/1/407, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 19/1/407 October 1702 England English Holograph MintPersonnel and Administration Catalogue information compiled by Rob Iliffe, Peter Spargo & John Young Catalogue exported to teiHeader by Michael Hawkins Transcribed by Will Scott, with alterations to cataloguing
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In all the Indentures of the Mint of wchwhich copies are come to my hands & wchwhich were made before the time of Mr Neale late Master or& Worker mention is made that viztmade Ann.Anno 37 Edw 3. An. 46 Ed 3 An 1 Hen 46 An 11 Edw 4 An 1 Rich III. An 24 Hen 8 An 1 Edw 6 An 2 Edw 6 An. 1 Mariæ I mention is made that the Master & Worker hath found sureties before the King for makingthat upon pain thereof he shall make gree to the Merchant or Importer. for And in the first five Indentures the sum & the sureties &are named, in the 4 last they are not named. tThe summ named is usually 500li.

In the Indentures made An 3 Eliz. mention is made that the Master & Worker hath bound himself in 500li & found sureties in other 500li to make gree to the Merchant & to yethe Queen

In the Indenture made An 2 Eliz mention is made that the Master & WorkerVnder Treasurer of the Mint hath found sureties before the Queen in Chancery the in 1000li that upon pain thereof he shall make gree to the Queen & to yethe Merchant.

In yethe Indenture made An 3 Eliz it is said that yethe Master & Worker hath bound himself in 500li & found sureties in other 500li to make gree to yethe Qu Merchant & to yethe Queen & to yethe Merchants. The Queen is joynd wthwith yethe Merchant because she recoynd yethe money.

In yethe Indentures made AnnAnno 14 Eliz An 2 Iacobi I, An 3 Iacobi I An An 10 Iacobi I, An 2 Car. I, And in the two Indentures made in the re yethe reign of K. Ch. IIAn 12 Car II An 14 Car II? An 22 Car II. An 36 Car II? mention is made that the Master & Worker hadth given security in found sureties in yethe summ of 2000 that upon pain thereof he shall make Gree to yethe Queen or King & to yethe Merchants.

In the Indentures made to Mr Neale An Iac II & An 1 Gul Gul. III to Mr Neale Gentleman who was in debt & of a prodigal temper & by irregular practises insinuated himself into yethe Office instead of the clause abovementioned there is a covneant that the Master shall find such Burroughs Burrows & Sureties in their MajtsMajestys Court of ExcheqrExchequer in such summ as yethe CommrsCommissioners of the Treasury or High Treasurer of England for the time being shall approve of that upon pain thereof he shall make gree to their MajtsMajestys & to yethe Merchants, & it is metnioned that MrMr Neale bound himself by oath to perform yethe covenants of thiose Indentures && afterward gave the passing of the 1st Indenture found he found sureties in 15000li .but after the passing of the second he found none.

Q 1 Ought not the Master of the Mint upon his beginning theto receive the ImportersMerchants Gold & Silver & to give security the Queens money or Bullion to find Sureties that he shall make gree to the Queen & to the Merchant of what he shall receive tho yethe Indenture of the Mint be not yet sealed.

Q 23 Ought the MrMaster & Worker to find sureties to Observe such covenants of the Indenture of yethe Mint as do not create an AcctAccount in money there being other punishments proper for the breaches of such cCovenants & an Oath for the Observance of them., & no mention in any Indenture of such finding such sureties.

Q 34 Is it a reasonable Oath that the Master shall find such Sureties & such summ as another shall approve of. Or ought not rather the sureties to be found at yethe same time that yethe Oath is made to yethe Indenture or before.

Q. 2 For making sure that the Master doth find such sureties before thean Indenture be sealed to him is it not fit to mention in the Indenture that the Master hath found sureties, to the so that the an Indenture may not be sealed to him till he hath found them.